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hrtz.wav is a five-member boy band under Kakao Entertainment. The group was formed through STEAL HEART CLUB and debuted with their first mini album The First Wave. The group’s formation began when Mnet announced plans to debut a new global boy band through the survival program STEAL HEART CLUB, which aired in late 2025. The program followed contestants competing in different instrumental and vocal positions to determine the final lineup of the band. The show premiered in October 2025 and concluded with a live finale in December, where the group’s official name, hrtz.wav, and its final members were revealed. The lineup was determined by position rankings, with Hagiwa as drummer, Dane as bassist, Keiten as guitarist, Riaan as vocalist, and Youn Young Jun as keyboardist. Production of the program was handled by CJ ENM, while Kakao Entertainment oversees the band’s distribution, album planning, production, and overall management. The group made their official debut with the mini album The First Wave, released on April 8, 2026.

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Mnetの「STEAL HEART CLUB」を通じて結成されたhrtz.wavは、デビュー以来、5人の個性あるミュージシャンがひとつのバンドとしてどうまとまっていくかを模索してきた。初のミニアルバム『The First Wave』では、若さゆえの感情や経験を土台にした明るいポップロックサウンドを披露した。

hrtz.wavは自分たちだけのリズムを見つけつつある

デビュー作『SPLAY : CHAPTER 01』を経て、5人組バンドSplayitは、さらに多彩な魅力を見せる準備が整っている。YOON CHAN、EUN BIN、KYUNG UK、AYDN、EUN CHANが登場。

Splayit、独自のサウンドを見つけ、アイデンティティを築く

EXOやBTSからATEEZやaespaまで、K-popの世界観は、架空のユニバース、相互に関連する物語、そしてトランスメディア・ストーリーテリングが広がる壮大な世界へと進化してきた

K-Popの世界観ビジネス：ワールドビルディングからファンロイヤルティへ

ATEEZ is an eight-member boy group under KQ Entertainment &mdash; Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho &mdash; who debuted in October 2018 with Treasure EP.1: All to Zero, opening a pirate-and-treasure narrative that gave their early work a cinematic frame. What set them apart was performance built on a larger-than-life scale. Without the backing of a major label, they drew attention through sharp facial expression, full-body choreography, live-stage force, and songs engineered to detonate in concert: &ldquo;Wonderland,&rdquo; &ldquo;Answer,&rdquo; &ldquo;Guerrilla,&rdquo; &ldquo;Bouncy,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Crazy Form&rdquo; all share that instinct for big chants, dramatic builds, and choruses written to be shouted back. Their roles reinforce that theatricality &mdash; Hongjoong leads and produces, Mingi anchors the rap line with his low register, Jongho delivers exceptional high notes, and San, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, and Wooyoung carry much of the performance identity. ATINY, their fandom, is known for fierce international support, the force that lifted a smaller-agency group into a global touring act. ATEEZ matter because they show how far a consistent performance identity can take a group. Loud, dark, playful, or defiant, the core stays theatrical and physical. They turned intensity into a worldview rather than a seasonal concept.

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KPOPWORLDは、#ATEEZとMIIMCA X TELECAのコラボレーションによる、ファン必見のワクワクする企画をお届けします。ATEEZのトレーディングカードが入った、3種類の限定グッズからお選びいただけます。

ATEEZ MIIMCA X TELECA COLLECTION

NCT, short for Neo Culture Technology, is a boy group project under SM Entertainment. The system was built around multiple units, changing combinations, and regional expansion rather than a single fixed lineup, making NCT one of SM&#x27;s most ambitious idol structures. The project began publicly through NCT U in 2016, then expanded through fixed or semi-fixed units such as NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, and NCT WISH. Each unit carries a different role: Seoul-based performance, youth-to-adult growth, Chinese-language promotion, rotational experiments, and the final new-team expansion. NCT&#x27;s music is often associated with dense production, experimental structures, and performance-heavy arrangements. The group&#x27;s system allowed SM to place members in songs by concept, which helped produce very different sounds under the same brand without asking every unit to serve the same identity. The project also made member identity central to the fan experience. NCTzen follows not only the full brand but also unit dynamics, cross-unit collaborations, and individual member activities, which makes the profile more complex than a normal group page. NCT is both a group brand and a structure for multiple teams. That structure shaped how SM approached global boy-group promotion from the mid-2010s onward, making the project as much about organization and unit design as individual songs.

