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KEYVITUP is a five-member boy group under iNKODE, formed through the agency’s INTHE X Project. The lineup—Sena, Hyunmin, Taehwan, Rukia, and Jaein—was introduced step by step through pre-debut content, building anticipation around a team designed with a strong performance focus and a clear concept from the start. As part of a dual-group rollout, KEYVITUP was positioned with a trendy and dynamic identity, contrasting with its counterpart group. This concept highlights a more energetic and performance-driven style, setting the tone for their music and overall image even before debut. They are set to make their debut with the self-titled EP KEYVITUP, marking the official beginning of their activities. With pre-debut exposure, international stage appearances, and a defined concept, the group enters the scene with momentum and a clear direction moving forward.

KEYVITUP

Para nuestra última portada digital, nos sentamos con HYUNMIN, TAEHWAN, SENA, JAEIN y RUKIA para hablar sobre su debut, cómo encontraron su sonido, escribir y dar forma a su propia música, la química que los une y hacia dónde quieren llevar a KEYVITUP a continuación

KEYVITUP - La portada digital de KPOPWORLD

KickFlip is a seven-member boy group under JYP Entertainment, consisting of Kyehoon, Amaru, Donghwa, Juwang, Minje, Keiju, and Donghyeon. The group was formed through the SBS audition program Loud and debuted in 2025. The group&#x27;s identity connects JYP&#x27;s idol training system with a more youthful, agile performance image. Because several members were already known from a survival-show context, KickFlip&#x27;s debut carried built-in curiosity around how the lineup would translate from trainee competition to a working group. The fandom is known as WeFlip. KickFlip is still early in its career, with its public identity centered on formation, lineup, and debut positioning rather than a long-established legacy.

KickFlip

KickFlip están listos para dar inicio a un nuevo capítulo. Antes de su primera gira mundial en 2027, las rookies de JYP Entertainment se sientan con KPOPWORLD para hablar de su nuevo álbum KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1

KickFlip habla sobre KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1 antes de su primera gira mundial

CLOSE YOUR EYES (also shortened as CYE) is a seven-member boy group under UNCORE. They were formed through JTBC&#x27;s survival show PROJECT7. They made their debut on April 2, 2025, with the mini album &quot;Enternalt&quot;. PROJECT7 started airing on October 18, 2024, and the finale was broadcast live on December 27, 2024, revealing the group name, CLOSE YOUR EYES, and the seven winners, in order: Ma Jingxiang, Kenshin, Jeon Minwook, Seo Kyoungbae, Song Seungho, Jang Yeojun, and Kim Sungmin. Before joining PROJECT7, Jeon Minwook had already debuted as a member of the boy group BAE173 and the project group A-SIX. Additionally, Ma Jingxiang was a contestant on Boys Planet, while Jang Yeojun also participated in Boys Planet and was a contestant on Wild Idol.

CLOSE YOUR EYES

Nos habla sobre el proceso de escritura detrás del tema de cierre del álbum, cómo ha crecido desde su debut y qué lo impulsa a seguir llegando más lejos

Conoce al miembro: una entrevista con SEO KYOUNGBAE de CLOSE YOUR EYES: siempre escalando más alto

Habla sobre descubrir la bossa nova por primera vez, lo que cambió para él al colaborar con un artista invitado y en qué momento se siente más conectado con el resto del grupo

Conoce al miembro: Una entrevista con KENSHIN de CLOSE YOUR EYES – El conector juguetón

Nuestra conversación aborda la vulnerabilidad en el estudio, los nervios que ha ido superando desde sus primeros días y lo que espera que CLOSER vea de forma distinta en esta era

Conoce al miembro: Una entrevista con SONG SEUNGHO de CLOSE YOUR EYES – La chispa constante

Olivia Marsh iba en un avión cuando se topó con turbulencias severas. Lo que vino después de ese momento —la claridad, la decisión de dejar de contenerse— se convirtió en Paraglider

Olivia Marsh Da el Salto a lo Desconocido con su Nuevo EP Paraglider

2PM is a South Korean boy group formed by JYP Entertainment, currently centered on Jun. K, Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho, and Chansung. They debuted in 2008 after the Hot Blood Men project, with Jay Park part of the group&#x27;s early history. The group became known for a &quot;beast idol&quot; image that emphasized athletic performance, masculine styling, and stage physicality. That made 2PM stand apart from many second-generation boy groups, especially as songs like &quot;Again &amp; Again&quot; and &quot;Heartbeat&quot; turned their choreography and dramatic staging into a signature. 2PM also developed strong individual careers. Members moved into acting, variety, solo music, songwriting, and international activities, helping the group remain recognizable even through military service and long gaps between releases. The fandom is known as HOTTEST. 2PM became one of JYP&#x27;s key second-generation acts, broadening boy-group performance language while building enough member recognition to last beyond their peak idol-cycle years.

