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LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won involved in “minor” car accident - www.nme.com - Britain - South Korea
nme.com
20.10.2022 / 11:17

LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won involved in “minor” car accident

Source Music has announced the cancellation of several upcoming promotions for LE SSERAFIM, after Yunjin and Chaewon were involved in a “minor” car accident.The announcement was made on October 19 via the girl group’s official Weverse page. “On Wednesday, October 19, the vehicle carrying LE SSERAFIM members Kim Chae-won and Huh Yun-jin was involved in a minor car accident,” the label’s English statement revealed.

BTS‘ Jin To Release First Solo Single ‘The Astronaut’; Date Set, Logo Trailer Revealed - deadline.com - South Korea - North Korea - city Busan
deadline.com
19.10.2022 / 13:35

BTS‘ Jin To Release First Solo Single ‘The Astronaut’; Date Set, Logo Trailer Revealed

Jin, of South Korean supergroup BTS, is due to drop his first solo single on October 28, agency Big Hit Music said today. Titled “The Astronaut,” the song will see Jin become the second member of the K-pop sensation to release solo material following J-Hope whose debut album landed last July.

BTS’ Jin unveils new trailer for debut solo single ‘The Astronaut’ - www.nme.com - Britain - South Korea - North Korea - city Busan
nme.com
19.10.2022 / 10:43

BTS’ Jin unveils new trailer for debut solo single ‘The Astronaut’

BTS‘ Jin has dropped new teasers for his forthcoming debut solo single ‘The Astronaut’, out later this month.On October 19 at midnight KST, the Korean idol announced the impending release of his debut solo single album ‘The Astronaut’, alongside its release date of October 28 at 1pm KST.Simultaneously, a logo trailer for the new project was also shared via the HYBE Labels’ YouTube channel. The two-minute clip begins with an A-shaped spaceship orbiting around Earth.

K-Pop stars BTS to complete mandatory military service in South Korea - www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk - South Korea - city Busan
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
17.10.2022 / 19:13

K-Pop stars BTS to complete mandatory military service in South Korea

The members of K-pop band BTS will fulfil their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company has said. Big Hit Music said the band’s oldest member, Jin, will revoke his request to delay his conscription at the end of the month and undertake the required conscription steps.

BTS will fulfill military service obligations, reunite in 2025 - www.thefader.com - South Korea - North Korea
thefader.com
17.10.2022 / 18:59

BTS will fulfill military service obligations, reunite in 2025

BTS's label BigHit has announced that the K-pop group's members are "taking steps" to fulfill their mandatory military service obligations in South Korea. The country has been debating whether or not the pop superstars should receive exemptions from the law, which dictates that all able-bodied men serve 18-21 months in the country's military.

BTS Members Are Officially Enlisting In Mandatory Korean Military Service -- And SOON! - perezhilton.com - South Korea - North Korea - city Busan
perezhilton.com
17.10.2022 / 18:43

BTS Members Are Officially Enlisting In Mandatory Korean Military Service -- And SOON!

After much speculation about whether they’d be exempt or not, BTS is enlisting in the military!

BTS confirm that they will carry out military service in South Korea - completemusicupdate.com - South Korea - city Busan
completemusicupdate.com
17.10.2022 / 17:40

BTS confirm that they will carry out military service in South Korea

Hybe’s BigHit Music has announced that the seven members of BTS will enlist in full military service in South Korea after more than two years of debate over whether or not they should be granted an exemption.In a statement issued this morning, the label says: “BigHit Music is proud to announce today that the members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfil their military service. After the phenomenal concert to support Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030 [this weekend], and as each individual embarks on solo endeavours, it’s the perfect time and the members of BTS are honoured to serve”.The oldest member of the group, Jin, will be the first to enlist in the military after he completes promotional activities for his recent solo album later this month.Under South Korean law, all able-bodied men must begin serving around two years in the military at some point between the ages of eighteen and 28.

Agency Says BTS Members Will Serve In South Korea’s Military - etcanada.com - South Korea - city Busan
etcanada.com
17.10.2022 / 14:33

Agency Says BTS Members Will Serve In South Korea’s Military

The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments.

BTS Members Prepare to Enlist in Mandatory Korean Military Service - www.etonline.com - South Korea - North Korea - city Busan
etonline.com
17.10.2022 / 14:19

BTS Members Prepare to Enlist in Mandatory Korean Military Service

BTS is switching gears and preparing to fulfill their duty to their country. The band's record label, BIGHIT MUSIC, has announced that the members of BTS are on their way to fulfilling their mandatory military service requirements for the South Korean government. The group's eldest member, Jin, 29, will be the first to enlist. Under South Korean law, all able-bodied men are required to perform 18-21 months of military service. NBC News notes that the band has already been granted a two-year extension on their government-mandated military service, with top-performing athletes and musicians occasionally granted exemptions.

