KPOPWORLD #6 (Yves)

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LOONA (이달의 소녀, &quot;Girl of the Month&quot;) is a girl group formed by Blockberry Creative with one of the most ambitious pre-debut projects in K-pop history. From 2016 to 2018, each of the twelve members was individually introduced with her own solo single, music video, and lore before the full group debuted in August 2018. This elaborate rollout created an intricate &quot;LOONAVERSE&quot; mythology that captivated fans who dissected every visual clue and narrative connection. LOONA&#x27;s music spans a remarkable range of styles — from Chuu&#x27;s bubbly &quot;Heart Attack&quot; to the cinematic grandeur of &quot;Butterfly&quot; to the girl-crush energy of &quot;PTT (Paint the Town).&quot; The group gained a uniquely devoted international fandom, Orbits, who turned LOONA into an internet phenomenon long before the group achieved mainstream domestic success. Despite significant company controversies and member departures, LOONA&#x27;s creative ambition and the quality of their discography have ensured their place in K-pop history as one of the most artistically inventive groups of their generation.

LOONA

Desde LOONA hasta su evolución como artista solista, Yves habla sobre su trayectoria, identidad creativa y los desafíos detrás de su crecimiento en una conversación honesta y sin filtros en 2026

La autoimagen de Yves

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

TOMORROW X TOGETHER, often shortened to TXT, is a five-member boy group under BIGHIT MUSIC. The group consists of Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Huening Kai. They debuted in March 2019 with The Dream Chapter: Star, becoming BigHit&#x27;s first boy group after BTS and immediately attracting heavy attention. TXT&#x27;s early identity centered on youth, friendship, imagination, and the strange emotional weather of growing up. Instead of debuting with a hard-edged performance image, they leaned into brightness, fantasy, and vulnerability on songs such as &quot;Crown,&quot; &quot;Run Away,&quot; and &quot;Blue Hour.&quot; That made the group feel distinct within fourth-generation boy-group trends, especially because their storytelling often treated adolescence as magical, confusing, and a little unstable. As their catalog developed, TXT added sharper pop-rock, emo, and dance influences through songs like &quot;0X1=LOVESONG,&quot; &quot;LO$ER=LOVER,&quot; &quot;Sugar Rush Ride,&quot; and &quot;Chasing That Feeling.&quot; The members&#x27; strengths map cleanly onto that evolution: Soobin&#x27;s calm leadership, Yeonjun&#x27;s performance charisma, Beomgyu&#x27;s color, Taehyun&#x27;s vocal focus, and Huening Kai&#x27;s bright tone all help the group move between softness and intensity. TXT&#x27;s fandom is known as MOA, short for Moments of Alwaysness. The group&#x27;s significance is tied to how carefully they built a coming-of-age identity across albums, videos, and performances. Rather than defining themselves through a single sound, TXT became a group about transition itself: childhood into adulthood, fantasy into reality, and polished idol pop into something more emotionally restless.

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

YEONJUN en Gayo Daejeon 2025: Una estrella renace

OnlyOneOf is a six-member group that consists of KB, Rie, Yoojung, Junji, Mill, and Nine. They made their debut as 7 members with Time Leap and Savanna on May 28, 2019, as 8D Creative’s (RSVP) first boy group. Love left the group in August 2021. On August 8, 2025 KB confirmed that he has left the company and is currently independent. On October 30, 2025, 8D Entertainment stated that the group’s contracts had expired and that the company would no longer manage them. In a series of messages sent on Fromm, Mill stated that OnlyOneOf had not ended and encouraged fans to look forward to his future activities.

OnlyOneOf

Miembros de OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG y NINE se reúnen como el nuevo trío QQQ con Ktown4u

Block B is a South Korean boy group known for a rebellious hip-hop identity and strong self-producing image. The lineup consists of Zico, Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Kyung, and P.O.. The group debuted in 2011 and stood apart from many idol groups of the period by leaning into louder personalities, rougher humor, and music driven by rap and production. Zico&#x27;s role as a producer and public-facing creative figure helped define the group&#x27;s image, but Block B&#x27;s appeal also came from the contrast between strong vocals, rap-heavy tracks, and unpredictable variety presence. The fandom is known as BBC. Block B helped widen the space for hip-hop-driven idol teams in the early 2010s, with BASTARZ and member solo work extending that identity beyond the full group.

