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(G)I-DLE have shared the revenge-filled new video for their English-language single, ‘I Want That’.The track serves as the lead single from the girl group’s debut English-language EP ‘Heat’, which was released today (October 6) in a new partnership between CUBE Entertainment and 88Rising.The ‘I Want That’ video features all five members of (G)I-DLE in seemingly idyllic and loved-up relationships. However, things soon become fraught for the stars, with each of their loves turning sour.Park Jeong-min (Hellbound, Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet) stars as the members’ various partners but fails to triumph over them as they each take their revenge on him.

BIBI and Jackson Wang have dropped a music video for their new collaboration, ‘Feeling Lucky’.The sultry visual largely features BIBI and Jackson Wang in intimate close-up shots as they performing the song while embracing one another. It comes just weeks after the duo debuted ‘Feeling Lucky’ live during week one of Coachella 2024, as part of 88rising’s ‘Futures’ set.“Something about the way that it taste / You’re running your mouth at a dangerous race / You know what to do and you know what to say / Even when you’rе away, I’m always thinking ’bout you,” they harmonise on the song.

88rising will return to Coachella over the next two Sundays with a new ‘Futures’ set that will shine a light on four Japanese artists – find out more in NME’s interview with 88rising founder and CEO Sean Miyashiro.First announced April 8, the line-up for 88rising Futures includes viral sensations and NME Cover artists Yoasobi, rapper Awich, J-pop boyband Number_i, and the label’s own boundary-breaking group, Atarashii Gakko!. The set will also include appearances from Korean hip-hop legends Tiger JK and Yoonmirae, plus Chinese singer and dancer Xin Liu, 88rising’s newest signing.The programming reflects Miyashiro’s observations of widespread growth and appreciation of Japanese artists in today’s music landscape, he told NME, and 88rising’s efforts to celebrate and spotlight Japanese music “on what is the world’s most influential, prestigious music festival stage”.“There’s so much music coming out of Japan of all genres, and there’s so many people wanting to make music and be artists,” he said.

Meghan Trainor has opened up about her new obsession with K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE.On a new episode of the podcast Workin’ On It, which is hosted by Meghan Trainor and her brother Ryan, the pop star spoke about how she’s starting to get into K-pop after working with girl group (G)I-DLE.(G)I-DLE recently released their first English-language EP, titled ‘Heat’, which features the song ‘Eyes Roll’, written by both Meghan Trainor and her brother Ryan.During the podcast, Meghan revealed that she and Ryan had written that song “years ago”. She said: “And they added like two amazing verses to it, and that was the coolest things ever.”“K-pop is sick,” Ryan added.

88rising has shared a new interview with its founder Sean Miyashiro in which he explores how his upbringing led to him developing the company.Released over the weekend (September 30), the new interview sees the company’s founder open up about what inspired him to pursue a career in the music industry, and how the collaboration with Toyota stems back to memories of his childhood.Titled ‘Day One of 88rising’, the clip is part of a series of videos and begins with Miyashiro sharing a rare, behind-the-scenes insight into how he first came to be passionate about music.Here, he detailed how he would ride in his father’s green Camry and discover new music together, whether it be through listening to music in the car or venturing to record shops together.He also reveals how this passion evolved over time, both as he went to parties as a teen, up until he decided to create his own music events and later form the record company.“Throwing events and organising events and bringing people together, that whole experience is something that has literally taught me so much,” he explains in the clip. “Honestly, it was hard, but it was all worth it.

(G)I-DLE have worked with Meghan Trainor, Ryan Tedder and more for their upcoming English EP, ‘HEAT’.Today (September 19), (G)I-DLE released the tracklist for their first English-language EP, ‘HEAT’. The project will be led by the title track ‘I Want That’, alongside the previously released ‘I Do’ and three other songs.Notably, ‘I Want That’ is co-written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder.

(G)I-DLE‘s upcoming first fully English EP ‘HEAT’ has been delayed.Last month, (G)I-DLE revealed that they would be releasing their first fully English EP ‘HEAT’ in September, in partnership with 88rising. It came shortly after a new partnership between their label CUBE Entertainment and Asian-focused music company 88rising.Today (August 18), 88rising announced that it and CUBE Entertainment have decided to delay the release of ‘HEAT’.

88Rising has announced it has joined forces with Honda to offer opportunities for emerging talent.The brand is a global music and media company, dedicated to representing the best of Asian talent in America, and offering breakthrough artists a larger platform to pursue their careers.Now, 88Rising has confirmed that it has developed a partnership with Honda to create more memorable music experiences for fans and continue to support emerging Asian artists.One of the ways that the two look to do this is at this year’s Head in the Clouds Music and Arts Festival, which is organised by 88Rising and set to take place in Pasadena, California between August 5 and 6.Here, those who attend are set to “enjoy exclusive experiences and epic performances” organised and watch performances from artists including Stephanie Poetri, Spence Lee, Lyn Lapid, Phum Viphurit, Eyedress, Grentperez and Akini Jing – all of which will be held at the new Honda Double Happiness stage.The official automotive partner of Head in the Clouds, the ‘88 Type R Honda Customs Shop’ festival activation is “a unique take on the tuner car garage, featuring a 2000 Civic Si project car and the all-new 2023 Honda Civic Type R – the most powerful Honda production vehicle ever sold in the U.S”.Details of the first Honda and 88rising apparel collaboration have also been shared. Named ‘88 Type R’, the collection will be unveiled at the Head In The Clouds festival, and will also be available online at 88nightmarket.The apparel on offer will be entirely unisex, and includes cut-and-sew pieces inspired by the late ’90s to early ’00s of the Asian car culture.Honda began collaborating with 88rising in 2022, with the launch of the all-new HR-V compact SUV.

