‘I won’t stop challenging myself’: Shinee’s Onew makes 1st public appearance in 10 months at Star Awards 2024

Shawols (Shinee's fandom name) are in for a treat tonight (April 21). Onew, leader of the K-pop boy band, just made his first public appearance at Singapore's Star Awards 2024 after a 10-month hiatus due to health reasons. After making his way down the Walk of Fame red carpet and signing autographs for fans, the 34-year-old, whose real...

Shinsegae Group’s Vice Chairman Is Comforted By SM Artists After Failing His Audition

What an unexpected meeting! Shinsegae Group’s vice chairman, Jung Yong Jin, visited the SM Entertainment headquarters and posted about it online.   Recently, he posted photos on Instagram stating, “I came to SM to audition, please support me.”   Not long after, he also shared photos he took with SHINee’s Key and EXO’s Suho. I was comforted by Key and Suho on the way out after failing my audition. I was...

SHINee’s Key Confirms Comeback Date For Second Mini Album

Our multi-talented king is back! K-Pop idol group SHINee’s Key recently dropped the comeback date for his upcoming second mini album, Good & Great. This album will contain six songs of various genres, including the title track, “Good & Great.”   Previously, he received much attention for his retro trilogy with his first mini album, BAD LOVE, second full-length album, Gasoline, and repackage...

SHINee’s Taemin Receives Overwhelming Reviews Following His “KCON LA 2023” Performance

“Truly the ace and king of K-Pop.” The city of angels was left spellbound last night, thanks to the magnetic charm and unparalleled talent of SHINee’s Taemin. The soloist, already a huge name in the K-Pop industry, gave a thrilling performance at KCON LA 2023 that will be talked about for years.   The arena echoed with the chants of Taemin’s name as...

Netizens Discuss aespa Karina’s More “Mature” Look During Her Pre-Debut Backup Dancer Days

Her styling makes such a difference! Karina has been in the spotlight a lot lately with her visuals and stage presence for aespa‘s latest comeback, “Spicy”. Between her iconic blonde hair and dazzling charisma on-stage, she’s definitely one of the “it girls” of the modern era of K-Pop. With all of this discussion around her lately, some fans have...

The Real Reason Why Netflix Casted “Single’s Inferno 2” Contestant Kim Jin Young

Everything (and everyone) is connected.   Have you ever wondered why certain contestants on Single’s Inferno get cast? At least for Season 2, some contestants seem to have been cast due to their connections. For one, Kim Se Jun works for Season 1 contestant Oh Jin Taek at Ascottage.   Lee So E is an actress under Saram Entertainment, home to many famous actors, such as Squid Game‘s Jung Ho Yeon, Park Gyu Young, and Minari‘s Han...

EXO’s Suho And Aespa’s Winter Get Caught Holding Hands, But It’s Not What It Looks Like

    The context is important 😂   It doesn’t take much to get a dating rumor started in the K-Pop industry, and something as notable as seeing a male and female idol holding hands is sure to get people talking. That’s why, when a post was made online reportedly sharing photos of EXO‘s Suho and aespa‘s Winter holding hands, netizens flocked to the page to...

Netizens Can’t Get Over The Realization That All SM Entertainment Group Leaders Are A+ Visual Material

Great visuals and great role models! A couple of days ago, SM Entertainment shared the below tweet on their official Twitter page.   Caption: Title song of SMTOWN’s winter album ‘The Cure’ is a campaign song with a message of sustainable solidarity! All leaders of #SMTOWN groups are featured in the song, announcing the beginning of a global movement to combat climate change! The photos...

SHINee’s Minho Addresses “Plagiarizing” His Solo Debut, Proving Just How Much He Loves His Group

“The only plagiarism allowed in the world.”   SHINee‘s Minho recently announced his solo debut, CHASE, which fans have been eagerly anticipating.     Although fans didn’t know what to expect when Minho’s solo debut was first officially announced, fans believe that CHASE is a concept that fits the idol well. Jokingly because of his incredible athleticism…       And more seriously because of the immense passion he has...

[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ music video surpasses 1.6b views

The music video for BTS’ “Dynamite” reached 1.6 billion views on YouTube, label Big Hit Music said Tuesday. It became the band’s second video to reach the milestone, after that of “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey).” “Dynamite,” which came out in August 2020 as the septet’s first English-language song, made K-pop history when it topped Billboard’s Hot...