NCTの元メンバーでソロアーティストとして活動するWINWINが、2026年11月1日にデビューミニアルバムRE-freshをリリースする。先行配信シングル「Back at One」を引き連れてのリリースとなる。

元NCTメンバーWINWIN、ソロデビュー作『RE-fresh』のリードシングルを公開

BLACKPINK is a four-member South Korean girl group under YG Entertainment &mdash; Jisoo, Jennie, Ros&eacute;, and Lisa &mdash; who debuted on August 8, 2016 with Square One and its double single "Boombayah" and "Whistle." As YG's first girl group since 2NE1, they were positioned not as a large idol ensemble but as four sharply drawn performers, each with her own vocal tone, visual identity, and role. The name itself encodes that duality: "black" for a hard, self-assured edge, "pink" for glamour and pop accessibility. Jennie and Lisa's clipped rap sections anchor the percussive center of most songs while Jisoo and Ros&eacute; supply melodic lift, a structure recognizable across producers, languages, and markets &mdash; from the sparse whistle hook of their debut to the heavy drops of "DDU-DU DDU-DU." Scarcity shaped their ascent as much as output did. They released comparatively few songs in their early years, which turned each comeback into an event rather than a routine promotional beat. The tradeoffs were real, but attention concentrated on a tight set of songs, videos, and stage moments: "Kill This Love," "How You Like That," "Pink Venom," and "Shut Down" became templates for a global-facing K-pop built on impact, visual clarity, and instantly repeatable hooks. Their reach came from more than charts &mdash; they linked the idol system to global pop, luxury fashion, digital fandom, and festival culture, becoming the first Korean girl group at Coachella in 2019 and the first K-pop act to headline it in 2023. Western collaborations, fashion-house partnerships, and an enormous social footprint carried them to audiences with no prior interest in Korean music. All four built substantial solo careers in music, acting, fashion, and brand work, making the group a clear case of group and solo identities reinforcing each other. After renewing with YG for group activities, their individual paths grew more independent while BLACKPINK continued as a shared brand and performing unit. Their real significance lies less in records broken than in normalizing a model where a K-pop girl group functions at once as an idol act, a global pop project, and four standalone celebrity careers. Their fandom is called BLINK.

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BLACKPINKの「BOOMBAYAH」のミュージックビデオが19億再生を突破し、K-popグループのデビュー作として史上初の快挙を達成した

BLACKPINKの「BOOMBAYAH」、デビュー曲のMVとして史上初の19億再生突破

AND2BLE (앤더블) is a five-member boy group under YH Entertainment. They made their debut on May 26, 2026 with their 1st mini album Sequence 01: Curiosity. The group consists of former ZEROBASEONE Members Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyu Vin, and Han Yu Jin, as well as former EVNNE member Yoo Seung Eon.

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YH Entertainmentは、ボーイグループAND2BLEが2026年10月27日に2枚目のEP『Sequence 02: Attraction』で戻ってくることを発表した。

AND2BLE、第2 EP『Sequence 02: Attraction』でカムバックへ

IVE is a six-member girl group formed by Starship Entertainment, debuting in December 2021. The group includes former IZ*ONE members Wonyoung and Yujin alongside Gaeul, Rei, Leeseo, and Liz. IVE&#x27;s concept centers on self-confidence and self-love, encapsulated by their motto &quot;I HAVE&quot; -- a declaration of owning one&#x27;s identity rather than chasing external validation. From their first single, &quot;Eleven,&quot; IVE established a style built around poise rather than maximal force. &quot;Love Dive,&quot; &quot;After Like,&quot; and &quot;I Am&quot; strengthened that image with sleek hooks, elegant choreography, and lyrics that frame confidence as something cool and self-possessed. The group stood out in a crowded fourth-generation field by feeling polished early: less like rookies chasing impact and more like a brand arriving already defined. IVE&#x27;s appeal also comes from contrast inside the lineup. Yujin gives the group a strong leader and performance anchor, Wonyoung brings a highly visible center presence, Liz adds vocal brightness, Rei gives the rap line a distinctive tone, Gaeul sharpens the dance and rap texture, and Leeseo adds youthful energy without making the group feel overly cute. Starship&#x27;s presentation often uses that balance to make IVE feel fashionable, direct, and easy to recognize. The fandom is known as DIVE, and IVE quickly became one of the defining girl groups of their generation through a mix of public-friendly singles, strong visual identity, and high-profile members. Their significance is not just that they produced hit songs, but that they helped re-center a graceful, self-assured pop image in modern K-pop: glamorous without being distant, confident without needing to shout, and accessible without feeling generic.

