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82Major (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Great M Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Cho Seong-il, Yoon Ye-chan, Nam Seong-mo, Hwang Seong-bin, Park Seok-joon and Kim Do-gyun. The group&#x27;s name is a combination of South Korea&#x27;s calling code (+82) and the word ‘major’, expressing their desire to become a group that represents Korea. They debuted on October 11, 2023, with the single album On.

82MAJOR

82MAJORが音楽番組で初の1位を獲得。さらに、Show Championで1年以上MCとしてトロフィーを渡してきたSEONG MOが、ついにそれを受け取る側になった

82MAJOR、『HEAT』、初の1位、そしてその先にあるもの

ZEROBASEONE, commonly known as ZB1, is a five-member boy group formed through the Mnet survival show &quot;Boys Planet&quot; in 2023. They originally debuted as a nine-member group — along with AND2BLE&#x27;s members Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyuvin and Han Yujin — under WAKEONE Entertainment, with &quot;In Bloom&quot; setting first-week sales records that demonstrated the massive anticipation built through the survival show. As a project group with a limited contract period, ZB1 operates with an urgency to make every comeback count, and they have delivered with consistent chart-topping releases and sold-out concerts. The group&#x27;s strength lies in their strong individual star power combined with impressive group synergy, cultivated through the intense bonding of their competition experience. Their fandom, ZEROSE, mobilized quickly into one of the most organized fan bases in fourth-generation K-pop. ZB1 represents the continued power of the survival show format to create commercially dominant groups with built-in passionate audiences. On March 15, 2026, they held their last concert as a nine-member boy group, sparking sadness among fans, who had grown fond of the relationship that had developed between the nine boys. As YH Entertainment did not renew the contracts of Zhang Hao, Ricky, Kim Gyuvin, and Han Yujin with WAKEONE, ZB1 are now promoting their career as a five-member boy group, with Sung Hanbin, Kim Jiwoong, Seok Matthew, Kim Taerae, and Park Gunwook.

ZEROBASEONE

WakeOne所属のZEROBASEONEメンバーであるSeok MatthewとPark Gunwookが、デュオ名「EMP」として待望のサブユニットプロジェクトを9月21日にリリースすると発表した。

ZEROBASEONEのSeok MatthewとPark Gunwook、サブユニット「EMP」でミックステープを発表

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

Dolce &amp; GabbanaがSOOBINを最新アンバサダーに起用した際、彼らが前面に押し出したのはスキンケアだった。おなじみのファッションポートレートと並んで、彼のデビューイメージではガラス肌と製品が主役になっている。これは偶然の選択ではない

SOOBIN、Dolce & Gabbana、そして高まる男性K-Beautyの力

今週の最新K-popリリースは、新人グループたちが席巻。激しく、ドラマチックで、やわらかく、軽やかな楽曲がそろった。

Comeback Corner: IU, YOUNGTAK, NAZE & MORE

SEVENTEEN is a thirteen-member boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment, debuting in May 2015. The group is organized into three internal teams: hip-hop, vocal, and performance. That structure is more than branding; it explains how SEVENTEEN functions, with members contributing to songwriting, choreography, staging, and the division of energy across a very large lineup. The members are S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. Their nickname as &quot;self-producing idols&quot; comes especially from Woozi&#x27;s central role in music and Hoshi&#x27;s role in performance direction, but the larger appeal is how the group makes thirteen people feel coordinated rather than crowded. SEVENTEEN&#x27;s early music leaned bright, youthful, and rhythmically nimble, with songs like &quot;Adore U,&quot; &quot;Mansae,&quot; and &quot;Very Nice&quot; presenting them as a group with unusual stage chemistry. Later releases such as &quot;Don&#x27;t Wanna Cry,&quot; &quot;Home,&quot; &quot;Left &amp; Right,&quot; &quot;Rock with you,&quot; and &quot;Super&quot; widened the scale while keeping the choreography and vocal distribution clear. Their best songs often turn teamwork itself into the hook: repeated gestures, fast transitions, and formations that reward watching the whole stage. The group&#x27;s growth into one of K-pop&#x27;s top album sellers came from consistency as much as spectacle. SEVENTEEN built trust through steady comebacks, strong variety content, and concerts that emphasized the members&#x27; humor as well as precision. Their fandom, CARAT, became part of that identity, following a group that could be technically impressive without losing warmth. SEVENTEEN&#x27;s legacy is tied to durability. Few large idol groups have kept such a clear group image while allowing so many individual personalities to stand out. As their scale expanded under the wider HYBE era, they remained recognizably Pledis-born: performance-first, member-driven, and unusually good at turning the mechanics of a big team into something emotionally easy to understand.

SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEENのJEONGHANとJOSHUAが、10月19日にJxJという名前で新たなユニットとしてカムバックすることを発表した。

SEVENTEENのJEONGHANとJOSHUA、新ユニットJxJを結成

Essentially the Korean equivalent of the Billboard charts, The Circle Chart was previously known as the Gaon Music Chart.&nbsp;

What is The Circle Chart?

What does delulu mean?

Recently, the Mexican girl group Jeans – a big hit in the 90s – posted on social media regarding the controversy surrounding K-pop girl group NewJeans.

Mexican girl group releases statement about NewJeans

In 2022, BTS released their anthology album Proof. The K-pop juggernaut recently passed their 100th week on the Billboard World Albums Chart.

100 Weeks? For real? BTS hits major milestone

Man. NewJeans can’t catch a break. In addition to the drama between their label ADOR and their parent company HYBE, now listeners on social media are propagating a new theory, claiming that NewJeans has directly copied the Mexican 90s group named – and we kid you not – Jeans.

NewJeans has new controversy

The new BBC documentary Burning Sun investigates a significant sex scandal in South Korea involving K-pop stars and celebrities, notably Jung Joon-young.

BBC’s new documentary uncovers dark secrets in K-pop

ATTRAKT (Korean: 어트랙트) is a record label based in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.&nbsp;

Who is ATTRAKT?

NGL, this dance is SICK. Featuring tripleS members SEOYEON and JiYeon, Kim Jae Hwan revealed the trendy new dance for his single “Amaid.” Are you talented enough to execute this choreography?&nbsp;

Have you seen Kim Jae Hwan’s new dance challenge?

SEVENTEEN’s New Album Hits #1 on Billboard Chart

Gossips gonna gossip. There has been frequent discussion about SM Entertainment welcoming Min Hee Jin back to the company after her legal troubles with HYBE over ADOR. The reason for this discussion is Min Hee Jin’s professional history.

Don’t get your hopes up: SM Entertainment likely won’t rehire Min Hee Jin

Last week, ONE HUNDRED – founded by MC Mong and Cha Ga Won – made plans to acquire INB100 public.

ONE HUNDRED acquires INB100

Ahead of his sophomore LP, RM has dropped some grungy new promo pics. The artwork seeks to portray him less as RM and more as Kim Namjoon – his real persona.

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