Chyenne Tatum analiza cómo 2PM pasó de debutar con acrobacias y una sensualidad sin complejos en 2008 a replantear por completo cómo podía verse un boy group de K-pop

Cómo 2PM pionero la imagen “Beast-dol” para los boy groups del K-pop

IZ*ONE was a twelve-member project girl group formed through the Mnet survival show &quot;Produce 48,&quot; a collaboration between Korean and Japanese entertainment industries, debuting in October 2018. The group combined members from Korean agencies and Japan&#x27;s AKB48 system, including future stars Jang Wonyoung, An Yujin, Kim Chaewon, and Miyawaki Sakura. Their debut mini-album &quot;COLOR*IZ&quot; broke sales records for a K-pop girl group at the time. During their two-and-a-half-year contract, IZ*ONE became one of the best-selling girl groups in K-pop history, with releases like &quot;La Vie en Rose,&quot; &quot;Violeta,&quot; and &quot;Fiesta&quot; achieving critical and commercial success. Despite the &quot;Produce&quot; series vote manipulation scandal casting a shadow over their formation, the group&#x27;s talent was undeniable. IZ*ONE disbanded in April 2021 as planned, but their members went on to lead some of the biggest acts in K-pop&#x27;s fourth generation, including IVE, LE SSERAFIM, and more. Their fandom, WIZ*ONE, remains active and nostalgic.

IZ*ONE

Dos meses después de su lanzamiento, "Catch Catch" de YENA sigue escalando en la lista de Melon. Eso no pasa por accidente

Dos meses después, "Catch Catch" de YENA sigue subiendo, y eso dice mucho

ATEEZ is an eight-member boy group formed by KQ Entertainment, consisting of Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. They debuted in October 2018 with Treasure EP.1: All to Zero, launching a pirate-and-treasure storyline that gave their early music a cinematic frame. ATEEZ stood out because their performances felt oversized in the best way. Even before they had the company power of larger labels behind them, the group built attention through intense facial expressions, full-bodied choreography, live-stage energy, and songs designed to explode in concert. &quot;Wonderland,&quot; &quot;Answer,&quot; &quot;Guerrilla,&quot; &quot;Bouncy,&quot; and &quot;Crazy Form&quot; all show that instinct for scale: big chants, dramatic builds, and a sense that every chorus is meant to be shouted back. The members&#x27; roles support that theatrical style. Hongjoong anchors the group as leader and producer, Mingi gives the rap line a deep tone, Jongho brings unusually strong high notes, and San, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, and Wooyoung shape much of the performance identity. ATEEZ&#x27;s fanbase, ATINY, became known for strong international support, helping the group grow from a smaller-agency act into a major global touring name. ATEEZ&#x27;s significance comes from proving how far performance identity can carry a group when it is consistent. Their concepts can be loud, dark, playful, or rebellious, but the core remains theatrical and physical. They made intensity feel like a worldview, not just a comeback style.

ATEEZ

ATEEZ llegará a Hyde Park. El grupo de ocho miembros ha sido confirmado como headliner de BST Hyde Park el domingo 28 de junio, marcando su debut en el icónico escenario al aire libre y una exclusiva en el Reino Unido para 2026

ATEEZ encabezará BST Hyde Park 2026

HYBE x Geffen tiene un nuevo grupo — y una diferencia de edad que ya está generando preguntas conocidas. Netflix publicó un informe de 112 páginas que confirma lo que la mayoría ya sospechaba: la cultura coreana es un foco cultural

La semana pasada en K-pop, interpretada (11 - 15 de mayo de 2026)

Big Ocean is a South Korean boy group under Parastar Entertainment. The trio consists of PJ, Chanyeon, and Jiseok. They debuted on April 20, 2024 with &quot;Glow&quot; and are widely noted as the first hard-of-hearing K-pop boy group. Their performances incorporate Korean Sign Language, American Sign Language, and International Sign, making accessibility part of the group&#x27;s musical identity rather than an afterthought. The group describes its music as &quot;Free Soul Pop,&quot; a label that fits its mix of warm pop melodies, uplifting themes, and sign-language performance. Big Ocean&#x27;s releases include Blow, SLOW, Underwater, Red-dy Set Go!, and The Greatest Battle. Their fandom is known as PADO, the Korean word for wave.

