Yunhee Cho
◇ BTS' Jimin releases 1st individual album 'FACE'
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| ▲ Jimin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, is in this photo provided by BigHit Music on March 24, 2023. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ BTS member Jimin is seen in this photo provided by BigHit Music. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo provided by BigHit Music shows a promotional poster for "Like Crazy," the main track of BTS member Jimin's upcoming debut solo album, "Face." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS dropped his first official album as a solo artist Friday.
"Face" consists of six tracks -- both Korean and English-language versions of the main single "Like Crazy," "Face-off," "Interlude: Dive," "Alone" and "Set Me Free Pt. 2," according to the band's agency, BigHit Music.
Jimin said in a YouTube video posted to mark the album's release that he wanted to convey the honest feelings he experienced during the pandemic through the album.
"I gained the will and power to prepare for a new beginning by facing hollowness, loneliness and a feeling of being lost," he said.
The lead track, "Like Crazy," is a synth-pop song combining intense synth and drum sounds with his mournful timbre.
Jimin said the song was inspired by a film of the same name.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Lollapalooza show the line up for '2023 Lollapalooza.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo shows stage of TXT during 2022 Lollapalooza. (Yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo, provided by BigHit Music show photo of TXT. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (yonhap) |
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| ▲ This photo provided by ADOR show New Jeans. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together, which is leading the scene of 4th generation of K-pop groups will be participating at the “2023 Lollapalooza” happening in August as a headliner.
According to the committee of Lollapalooza on March 21 (US time) the line up of the concert featured Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Odesza and Tomorrow X Together were selected as the headliner for the upcoming show.
Lollapalooza will kick off on August 3 until 6 at the Grant Park located in Chicago. On nine of various themed stages over 170 various teams and artists will perform with the amazing background of Chicago’s famous skyscrapers and Michigan lake.
On top of TXT HYBE’s girl group NewJeans will also be taking the stage in Lollapalooza.
According to the group’s agency ADOR “NewJeans will be the first K-pop girl group to have been invited to music festivals held in Chicago.”
◇ Actor Nam Joo-hyuk enlists in military police task force
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| ▲ This file photo shows actor Nam Joo-hyuk. (Yonhap) |
South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk enlisted in the military for mandatory service on Monday.
The model-turned-actor entered the Army Training Center to kick off basic military training for five weeks. After the training, he will start serving as a member of the military police corps’ task force.
Nam is known to have previously applied to enlist in the military police task force and was then notified of his acceptance.
The 29-tear-old actor made his screen debut by appearing in tvN’s television series “The Idle Mermaid” and since then plucked to stardom by starring in multiple hit drama series, including “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” “The Light in Your Eyes,” “Start-Up,” “Twenty-Five Twenty-One,” as well as the period film “The Great Battle.”
◇ BLACKPINK Jennie's 'Solo' music video hits record high 900 mln YouTube views
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| ▲ This image provided by YG Entertainment celebrates "Solo" by BLACKPINK member Jennie having surpassed 900 million views on YouTube. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
The music video for "Solo," an individual single from Jennie, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK, topped 900 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, a first for any female K-pop solo artist.
The video hit the milestone four years and four months after it was uploaded, the group's agency, YG Entertainment, said.
"Solo" became the first music video by any female solo artist from Korea to reach 900 million YouTube views.
The individual debut single by Jennie about a woman who does not wallow in sadness after a breakup and embraces independence became a huge success upon its release in 2018.
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