BTS Members To Fulfill Korean Military Service, Will Reconvene “Around” 2025 - deadline.com - South Korea - North Korea - city Busan
deadline.com
17.10.2022 / 13:39

BTS Members To Fulfill Korean Military Service, Will Reconvene “Around” 2025

The members of South Korean supergroup BTS will fulfill their mandatory military service before reconvening “around” 2025, agency Big Hit Music announced on Monday. 

BTS confirmed to fulfil mandatory military service without special exemptions - www.nme.com - South Korea - city Busan
nme.com
17.10.2022 / 11:21

BTS confirmed to fulfil mandatory military service without special exemptions

Big Hit Music have confirmed that all seven members of BTS will be serving their mandatory military terms without special exemptions.On October 17, Big Hit Music released a statement announcing that all members of BTS are planning to fulfil their mandatory military service terms as required of all able-bodied male South Korean citizens. The boyband recently performed for the first time in sixth months at their ‘Yet To Come’ concert in Busan on October 15, which was also live-streamed worldwide for free.“After the phenomenal concert to support Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030, and as each member embarks on solo endeavours, it’s the perfect time and the members of BTS are honoured to serve,” wrote the agency.Big Hit added that eldest member Jin will “initiate the process” as soon as he wraps up promotions for his upcoming solo release in late October.

BTS’s Jin Teases Upcoming Solo Music With Mystery Collaborator - variety.com - South Korea - county Jack - city Busan
variety.com
16.10.2022 / 20:33

BTS’s Jin Teases Upcoming Solo Music With Mystery Collaborator

Thania Garcia Jin will be the next BTS member to release solo music, the singer announced during the band’s free-of-charge “Yet to Come” concert in South Korea on Saturday. Jin made sure to spare the details on names and dates, but he did state there was a single he made in collaboration “with someone that I’d always really liked,” according to a translation by Soompi. “It’s not a huge album or anything, it’s just a single,” he confirmed. “I’ve filmed a lot different things recently, and there’s still a lot left to film, so I hope you’ll enjoy all of it.” The collaboration will be his first lone release since BTS announced that its seven members — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — would be taking a hiatus earlier this June.

BLACKPINK kick off world tour in Seoul, Jennie performs unreleased solo song - www.nme.com - Australia - South Korea - Thailand - city Seoul - Singapore
nme.com
16.10.2022 / 13:03

BLACKPINK kick off world tour in Seoul, Jennie performs unreleased solo song

BLACKPINK have opened their world tour in Seoul where bandmember Jennie treated fans to a performance of an unreleased solo song – see footage, setlist and more below.The K-pop band kicked off their tour, which is in promotion of their second album ‘Born Pink’, on Saturday (October 15) at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in South Korea. BLACKPINK play another show at the venue today (October 16) before heading to North America for a series of concerts.Bandmembers Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa will then visit Europe to finish off 2022.

HYBE’s request to trademark BTS’ ‘Borahae’ phrase has been rejected - www.nme.com - South Korea - North Korea
nme.com
12.10.2022 / 12:47

HYBE’s request to trademark BTS’ ‘Borahae’ phrase has been rejected

HYBE’s request to trademark V from BTS‘ popular ‘Borahae’ phrase.The phrase, now synonymous with BTS, was first coined by V during a BTS fanmeet event in 2016. The term, a portmanteau of the Korean words saranghae (I love you) and borasaek (purple), was created with the following message in mind to be used between BTS and their fanbase, per Soompi: “Just as purple is the last colour of the rainbow, I will trust and love you until the very end.”A report from Sports Kyunghangclaims that the South Korean entertainment giant’s request to trademark the ‘Borahae’ phrase was rejected as it went against the “principles of good faith”, as translated by Soompi.KIPO noted in their statement that the term was first coined by V – referred to in the report by his birth name, Kim Tae-hyung – during a BTS fanmeet on November 13, 2016, and that the entity entitled to the trademark is V himself.

