Agency DR Music has announced that the girl group RANIA has recruited a black member named Alexandra to group. Alexandra, age 21, is a rapper hailing from the U.S. Her father is white and her mother is black. She was born in Kansas and has lived in New York and Texas. She was part of the American record label… Continue reading RANIA Introduces New Black American Member and Releases Teaser for “Demonstrate”
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YG Entertainment Drops Mysterious Teaser
Update November 9 KST: YG has updated their teaser, revealing that their next artist will be out at 21:00 (9:oo p.m.) on November 21. With the number “21” repeated in the teaser, many are guessing that 2NE1 is up next for a comeback. What do you think? We have all seen the words “Who’s Next?” before, and… Continue reading YG Entertainment Drops Mysterious Teaser
IU’s Agency Responds to Accusations of Illegally Sampling Britney Spears’ Song
IU’s bonus track “Twenty-Three” from her latest album “Chat-shire” has been accused of illegally sampling from Britney Spears’ song. The song in question is Britney Spears’ song “Gimme More” which was released in 2007. Britney Spears’ fans noticed a voice and various sounds that sound like Britney Spears in IU’s bonus track version of “Twenty-Three.” For example,… Continue reading IU’s Agency Responds to Accusations of Illegally Sampling Britney Spears’ Song
Homme Tells a Tragic Love Story With “It’s Not Love” MV
On October 3, duo Homme released their music video for their new digital single “It’s Not Love.” “It’s Not Love” is a retro Brit-pop ballad that has melancholy lyrics. Amidst the sound of a solo piano and drums, the plaintive voices of the two singers express the sensitive side of love. A xylophone and a vibraphone… Continue reading Homme Tells a Tragic Love Story With “It’s Not Love” MV
JOO Talks About Her Relationship With Her Brother, Ilhoon of BTOB
Singer JOO, coming back with her single “Cry and Blow,” which is her first comeback in five years, conducted an interview with a newspaper to share her feelings about her comeback. The biggest change in her life in the past five years is arguably the fact that her brother Ilhoon is now also a singer,… Continue reading JOO Talks About Her Relationship With Her Brother, Ilhoon of BTOB
Soribada to Disable Its Recommendation Feature Amid Criticism of Unfair Chart Rankings
Following Mnet’s example, Soribada, one of the largest charts in Korea, will get rid of its music recommendation services, which was previously criticized as having an unfair effect on the chart rankings. When the users play the music that rank high within the chart, the recommended songs are automatically included in their playlist, which make… Continue reading Soribada to Disable Its Recommendation Feature Amid Criticism of Unfair Chart Rankings
PSY To Release a New Album on December 1
PSY has just announced through social media that his new album will be released on December 1. Along with a image, he used the hashtag #newPSYshit20151201. Previously in July, when he was talking about his future comeback, he had confessed at his concert that he hopes to forget that he was ever a world star, and that… Continue reading PSY To Release a New Album on December 1
Kyuhyun Laments “The Day We Felt the Distance” in Surprise MV
Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun dropped a surprise new ballad on fans, as well as a music video to go along with it. Kyuhyun, who recently released his second solo album “Fall, Once Again” and is currently promoting “A Million Pieces,” dropped the new digital single at midnight KST on November 3 to Korean streaming sites. The track… Continue reading Kyuhyun Laments “The Day We Felt the Distance” in Surprise MV
Zico Teams Up With Babylon to Talk About “Boys and Girls” in New MV
Block B‘s Zico continues to hustle hard and drop singles! His latest three-track single “Boys and Girls” was released on November 3 at midnight KST, along with the music video for the title track “Boys and Girls”! Shot in the picturesque Jeju Island, the video shows Zico and rising R&B star Babylon enjoying what the semi-tropical paradise has to… Continue reading Zico Teams Up With Babylon to Talk About “Boys and Girls” in New MV
IU Wins on “Inkigayo” Even Without Music Show Promotions
IU has been crowned the winner of last week’s “Inkigayo” with her latest title track “Twenty-Three.” The winner announcement was postponed due to the November 1 episode being a prerecorded one with no live voting, and the No.1 artist was finally announced through SBS’ homepage on November 2. Despite not having any music show promotions for her fourth mini album “Chat-Shire,” IU managed… Continue reading IU Wins on “Inkigayo” Even Without Music Show Promotions