(G)I-DLE have released a brand-new video for their English single ‘I Do’, featuring stars from F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers.The new music video for (G)I-DLE’s ‘I Do’ reunites ‘Tu’ Tontawan Tantivejakul and ‘Dew’ Jirawat Sutivanisak, two of the stars of GMMTV’s 2021 romance series F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers.The clip centres on the relationship between Tu and Dew, starting from their blossoming young love as students in high school to an emotional break up during prom.Later, the duo reunite as adults during a chance encounter at a park. Notably, the new music video for ‘I Do’ does not feature an appearance from any member of (G)I-DLE.(G)I-DLE released ‘I Do’ on July 14, shortly after the girl group’s label CUBE Entertainment announced a new partnership with the Asian-focused music company 88rising.The original music video for ‘I Do’ starred the members of (G)I-DLE as an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth.

(G)I-DLE are set to release their first-ever English single, titled ‘I Do’, later this week.(G)I-DLE will drop their first original English single ‘I Do’ this Friday, July 14 at 9am KST/Thursday, July 13 8pm ET. The song is available to pre-save now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon music and more via 88rising.‘I Do’ will be (G)I-DLE’s first release with 88rising, following a new partnership between the Asian-focused music company and the girl group’s label CUBE Entertainment, per Billboard.

88rising has announced the first slate of artists for its fifth annual Head In the Clouds festival in Los Angeles.Head In the Clouds LA is set to take place on August 5 and 6 at Brookside at The Rosebowl. This year’s edition will be headlined by DPR Ian, DPR LIVE, Jackson Wang, NIKI, Rich Brian, Rina Sawayama, XG and YOASOBI, plus special guest Zedd.In addition, the festival will also feature performances by South Korean singer-songwiter Baek Yerin, Thai musician Phum Viphurit, Thai rapper MILLI, Chinese singer Akini Jing and J-pop girl group Atarashii Gakko.

Ciara has opened up on what it was like to work was Jackson Wang on their new song, ‘Slow’.Ciara and Jackson recently released the duet ‘Slow’, which they first performed at Weekend One of Coachella 2023. In a newly released behind-the-scenes video, the two artists spoke about their experience working with one another.“Jackson and his team sent over this amazing song called ‘Slow’.

Jackson Wang and Ciara have released a music video for their collaboration ‘Slow’.Released today (April 26), the simple music video focuses on Jackson Wang and Ciara’s sultry dance moves. In the clip, the duo perform sensual choreography on a set with colour-changing lights and lasers.“When you push up on me, oh, oh, oh / Take it slow for me, baby, go slow / You know I like it when you taking control / Take it slow for me, baby, go slow / Slow it down, down, down,” Jackson and Ciara sing on the chorus.Notably, the music video ends with a title card for ‘Magic Man 2’, the same as Wang’s previous music video for the song ‘Cheetah’.

Jackson Wang has seemingly teased an upcoming album with the release of his new single, ‘Cheetah’.The Hong Kong-born singer, who is also a member of the K-pop boyband GOT7, recently released his funky new song ‘Cheetah’, alongside a music video. The dance-focused clip sees Wang facing off against four “cheetahs”, before it ends with a teaser for ‘Magic Man 2’.“She’s a cheetah, grown man-eater / Sink her teeth in ’til you think you need her / She’s a keeper, ’til she leaves ya / She’ll break your heart in someone else’s T-shirt,” Wang sings on the chorus.Over on Twitter, the singer also referenced ‘Magic Man 2’, which appears to be the sequel to his 2022 studio album ‘Magic Man’.

88rising has announced Head In The Clouds festival’s first-ever expansion into New York this May and its performance line-up.The Asian-focused rap label took to social media on Monday (March 13) to announce the New York festival, confirming that it will take place on May 20 and 21 at the Forest Hills Stadium. Scheduled to headline the festival so far are ITZY, Rich Brian and NIKI.The rest of the line-up includes Beabadoobee, MILLI, DPR Live, DPR Ian, XG and more.

