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[K-Highlight] June 8-13, 2020 – Philippine KPOP Convention]

by Fern Estrebello June 16, 2020

Last week was incredibly intense as big groups were out there making headlines – like Super Junior – K.R.Y. , SEVENTEEN breaking their personal record with over a million copies of pre-order for their upcoming album, TWICE reached their 100th music show win, another hundred million views for Red Velvet, and BLACKPINK teasing everyone for their upcoming comeback and a reality show!

June 8

The week started with the long-awaited return of Super Junior-K.R.Y. The sub-unit released their mini album along with the music video for the title track of the same name. The vocal line sub-unit sang a ballad about reminiscing their memories of their loved ones. The heartfelt song expresses so much longing that can drive anyone to look back on their beautiful past. Check it OUT!

June 9

BTS carpool in “The Late Late Show with James Corden” was indeed one of the iconic appearance of the group that has already reached 38.8 million views on YouTube. However, the fun ride does not stop there as James Corden dropped a bonus clip for the Carpool Karaoke segment. Corden himself gifted the ARMY for their incredible job after matching BTS’ $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement and more. Check out the clip below!

June 10

Meanwhile, Red Velvet has made another achievement in YouTube. Their music video for “Power Up'” surpassed 100 million views! This is also their 8th MV to reach that number of views along side with “Psycho,” “Ice Cream Cake,” “Red Flavor,” “Peek-A-Boo,” “Bad Boy,” “Dumb Dumb,” and “Russian Roulette.”

June 11

SEVENTEEN just dropped a pre-release music video, “My My,” for their upcoming comeback on June 22 with their seventh mini album “Heng:garae.” The album had officially surpassed one million of pre-orders breaking their own personal record 700,000 with previous album “An Ode.” As for now, check out “My My” below while waiting for the D-day.

June 12

Last week, TWICE just achieved their 100th win in music shows! The group won the first place on Music Bank” for their latest comeback “MORE & MORE.” The won that they got made it their 100 win since their debut in 2015. Also, TWICE is the second girl group to reach this milestone. As their comeback is setting records in sales and even the music video has reached a hundred million views, the girls expressed so much gratitude to their fans. Following the 100th music show win, they thanked their fans on their official Twitter account.

첫 번째 1위. 그리고 백 번째 1위.

트와이스가 바라보는 곳에,언제나 그 자리에 있어주는,세상의 그 무엇보다 빛나는 존재 ONE IN A MILLION,원스.

이제는 정말,
믿어봐요 그댄 특별한걸
세상에 단 한 사람 뿐인걸
있는 그대로도 완벽한걸요

축하합니다. 원스, 그리고 트와이스.#TWICE100thWin pic.twitter.com/BUoBkhIbv9
— TWICE (@JYPETWICE) June 12, 2020

June 13

Ahead on their upcoming comeback this month, BLACKPINK surprised everybody with their teaser of their upcoming reality show “24/365 with BLACKPINK.” In the video the girls gathered to have a conversations about their updates in their lives and of course a little hint for their new song. They also shared a sneak peek of the reality show where the members were shown doing their work, hobbies, shopping, and just hanging out together. Check the full teaser below.

These are just some of the biggest happenings last week. For more K-Pop Highlight, stay tuned and keep updated!

June 16, 2020 0 comment

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[KPOP Releases] June 6 – 12, 2020

by Shaira Aquino June 14, 2020

written by Shaira Aquino

Summing up last week’s summer-hot releases! We have an OST collaboration from Lim Hanbyul and Kim Jaehwan, first mini albums from Jeon Sang Keun, SUPER JUNIOR K.R.Y and BTOB Eunkwang, comebacks from N.Flying, DIA and JeA and a special album from MOMOLAND! How awesome is that? Check them out below!

June 6 – Lim Han-byul, Kim Jae-hwan – You Are My End and my Beginning

Vocalists Lim Han-byul and kim Jae-hwan collaborated for the 13th OST of “The King: The Lord of Eternity”. “You Are My End and My Beginning” is a ballad song with lyrics of great emotion. The song contains the narrative of Emperor Lee Gon, who tries to protect Jung Tae-eul beyond the parallel world.

June 7 – Jeon Sang Keun 1st MINI ALBUM “한 걸음: 흔적” [One Step: Traces]

Jeon Sang Keun, who took a lot of heart and soul into the process of preparing the album to take a step closer to the hearts of the public and leave traces to many people with his own music. The album consists of songs with different moods that give you a different feeling. The title song “Love is” is a song that expresses longing for the other person who is not around, as well as memories that remain clear as the period of love is prolonged.

June 8 – Seo Eun-kwang (BTOB) 1st Mini Album [FoRest: Entrance]

“FoRest” is a combination of “Forest” and “For Rest,” meaning that it presents warm and comfortable music that gives listeners a break. Seo Eun-kwang’s delicate acting expresses the youth’s rise to look at the bigger world outside the window, stands out from the small figure in the mirror. Let’s comfort ourselves with Seo’s warm music, which is dazzling like the summer sun, full of hope and excitement.