2026年10月5日、IVEは今後発売予定のミニアルバム『Looks Can Kill』のトラックリストを公開し、人気シンガーソングライターのZara Larssonの名前がクレジットに登場した

Zara LarssonがIVEの「Glow Motion」の作曲者としてクレジット

VIVIZ is a three-member girl group consisting of SinB, Eunha, and Umji — three former members of the beloved group GFRIEND. After GFRIEND&#x27;s sudden disbandment in 2021, the trio signed with BPM Entertainment and redebuted as VIVIZ (Visual, Vivid, and Illusion) in February 2022. Their formation was a testament to the bond between the members and their determination to continue performing together. VIVIZ gained significant attention through their appearance on Mnet&#x27;s &quot;Queendom 2,&quot; where they showcased their growth and versatility to a wide audience. Their releases, including &quot;BOP BOP!&quot; and &quot;LOVEADE,&quot; lean into retro-pop and dance-pop territory. For fans of GFRIEND, known as Buddies, VIVIZ represents a bittersweet continuation — different in name and sound, but carrying forward the spirit of the friendship that defined one of K-pop&#x27;s most popular girl groups. VIVIZ has carved out their own space as a mature, confident trio while honoring the legacy they helped build.

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ガールズグループVIVIZのEunha、SinB、UmjiがUNCOREと専属契約を結んだと、同事務所が2026年10月5日に発表した。

VIVIZの3人、UNCOREと契約締結　グループ名変更の可能性も

Stray Kids is an eight-member boy group under JYP Entertainment &mdash; Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. Introduced through the 2017 survival program Stray Kids, they debuted in March 2018 with I Am Not, following the pre-debut release "Hellevator"; former member Kim Woojin departed in 2019. Their identity is unusually bound to self-production: Bang Chan had already assembled the members around a team-first concept before debut, and the production trio 3RACHA &mdash; Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han &mdash; became the engine behind much of the group's sound, giving them a different center of gravity from idol acts handed their material. Musically they're known for dense rap writing, aggressive electronic textures, abrupt rhythmic switches, and choruses built for performance impact. "God's Menu," "Back Door," "Thunderous," "Maniac," and "S-Class" made that style instantly legible: noisy by design, but organized around hooks, slogans, and choreography fans could grab hold of, with lyrics circling pressure, self-definition, ambition, and the clumsy work of growing into confidence. The members' contrast drives much of the appeal &mdash; Bang Chan anchors as leader and producer, Changbin and Han give the rap line speed and personality, Lee Know, Hyunjin, and Felix shape the performance image, and Seungmin and I.N supply melodic balance. Rather than sanding those differences down, the group leans into them, which is why their songs feel crowded, restless, and unmistakably their own. Stray Kids became one of the defining global boy groups of the fourth generation, with a fandom called STAY and major touring success across Asia, North America, and Europe. Their rise proved a self-producing idol group could scale internationally without losing a specific sonic fingerprint. Whatever genre or language they experiment with, the core holds: high-impact pop built out of tension, noise, teamwork, and control.

Stray Kids

JYP Entertainmentは、BTSが同様の決断を下してから数週間後、Stray Kidsも2027年のGrammy Awardsに楽曲を提出していないと明らかにした

Stray Kids、BTSに続きGrammy Awardsへの出品を見送り

ILLIT is a South Korean girl group formed through the 2023 reality survival show R U Next?. The group is managed by Belift Lab, a subsidiary of HYBE, and debuted in March 2024 with the EP &quot;Super Real Me&quot;. ILLIT consists of five members: Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha, though former member Youngeso left before the group officially debuted despite making the final line up. The group quickly gained global attention with their debut title track Magnetic, which became a viral hit on social media platforms and achieved high placements on international music charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200. Their sound combines elements of Kpop, electronic pop, and dreamy pop aesthetics. ILLIT&#x27;s concept focuses on youthful energy and individuality, presenting a soft yet modern pop style that has helped establish the group as one of the notable fifth-generation Kpop girl groups.

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ILLITのデビュータイトル曲「Magnetic」が、10月2日に日本レコード協会からトリプル・プラチナ認定を獲得した