BIBI has confirmed to be starring in an upcoming film opposite top actor Song Joong-ki, who led last year’s hit action drama Vincenzo.On September 23, several news outlets reported that BIBI had been cast in the upcoming noir film Hwaran (romanised title) starring Song. Later that day, the film’s distributor Megabox Plus M confirmed, per Hankuk Ilbo, that BIBI would be appearing in the project.Hwaran is said to be a noir film revolving around a cast of characters forced to make dangerous and extreme choices to escape their hellish reality.According to The Korea Herald, Song will star in the role of Chi-gun, the leader of an underground crime organisation who crosses paths with the film’s protagonist, Yun-kyu (Hong Sa-bin), and his sister, played by BIBI.The news arrives shortly after Netflix shared that BIBI had stepped down from her role in the forthcoming second season of apocalyptic thriller Sweet Home, which was originally confirmed just weeks prior.Netflix later cited scheduling conflicts as the reason behind the change, and revealed that another actress had already taken on the as-yet-unnamed role and is in the midst of filming.

BIBI has announced the title of her debut full-length album and a pre-release single from the record that will drop next week.On September 19, the musician joined Twitch streamer Joo Ho-min for a live interview, where she shared new details of her long-awaited debut studio album. During the interview, BIBI revealed that the full-length record, titled ‘Noir: The Lowlife Princess’, will be released some time in October.The singer shared that the album will comprise 12 songs, including an intro track.

BIBI has been cast in the second season of Netflix’s Sweet Home.On September 5, Netflix Korea shared that BIBI will be taking on her first-ever K-drama role in the upcoming second season of its hit apocalyptic series Sweet Home, per KoreaJoongAngDaily.It will mark the singer’s second acting gig, following her appearance in the horror film Whispering Corridors 6: The Humming last year. However, the streaming platform has yet to reveal the name and details of her role.Sweet Home was officially renewed for seasons two and three earlier in June, a year and a half after the series’ original launch in December 2020.

NIKI has pulled out her headlining set at the Los Angeles edition of 88rising’s Head In the Clouds festival, slated to take place this weekend. Today (August 17), the Los Angeles-based songstress announced her withdrawal from the festival in a statement posted on her Twitter account, stating that she had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

Chung Ha has released the tracklist for her forthcoming album ‘Bare & Rare’, which is set to include a collaboration with BIBI.Today (July 4), the K-pop idol unveiled tracklist of part one of her upcoming sophomore studio album ‘Bare & Rare’ on Twitter. The record will feature eight tracks, including the title track ‘Sparkling’, as well as a collaboration with 88rising singer-songwriter BIBI on ‘Crazy Like You’.According to the tracklist, ‘Crazy Like You’ will feature lyrics co-written by both Chung Ha and BIBI.

BIBI has revealed plans to drop her first-ever full-length album sometime this year.The South Korean singer-songwriter spoke about her plans to release her first studio album in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, which take place following her recent debut performance at Coachella as part of 88rising, alongside other Asian musicians such as Jackson Wang, CL, 2NE1 and more.“I’m making my full-length album, my first full-length album,” BIBI said when asked about what else fans can expect from her this year. Aside from a brand-new record, the musician also shared that “there will be stories, there will be webtoon[s] and there will be a lot of films” to be released in conjunction with the as-yet-untitled album.BIBI then shared her desire to collaborate with Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía as well as rapper Kendrick Lamar on her debut album, whom she described herself as a “big fan” of.Elsewhere in the interview, the ‘The Weekend’ singer also opened up about her experience performing at this year’s Coachella in California, United States, as part of 88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ set at the music festival.

BIBI has dropped a music video for new single ‘Best Lover’, which is part of Asian-American label 88rising’s new ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ EP.In the futuristic new visual, the singer sits in front of a wall of screens, attempting to programme herself a lover. She dons a pair of VR glasses and interacts with the humanoid figure in a virtual world.

Seori has performed a live band version of her 2021 single ‘Lovers In The Night’ for Grammy’s Global Spin series.On February 1, the star became the first Korean female artist and the second Korean act, after former iKON member B.I, to be featured on the series. She took to the stage to sing her English-language track ‘Lovers In The Night’ which dropped in early 2021, and had marked her first single with Asian-American label 88rising.Accompanied by a live band at the historical Deoksugung Palace in Seoul, Seori had donned a reinterpreted hanbok (traditional Korean dress) to perform the song in celebration of Seollal, the Korean Lunar New Year.

BIBI has released a new version of ‘Never Gonna Come Down’, from the soundtrack of Marvel’sShang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.The original version of the song, first released in September, was a duet between the singer and GOT7‘s Mark Tuan. However, this rendition is sole performed entirely by BIBI and is aptly dubbed ‘BIBI’s Version’.In the accompanying music video, the singer-songwriter takes a stroll along a freeway before making her way up a crane in order to bungee jump.

BIBI has dropped a seductive new music video for her English-language single ‘The Weekend’.Earlier today (December 6), the musician unveiled the tantalising new video via the YouTube channel of Asian-American label 88rising.

Chung Ha has released a short snippet of her upcoming single, ‘Killing Me’.The snippet has been dubbed a “pre-listening” preview and features what appears to be Chung Ha’s vocals from the upcoming the upcoming song, with the backing instrumental removed.“It’s killing me, killing me / Let me go now, baby,” she sings in the snippet.