BTS’ J-hope teases new music to come in 2024

told the Los Angeles Times that attempts to arrange a meeting with Netflix — to demand that members be compensated with the same residual model as American members of SAG-AFTRA — have gone unanswered for months.“One of [Netflix’s] first priorities when entering the local market should be to establish some channel of communication with groups like us,” the country’s answer to Fran Drescher said.“But there’s no answer at all.”Residuals have recently been in the news as American actors and writers striking for fair compensation post their often insultingly meager checks, ranging from a single penny to a few dollars. As opposed to the royalties paid in broadcasting, residuals must be paid in perpetuity to actors in the United States, based on how many times their films and shows are streamed.

Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service.

Kim Se-jeong has announced her return as a musician with a new album titled ‘문(門)’ due out in September.The announcement was made over Twitter (X) at midnight KST today (August 8), detailing the upcoming project’s format, title and release date of September 4 at 6pm KST. ‘문(門)’ directly translates to English as “door”.

Suga is the next member of BTS preparing to begin his mandatory military service.

BTS‘s Suga were the cause of a recent commotion on a Seoul subway train.Yesterday evening (August 6), South Korean police received several reports from passengers on the Seoul Subway Line 9 express train to Gimpo airport. This included over 20 reports of people allegedly getting hurt, a riot, as well as a strange smell on the train, leading to an investigation by police and firefighters, per Yonhap News.According to SBS News, panicked passengers rushed out of the train upon its arrival at Sinnonhyeon station, causing at least seven passengers to suffer “cuts and bruises” in the evacuation.

BTS rapper Suga has begun preparations for his military enlistment.Today (August 7), Big Hit Music released a statement announcing that the rapper had terminated his enlistment postponement and is currently beginning the enlistment process.Under South Korean law, all able-bodied male citizens are to serve for 18-21 months by the age of 28. The BTS members had previously been granted exemptions to defer their enlistments until they turned 30 after receiving an Order of Cultural Merit in 2018 by then-president Moon Jae-in.“We would like to inform our fans that Suga has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement,” Big Hit Entertainment said in its statement.

Loossemble have announced their upcoming 2023 ‘LOONA Assemble: the US Debut Ceremony’ tour.Loossemble, a portmanteau of “LOONA” and “assemble”, is a quintet that recently formed under CTDENM and features five LOONA members: Hyunjin, Yeojin, Vivi, Gowon and Hyeju. The five K-pop idols had signed to the label in June and July, following their departure from former agency Blockberry Creative.At midnight today (August 3), Loossemble and South Korean app Fromm Store announced the girl group’s upcoming 2023 ‘LOONA Assemble: the US Debut Ceremony’ tour.

Miyeon of K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE has been named Jimmy Choo’s newest global brand ambassador.Miyeon’s new ambassadorship with Jimmy Choo was announced yesterday (August 1) by the brand on Instagram. According to a report by Women’s Wear Daily, the K-pop idol will be featured in the British luxury fashion house’s fall 2023 campaign, which launches on August 30.“Miyeon is magnetic,” said Sandra Choi, the creative director of Jimmy Choo.

There is so much K-pop excellence in 2023!

H1-KEY have announced plans to make their comeback with sophomore mini-album, ‘Seoul Dreaming’.Today (August 1), the K-pop girl group released a teaser image for their upcoming sophomore mini-album ‘Seoul Dreaming’. The project is set to be released on August 30 at 6pm KST.‘Seoul Dreaming’ will be H1-KEY’s first comeback since their breakthrough January 2023 single ‘Rose Blossom’, which peaked at Number 14 on South Korean’s Circles Chart.More information about ‘Seoul Dreaming’, including its title track, tracklist, pre-order details and more, are expected out soon.

Suga is making a special appearance!

STAYC have announced their 2023 ‘Teenfresh’ world tour, featuring shows in the US, Asia and more.STAYC are set to embark on their newly announced ‘Teenfresh’ world tour, in support of their upcoming mini-album of the same name, which will be released in August. The tour will first kick off with a two-date concert in Seoul, South Korea on September 23 and 24.Following which, STAYC will head stateside to play seven shows across five states in October.

