Wonho Teams With Kiiara For ‘Ain’t About You’ Music Video

SF9 are set to make their first comeback of 2021 with a brand-new album next month.On June 1, the group’s agency FNC Entertainment confirmed to Dispatch that the group are currently preparing brand-new music.

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM is eyeing a bigger role on the world stage, saying it will invest more than 5 trillion won ($4.5B) in content creation over the next five years. The company behind Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winner Parasite and Fox’s I Can See Your Voice has already set aside 800B won ($721M) for productions this year, CEO Kang Ho-sung said at a press conference in Seoul today, according to the Yonhap news agency.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief‘F9’ enjoyed a second weekend at the front of the South Korean box office. It was joined by ‘Cruella’ in keeping the nationwide gross total over $6 million for a second week.Action franchise movie, “F9” grossed $3.21 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from the Korean Film Council’s Kobis tracking service.

said earlier this month the games should be canceled due to the very real risk of causing a new COVID-19 outbreak. And a Reuters poll found that 70% of Japanese companies agree.

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair was thinking back to visiting a school in Japan "in the middle of nowhere".

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has acquired production rights to format “The Masked Dancer” in 29 territories across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.The dance guessing show is a spin-off format of “The Masked Singer” originally created by MBC in South Korea. It sees celebrity contestants wear head-to-toe costumes and face masks that conceal their identities, while performing a dance.

Bts is smooth as butter.

BTS took the stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday to perform their brand new single, which they promised to ET would be even bigger than their hit, «Dynamite.» Appearing remotely from South Korea, RM, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, J-Hope, V and Suga wore suave black suits and debuted new dance moves that perfectly fit their catchy single.

tasty new track, “Butter,” at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday — and their ARMY of followers lapped it right up.The bouncy pop performance — beamed in from South Korea — featured members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook dancing and rapping in a summer-loving-ready mix that fans deemed “insane,” “PERFECCIÓN” and more.

Barbra Streisand, they ain’t.But the boys of BTS are still capable of pulling off a summer-ready smoothie with their new single “Butter.”The latest single from the K-pop sensations, released on Friday, is another dose of fizzy fun from the South Korean septet.Even if you’ll forget about it as soon as the 2 minutes and 45 seconds are over.

2020’s awards to October.But now, one of music’s biggest nights — which gives fans the power to vote for their picks — is back on track, with a vengeance. The Weeknd, who was infamously snubbed by the Grammys and vowed to boycott them forever, is expected to make a big showing at this year’s awards.

(G)-IDLE is preparing to make a comeback as a soloist, her label has confirmed.On May 21, South Korean news outlet Joy News24 reported that the South Korean rapper-singer would be making her long-awaited solo comeback in June. Her agency CUBE Entertainment later confirmed the news in a separate statement to Newsen.“It is true Jeon Soyeon is preparing to make a solo comeback,” the company said in a statement, as translated by Soompi.

Ethan Shanfeld Michelle Zauner, who records under the alias Japanese Breakfast, has released a new song, “Savage Good Boy,” accompanied by a self-directed music video starring Michael Imperioli.In the video, Imperioli plays poker with Zauner until she bites the “Sopranos” star in the neck and leaves him bleeding out.“‘Savage Good Boy’ came from a headline I read about billionaires buying bunkers,” Zauner said in an interview with Rolling Stone.

Japanese Breakfast has shared the video for "Savage Good Boy," the third and final single from her upcoming album Jubilee. The video is directed by band leader Michelle Zauner and stars Michael Imperioli, best know for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos.

Brave Girls are set to return with new music this June, their agency Brave Entertainment has confirmed.Eaelier today (May 18), South Korean news outlet Xsportsnews reported that the quartet are set to make a comeback in mid-June with new music. The publication also claimed that the girl group would be adopting a “summer queen” concept.Brave Entertainment later confirmed the report in a statement to Sports Kyunghyang.

GFRIEND have not renewed their contract with longtime agency Source Music and are set to leave the company.In a statement to South Korean media outlets, Source Music confirmed that its exclusive contract with the K-pop girl group is set to end on May 22. Thereafter, the company and the six-member outfit – comprising Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB and Umji – will go their separate ways.

Supergiant Games’ celebrated roguelike title Hades has reportedly received a PS4 rating by South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee (GRAC).The original rating was first spotted and shared on May 15 by ResetEra forum member Modiz, who shared a translated screenshot of the listing.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFeelgood movie “Samjin Company English Class” was named as the top movie at South Korea’s annual Baeksang Arts Awards, which were held behind closed doors for the second year running, due to COVID-19 restrictions. JTBC’s “Beyond Evil” was named as the top TV drama.The grand prizes went to Lee Joon-ik for his unconventional story telling in movie “The Book of Fish,” and to variety performer Yoo Jae-suk in the TV section.

Wonho is back and he brought a friend in the new music video for “Ain’t About You”.