Korea Joongang Daily
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Seventeen's producer Bumzu is highest-earning K-pop songwriter of 2023: Komca

The annual Komca Award honors the composer and lyricist who each earned the most copyright income from their work in the previous year, as well as other achievements such as the best rearrangement and most-streamed song.

2024-02-26

[INTERVIEW] Baekho releases 'Elevator,' first of his 'the [bæd] time' project

Singer Baekho’s latest digital single is a remake of a famed 1995 disco dance track titled “Elevator” by Park Jin-young, but it’s more than “just” a remake single, according to the artist.

2023-08-31

'Ready to Move'

Singer Ren performs lead track “Ready to Move” during his solo debut showcase on Tuesday at the Ilchi Art Hall in southern Seoul’s Gangnam District. His first solo EP “Ren’dezvous” dropped the same day and sings about Ren's excitement to walk ...

2023-06-13

Former NU’EST member Ren to make solo debut in June

Former member of boy band NU’EST Ren will make his solo debut in June, according to his agency Big Planet Made on Thursday. “Ren [real name Choi Min-gi] is currently preparing a solo album, aiming to release it in June,” the agency wrote in a ...

2023-05-18

Singer, actor Minhyun to release his first solo EP 'Truth or Lie' on Feb. 27

Singer and actor Minhyun will release his first solo EP “Truth or Lie” on Feb. 27, announced his agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The album will be like “a game of ‘Truth or Lie,’ showing multiple sides of Minhyun that ...

2023-02-06

Singer Kim Jong-hyeon to release first solo EP 'Meridiem' on Nov. 8

Singer Kim Jong-hyeon, formerly known as JR from disbanded boy band NU’EST, is set to release his first solo EP “Meridiem” on Nov. 8. Evermore Entertainment posted a video teasing the upcoming tracks on Kim’s social media channels Friday...

2022-10-28

Tracklist of boy band NU’EST’s final album unveiled

The lead track for NU’EST’s final album “Needle & Bubble” will be “Again, Spring” (translated), the boy band’s agency Pledis Entertainment said Friday. The tracklist for the band’s final album was posted on its social media channels. “Needle &...

2022-03-11

Boy band NU’EST's Minhyun tests positive for Covid-19

Minhyun of boy band NU’EST tested positive for Covid-19, his label Pledis Entertainment announced Wednesday. According to the label, “Minhyun was experiencing a slight fever and a sore throat so he conducted a self-test kit at home, which ...

2022-03-09

Final NU'EST album 'Needle & Bubble' to be released March 15

NU’EST’s last album as a band, titled “Needle & Bubble,” is set for release on March 15, its agency Pledis Entertainment said Friday. A countdown schedule was posted on the band’s social media accounts the same day. Teaser photos or videos will...

2022-03-04

Boy band NU'EST to disband after dropping new album

Just weeks before its 10th anniversary, boy band NU'EST announced that it will disband next month. The band's agency Pledis Entertainment said in a statement Monday that its contract will conclude March 14 and that members...

2022-03-01