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[K-HIGHLIGHT] MAY 11 – May 16, 2020

by Stephanie Macayan
written by Stephanie Macayan

May 11
Day6 dropped the music video of their comeback song “Zombie.” The song is composed by Jae and Hong Ji Sang, while the lyrics were written by Young K and Wonpil.

Meanwhile, rookie group CRAVITY officially announced their fandom name during their V live broadcast. Starting today, they will call their fans “Luvity.”

Photo from: Cravity’s V Live Broadcast
MAY 12

YG Entertainment rookie group “Treasure” finally announced their debut date, which will happen on July. The agency promised to fans that they will announce the exact date and other information soon.

MAY 13

Astro earned their first win for their recent comeback song “Knock” on MBC Music Show Champion where NCT Dream’s “Ridin”, IU’s “Eight” (ft. BTS’s Suga), OHMYGIRL’s “Nonstop” and Taeyeon’s “Happy” as their rivals.

Photo from: Show Champion Live Broadcast
MAY 14

In celebration of Monsta X’s 5th year anniversary, the group surprised their fans with a music video for their song “Monsta Truck”.

MAY 15

In today’s episode of KBS’s “Music Bank,” OHMYGIRL’s “Nonstop” bagged its 8th win by winning no.1 on the show. The girls got 5,922 points while their rival Astro got 5,747 points.

Photo from: KBS Music Bank Live Broadcast

On the same day, Momoland’s agency confirmed the group’s comeback in early June. MLD Entertainment explained that the release date has not been decided, but the girls already finished filming their music video.

Photo from: Momoland Official Facebook Page

Also, Marie Claire Korea’s Youtube channel posted a video of Blackpink’s Jennie introducing “Jentle Home.” It was a pop-up store made by the eyeglass brand Gentle Monster with a collaboration with Jennie.

MAY 16

IU posted on her official twitter account an acoustic version of her newest released song “Eight,” which originally featured Suga of BTS. She revealed that the acoustic version was a celebration for her birthday as well as by achieving 3 million subscribers on Youtube.

These were just some of the recap for the last week’s KPOP happenings. Tune in to our page for more of our weekly highlights and stay K-Updated!

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[K-Highlight] May 4 – May 9, 2020 – Philippine KPOP Convention

by Fern Estrebello
written by Fern Estrebello

Collaborations and comebacks dominated last week’s happenings! Featurings from BTS’ Suga and EXO’s Baekhyun with IU and BOL4 respectively dominated charts while comeback announcements were also made like for BLACKPINK. ATEEZ were also chosen to be ambassadors for a Korean organization. Check the details for last week’s higlight!

May 4

Zion.T and Chungha reveals that they are set for a collab. In Mnet’s comedy show “Song Farm,” Zion.T went to find her next partner. He was able to get Chungha to work with him and they are set to release on May 18 at noon KST.

May 5

Cho Seung Youn, aka WOODZ, had made an announcement last Tuesday regarding his fanclub name. Seung Youn’s agency announced that the official fanclub name would be MOODZ. Three things to take note in the fanclub name is first, the beginning letter “M” is the reverse of “W” in WOODZ; second, MOODZ represents the romantic “mood” of WOODZ; and lastly, MOODZ means for those who wants to share in that mood and be his ‘muse.’

May 6

IU just released her newest track, “eight”, that is being produced and featured by BTS’ Suga. An hour after the release, it debuted at No.1 on Korean Music Charts such as Melon, Genie, Bugs and Soribada. It also swept iTunes charts around the world. To date, the song has already achieved a perfect all-kill on the charts. Eight is said to be one of IU’s age series songs together with “23,” and “Pallete.”

May 7

Another great collaboration happened as BOL4 dropped the heart-warming track “Leo” that features EXO’s Baekhyun. The song is a pre-release track for her upcoming album. As per Soompi, the track was written by BOL4’s Ahn Ji Young with Vanilla Man resulting an unusual vibe with a touch of jazz sound and string ensemble.

May 8

ATEEZ has been appointed to be the ambassadors for KOCIS (Korean Culture amd Information Service) by the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Park Yang Woo. The group is now expected to promote the Korean culture overseas. ATEEZ just started their role as they made a campaign video “Overcome Together” where they share insights to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, Momoland gave out a heartwarming donation according to their agency. The group donated 1,180 kilograms of rice to the underprivileged via Korean Red Cross. “We donated in hopes of giving some help to many people. We hope that this will give strengths to those in difficult environments,” the group stated. Previously, Momoland also donated a hundred million worth of anti-bacterial mask cases.

