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Após a estreia com SPLAY : CHAPTER 01, a banda de cinco integrantes Splayit está pronta para mostrar ao público ainda mais do que sabe fazer. Com YOON CHAN, EUN BIN, KYUNG UK, AYDN e EUN CHAN

Splayit sobre Encontrar o Próprio Som e Construir a Própria Identidade

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.

hrtz.wav

Formado por meio do STEAL HEART CLUB da Mnet, hrtz.wav passou os meses desde sua estreia aprendendo como cinco músicos individuais podem se unir como uma banda. Seu primeiro mini-álbum, The First Wave, apresentou um som pop-rock vibrante enraizado nas emoções e experiências da juventude

hrtz.wav Estão Encontrando Seu Próprio Ritmo

Baby DONT Cry, is a South Korean girl group formed and managed by P Nation. The group consists of four members: Yihyun, Kumi, Mia, and Beni. They debuted on June 23, 2025, with the single album &quot;F Girl&quot;. The group was initially teased in early 2025 under the pre-debut name “P Girls” and confirmed as P Nation’s first official girl group later that year. Their pre-debut track “Bet You’ll Regret It” was released on June 16, 2025, building anticipation ahead of their debut. Baby DONT Cry’s debut single “F Girl” presents a bold message encouraging confidence and rejecting judgment based on external standards. The group’s concept has been described as youthful yet assertive, combining pop and performance elements with distinctive visuals. Their creative direction and early production were led by Soyeon, who played a significant role in shaping their sound and image. Baby DONT Cry’s fandom is officially named “Cherries,” symbolizing a community united by growth and joy. The group has since continued activities with subsequent releases, including the digital single “I Don’t Care” released in November 2025.. Although still early in their career, Baby DONT Cry has drawn attention for their fresh approach, strong visuals, and connections to established producers, marking a notable debut in the K-pop landscape.

Baby DONT Cry

As estrelas em ascensão Baby DONT Cry estão descobrindo novas formas de se expressar. Desde a estreia com "F Girl" em 2025, o grupo de quatro integrantes vem expandindo seu alcance para além da confiança característica, explorando sons diferentes e uma gama emocional mais ampla

Baby DONT Cry Está Aprendendo a Encontrar Força em Sons Mais Suaves

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.

TWICE

TWICE anunciaram o lançamento de um novo filme-concerto intitulado TWICE: THIS IS FOR… YOU, que está previsto para chegar aos cinemas de todo o mundo a partir de 5 de fevereiro de 2027

Filme-concerto de TWICE <THIS IS FOR> está previsto para estrear em 2027 sob a Crosswalk da Bleecker Street e a Universal Pictures International

EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy group formed by SM Entertainment in 2012. Originally debuting as two subunits — EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Chinese) — the group quickly became one of the biggest acts in K-pop history with hits like &quot;Growl,&quot; &quot;Call Me Baby,&quot; and &quot;Monster.&quot; Their synchronized choreography, powerful vocals, and theatrical concepts helped define the third generation of K-pop and earned them the nickname &quot;Kings of K-pop.&quot; Over the years, EXO has sold millions of albums, held massive world tours, and seen their members flourish in solo careers spanning music, acting, and variety shows. Members like Baekhyun, D.O., and Chen have become household names in South Korea. Despite mandatory military enlistments creating periods of group inactivity, EXO&#x27;s dedicated fanbase, known as EXO-L, has remained fiercely loyal, ensuring the group&#x27;s legacy endures well into the 2020s.

