Girls' Generation Celebrate 15th Anniversary With Comeback Album 'FOREVER 1'

Her Majesty The Queen has formally congratulated Ukraine on the country’s 31st anniversary of Independence from the Soviet Union. In her address to the nation’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday 24 August, the 96 year old monarch said: “It gives me great pleasure to send Your Excellency and the people of Ukraine my warmest greetings on the celebration of your Independence Day.

Carol Vorderman took to Instagram on Sunday to celebrate nine years since her first solo flight as an amateur pilot after two years of training. The television personality, 61, shared a series of throwback snaps from the cockpit as well as chatting on the tarmac to TV host Jenni Falconer, who captured the moment during an episode of This Morning. In the captions Carol gushed about the monumental moment in 2013: 'I loved it and it's something I will never forget forever'.

Good Job, starring Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, has been released.Good Job is a new mystery series that chronicles a romance between rich businessman Eun Sun-woo (Jung Il-woo), who leads a second life as a detective, and Don Se-ra (Yuri), a woman who has “super vision”.The new teaser released by South Korean streaming platform ENA introduces us to the series’ main characters. The confident Sun-woo leads his double life, but in comes Se-ra, who declares: “You can deceive ghosts but you can’t deceive my eyes.” The teaser showcases her ability to zoom in on things from afar with just her eyes, which is met with shock from Sun-woo, who asks her: “Are you some kind of eagle? Ostrich? Or are you a human telescope?”The clip also introduces side characters Yang Jin-mo (Eum Moon-suk), Sun-woo’s long-time best friend, who is the only person who knows about both of his occupations.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorTen years ago, organizers of the first KCON fan gathering had plenty of faith in the appeal of K-pop and South Korean pop culture, but there was nervousness about how many people would show up to celebrate it in Southern California.In October 2012, executives at CJ ENM were pleasantly surprised when about 10,000 aficionados turned out for a daylong conference and evening concert at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Orange County. At the time, KCON was the biggest real-world expression of CJ ENM vice chair Miky Lee’s determination to promote Korean content and culture on the world stage.A decade later, the seeds Lee and her team planted with KCON and other events are delivering a bountiful harvest.

EXO member Xiumin will release his debut solo record in September.On August 18, South Korean media outlet News1 published a report claiming Xiumin will debut as a soloist next month with an album. The news was later confirmed through a statement from the K-pop idol’s label, SM Entertainment, via Mydaily.

INXS have announced “INXS Day” to celebrate four-and-a-half decades since their first live performance, revealing a special livestream event along with the announcement of multiple vinyl reissues and more.45 years ago, on August 16, 1977, the band – then named The Farriss Brothers after members Tim, Andrew and Jon – played their first gig at a house party in Sydney. Among the celebrations planned to commemorate the date are an hour-long livestream on TikTok, which will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Kick’.The livestream event will include a track-by-track feature, interviews with the band and their executive music producer, Giles Martin, and more.

Girls’ Generation’s ‘Forever 1’ music video, has issued an apology following allegations that one of the video’s props plagiarised a logo by the theme park Tokyo DisneySea.On August 14, Shin shared a post on his production house storieswetell’s official Instagram page addressing allegations that he had plagiarised a logo used in Girls’ Generation’s recent music video for ‘Forever 1’, the title track of their comeback album of the same name.In the music video, the girl group are seen performing on a parade float decorated with a prop bearing the number “15”, commemorating their 15th anniversary as an act. However, the logo drew comments for apparent similarities to the 15th anniversary logo of Tokyo DisneySea from 2016.“First, I am sorry for causing trouble for members of Girls’ Generation and SM Entertainment due to this controversy about plagiarising a set design in the ‘Forever 1’ music video” he wrote, per KoreaJoongAngDaily.“After being commissioned for this music video, I was involved in not only the planning and directing process but also the selecting the smallest props.

K-pop sensations BLACKPINK have shared the release date of their sophomore LP. BORN PINK, the South Korean girl group’s follow-up to their 2020 studio debut, THE ALBUM, will arrive September 16, and its first single, “Pink Venom,” is due out next Friday, August 19.

Girls’ Generation have explained why only two of the group’s eight members, namely Sooyoung and Tiffany, have songwriting credits on their new comeback album, ‘Forever 1’.In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Taeyeon revealed that the group’s members were involved in producing tracks for the album, but only two tracks with SNSD member contributions made it to the final tracklist – ‘Seventeen’ and ‘Villain’, both of which credit Sooyoung and Tiffany as lyric co-writers.“Other members also participated in creating the album, but SM [Entertainment]’s standard is very high,” leader Taeyeon explained with a laugh. “It’s very hard.

EXID will reunite to celebrate their 10th anniversary through a special broadcast.The broadcast ‘We Are EXID’ is a livestream that will be hosted on the online streaming platform Naver NOW on August 13. According to a report by Korea JoongAng Daily, ‘We Are EXID’ will feature several performances from the members and see the group connect with their fans and look back on important parts of their career.‘We Are EXID’ marks EXID’s first activity as a full unit in South Korea after they went on indefinite hiatus following the release of their fifth mini-album ‘We’ in 2019.

Holly Willoughby has marked 15 years of marriage to her husband Dan Baldwin by sharing a cheeky photo. This Morning presenter Holly, 41, and TV producer Dan, 47, met on ITV children's show Ministry of Mayhem.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt! The 21-year-old is spending his special weekend with family. A source tells ET that Maddox is ringing in his birthday on Friday with his mother and siblings, «and then will be helping Zahara move to Atlanta.» Maddox's sister -- Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 17 — is headed to Atlanta to begin classes at Spelman College in the fall semester. While conducting interviews on the red carpet for his new film,, Pitt recently told reporters that he's «so proud» of Zahara. «She's so smart. She's going to flourish even more at college,» he said,according to «It's an exciting and beautiful time to find her own way and pursue her interests.

Girls’ Generation have returned on their 15th anniversary with highly anticipated comeback album ‘Forever 1’. Today, the veteran K-pop group’s leader Taeyeon revealed that the group’s future beyond the record is still up in the air.The ‘Forever 1′ album, which got its digital release today (August 5) at 6pm KST, marks the first time in five years all eight members of the group have come together to release new music together.

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Girls’ Generation have unveiled the first music video teaser for their highly anticiapted comeback single, ‘Forever 1’.On August 4 at midnight KST, South Korean music label SM Entertainment shared on its official YouTube channel the first teaser for ‘Forever 1’, the title track off the veteran group’s comeback album of the same name.In the brief visual, the iconic opening notes of the band’s 2007 debut track ‘Into The New World’ play as leader Taeyeon walks on stage and each of the remaining members make appearances in different settings. “Let’s be together forever,” Taeyeon can be heard crooning as the curtain closes on Seohyun.Both ‘Forever 1’ and ‘Into The New World’ were produced by Kenzie, a longtime South Korean producer and songwriter with SM Entertainment.

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BBC Radio 1Xtra has confirmed that its 1Xtra Live event will return later this year for the first time since before the pandemic. Taking place at the Wembley Arena in London on 15 Oct, the all-star concert will also celebrate the BBC station’s 20th birthday, which is actually this month.Confirming all this, Head Of BBC Radio 1Xtra, Faron McKenzie, says: “With BBC 1Xtra turning 20 this year, this 1Xtra Live is going to go all the way off! We’re going to bring new and emerging talent together with the hottest UK artists and best international acts for the biggest birthday bash of the year!”“Having been away since 2019”, he adds, “there are new artists and genres which our audience have never seen perform live at this iconic event before.