ILLIT、「Magnetic」で日本における海外女性アーティスト最速のトリプル・プラチナ達成

TWICE is a nine-member girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through the survival show Sixteen. The lineup consists of Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu, with members from South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. They debuted in October 2015 with &quot;Like Ooh-Ahh,&quot; introducing the bright, kinetic identity that would make them one of the central girl groups of K-pop&#x27;s third generation. The group&#x27;s early rise was built on an unusually clear pop formula: big choruses, memorable gestures, colorful styling, and personalities that were easy for viewers to distinguish. A run led by &quot;Cheer Up&quot; and &quot;TT&quot; turned TWICE into a national-level phenomenon in Korea, while their Japanese members helped the group cross naturally into Japan&#x27;s idol and pop markets. Rather than relying on a single vocal or dance center, TWICE worked because the lineup felt balanced as a whole: playful, approachable, and tightly rehearsed. As the members grew older, TWICE gradually expanded beyond the cute and school-age image attached to their first hits. The move from &quot;Fancy&quot; through &quot;I Can&#x27;t Stop Me&quot; kept the group&#x27;s melodic accessibility while bringing in sleeker dance-pop, disco, synth-pop, and more mature performance styling. That evolution mattered because it let TWICE remain recognizable without staying frozen in their debut concept. TWICE also became one of the clearest examples of a K-pop girl group building a long international career without losing its domestic base. Their Korean and Japanese discographies developed side by side, and later global touring brought the group to arenas and stadiums far beyond East Asia. The fandom is known as ONCE, a name that matches the group&#x27;s long-running emphasis on mutual loyalty between the members and their audience. Their legacy is not only commercial. TWICE helped define what a modern large girl group could be: member-driven, visually bright, musically immediate, and durable enough to age into a second phase. They normalized the idea that a top K-pop girl group could keep all members active across many years, shift concepts without abandoning its core warmth, and still feel like a complete team even as individual members developed solo work, acting, modeling, and unit activities.

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TWICEのNAYEONがBrazilian DJのAlokと新曲「Bye Bye Inhibitions」をリリースした。

TWICEのNAYEON、Brazilian DJのAlokと「Bye Bye Inhibitions」でコラボ

ALLDAY PROJECT is a five-member co-ed collaboration group under The Black Label. They made their debut on June 23, 2025, with the digital single &quot;FAMOUS&quot;. ALLDAY PROJECT is described as a limitless creative project that knows no boundaries, and a special collaboration of 5 unparalleled artists (Annie, Tarzzan, Bailey, Woochan, and Youngseo) recognized in their respective fields, united to push the boundaries of creative expression, challenge conventional norms, and deliver something entirely new and unprecedented. With sophisticated music, daring visuals, and powerful messages, ALLDAY PROJECT transcends labels and defies expectations.

ALLDAY PROJECT

THEBLACKLABELのバイラル・ヒップホップグループALLDAY PROJECTが、デビュー作から9か月を経て2作目となるEP『CRASH』をリリースした。

ALLDAY PROJECT、2nd EPアルバム『CRASH』をリリース

MEOVV (pronounced &quot;Meow&quot;) is a five-member girl group under The Black Label. Their name stands for &quot;My Eyes Open VVide,&quot; reflecting the group&#x27;s bold and confident image. They officially debuted on September 6, 2024 with the digital single &quot;Meow&quot;. Prior to debut, the group attracted significant attention online after rumored trainee photos began circulating in early 2024, particularly due to the involvement of well-known figures such as choreographer Bailey Sok, actress and model Ella Gross, and Annie Moon, granddaughter of Shinsegae chairwoman Lee Myung-hee. Following Annie&#x27;s reported departure from the pre-debut lineup, The Black Label officially introduced the five-member group in August 2024, revealing members Ella, Gawon, Sooin, Anna, and Narin. Around the same time, the agency also announced a global partnership with Capitol Records for the group&#x27;s international promotions. After debuting with &quot;Meow,&quot; the group quickly followed up with releases including &quot;Toxic&quot; and &quot;Body,&quot; continuing to establish their sleek and performance-driven identity. In 2025, MEOVV revealed their fandom name PAWMPAWM and released their first EP My Eyes Open VVide, led by the title track &quot;Drop Top&quot; and preceded by the pre-release single &quot;Hands Up.&quot; The group achieved their first music show win on M Countdown with &quot;Hands Up&quot; on May 8, 2025. Later that year, MEOVV expanded their activities with their first Japanese single &quot;Me Me Me&quot; and the digital single &quot;Burning Up,&quot; followed by a remix version titled &quot;Burning Up (Rush Remix).&quot; In 2026, the group released their second EP Bite Now on June 1, continuing their rapid rise within the global K-pop scene.

