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ASTRO‘s Cha Eun-woo is working on his debut solo record, Fantagio Music has confirmed.On January 9, SpoTV News reported that Cha Eun-woo is preparing to release his first solo album in the first half of 2024. Fantagio later confirmed the news via Star1, adding that the ASTRO member aims to unveil songs from the upcoming project at this solo fan concert this February.“Cha Eun-woo is preparing his first solo album with the goal of releasing it in the first half of 2024,” the K-pop agency said, as translated by Soompi.

ASTRO’s JinJin has unveiled a new song titled ‘Fly’, featuring vocals from late bandmate Moonbin.ASTRO’s JinJin released ‘Fly’ on April 19, which is the anniversary of Moonbin’s death. The song features rap verses by JinJin, pared by a chorus that features vocals from Moonbin.

ASTRO singer Cha Eun-woo has made his solo debut with his first mini-album, ‘Entity’.ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo co-wrote all six songs on ‘Entity’, which is led by the single ‘Stay’. Along with the release of the project, the K-pop idol also dropped a cinematic music video for ‘Stay’.According to a statement by his label Fantagio, ‘Entity’ is meant to represent Cha Eun-woo’s resolve to “live honestly while accepting all of [him]self”, per Korea JoongAng Daily.This weekend, Cha Eun-woo will kick-off his solo 2024 ‘Just One 10 Minute: Mystery Elevator’ tour with a show in Seoul, South Korea.

SEVENTEEN‘s Seungkwan recently paid tribute to the late ASTRO singer Moonbin during the group’s 2023 MAMA Awards acceptance speech.Yesterday (November 29), SEVENTEEN took home the trophy for Album of the Year at the 2023 MAMA Awards. It was the third of three awards they took home that night, following Best Male Group and Best Dance Performance Male Group.During the boyband’s nearly 10-minute acceptance speech, members of the 13-strong group took turns to give their thanks to fans and supporters for the award, with Seungkwan stepping up last.“First, I would like to thank all the artists who performed today,” he said, per SBS Star. “Seeing your incredible performances made me respect you even more.”“Whether you won an award or not, I just want to let you know that you rock, and I’ve learned a bunch from you today,” he added.

ASTRO member Rocky has opened up about the sudden passing of his former bandmate and friend Moonbin earlier this year.Rocky opened up about the death of Moonbin in a new interview with South Korean news outlet 10 Asia, where he spoke about their long friendship and how the passing had affected him.“I wasn’t myself for the first couple of weeks after he passed away. It was a big shock to me,” Rocky said, per SBS Star, revealing that he and Moobin had known one other for over 12 years.“If I’m being completely honest here, I’m still getting over the whole thing.

Billlie’s Moon Sua and ASTRO’s Sanha have shared tributes to the late Moonbin, who passed away in April 2023 at the age of 25.On June 7, Moonbin’s younger sister Moon Sua and ASTRO bandmate Yoon Sanha took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late singer, following the 49th day of his passing (June 6). In Buddhist tradition, spirits of the deceased are believed to cross over to their next life on the 49th day, which also usually marks the final day of the formal mourning period.Despite being inactive on her personal Instagram since she made her debut with Billlie in 2021, Moon Sua uploaded a brief clip of her late brother giving her a piggyback ride during a practice session for their ‘Candy In My Ears’ duet performance last June.“As expected, Mr. Door-Frame-Moon’s back was broad and warm.

Fantagio Music has announced the creation of a new memorial space for the late Moonbin of K-pop boyband ASTRO.Over the weekend, the K-pop agency released a statement regarding a new long-term memorial space called “Moon’s Space” for the singer at Gukcheongsa Temple in Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province.Moonbin was one of six founding members of ASTRO, along with MJ, JinJin, Cha Eun-woo, Yoon Sanha and ex-member Rocky. He was also the older brother of Moon Sua of the K-pop girl group Billlie.

Cha Eun-woo of K-pop boyband ASTRO has released a cover of 10cm’s ‘Stalker’ in tribute to late band member Moonbin.Cha Eun-woo released his new cover of 10cm’s ‘Stalker’ on his official YouTube channel at exactly 2:23am KST, a reference to ASTRO’s debut date of February 23, 2016.Prior to the cover’s release, the singer had also uploaded an archival clip to Instagram Stories of Moonbin performing ‘Stalker’ during a karaoke session. Cha Eun-woo also captioned the story with the words: “My friend”.Cha Eun-woo’s cover of ‘Stalker’ was accompanied by a simple music video, featuring the singer performing the song at his desk while reading the lyrics from a piece of paper.According to Soompi, ‘Stalker’ is known among fans of ASTRO as one of Moonbin’s favourite songs.

