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ATEEZ have announced the North American leg of their 2024 to 2025 ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’ world tour, featuring concerts in New York, California and more.On April 23, ATEEZ announced 10 brand-new cities for their upcoming 2024 to 2025 ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’ world tour in North America, which will take place this July and August.The tour will kick-off on July 14 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. In the same month, the K-pop boyband will also play shows in the US states of California, Arizona, Texas and Minnesota.In August 2024, ATEEZ will hold concerts in three more US states, including New York, Washington, D.C.

ATEEZ have released a brand-new mini-album ‘Golden Hour: Part 1’ and a music video for its lead single ‘Work’.‘Golden Hour: Part 1’ marks the boyband’s first music of 2024, since they released their second studio album, ‘The World EP.Fin: Will’, in December 2023. The latter was led by the single ‘Crazy Form’.The new music video for ‘Work’ follows the members of ATEEZ as they hustle to make more money, doing a variety of odd jobs from running a diner to mining for gold.

ATEEZ have announced their new mini-album, ‘Golden Hour: Part. 1’, due out next month.ATEEZ announced ‘Golden Hour: Part.

ATEEZ have shared plans to embark on a new world tour in 2024.On December 8 at midnight KST, the eight-member group dropped a new “coming soon” poster teasing their next world tour. Titled ‘Towards the Light: Will to Power’, the upcoming tour will begin in 2024.

K-pop boyband ATEEZ have made a comeback with their second full-length album ‘The World EP.FIN : Will’ and its title track ‘Crazy Form’.Released today (December 1), the new ‘Crazy Form’ visual features the group as pirate-inspired vigilantes from a futuristic world as they wreak havoc and fight against hordes of hooded figures.“9024, kick that drum / My ego’s in this show / To the moon we go / Hey, this is come crazy form / Ah ya ya ya just dance / My ego’s in this show / Put ‘em up, put ‘em up make them run / Now, that’s crazy form,” they sing in the chorus.Prior to its release, ATEEZ performed ‘Crazy Form’ for the first time at the 2023 MAMA Awards show on November 29, where they also took home one of ten Worldwide Fan’s Choice awards.‘The World EP.FIN : Will’ is a continuation of the group’s ‘The World’ series of releases, which began last year with their mini-album ‘The World EP.1: Movement’ and its lead single ‘Guerrilla’. Notably, that single was named one of NME’s 25 best K-pop songs of 2022 along with the B-side ‘Cyberpunk’ from that same album.It also comes less than six months after the previous release in the series ‘The World EP.2: Outlaw’ and its title track ‘Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)’, which arrived this June.In other K-pop news, boyband ONE PACT, made up of former Boys Planet contestants, have made their debut with ‘Must Be Nice’.

xikers have announced the US leg of their 2023 ‘Tricky House: First Encounter’ world tour.On August 31, xikers announced the dates and venues for the US leg of their 2023 ‘Tricky House: First Encounter’ world tour. It’ll kick off in October, with shows in New York and Illinois, as well as two in Texas.In November, the boyband will wrap up their six-date US tour with two shows in California.

Immortal Songs is headed to New York, featuring NewJeans, ATEEZ and more.Today (August 30), concert organiser Studio PAV announced the upcoming Immortal Songs live concert in New York. The upcoming show will take place at the Metlife Stadium (which is actually in the nearby state of New Jersey) on October 26.The show will feature performances by K-pop groups NewJeans and ATEEZ, g.o.d member Kim Tae-woo and P Nation founder Psy.

ATEEZ member Jongho will be taking a hiatus from the boyband due to a leg injury.Last week, K-pop agency KQ Entertainment shared that Jongho would be pausing all activities and returning to Korea due to “extreme pain” in his leg after an appearance at KCON LA 2023 while the rest of the group continued on their 2023 ‘Fellowship: Break The Wall’ tour.At the time, the agency said that the singer was previously diagnosed with a meniscus rupture following an ankle injury, which he had been treating with “injections that helped relieve pain and boost regenerative qualities” as he wanted to continue his activities.Over the weekend on August 26, the agency announced that Jongho will be undergoing surgery and intensive rehabilitation at the recommendation of a doctor, and will be going on hiatus to focus on his recovery.“While Jongho was [already] undergoing conservative treatment and recovery for a meniscus rupture, it was determined that detailed examination and additional measures were necessary,” said KQ, per Soompi.“After a thorough examination, Jongho was recommended to undergo surgery and receive intensive management for the existing injured area,” it continued, adding that ATEEZ would be carrying out their upcoming schedules while he undergoes post-surgery rehabilitation.The agency did not share when Jongho is expected to make a full recovery, but said that it would provide further updates when the idol is ready to perform with the group again.ATEEZ are currently on the Latin American leg of their tour, which will continue into September, before the boyband head to Manila and Singapore later that month.

ATEEZ member Jungho will halt all his activities after experiencing “extreme pain” in his leg.Today (August 21), Jungho’s label KQ Entertainment announced on its official website that the ATEEZ singer would be pausing all activities after experiencing “extreme pain” in his leg. It comes shortly after the boyband’s appearance at KCON LA 2023.KQ Entertainment revealed that Jungho had previously been diagnosed with a “meniscus rupture” after an ankle injury.

xikers are set to make their first-ever comeback this August.Yesterday (July 3), xikers released two teasers on their Twitter account.

ATEEZ have announced new concert dates for their ‘The Fellowship: Break The Wall’ world tour – get the full list of cities and dates below.The eight-member group announced on social media that they would be bringing their third world tour, ’The Fellowship: Break The Wall’, to Asia and Latin America later this year from July to September.The upcoming Asia leg will kick off in Taipei, Taiwan on July 8, with stops in Hong Kong and Bangkok in the following month. After which, the boyband will play three shows in Latin America in late-August and early-September.ATEEZ will return to Asia for concerts in Singapore and Manila in mid-September.