BAEKHYUN, do EXO, lançou sua nova empresa de entretenimento, a B.EON Entertainment, em meio à disputa contratual em andamento de EXO-CBX com a INB100

BAEKHYUN, do EXO, cria nova agência B.EON Entertainment

&nbsp;A coluna desta semana destrincha as esnobadas ao MTV VMA na categoria Best K-pop Song, a repercussão da presença de RM e j-hope em um show de Chris Brown e por que gravadoras dos EUA estão contratando grupos rookies como WAYF BOYS

Última Semana no K-pop, Interpretada (17 de agosto - 21 de agosto de 2026)

Nos dias 14 e 15 de agosto, ATEEZ, Kwon Eunbi, MONSTA X e Sunmi subiram ao palco do Istanbul Festivali, o festival anual da Turquia. As duas datas foram totalmente dedicadas ao K-pop

Festival de Istambul 2026, Turquia: A ascensão do K-pop na Europa

O primeiro KPOPWORLD Festival &amp; Worldwide Dance Competition chega ao Alamodome, em San Antonio, de 28 a 31 de outubro, e a escolha da cidade está dando tanto o que falar quanto a lineup de onze atrações

O risco de San Antonio do KPOPWORLD Festival: o que um fim de semana no Alamodome diz sobre a expansão do K-pop nos EUA

O sistema de trainee do K-pop é amplamente considerado o modelo de desenvolvimento de artistas mais extenso e intenso da indústria musical — e ele não começou com o K-pop

O Sistema de Trainee, Explicado: Como São Criadas as Estrelas do K-pop

Embora grandes empresas de K-pop como o Big 4 ainda sejam consideradas as principais agências da indústria de idols na Coreia do Sul, outras labels de médio porte vêm subindo de forma constante como concorrentes e agentes reais de influência na música e na cultura idol

Além do Big 4: Como as labels de médio porte do K-pop estão vencendo no longo prazo 

&nbsp;O Last Week In K-pop, Interpreted desta semana pergunta: quanto custa se manter em dia? V e Jungkook enfrentam desgaste físico, a saída de Gunil expõe a desconexão das gravadoras, BIGBANG prova que comeback não precisa do grupo completo, e NCT 127 retorna aos EUA após quatro anos.&nbsp;

Na Semana Passada em K-pop, Interpretado (10 de agosto - 14 de agosto de 2026)

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

Duas integrantes de KATSEYE se afastaram das atividades do grupo com menos de seis meses de diferença — primeiro Manon, agora Sophia — justamente quando o primeiro documentário do grupo, o terceiro EP e a turnê mundial de estreia chegam com poucas semanas de intervalo

O que os hiatos de duas integrantes de KATSEYE dizem sobre o momento atual do grupo

O fandom de K-pop nunca foi só sobre consumo. Há décadas, fãs arquivam, traduzem e compartilham conteúdo, movidos tanto pela acessibilidade quanto pelo instinto de preservar momentos que, de outra forma, poderiam desaparecer por completo da história de um artista

Fãs de K-Pop Não São Apenas a Plateia - São o Arquivo

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.

BLACKPINK

Há dez anos, o BLACKPINK estreou com chokers, redes e jeans destroyed em quantidade suficiente para definir uma década

O Manual de Moda do BLACKPINK, 10 Anos Depois

Influenciadores são convidados o tempo todo para shows e eventos de K-pop em troca de conteúdo e cobertura de imprensa — mas em que momento esse acesso começa a acontecer às custas dos fãs que pagaram para estar lá?

O que acontece quando a cultura dos influenciadores atrapalha a experiência de um show para o fandom?

Duas histórias analisam críticas válidas às empresas de K-pop: a cultura de influencers nos concertos de Stray Kids e a falta de sentimento por trás do 10º aniversário de BLACKPINK. A terceira explora as renovações de contrato agridoce de THE BOYZ e o que elas podem significar para o futuro do grupo&nbsp;

Na semana passada no K-pop, interpretado (3 de agosto - 7 de agosto de 2026)

dodree is the first Subunit of the girl group DDDD 25. The unit is composed of members Na Yeongjoo and Lee Songhyun. They debuted on January 21, 2026, with the single album &quot;Just Like A Dream&quot;.

dodree

dodree chama seu som de "K-rossover Pop" – vocais de pansori, riffs de gayageum e movimentos de dança inspirados na linguagem do traço da tradição coreana, subvertidos em seu catálogo em expansão por meio do uso de elementos modernos como batidas de trap e synths etéreos

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