K-pop industry have postponed a number of planned releases out of respect for the late Moonbin, from boyband ASTRO.Girl group ITZY have postponed the release of its IT’z TOUR BOOK and Buddy Date videos, which were set to come out on April 21 and 22, respectively.

ASTRO has died at the age of 25.The singer was found dead at his home in the Gangnam district of Seoul by his manager today (April 19), according to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station (via Yonhap News, as translated by Korean pop culture website Soompi).“It appears that Moonbin took his own life,” the police said in a statement obtained by the outlet.“We are currently discussing the possibility of an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death.”Moonbin’s passing has since been confirmed by his label Fantagio Music. In a statement on Twitter, the agency said, as translated by Koreaboo: “We would like to apologize for the sad, heart-breaking news.

ASTRO member Rocky is set to leave the K-pop boyband and their agency Fantagio Music following the expiration of his contract.The news was confirmed via Fantagio, as reported by Soompi. Fantagio wrote in its statement: “After a deep discussion with Rocky, who has been with us as a member of ASTRO for the past seven years, it has been decided that he will be ending both his exclusive contract with our agency and his activities as a member of ASTRO.”“ASTRO will continue on as a fiver-member group in the future, and together with Fantagio, the members will be focusing on unit and solo activities for the time being.

Cha Eun-woo has reportedly been offered the lead role in the upcoming Hollywood film, K-Pop: Lost In America. Yesterday (June 30), Deadline first reported that Australia actress Rebel Wilson (Senior Year) and Riverdale actor Charles Melton have been cast in an upcoming film to be titled K-Pop: Lost In America, with filming said to kickstart sometime this fall.South Korean news outlet StarNews later reported today (July 1) that ASTRO member Cha Eun-woo has also been offered a role in the upcoming film. The publication claims that the singer is “in talks to play the lead”, as translated by Soompi, and that Cha has also “cleared part of his schedule for the second half of 2022 in order to prepare for filming”.K-Pop: Lost In America was first announced in August 2021 by South Korean media company CJ ENM.

ASTRO have returned with a vibrant music video for ‘Candy Sugar Pop’, the lead single off their third studio album ‘Drive To The Starry Road’.In the new visual, ASTRO travel through strange worlds, including one with a neon-lit desert and another filled with pink clouds. Each member is seen enjoying a bright red lollipop, which appears to take them to different universes.“My candy sugar pop, tell me wherever / Take one step closer, tell me to take you tonight / Right there is the ocean view / Blue wave, flower bloom,” they sing on the upbeat chorus.

ASTRO have announced the title and release date of their upcoming third studio album, ‘Drive To The Starry Road’.Yesterday (April 25), the boyband’s label Fantagio Music shared a new poster, featuring a blue vintage car for the group’s forthcoming record on Twitter. ASTRO’s third studio album ‘Drive To The Starry Road’ is due out on May 16 at 6pm KST.Notably, the record will be released a week after member MJ begins his mandatory military service on May 9.

Hwasa of MAMAMOO, EVERGLOW, SF9 and more are set to perform at the 2022 edition of K-pop festival HallyuPopFest, to be held in London this summer.A total of six K-pop music acts have so far been announced to perform at HallyuPopFest, a K-pop festival that was previously held in Singapore in 2018 and 2019. HallyuPopFest London 2022 is set to take place on July 9 and 10 at the 12,500-capacity OVO Arena Wembley in London.The first wave of acts announced include MAMAMOO singer Hwasa, girl group EVERGLOW, and boybands ASTRO and ONEUS on day one.

ASTRO‘s main vocalist MJ has announced his upcoming enlistment, which is set to take place next monthDuring the boyband’s fan meeting event at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul on April 9, MJ gave a tearful speech in which he revealed that he would begin his mandatory military service in exactly one month, on May 9.“Today’s fan meeting is the last one before I enlist in the army,” said the K-pop idol in a clip archived by fans on Twitter. “I’m so sorry that I have to deliver this kind of news today, when we’re finally meeting in person for the first time in a long while.”“I was so happy to meet AROHA (ASTRO’s fanbase) for the first time in a long while, and I will return as a cooler and more mature version of myself,” added MJ.