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THEBLACKLABELは、急成長中のガールズグループMEOVVが新しいシングルアルバムGO HARDを2026年10月12日にリリースすると発表した。

MEOVV、10月にシングルアルバム『GO HARD』をリリースへ

EVNNE is a 5-member boy group under Jellyfish Entertainment. They debuted on September 19th 2023 with the mini-album “Target: Me”. The group name is an acronym for &quot;EVENing&#x27;s Newest Etoiles&quot;. The group originally consisted of seven trainees who were previously contestants on the survival show Boys Planet. The members were Park Han Bin, Lee Jeong Hyeon, Mun Jung Hyun, and Park Ji Hoo from WAKEONE; Yoo Seung Eon and Ji Yun Seo from YH Entertainment; and Keita from Rain Company. The group formerly went with the name &quot;BLIT&quot; an acronym for &quot;Boldly Leaping Into Tomorrow&quot; but was changed after fans raised concerns of misinterpretation. On December 8 2025, Jellyfish Entertainment announced that Yoo Seung Eon and Ji Yun Seo would end their activities with EVNNE after finishing the [OUR EVNNEing] fanmeeting in January 2026 and would thereafter return to YH Entertainment.

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Jellyfish EntertainmentのボーイグループEVNNEが、グループ再編後初となる6th mini album on: our noiseを引っ提げて10月19日にカムバックする予定だ。

EVNNE、6th Mini Album ‘on: our noise’ を10月19日にリリースへ

ENHYPEN is a boy group formed through the 2020 survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab, currently made up of Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. They debuted in November 2020 with Border: Day One, arriving with a global audience already in place from the show and a concept organized around connection, transformation, and fate. Their early work used dark, dramatic imagery to pull away from brighter rookie formulas. "Given-Taken," "Drunk-Dazed," "Fever," and the later Dimension and Dark Blood eras leaned on supernatural metaphor, sharp choreography, and a push-pull between elegance and danger &mdash; which made them feel less like a survival-show byproduct than a group with an ongoing storyline. The member appeal is heavily performance-driven: Jungwon holds a steady center as leader, Jay and Jake bring international texture, Sunghoon's figure-skating background shapes his clean stage presence, Sunoo adds brightness and contrast, and Ni-ki anchors the dance line with rare precision for a maknae. Their fandom, ENGENE, grew fast because the group's identity rewarded close reading &mdash; music, lore, and member development all unfolding at once. As a fourth-generation act, ENHYPEN sit at the junction of survival-show fandom and global idol scale. They demonstrated that a group could debut with a transnational audience already watching, then hold it through consistent visual storytelling, polished performance, and songs that treated adolescence as mythic rather than ordinary.

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BELIFT LABのENHYPENとHYBE Latin AmericaのSANTOS BRAVOSの楽曲が、新リミックス「Bloody Paradise x VELOCIDADE (PETERBLUE Remix)」としてひとつに融合した。

ENHYPENとSANTOS BRAVOSが新しいPETERBLUEリミックスでコラボ

Red Velvet is a five-member girl group formed by SM Entertainment, debuting in August 2014. The group -- Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Yeri (who joined in 2015) -- is built around a dual-concept identity: the bright, playful &quot;Red&quot; side and the darker, experimental &quot;Velvet&quot; side. This duality gave them enormous creative range and became their defining artistic trademark. The &quot;Red&quot; side gave the group some of K-pop&#x27;s most vivid pop singles, including &quot;Dumb Dumb,&quot; &quot;Russian Roulette,&quot; &quot;Red Flavor,&quot; and &quot;Power Up.&quot; The &quot;Velvet&quot; side leaned toward smoother R&amp;B, darker synth textures, and slower-burning drama on songs such as &quot;Automatic,&quot; &quot;Bad Boy,&quot; and &quot;Psycho.&quot; Instead of treating those modes as separate eras, Red Velvet made the contrast part of the brand: sweet could turn strange, elegant could become unsettling, and experimental choices could still land as pop. That range made Red Velvet especially important as an album group. Their title tracks often drew the most attention, but fans and critics also paid close attention to B-sides, vocal arrangements, and the way the members&#x27; tones fit together. Wendy&#x27;s vocal clarity, Seulgi&#x27;s performance edge, Joy&#x27;s color, Irene&#x27;s cool center, and Yeri&#x27;s later addition gave the group a layered sound that could handle both bright hooks and more atmospheric material. Red Velvet&#x27;s influence comes from their refusal to settle into one easy lane. They could be playful without feeling lightweight, polished without becoming predictable, and weird without losing the listener. Their fandom is known as ReVeluv, and the group&#x27;s place in K-pop rests on that balance: a major SM girl group with mainstream hits, deep-cut credibility, and a catalog that made adventurous pop feel normal.

Red Velvet

Red VelvetのJOYが、アニメ映画Stitch Head: The Secret Castle’s Little Monsterの韓国語吹き替え版で声優デビューを果たした。

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