LE SSERAFIM are set to release a new remix of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’ with Rina Sawayama.Today (July 27), LE SSERAFIM dropped a teaser for a brand-new remix for their hit song, which will now feature Rina Sawayama. The upcoming rework is set to feature vocals from Japanese-British singer, alongside a reworked instrumental, and will drop tomorrow (July 28).Meanwhile, the visuals for the teaser features a giant apple rolling through the hallway of a school, towards a bright orange light.

“Eras Tour” has attracted enough fans to help boost hotel and restaurant revenue in cities across the world, and even contribute to concert ticket inflation, a phenomenon that some economists have termed “Swiftflation.”“Recently, Taylor Swift became the very first woman in history to have four albums in the top 10 simultaneously, including this week’s number one,” the company’s chief executive, Lucian Grainge, told analysts on a conference call.Universal Music’s merchandising revenue grew 12% to 157 million euros ($173.77 million) in the April-June period, also fueled by a strong performance from Swift, the group said.This more than offset a decline in Universal Music Group’s touring revenue from the outsized growth recorded in 2022 as COVID-19 touring bans were lifted, it added.Total revenue was 2.7 billion euros in the quarter, while its margin on adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at 21.9%, the company reported.Universal Music expects recent price increases at Spotify to boost revenue starting from the fourth quarter and into 2024, its chief financial officer, Boyd Muir, said on the conference call.Spotify had on Monday raised prices for its premium plans across several countries including the US and Britain.Major labels like Universal Music grab the overwhelming majority of Spotify’s revenue and are the main beneficiaries of the streaming firm’s strong user growth.Apart from Swift, other top sellers in the second quarter were South Korean boy band Seventeen, King & Prince, Morgan Wallen, and Stray Kids, Universal Music said.

With Jungkook’s “Seven,” featuring Latto, taking the top place on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, it’s a good day for both K-pop and rap.

Jungkook of K-pop boyband BTS has topped the Billboard Hot 100 with his solo single ‘Seven’.‘Seven’, which features American rapper Latto, debuted at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated July 29, 2023, blocking Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ from the top spot.The single, which Jungkook released on July 14, is the second Hot 100 chart-topper by a South Korean solo artist, following bandmate Jimin with ‘Like Crazy’ in early-April.According to Billboard, ‘Seven’ garnered 21.9 million streams, 6.4 million in airplay audience and 153,000 combined digital and CD singles sold from July 14 to July 20.Aside from the Hot 100, ‘Seven’ also charted at Number Two on Digital Song Sales, Number Four on Streaming Songs, Number 30 on Adult Pop Airplay and Number 33 on Pop Airplay.The #Hot100 top 10 (chart dated July 29, 2023)— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 24, 2023‘Seven’ is also Jungkook’s seventh time at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100, having previously topped the chart with K-pop boyband BTS six times from 2020 to 2021. The group’s last chart-topper was ‘My Universe’, a collaboration with Coldplay.The song has also earned Latto her first-ever Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper.

Brave Girls) are set to sample a classic Rick James song for their new single ‘One More Time’.Today (July 24), BBGirls revealed the tracklist for their upcoming single ‘One More Time’. The title track will notably sample Rick James’ hit 1981 song ‘Give It to Me Baby’.Aside from the title track, ‘One More Time’ will also feature the B-side song ‘Lemonade’.

Fans of K-pop superstar Jung Kook were left saying the same thing after he came to the UK to perform his new single on The One Show. The BTS member sang Seven from a secret London location in front of a specially-invited audience.

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BTS member Jungkook has opened up about what it means to be a “giant pop star” and where he currently sees his own music career.The South Korean singer recently made his solo debut with the single ‘Seven’, featuring American rapper Latto. The song, which was described by his label as the start of his “official solo activities”, comes a decade after the K-pop idol made his debut as part of the boyband BTS.Speaking to Weverse Magazine on the occasion of ‘Seven”s release, Jungkook touched on his ambitions as an artist, saying that his “one big goal” is to become a “giant pop star”. The singer’s response was met with bewilderment by the interviewer, who went on to ask: “You’re already a giant pop star, aren’t you?”“No.