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04.08.2022 - 09:41 / nme.com
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.
Both ‘Forever 1’ and the accompanying record will be released digitally on August 5 to coincide with the 15th anniversary of the group’s debut in 2007. It will get a physical release three days later.‘Forever 1’ marks the group’s 7th studio album and five years since their previous album, ‘Holiday Night’.
It also marks the end of the act’s extended hiatus, which began after members Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun left SM Entertainment in October 2017.Girls’ Generation’s upcoming reunion was first confirmed in May, when the group announced that they would be returning with a new album to celebrate their 15th anniversary.Several Girls’ Generation members had previously hinted at the comeback prior to the announcement. In April, Tiffany teased the band’s comeback during an interview with Elle Korea. When asked if they had any plans to celebrate their 15th anniversary, she replied: “I need confirmation before saying anything… yes, we do have something planned.
Jennie Kim is making her HBO debut!
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.
BLACKPINK have returned with ‘Pink Venom’, the lead single from their imminent ‘Born Pink’ album.The song was first teased at the very start of the month (on August 1), when BLACKPINK confirmed their return in a video outlining the ‘Born Pink’ timeline – they’d release a single this month and the album itself in September, before kicking off “the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group” in October.Listen to ‘Pink Venom’, which features the use of the traditional Korean string instrument called the gayageum, and watch the music video below:‘Born Pink’ will be released on September 16 via YG Entertainment. According to the label, the title for the album “implies the identity” of the group, “which is never ordinary and will exude a fatal aura”.
This week, Steps release Platinum Collection; a celebration of 25 years in music.
CIX have shared a stunning music video teaser for ‘458’, an upcoming single from their fifth mini-album ‘OK episode 1: OK Not’.The new teaser for ‘458’ features each member of the boyband in solo scenes, each filled with imagery involving elements of water, fire, air and metal. The music video for ‘458’ and ‘OK episode 1: OK Not’ will both drop on August 22 at 6PM KST.‘OK episode 1: OK Not’ will feature a total of four tracks, as outlined in a previously-released tracklist on CIX’s official Twitter account.
Junny has unveiled his new single ‘Not About You’, the title track off his newly released album ‘blanc’.On August 12 at 6pm KST, the Korean-Canadian musician dropped the full-length record alongside an accompanying music video for ‘Not About You’, which features Junny and a love interest going through the highs and lows of a romantic relationship.“I ain’t talking about you / Are you still wishing that I’ll be / Writing about all of our memories? / This is the one and only time / I’ll be talking about you,” he croons in the chorus.Consisting of nine brand-new songs, Junny wrote and composed the ‘blanc’ album himself, while the songs ‘Not About You’, ‘Obvious’, ‘Mugshot’, ‘boyhood’ and ‘OH!!.’ credit him on arrangements. minGtion, a frequent Junny collaborator and a producer for NCT, Taeyeon and Red Velvet, also worked on a number of tracks on the record.‘blanc’ marks Junny’s first-ever full-length album since he debuted as a singer in 2017; prior to this, he had only ever released singles and mini-albums, with the most recent record being the two-part ‘Vivid’ series of mini-albums in 2019.The new record was also preceded by two pre-release singles: ‘Get Ya!’ and ‘Color Me’.
BLACKPINK continue to tease the upcoming release of their comeback single PINK VENOM, with a special drop of individual solo member posters.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a new single, ‘Burning’. Listen the dance floor ready track below.Produced by Andrew Wyatt and featuring lyrics and inspiration from The Four Seasons‘ track, ‘Beggin’, Karen O said the fiery track was also inspired by an actual inferno.“Back when I was 19 living in the east village, one night a roommate dragged me out of the apartment for an impromptu drink across the street, I left a votive candle burning on a plastic yaffa block which in my absence set flame to my room,” O said.Karen continued: “Within an hour and a half of having one drink down the block firefighters had come and gone extinguishing the fire, I came home to find that a natural disaster had occurred (to my room) and most of my stuff, lost in the flames.”The songwriter also said that “all electronic goods were melted and demolished like my laptop, cameras etc.” before pointing out how odd it was that “items that held the most sentimental value remained intact like sketchbooks, a favourite sweater with hearts across the chest, and photographs.”She added: “I had photos of my parents in their youth where the fire burnt around the two of them as if there was some intangible force field protecting them, many photos like that, mysteriously leaving the beloved subjects untouched.”A post shared by YEAH YEAH YEAHS (@yeahyeahyeahs)“If the world is on fire I hope the most beloved stay protected and that we do all we can to protect what we cherish most in this life,” O said.
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.