ASTRO sub-unit Moonbin and Sanha have made a comeback with their sensual new single ‘Who’ from their new mini-album ‘Refuge’.In the dark visual, the duo enter a disorienting new world, surrounded by smoke and mirrors as their vision grows blurry. The pair begin dancing in an eerie church pew, which appears increasingly decrepit throughout the video.“Here, I can take us home / Fold the mistake that is seen beyond / Close your eyes, rockabye, a-bye, a-bye,” they sing on the track’s intense bridge.‘Who’ is the lead single of the duo’s brand-new mini-album ‘Refuge’, which also includes tracks like ‘BOO’, ‘Distance’ and their laidback pre-release single ‘Ghost Town’, which also received a music video.The pair had debuted as ASTRO’s first sub-unit in September 2020 with their mini-album ‘In-Out’, led by the single ‘Bad Idea’.This release by Moonbin and Sanha comes just a week after Fantagio Music announced that the duo had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

ASTRO members Moonbin and Sanha have tested positive for COVID-19, days before the release of their new mini-album.Yesterday (March 7), the duo’s label Fantagio Music took to the boyband’s official fan café website to announce that the two members, who also form the sub-unit Moonbin & Sanha, have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.According to the agency, Moonbin had experienced cold symptoms on March 6, despite testing negative on self-test kits. He took another test the following day due to persisting symptoms, later testing positive on both the self-test and PCR test.

ASTRO’s Moonbin and Sanha have made their long-awaited return as a sub-unit with their new single ‘Ghost Town’.In the accompanying video, the two K-pop idols are seen performing the new single in an empty studio, illuminated only by an LCD screen in the background, showcasing some images of dark, desolate planets with red clouds.“Let you go now / I’m about to kick it with some ghosts now / Without any lingering feelings, go down / I got a ticket out of ghost town,” Moonbin sings in the chorus, which features sombre hip-hop-inspired instrumental.Fantagio Music had previously announced that ‘Ghost Town’ would act as a pre-release single for the duo’s as-yet-unnamed sophomore mini-album, which is due out sometime in March. Through the new mini-album, Moonbin and Sanha are said to be “showing a new and different side of themselves”, said the agency in their announcement last week.The pair had debuted as ASTRO’s first sub-unit in September 2020 with their mini-album ‘In-Out’, which included the lead single ‘Bad Idea’.

ASTRO’s subunit, formed by members Moonbin and Sanha, will be returning with a new mini-album this March.On February 4, Fantagio Music announced via South Korean news outlet Newsen that the duo are set to drop their as-yet-unnamed sophomore mini-album in March. The upcoming record will be preceded by a pre-release single titled ‘Ghost Town’ arriving later this month.“Moonbin and Sanha will be releasing their second mini-album in March, ahead of which they will be dropping the pre-release single ‘Ghost Town’ on February 11.

ASTRO member MJ will be taking a hiatus from group activities due to health concerns.Fantagio, the singer’s label, announced in a statement last Friday (January 28) that MJ will be taking time off to “[focus] entirely on his recovery and treatment during his hiatus, and he plans to temporarily halt all activities until he recovers his health”.“During his recent promotions, ASTRO’s MJ noticed issues with his health, and so he went to the hospital for an in-depth checkup,” the label’s statement reads, as translated by Soompi. Fantagio added that the decision for MJ to go on hiatus was aided by “his doctor’s opinion that [MJ] needs sufficient rest and treatment”.“We ask for your generous understanding about the fact that we have decided on a temporary hiatus from activities for the sake of healthier activities in the future.

Stray Kids, ASTRO, THE BOYZ and more, are set to collaborate for a performance at this year’s MBC Music Festival.On December 22, MBC released a video teasing the upcoming collaboration, which begins with clips of different newscasters announcing the oncoming year of the tiger during the years 1998 and 2010, in accordance with the Chinese zodiac.Ushering 2022 in as the next year of the tiger, the 2021 MBC Music Festival will see seven idols across six different K-pop boy groups collaborating for

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ASTRO and Dreamcatcher have entered self-quarantine after two of their members were diagnosed with COVID-19.Yesterday (September 19), agencies of JinJin of ASTRO and Dreamcatcher’s Gahyeon announced that the K-pop idols had tested positive for the coronavirus.

ASTRO have announced that they will make their return next month with a new mini-album.On July 12 at Midnight KST, the group’s agency Fantagio Music unveiled a colourful “coming soon” poster on Twitter, where it announced ASTRO’s forthcoming project.