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[INTERVIEW] The 'Vivaldi of Korean indie,' 1415 hopes to be there in every season

Korean indie duo 1415, known as the "Vivaldi of Korean indie," released its new single "Trouble" after a year and a half hiatus, capturing the sensation of falling in love.

2023-09-19

Survival of the shortest, as seen in K-pop and K-dramas

Only the shortest and the simplest survive. This seems to be the latest mantra of the Korean content industry, from K-pop to K-dramas. In order to cater to the masses as they gravitate toward shorter content that gets straight to the point, songs ...

2022-10-04

IVE looks for its third hit with new EP 'After LIKE'

Girl group IVE is looking for a three-in-a-row megahit as it releases its new EP "After LIKE" on Monday. According to the girl group’s agency Starship Entertainment, “After LIKE” is a continuation of IVE’s previous lead track “Love Dive” released ...

2022-08-22

IVE to release third single 'After Like' on Aug. 22

Girl group IVE will come out with its third single “After Like” on Aug. 22, according to Starship Entertainment on Monday. The girl group also revealed a teaser image for “After Like” on its social media on Sunday. IVE’s previous single “Love ...

2022-07-25

Dream Concert celebrates return to post-pandemic normalcy

The 28th Dream Concert brought Saturday night fever to a live audience of 45,000 K-pop fans and became a celebration of a return to normalcy after two years of Covid-19. Hosted by the Korea Entertainment Producers' Association and Korea Tourism ...

2022-06-19

Girl group IVE to soon start second season of YouTube show '1, 2, 3 IVE'

Girl group IVE will soon launch the second season of its YouTube reality show “1, 2, 3 IVE,” according to its agency Starship Entertainment on Monday. The day prior, IVE revealed a teaser video for the show's second season on its social media ...

2022-06-06

[CELEB] IVE becomes monster rookie group with 'Love Dive' single

"Love Dive," a new single from rookie girl group IVE, achieved the highest number of streams for debuting K-pop song on Spotify, according to the music streaming service on Friday. Over 11.1 million streams were recorded for "Love Dive"...

2022-04-17

IVE holds press conference ahead of release of its new single

Rookie girl group IVE held an online press conference at Blue Square Hall in Yongsan District, central Seoul, a few hours ahead of the release of its new single album "Love Dive" on Tuesday. "Love Dive" is comprised of two tracks: the title track...

2022-04-05