Zack Sharf Rachel Maddow’s political beliefs stand in direct contrast to her longtime Fox News rival Tucker Carlson, but the MSNBC stalwart refused to outright bash her competitor in a recent Vanity Fair profile. After all, it was Carlson who first gave Maddow a paid TV position when she worked on his MSNBC series “Tucker” nearly 17 years ago.“Tucker’s doing great right now,” Maddow said.
Girls’ Generation is back!
The Love Island boys have proved that being single is more fun as they left the Love Island reunion party in jubilant spirits - in stark contrast to the glum-looking couples that attended the party. George Tasker, 23, Ikenna Ekwonna, also 23, and Jay Younger, 28, were clearly in a great mood as they all smiled as they left the party together in a car, no doubt on their way to another afterparty.The Love Island cast of the 2022 series all reunited on Thursday night for the Love Island reunion party, which was hosted by Laura Whitmore and will be screened on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub.The boys joyful expressions were a lot different to some of their counterparts on the show, as Luca Bish, 23, and Gemma Owen, 19, were seen looking glum as they left the party.
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.
Little Women, which will also come to Netflix.The new visual shows sisters In-ju (Yumi’s Cells Kim Go-eun), In-kyeong (100 Days My Prince’s Nam Ji-hyun) and In-hye (All Of Us Are Dead’s Park Ji-hu) acquiring a backpack filled with ₩70 billion. It’s heavily implied that the bag is full of stolen money, with scenes with In-ju rappelling down the side of a building with the backpack and In-hye nervously walking away from a group of policemen.
Seoul Vibe – watch it above.Starring Yoo Ah-in, Go Kyung-po, Lee Kyu-hung and more, Seoul Vibe is an action blockbuster set against the backdrop of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. It follows a ragtag crew of drivers and mechanics who dub themselves the “Sanggye-dong Supreme Team” who’ve been hired to uncover the truth behind a massive money laundering ring.The first teaser for the film introduces prodigal driver Dong-wook (played by Hellbound’s Yoo Ah-in) and his motley crew, who accept a high-stakes job that promises a hefty payment of ₩10million (around £6,400) upon completion.
SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi has released a new single ‘Tiger’ in collaboration with veteran rapper Tiger JK.The energetic new song was released on July 29 in celebration of Global Tiger Day, an annual celebration that raises awareness for tiger conservation. Hoshi’s stage name is an abbreviation of the Korean phrase for “tiger’s gaze”, and he’s known for coining the phrase “horanghae”, which directly translated to “I tiger you”.Featuring veteran South Korean hip-hop artist Tiger JK, ‘Tiger’ is co-composed by production team BOOMBASTIC as well as SEVENTEEN bandmate Woozi, with lyrics co-written by Hoshi, Woozi and Tiger JK.In a recent interview with Vogue Korea, the SEVENTEEN singer opened up about the “serious discussion” the 13-piece had with each other before deciding to renew their contracts with longtime label Pledis Entertainment.“All the members are on the same page of ‘Let’s be SEVENTEEN together’ and we talked a lot about the details,” Hoshi said.
Blind. In the brief new visual for the upcoming K-drama, three of the show’s main characters, played by 2PM’s Taecyeon, Apink’s Eunji and Ha Seok-jin, are engulfed by a thick fog as they cover their eyes. Taecyeon’s voice can be heard as he begs the question in reference to the show’s focus on the judicial system, “Who has closed their eyes?”Blind is slated for premiere on South Korean cable network tVN in September.Blind is set to follow the stories of ordinary citizens who have fallen victim to crime, while their perpetrators turn a blind eye to uncomfortable truths of the world.
K-pop group Girls’ Generation have revealed their comeback studio album ‘Forever 1’ will be released three days earlier than anticipated, getting a digital release on the 15th anniversary of their debut.On July 26 at midnight KST, the girl group broke the news via a graphic outlining the timeline of their comeback – a day after announcing they’d be making their return on August 8.From teaser images to a mood sampler, the rollout will start tomorrow (July 27) and end with the physical album release on August 8. The graphic also reveals teaser images related to ‘Mr.
IVE have unveiled details for their upcoming single album ‘After Like’.On July 24, the six-member act shared the first teaser and details for their forthcoming third single album ‘After Like’. Styled after a retro television error screen, the new graphic reveals that IVE’s new project will arrive on August 22 at 6pm KST.IVE3rd SINGLE ALBUM<After Like>2022.08.22 MON 6PM (KST)COMING SOON#IVE #아이브#AfterLike #애프터라이크 pic.twitter.com/yezfVqWDFu— IVE OFFICIAL (@IVEstarship) July 24, 2022‘After Like’ will mark the girl group’s second release of 2022, arriving just four months after their second single album ‘Love Dive’.