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Girl groups shoot to the top by advocating self-love

The first half of 2023 was a heyday for K-pop girl groups. Their songs went viral on TikTok, and the hit tracks remained long in people’s playlists, sung by people of all ages. And the numbers prove it. Five of the Top 10 first-week album sales ...

2023-07-12

Blackpink may perform for President Yoon Suk Yeol, President Biden

Girl group Blackpink may perform for President Yoon Suk Yeol and President Biden in the U.S., Korean media reported on Tuesday. President Yoon’s state visit set for April 26 will feature a joint culture event at a state dinner with U.S. ...

2023-03-28

New K-pop girl group bugAboo set to debut in October

A new K-pop girl group is getting ready to debut. A Team Entertainment announced Wednesday that it will launch the label’s first girl group in October named bugAboo. A Team Entertainment launched the new girl group’s social media channels on ...

2021-09-01

Apink celebrates 10th anniversary of debut with new photographs

Members of girl group Apink are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut with a new look, revealed to fans through new photographs. According to Play M Entertainment on Wednesday, Apink members have taken more mature-looking ...

2021-09-01

Girl group Loona set to drop fourth EP '&' on June 28

Girl group Loona is gearing up to drop its new EP “&” on June 28. The group's agency BlockBerry Creative released a teaser image for the group’s upcoming EP on Tuesday which features several Latin words and a sentence that reads...

2021-06-01

Victoria last of girl group f(x) to leave SM Entertainment

Victoria of K-pop girl group f(x) is reported to have left the country and gone back to her homeland, China, following the expiration of her contract with SM Entertainment. Addressing media reports, SM Entertainment confirmed Friday that “ ...

2021-04-09

Cosmic Girls to release new EP 'Unnatural' at 6 p.m.

K-pop girl group Cosmic Girls, also known as WJSN, is dropping a new EP “Unnatural” this evening at 6 p.m. It’s the 10-member girl group’s first activity together in nine months as the members have been busy doing their own thing, some working in ...

2021-03-31

Jang Sung-kyu apologizes to IZ*ONE and fans for disbandment remark

Entertainer Jang Sung-kyu apologized to IZ*ONE fans on Wednesday after facing backlash for a “thoughtless remark” he made about the girl group's disbandment on his morning radio show on the same day. During his radio show “Good morning FM” on ...

2021-03-17

Girl group 'centers' are now a thing of the past

“Who is the center of this group?" This is a question K-pop fans often ask when they first start getting to know a certain band. In the K-pop industry, “center” is a term that refers to a group member who receives the most support and publicity ...

2021-02-24

Soojin of (G)I-DLE caught in claims of middle school bullying

Claims that popular celebrities were once bullies at school have been made online almost every day in recent weeks. Soojin, a member of K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE, posted a long article on her social media Monday morning, refuting claims ...

2021-02-22