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

JANG YEOJUN, que reflete sobre técnica, gratidão e responsabilidade

Conheça o membro: Uma entrevista com JANG YEOJUN, de CLOSE YOUR EYES – o artista movido pela precisão

De reimaginar um clássico jazz-funk à sua maneira até o que o jazz lhe ensinou sobre se apresentar ao lado do grupo, JINGXIANG reflete sobre curiosidade, energia e conexão

Conheça o membro: Uma entrevista com MA JINGXIANG, do CLOSE YOUR EYES – O curioso caçador de cores

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10CM ao Compor Horror para Junji Ito, e Encontrando Conforto na Escuridão

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.

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82MAJOR conquistam sua primeira vitória em um programa musical — e SEONG MO, que passou mais de um ano entregando troféus no Show Champion como MC, finalmente pôde receber um

82MAJOR sobre HEAT, a primeira vitória e o que vem depois

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.

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JEONGHAN e JOSHUA, do SEVENTEEN, anunciaram que retornarão como uma nova subunit em 19 de outubro, sob o nome JxJ

JEONGHAN e JOSHUA, do SEVENTEEN, formam a nova subunit JxJ

JUN, do SEVENTEEN, anunciou o lançamento de seu primeiro EP solo em chinês, 9, com estreia marcada para 28 de setembro

JUN, do SEVENTEEN, Anuncia o Primeiro EP em Chinês ‘9’

O Governo Metropolitano de Seoul e a Seoul Tourism Organization anunciaram que KARINA e WINTER, do aespa, ao lado dos seis membros de RIIZE, foram nomeadas embaixadoras honorárias do turismo de Seoul

RIIZE e KARINA e WINTER, do aespa, são nomeadas Embaixadoras do Turismo de Seoul para 2026

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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“Magnetic”, faixa-título de estreia do ILLIT, recebeu a certificação de Triple Platinum no Japão, segundo a Recording Industry Association of Japan em 2 de outubro

ILLIT se torna a artista feminina estrangeira mais rápida a alcançar Triple Platinum no Japão com “Magnetic”

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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NAYEON, do TWICE, lançou um novo single com o DJ brasileiro Alok, intitulado “Bye Bye Inhibitions”

TWICE’s NAYEON Colabora com o DJ brasileiro Alok em “Bye Bye Inhibitions”

ALPHA DRIVE ONE, also shortened as ALD1, is an eight-member project boy group under WAKEONE. The lineup consists of Leo, Junseo, Arno, Geonwoo, Sangwon, Xinlong, Anxin, and Sanghyeon. The group was formed through Boys II Planet, continuing the survival-show project group model that has become central to modern K-pop fandom. Their early rollout included the pre-debut single &quot;Formula&quot; before their official 2026 debut, giving the team a staged introduction rather than a single launch moment. The fandom is known as ALLYZ. ALPHA DRIVE ONE is defined by its formation, lineup, debut structure, and five-year project framework, giving fans a clear sense of both the group&#x27;s origin and the limited-contract timeline around its future.

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ALPHA DRIVE ONE está levando UNBREAKABLE : 少年 BEAST para o mercado americano

ALPHA DRIVE ONE Lançam UNBREAKABLE : 少年 BEAST nos EUA pela Primeira Vez

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Comeback Corner: JUN, CHANYEOL, CRAVITY & MORE

KARD is a four-member South Korean co-ed group under DSP Media, consisting of J.Seph, BM, Somin, and Jiwoo. They officially debuted on July 19, 2017 with Hola Hola after a pre-debut project series that introduced the group through &quot;Oh NaNa,&quot; &quot;Don&#x27;t Recall,&quot; and &quot;Rumor.&quot; The group&#x27;s significance starts with its lineup structure. Co-ed idol groups are rare in modern K-pop, and KARD made that format feel central rather than novelty-based. Their performances are built around contrast: male and female vocal colors, rap and vocal handoffs, and choreography that lets the four members interact as a unit instead of splitting into separate halves. Musically, KARD became closely associated with tropical house, dancehall, Latin-pop, and club-oriented pop, sounds that helped them connect quickly with international audiences. &quot;Hola Hola&quot; established the bright version of that identity, while later singles such as &quot;Gunshot,&quot; &quot;Ring The Alarm,&quot; and &quot;Icky&quot; leaned into sharper performance energy and heavier rhythmic production. The fandom is known as Hidden KARD. KARD became one of K-pop&#x27;s clearest examples of a stable co-ed act with a global audience. Their longevity matters because they kept a distinct lane through military hiatuses, changing industry trends, and a market where most idol teams follow same-gender formats.

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Três anos depois do último show em London, KARD voltou a um local tão lotado que a segurança precisou pedir aos fãs que se aproximassem mais uns dos outros

KARD Provam que a química deles é maior do que qualquer contrato em London

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.

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O grupo de hip-hop viral da THEBLACKLABEL, ALLDAY PROJECT, lançou seu segundo EP, CRASH, nove meses após o primeiro

ALLDAY PROJECT Lança 2º EP ‘CRASH’

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 anunciou que o grupo feminino em ascensão MEOVV lançará o novo single album GO HARD em 12 de outubro de 2026

MEOVV Vai Lançar o Single Album ‘GO HARD’ em Outubro

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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O boy group da Jellyfish Entertainment, EVNNE, está preparado para retornar em 19 de outubro com seu sexto mini álbum on: our noise, o primeiro mini álbum desde a reorganização do grupo

EVNNE vai retornar com o 6º mini álbum ‘on: our noise’ em 19 de outubro

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.

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As músicas de ENHYPEN, da BELIFT LAB, e de SANTOS BRAVOS, da HYBE Latin America, foram combinadas em um novo remix, intitulado “Bloody Paradise x VELOCIDADE (PETERBLUE Remix)”

ENHYPEN e SANTOS BRAVOS se unem em novo remix de PETERBLUE

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

JOY, do Red Velvet, fez sua estreia como dubladora na versão coreana do filme animado Stitch Head: The Secret Castle’s Little Monster

JOY do Red Velvet Faz Estreia como Dubladora em ‘Stitch Head’

O grupo rookie feminino ILLIT, da BELIFT LAB, está prestes a lançar seu quinto mini álbum, ‘BREAK EVEN’, em 26 de outubro de 2026

ILLIT se torna a artista feminina estrangeira mais rápida a alcançar Triple Platinum no Japão com “Magnetic”

TWICE’s NAYEON Colabora com o DJ brasileiro Alok em “Bye Bye Inhibitions”

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Notícias

ALPHA DRIVE ONE Lançam UNBREAKABLE : 少年 BEAST nos EUA pela Primeira Vez

Comeback Corner: JUN, CHANYEOL, CRAVITY & MORE

KARD Provam que a química deles é maior do que qualquer contrato em London

ALLDAY PROJECT Lança 2º EP ‘CRASH’

MEOVV Vai Lançar o Single Album ‘GO HARD’ em Outubro

EVNNE vai retornar com o 6º mini álbum ‘on: our noise’ em 19 de outubro

ENHYPEN e SANTOS BRAVOS se unem em novo remix de PETERBLUE

JOY do Red Velvet Faz Estreia como Dubladora em ‘Stitch Head’

ILLIT Vai Lançar o 5º Mini Álbum ‘BREAK EVEN’ em Outubro Após Shows Encore

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