ATEEZ will go on a temporary hiatus due to an injury.Today (May 8), Wooyoung’s agency KQ Entertainment announced in a statement that the singer would be halting his activities for the time being due to an ankle injury.Notably, Wooyoung had been performing while sitting down during some of ATEEZ’s Japan concerts in the past week due to the injury. “As the pain has continued, it was decided that he would need a thorough examination and treatment at a medical institution,” KQ Entertainment said.“After a long discussion with Wooyoung and all the other ATEEZ members, the decision has been made to suspend Wooyoung’s schedule for a period of time so that he can undergo treatment accordingly.”KQ Entertainment also announced that Wooyoung would not join the boyband for THE DANCE DAY LIVE 2023 and KCON 2023 Japan, set to take place on May 11 and May 13 respectively.“We ask for your understanding, as this decision has been made in consideration of Wooyoung’s health.

ENHYPEN and ATEEZ, and girl group IVE will be performing at the upcoming concert. The KPOP LUX SBS Super Concert, will take place on July 22 at the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano in Madrid.A post shared by KPOPLUX (@kpoplux_)According to the event’s official Ticketmaster page, KPOP LUX SBS Super Concert will have a capacity of 45,000 people and will feature “more than three hours of live music and shows”.

K-pop boyband xikers have released their music video for ‘ROCKSTAR’, the second single from their recent debut mini-album.On April 24 at Midnight KST, the new KQ Entertainment boyband dropped a thrilling music video for ‘ROCKSTAR’, a cut from their debut mini-album ‘HOUSE OF TRICKY: Doorbell Ringing’, which dropped on March 30.In the new ‘ROCKSTAR’ visual, the xikers members come into contact with a strange blue light shining from the sky, later finding that they have been granted supernatural energy. The group perform the song’s powerful choreography, leaving wisps of blue flames behind with each move.“Feelin’ like a rockstar, ooh alive / In my blood I feel alive, ooh alive / From now on, ride or die /  Feelin’ feelin’ feelin’ feelin’ like a star, let’s go,” they belt in the chorus.‘ROCKSTAR’ is the second track from xikers’ mini-album to receive a music video treatment, following ‘TRICKY HOUSE’.

KQ Entertainment is finally set to debut its next boyband, whose name has been revealed to be xikers.On February 24 at Midnight KST, the K-pop agency unveiled an intriguing “identity film” for the group, alongside their new social media accounts, thus revealing the group’s name. At the time of publishing, KQ Entertainment has not announced xikers’ official debut date or details of their upcoming first release.Tweets by xikers_officialThe 10-member lineup of xikers — Minjae, Junmin, Sumin, Jinsik, Hyunwoo, Junghoon, Seeun, Hunter, Yujun, and Yechan — were first introduced as KQ Fellaz 2 in August 2022.The group have since performed at several K-pop festivals, including KCON Japan in 2022, as well as some of labelmates ATEEZ’s recent concerts.

KQ Entertainment, the label of K-pop boyband ATEEZ, has filed a lawsuit against a South Korean YouTuber it alleges has shared and profited off “very malicious” content about the group.On August 17, the South Korean label took to ATEEZ’s official fancafé page to announce that it has taken legal action against an unnamed YouTube channel it alleges published a “malicious video” against the boyband, “on charges of violating the law on promoting the use of information and communication networks, insulting, obstructing business, and breaking copyright laws”, as translated by Koreaboo.“In addition, the YouTuber in question created a video spreading rumours as if they were true and was able to make a profit through it, which we judged to be very malicious,” wrote the label in their statement. “In particular, for deceiving fans supporting ATEEZ, we have decided to take strong legal action.”KQ Entertainment concluded its statement by urging those who have made “unfounded claims and malicious posts” against the company’s in-house artists to “delete their posts”, and those who have related evidence or documentation to submit it via email.“There will be no lenience or cooperation as we pursue both civil and criminal liability in these cases in the future.

ATEEZ’s latest mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ has debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200, marking their highest-charting entry yet.On August 7, Billboard announced the top entries of its weekly albums chart, revealing that ATEEZ’s new mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ debuted at Number Three in the week ending August 4. This marks the boyband’s first Top Ten entry of their career, and consequently their highest-charting record yet.According to Billboard, the eight-member act’s ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ had earned 50,000 equivalent album units since its release on July 29, including 47,000 units of album sales.

ATEEZ have returned with the single ‘Guerrilla’, the lead single off their newly released album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’.The K-pop boyband released the seven-track record on July 29 alongside a video treatment for the album’s title track, ‘Guerrilla’. In the visual, a group of unidentified men work on a spherical device on a rooftop overlooking the skyline of a dystopian city as massive silver blimps fly overhead.One of the men begins ripping off his mask, revealing himself to be Hongjoong in disguise.

ATEEZ have announced dates for their ‘The Fellowship: Break The Wall’ world tour, which will begin in October and take them to North America, Korea and Japan.On July 18, the eight-member act shared via their social media accounts that they would be embarking on a new world tour later this year. Titled ‘The Fellowship: Break The Wall’, the tour is set to hit nine cities from South Korea, the US, Canada and Japan from October to December.The tour will kick off in Seoul, South Korea with two shows on October 29 and 30, before heading to Anaheim, California the following week.

ATEEZ’s label, KQ Entertainment, has announced that it will be taking legal action against those who have invaded the group’s privacy through “unlawful” means.In a statement released earlier today (October 28) via Sports Kyunghang, KQ Entertainment claimed that a location tracking device was found attached on a vehicle used to transport the K-pop group to and from their scheduled activities, warning that “strong” legal action will be taken against the perpetrator(s), per translations from