Salem Ilese, LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won perform ‘Good Parts’ live - www.nme.com - USA - South Korea - city Salem
nme.com
10.10.2022 / 10:09

Salem Ilese, LE SSERAFIM’s Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won perform ‘Good Parts’ live

LE SSERAFIM vocalists Huh Yun-jin and Kim Chae-won recently performed one of the act’s upcoming B-sides ‘Good Parts (when the quality is bad but I am)’ with singer-songwriter Salem Ilese.On the October 8 episodes of South Korean music show Music Universe K-909, the two LE SSERAFIM members appeared alongside American singer-songwriter Salem Ilese to perform a new track from the girl group’s second mini-album ‘ANTIFRAGILE’, due out on October 17 at 6PM KST.Titled ‘Good Parts (when the quality is bad but I am)’, the laid-back pop track is the final song on the five-track record, and features lyrics penned by Ilese, Huh and LE SSERAFIM’s Sakura, who was not present for the performance.“I just wanna love myself / When I’m feeling good or bad / I love my weakness / I may not always be glamorous, I may seem a bit plain / But find the good parts the good parts,” they croon on the chorus.Elsewhere in the episode, Kim and Ilese also teamed up to perform the latter’s 2020 hit single ‘Mad At Disney’. “So call me a pessimist / But I don’t believe in it / Finding a true love’s kiss is bullshit,” sings the LE SSERAFIM leader in her lines, which remain true to the original track.In addition to ‘Good Parts’, Huh also wrote lyrics for two other tracks on ‘ANTIFRAGILE’, namely ‘Impurities’ and ‘No Celestial’.

BTS’ label HYBE reportedly acquires Korean AI voice startup Supertone - www.nme.com - South Korea - North Korea
nme.com
06.10.2022 / 13:35

BTS’ label HYBE reportedly acquires Korean AI voice startup Supertone

HYBE Labels, home to acts like BTS and SEVENTEEN, has reportedly acquired Supertone, a Korea-based AI voice company.South Korean news outlet Pulse reported on September 27 that the entertainment giant had acquired the startup for approximately ₩45billion (roughly £28.3million), following an investment it made last year when it acquired an 18 per cent stake in Supertone.Valued at about ₩22billion (roughly £13.8 million), Supertone is known for its “adversarially trained end-to-end Korean singing voice synthesis” technology founded in 2020. Dubbed commercially as the ‘singing voice synthesis’ (SVS), Supertone’s AI technology first gained traction when it was featured on a local television programme last year, for mimicking the voice of the late Korean musician Kim Kwang-seok on the Kim Bum-soo classic ‘I Miss You’.According to Pulse, several unidentified sources claimed that HYBE made the decision to acquire Supertone in order to synergise its own artist intellectual property with Supertone’s technology for future endeavours in content production.

BLACKPINK's agency asks police to investigate 'illegal' distribution of Jennie's private photos - www.msn.com - South Korea
msn.com
04.10.2022 / 11:23

BLACKPINK's agency asks police to investigate 'illegal' distribution of Jennie's private photos

BLACKPINK's agency have asked the police in South Korea to investigate those who leaked bandmember Jennie's personal photos online. YG Entertainment, the K-pop group's agency, released a statement on Monday revealing that they have enlisted the help of police to find those responsible for leaking private photos that have fuelled speculation Jennie is dating V from BTS.

Kim Yoo-jung, Ahn Jae-hong and Ryu Seung-ryong to star in upcoming Netflix K-drama - www.nme.com - South Korea - North Korea
nme.com
30.09.2022 / 11:23

Kim Yoo-jung, Ahn Jae-hong and Ryu Seung-ryong to star in upcoming Netflix K-drama

Netflix has announced the cast for its forthcoming K-drama, Dak Gang Jeong (literal title).According to a report by South Korean media outlet Asian Economy, the streaming platform’s newest Korean series is set to star Kim Yoo-jung (Lovers of the Red Sky), Ahn Jae-hong (Be Melodramatic) and Ryu Seung-ryong (Jirisan).ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo was reportedly in talks to join the cast, but no decision has been reached regarding this offer at the time of publication.Based on a webtoon named after a Korean chicken dish, Dak Gang Jeong is a comedy surrounding a machine that turns people into fried chicken. Kim is set to play Min Ah, a girl who is turned into fried chicken after mistaking the machine for one that helps people with fatigue.Ryu will be playing Choi Sun-man, a father who will do anything to reverse the machine’s effects on his daughter; while Ahn will be playing Go Baek-joon, an intern with a crush on Min Ah.Dak Gang Jeong will be helmed by Lee Byung-hun, who has previously worked with several members of the cast—namely Ryu on the 2019 film Extreme Job and Ahn on 2019 K-drama Be Melodramatic.

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