Super Junior-K.R.Y 1st Mini Album ‘푸르게 빛나던 우리의 계절 (When We Were Us)’

Super Junior-K.R.Y., “The Best Vocal Unit” composed of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung, has finally released its first mini-album! The title track ‘푸르게 빛나던 우리의 계절 (When We Were Us)’ is a piano with a calm and delicate touch, a track arrangement that develops more dramatically in the second half, and a traditional ballad song that expresses a deeper emotional longing for the loved one, adding to the charm by meeting with the emotional vocals of K.R.Y.

It is more special because it contains the meaning of recollection with fans (E.L.F) who have stayed together until now. The album will be like a gift to fans who have been waiting for them for a long time.

June 9 – Chungha(청하) – New.wav [Be Yourself.newwav]

New.wav, a 2020 music project that will expand the pie of ‘good music’ pursued by MNH Entertainment. The third release of the New.wav project is the collaboration song ‘Be Yourself’ by Chungha and Sprite. The song, which begins with a cool intro blending the various sizzles of retro disco guitar riffs and sprite, completed a cool summer hymn like a drink that infused the exciting mumbaton rhythm, mixed the colorful brass section, and floated the ice-cold refreshing chungha vocals above it, making even forget the hot summer heat.

June 10 – N.Flying (엔플라잉) 7th Mini Album ‘So, 通 (소통)’

N.Flying is back with their title song “Oh, really?”. In a world full of face-to-face and non-face-to-face communication, are we really communicating or are we locking ourselves up a chance to show our sincerity with a soulless answer, “Oh, really?”. The song contains a desire to share real feelings rather than formal communication. The cool-feeling flux sound and marimba are attractive songs, especially the groovy guitar, bouncy drum and bass sound.

DIA 6th MINI ALBUM [Flower 4 Seasons]

The girls who will bloom the K-pop scene with their colorful charms are back! DIA’s sixth mini-album “Flower 4 Seasons” with a total of six songs. The title track “Hug U” is a dance song by DIA with a powerful rhythm on top of the beautiful string melody. DIA’s refreshing and girlish sensibility maximize the fresh and sentimental feeling of the upcoming summer.

June 11 – MOMOLAND Special Album “Starry Night”

On a pitch-black city night, MOMOLAND’s starlight is pouring down into the sky to light up the darkness. “Starry Night” is a city pop dance song that will show a different charm that MOMOLAND has never shown before. The moment you try to get out the shy confession you’ve been hiding! The lyrics written together by all members of Momoland give a glimpse of Momoland’s musical growth.

June 12 – JeA(제아) Digital Single [Greedyy]

Featuring MAMAMOO’s Moonbyul, Brown Eyed Girls’ JeA is back with her newest digital single “Greedyy”! It is a song about wanting to be confident in every moment without being aware of other people’s eyes. With its groovy and sensuous melody, JeA’s delicate yet powerful vocals are added to the cheerful message that it is okay to be a little meaner and sometimes greedy.

Oh, really? That’s it? Don’t be greedyy for we will be back next week as bright as a Starry Night!

June 14, 2020 0 comment

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[WEEKLY FEATURE] Bang Yedam of TREASURE made his solo debut

by Fern Estrebello June 11, 2020

written by Fern Estrebello

Being stuck on years of training for an unpredictable debut is a big gamble for an idol. Just like any entertainment agencies, YG Ent. has a lot of hidden gems in their dungeon and one of it is Bang Yedam.

At the age of 10, Bang Yedam began his dream of being a singer by auditioning at SBS’ K-pop Star Season 2. That was when he first met YG’s Yang Hyun Suk. He made a big impression as a little kid with a soulful voice that can reach his audience. Yedam made it to the finals and even ranked as a second place. It was also his beginning as a YG trainee.

Yedam had already gain a lot of attention as he appeared on several YG artist’s video that time. He had a screen time on Winner TV and even on YG’s survival show WIN: Who is Next, where labelmates iKON and Winner first introduced.

Those were just several pre-debut appearances of Yedam. But the biggest one that made him even more popular was during the 2017 Mnet survival program of Stray Kidz together with his co-trainees. What made him outstanding was his performance of Shawn Mendez, “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back.” To date, the cover video already gained more than 30 million views. In addition, even the Canadian singer himself express his amazement on Yedam’s version.

A year after, YG made ‘YG Treasure Box’ – a survival show where Yedam is one of the contestant. Competing with 29 trainees, Yedam made it to the final and even first placed for the vocal line. And now, he is one of the main vocalist of the upcoming YG group TREASURE.

Last month, YG Entertainment made a big announcement regarding the group. It was revealed that Bang Yedam will first make a solo debut as a gift for everyone who had been waiting for 7 years since the K-Pop Star. However, there is no broadcast promotion as TREASURE will make its debut the next month on it.

Finally, the long wait for Bang Yedam is over. He just dropped his digital single entitled “Wayo.” Gaining a lot of reaction from YG stans and even support from his labelmates. The debut video has gained more than 2 million views already in just 24 hours. Check out the video below and witness Bang Yedam’s soulful music!