Block B

ZICO lanza el nuevo &lsquo;DUET’ con Lilas (ikura) de YOASOBI

Los años de rookie son brutales. Eso no es nuevo, pero los márgenes se sienten aún más estrechos ahora. La quinta generación ha llegado a un ecosistema donde la atención está dispersa y el listón de la industria para la “preparación” ha subido, mientras la paciencia de los fans se ha acortado

Chispas tempranas, grandes futuros: Los rookies que iluminan 2026

Siempre ha habido un cruce entre la moda y el K-pop, pero 2025 hizo imposible fingir que la relación no es ahora algo estructural

Los momentos de moda que definieron el K-pop en 2025

Algunos años en el K-pop transcurren en línea recta. 2025 no fue uno de ellos. Este fue el año en que la industria zigzagueó tan bruscamente que ni siquiera los fans veteranos podían fingir que lo vieron venir

Las mayores K-sorpresas de 2025

A K-pop le encanta un momento en solitario, pero no siempre ama una carrera en solitario. Esa es la verdad silenciosa que atraviesa 2025: trabajar en solitario, en esta industria, es más difícil de lo que la gente admite

Los solistas que reinaron en 2025

En teoría, un mini-álbum debería ser el formato más fácil del mundo de acertar. De cuatro a seis canciones, sin necesidad de construir toda una mitología, espacio suficiente para probar una idea sin agotarla

La belleza de las cosas pequeñas: los mini-álbums de 2025 que pegaron fuerte

Chuu anuncia su álbum de estudio debut &lsquo;XO, My Cyberlove,’ que saldrá el 7 de enero

ENHYPEN is a boy group formed through the 2020 survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab. The current lineup consists of Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. They debuted in November 2020 with Border: Day One, arriving with a built-in global audience from the show and a concept built around connection, transformation, and fate. The group&#x27;s early work used dark, dramatic imagery to separate them from brighter rookie-boy-group formulas. &quot;Given-Taken,&quot; &quot;Drunk-Dazed,&quot; &quot;Fever,&quot; and later songs in the Dimension and Dark Blood eras leaned into supernatural metaphors, sharp choreography, and a tension between elegance and danger. That made ENHYPEN feel less like a simple survival-show product and more like a group with a continuing storyline. ENHYPEN&#x27;s member appeal is strongly performance-based. Jungwon gives the team a steady center as leader, Jay and Jake bring international texture, Sunghoon&#x27;s skating background informs his clean stage image, Sunoo adds brightness and contrast, and Ni-ki anchors the dance line with unusual precision for a maknae. Their fandom, ENGENE, grew quickly because the group&#x27;s identity invited close reading: fans could follow the music, the lore, and the members&#x27; development at the same time. As a fourth-generation act, ENHYPEN&#x27;s importance sits between survival-show fandom and global idol scale. They showed how a group could debut with a transnational audience already watching, then keep that audience through consistent visual storytelling, polished performance, and songs that made adolescence feel mythic rather than ordinary.

ENHYPEN

ENHYPEN anuncian su 7.º miniálbum ‘THE SIN : VANISH’, previsto para enero de 2026

Intentar predecir cómo se verá el K-pop en 2026 se siente un poco como intentar dibujar un blanco móvil. Nada se queda quieto el tiempo suficiente. Pero eso podría cambiar el próximo año. O al menos, las piezas se están alineando de una manera que hace que parezca posible.

El año en que el K-pop vuelve a la conversación global en sus propios términos

Aunque el K-pop domina la narrativa de exportación, el ecosistema musical de Corea es mucho más grande, extraño y gratificante que los carriles donde la mayoría de los oyentes se quedan

Noticias

YEONJUN en Gayo Daejeon 2025: Una estrella renace

Miembros de OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG y NINE se reúnen como el nuevo trío QQQ con Ktown4u

ZICO lanza el nuevo ‘DUET’ con Lilas (ikura) de YOASOBI

Chispas tempranas, grandes futuros: Los rookies que iluminan 2026

Los momentos de moda que definieron el K-pop en 2025

Las mayores K-sorpresas de 2025

Los solistas que reinaron en 2025

La belleza de las cosas pequeñas: los mini-álbums de 2025 que pegaron fuerte

Chuu anuncia su álbum de estudio debut ‘XO, My Cyberlove,’ que saldrá el 7 de enero

ENHYPEN anuncian su 7.º miniálbum ‘THE SIN : VANISH’, previsto para enero de 2026

El año en que el K-pop vuelve a la conversación global en sus propios términos

La música coreana esencial de 2025 que no es K-pop

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