May 9

Looks like the long wait is over, as BLACKPINK has been teasing their Blinks and everyone for a comeback. The group just shared an update through Jennie’s Instagram Live. The members were gathered in the studio and said to be preparing for their upcoming comeback. Jennie even said that the group has been in the studio almost everyday working on it. Earlier last week, YG Entertainment also confirmed that the group finished recording their new album and set to return next month.

These are just some of the big happenings last week. See you next week for another K-POP Highlight!

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[KPOP RELEASES] May 2 – 8, 2020

by Shaira Aquino
written by Shaira Aquino

Some of the biggest collaborations happened in Kpop happened last week – GOT7 Youngjae and Choi Jung Yoon, IU and BTS SUGA, and BOL4 Ahn Ji-young and EXO Baekhyun! Plus, comebacks from Taeyeon and ASTRO.  Discover them below!

May 2 – Lim Jaehyun & Moon Seongwook “Night(밤)”

In a busy life, someone tries for a dream, or sometimes gets energy from it. Moon Sungwook and Lim Jaehyun just released the song “Night(밤)”, a song that is a dream of everyone; a dream “like the starlight in the cloudy sky” and “like the warmth of the hidden dawn”.

May 3 – GOT7 Youngjae x Choi Jung Yoon “Fall in Love(빠져드나봐)”

GOT7’s Youngjae, in collaboration with Choi Jung-yoon, just launched a strong “support shooting” for his co-member GOT7 Park Jin-young, who is performing enthusiastically on tvN’s new Saturday drama “When My Love Blooms”. “Fall in Love(빠져드나봐)”  is a medium tempo song with a bright atmosphere that expresses the feelings that the two main characters are gradually falling in love with each other after their first encounter, adding acoustic guitar and mellow EP sound.

May 4 – Taeyeon, new single ‘Happy’

Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation presents a special gift to her fans! The new song “Happy” is an R&B pop genre song that reinterprets old school doo-wop and R&B with modern sound, and the lyrics that contain warm, cozy excitement and happiness felt in the time spent with loved ones are impressive.

ASTRO 7th Mini Album [GATEWAY]

ASTRO just returned with their seventh mini album “GATEWAY”! The released title track, “Knock ( 널 찾아가)” is a “Chain Pop”-based song that starts with a refreshing piano and guitar riff and combines rhythmical drums to revive its intensity. The new album also contains Astro’s will to show another world by becoming a guide for wandering youths.

May 5 – WAYCHED 2nd EP Album “2MONTHS”

Back again in just exactly after a month releasing his single “Why Do U Say”, WAYCHED released his second EP album “2MONTHS” with the title track “Balance” and it’s a total bop! Looking from the song lyrics, it is a song telling an ex-lover to stop and that it’s already too much.

May 6 – ‘아이유(IU)’ Digital Single [Eight (Prod.&Feat. SUGA of BTS)]

IU and Suga of BTS attracted the ears with a balanced blend of unique personalities as they have released the newest digital single “Eight”, a band-based pop rock with a blend of analog sensibility and trendy sound. Unlike those previous delicate and emotional IU vocals, “Eight” adds a sense of refreshment with more direct singing and addictive melodies, allowing listeners to fall more into the song itself.

May 7 – BOL4(볼빨간사춘기) _ Leo(나비와 고양이) (feat. BAEKHYUN(백현))

BOL4 Ahn Ji-young and EXO Baekhyun, two artists of unrivaled tone met to create the warmest and most emotional duet song this spring. It digested the unique affectionate and lovely sensibility of the lyrics of “Leo(나비와 고양이)” in a refreshing and soft tone. It is a new style duet song that BOL4 tries for the first time, with the jazz piano and string ensemble of the chorus creating a mysterious atmosphere, with the highlight of the song being played by the Martian instruments.

May 8 – NCT 127 ‘영웅 (英雄; Kick It)’ Remix Single [iScreaM Project Part 1]

SM Entertainment’s EDM label ScreaM Records will carry out the iScreaM project, which will select one of the title songs released by SM every month and present it in a remix version, and is expected to draw attention by releasing NCT 127’s “Hero (Kick It)” remix song for the first time.

Tell us in the comments below which of those releases you weren’t actually expecting but got you on the hook! See you next week!

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