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Kim Jae-hwan to hold a fan concert on April 27

Singer Kim Jae-hwan, formerly a member of project boy band Wanna One, will hold a fan concert on April 27, his agency WakeOne said Friday.

2024-03-22

[INTERVIEW] 'Singer-songwridol' Jeong Se-woon is back doing what he does best

K-pop singer-songwriter Jeong Se-woon returns with his sixth EP "Quiz," collaborating with artists like Sunwoojunga, Park Moonchi, and U.S. pop band Nightly, while exploring his unique identity in the Korean music industry.

2024-01-08

[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

'Unknown' K-pop acts find new worlds of opportunity

A recent talk of the town and formidable new player in the fourth-generation K-pop battleground is ZeroBaseOne (ZB1), a project group formed by the finalists of Mnet's audition show "Boys Planet" (2023). The hit program quickly shot many fresh ...

2023-05-04

Ahn Joon-young from 'Produce 101' series returns to Mnet after serving time

Producer Ahn Joon-young, who was sentenced to prison for rigging the votes on idol audition programs, has returned to cable network Mnet, its parent company CJ ENM confirmed on Monday. “Producer Ahn Joon-young has rejoined ...

2023-04-03

Mnet’s 'Boys Planet' claims to be most-diverse audition program ever

Mnet’s multinational audition program “Boys Planet,” a male version of “Girls Planet 999” (2021), airs its first episode on Thursday. Its producers and panel of celebrity coaches sat down for an online conference that morning to introduce the ...

2023-02-02

Late actor Lee Ji-han was to appear in MBC series 'Season of Kkokdu'

Actor and former “Produce 101” contestant Lee Ji-han, who died Saturday during the crowd crush in central Seoul’s Itaewon, was scheduled to be part of the upcoming MBC series “Season of Kkokdu,” reported local entertainment news outlets Xports ...

2022-10-31

Lee Ji-han, known for 'Produce 101,' dies at 25 in Itaewon crowd crush

Actor Lee Ji-han, known for his participation as a contestant on Mnet audition show “Produce 101 Season 2” (2017), died Saturday during the crowd crush in central Seoul’s Itaewon that claimed over 150 lives. He was 25 years old. “Actor Lee Ji-han ...

2022-10-31

Former 'Produce 101' contestant Jeong Joong-ji is dead at 30

Jeong Joong-ji, a former contestant on season two of Mnet's "Produce 101," passed away on Sept. 9. He was 30 years old. Earlier this week, his mother posted on Twitter, "I am Joong-ji's mom. My son Joong-ji took his own life. I cannot explain in...

2022-09-23

J-pop slowly dies as K-pop takes its place

The popularity of K-pop in Japan has led to the decline of its own pop industry. Missing the digital media train and a failure to see beyond the domestic market are big reasons for J-pop’s decline. While K-pop has never been more successful around...

2022-06-21