Big Ocean

Big Ocean no pudo llegar a Europa en persona, así que escribieron una canción sobre ello. "Make it up to you" sale el 19 de mayo: un mensaje directo para cada fan que se quedó esperando cuando su Europe Tour 2026 fue cancelada recientemente

Big Ocean Convierte una Gira Cancelada en su Lanzamiento Más Personal Hasta Ahora

El reciente rebranding de HYBE, construido alrededor de una nueva misión, una nueva visión y la incorporación explícita de la tecnología como principio fundacional, no surgió de la nada. Surgió de Weverse

HYBE se renueva en torno a la tecnología y señala un giro más allá de la música

KATSEYE is a multinational girl group formed through the reality competition series Dream Academy, a collaboration between HYBE and Geffen Records. The group debuted in June 2024 with the single &quot;Debut&quot;. KATSEYE consists of six members from different countries: Daniela Avanzini, Lara Rajagopalan, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeong. The group was created to combine Kpop training with a global pop approach, featuring members from North America, Europe, and Asia. The group first gained attention through the documentary series The Debut: Dream Academy (or Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE on Netflix), which followed the trainees&#x27; journey during the Dream Academy project and the process of forming the final lineup. KATSEYE&#x27;s music blends elements of pop, dance, and K-pop-influenced production while targeting a global audience with multilingual promotion and international activities.

KATSEYE

KATSEYE llevarán el WILDWORLD TOUR a arenas de Europa y Norteamérica este otoño

KATSEYE Anuncian una enorme gira principal por arenas en Europa y Norteamérica

Dos incidentes, dos respuestas muy distintas — y un patrón que sigue repitiéndose. @chyandblack analiza las controversias consecutivas que involucran a G-Dragon y a Eunseok de RIIZE, y plantea la pregunta que los fans del K-pop llevan años haciéndose: ¿en qué momento la ignorancia se convierte en negligencia?

Cuando los idols de K-pop se convierten en infractores culturales reincidentes — ¿cuándo se detiene?

Ocho lanzamientos esta semana y casi ninguno suena igual. Taeyong regresa del servicio militar con una versión más refinada de su estilo centrado en el rap, aespa toman un giro más oscuro con G-Dragon a bordo, y NMIXX continúan "Crescendo" con algo que va construyéndose hasta desembocar en una liberación catártica total

Rincón del comeback: Taeyong, aespa, NMIXX y más

&amp;TEAM is a nine-member Japanese boy group under YX Labels (formerly HYBE Labels Japan). The group was formed through the survival program &quot;&amp;Audition - The Howling&quot; and debuted in December 2022 with their first extended play &quot;First Howling: Me&quot;. The group consists of EJ, Fuma, K, Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki, with EJ serving as the leader. Several members, including K, Nicholas, EJ, and Taki, previously participated in the survival show I-LAND before being selected for HYBE&#x27;s Japanese global debut project. Before their official debut, the group released the digital single Under the Skin, which introduced their storyline and concept. Their debut EP, First Howling,e followed shortly afterward, marking the beginning of the group&#x27;s &quot;First Howling&quot; series of releases. Although primarily active in Japan, &amp;TEAM promoted internationally and later expanded into Korea with Korean-language releases and promotions. Their fandom name is LUNÉ, representing fans who support the group like the moon lighting the night sky.

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&amp;TEAM ha anunciado su primer concierto solitario en un dome. La noticia llegó durante la noche inaugural de su "2026 &amp;TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY'" en K-Arena Yokohama el 13 de mayo.

&TEAM Anuncia su Primer Concierto Solitario en un Dome en Belluna Dome

Cortis, is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Music. The group consists of five members: Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. They debuted on August 18, 2025, with the digital single “What You Want&quot; followed by their first EP, &quot;Color Outside the Lines&quot;. The group’s name is derived from the phrase “Color Outside the Lines,” reflecting their concept of creative freedom and nonconformity. Cortis has been promoted as a self-producing “creator crew,” with members participating in songwriting, choreography, and visual direction. Blending pop, hip-hop, and experimental elements, the group gained early attention for their performance skills, self-produced content, and strong rookie-year sales, establishing them as one of Big Hit Music’s newer generation acts.

CORTIS

CORTIS no solo está creando un futuro éxito con "REDRED" — también está desmenuzando algunos conceptos culturales coreanos profundamente arraigados y poniéndolos bajo la luz

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