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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.

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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.

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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

De Girls’ Generation a BIGBANG, PSY e EXO, os videoclipes de K-pop se tornaram mais do que apenas bônus visuais para os fãs — eles viraram movimentos culturais que mudam conversas e a indústria da música

Os MVs Mais Influentes da História do K-pop

Ten está, discretamente, construindo algo próprio — uma empresa de produção sediada em Bangkok lançada nesta semana com o nome dele estampado por todos os lados, mesmo sem um comunicado oficial

Na última semana em K-pop, interpretado (4 a 8 de maio de 2026)

CIX (an acronym for Complete In X) was a four-member boy group under C9 Entertainment, consisting of members BX, Seunghun, Yonghee, and Hyunsuk. Originally debuting as a five-member group on July 23, 2019, with the EP &#x27;Hello&#x27; Chapter 1. Hello, Stranger. On August 4, 2024, C9 Entertainment announced the termination of Bae Jinyoung&#x27;s contract, confirming his departure from both the company and the group. On February 27, 2019, C9 Entertainment revealed the first member of their upcoming boy group, Bae Jin Young (former Wanna One), followed by Seung Hun on March 6, Hyun Suk on March 13, Kim Sehoon on March 20, Yong Hee on March 27, and BX on April 3. However, Kim Sehoon did not debut with the group due to past involvement in school violence. On May 20, 2019, the group&#x27;s social media accounts were changed from C9BOYZ to CIX, which stands for &quot;Complete In X.&quot; A video titled &quot;CIX - Leader Film&quot; was released, introducing the group name and logo. On May 24, C9 Entertainment announced that the members of CIX would star in a 10-episode reality show, &quot;Hello CIX,&quot; to be released on V Live. On June 26, 2019, C9 Entertainment revealed a teaser for CIX&#x27;s debut EP, &#x27;Hello&#x27; Chapter 1. Hello, Stranger, set for release on July 23. The group&#x27;s debut included the title track &quot;Movie Star.&quot; On August 26, CIX signed with Warner Music Japan for their Japanese promotions. On October 30, the group&#x27;s 100th-day anniversary, they revealed their fandom name, FIX, meaning &quot;Faith In X.&quot;

Depois de sete anos, oito miniálbuns e uma discografia que se recusou a ficar presa a um único estilo, o CIX se desfez oficialmente em 30 de abril

Relembrando CIX: Olhando para trás ao longo dos anos

NewJeans is a girl group launched by ADOR in 2022, originally introduced with Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. Their debut was unusual: instead of a long teaser cycle, ADOR introduced the group through a surprise rollout led by &quot;Attention&quot;, followed quickly by &quot;Hype Boy&quot;, &quot;Cookie&quot; and their first EP. The group&#x27;s early image felt deliberately low-friction compared with much of fourth-generation K-pop. NewJeans leaned into natural styling, soft choreography, conversational vocals, and production influenced by 2000s R&amp;B, UK garage, jersey club, and light dance-pop. That understated approach became the point: records like &quot;Ditto&quot; and Super Shy were catchy without feeling overbuilt, helping shift the broader sound of girl-group pop toward smoother textures and shorter, replayable hooks. NewJeans&#x27; impact is also inseparable from presentation. Their videos, graphic design, choreography, and fashion choices treated the group less like a traditional idol launch and more like a youth-culture project with a specific visual world. That made the members feel immediately recognizable even when the songs were restrained. The fandom is known as Bunnies or Tokkis. The group&#x27;s later public story became tied to major corporate conflict around ADOR and HYBE, but their musical impact remains clear. NewJeans changed the temperature of K-pop quickly: softer, more casual, more design-conscious, and still massively public-facing. Their catalog is short compared with older top groups, but the influence of their first run is already large.

NewJeans

O NewJeans não lança música há quase dois anos — mas, mesmo assim, sua marca está por toda parte no K-pop nesses últimos dois anos. Agora, com a ADOR confirmando que o grupo está em Copenhagen trabalhando em novas músicas, a questão não é apenas quando elas voltarão

Como o possível comeback do NewJeans pode mudar toda a indústria do K-pop

O debate em torno do momento atual do EDM no K-pop ignora algo fundamental: a dance music nunca foi embora de verdade. Em sua mais recente matéria, Chyenne Tatum traça as raízes eletrônicas do gênero, dos sons influenciados pelo house dos grupos da primeira geração até a era do deep house de 2015

EDM No K-pop Não É Uma Nova Tendência – Mas Está Vivendo Um Renascimento

Toda semana, a KPOPWORLD vai além das manchetes para analisar o que realmente mudou no K-pop — e por que isso importa

A Semana no K-pop, Interpretada (26 de abril - 1º de maio de 2026)

Os quatro maiores nomes do K-pop estão se unindo – e o governo sul-coreano está apoiando a iniciativa. HYBE, SM, JYP e YG estão em negociações para lançar a Fanomenon, um festival em grande escala com ambições de rivalizar com o Coachella, com estreia planejada na Coreia em 2027 e expansão global a partir de 2028

O que o festival de música das Big 4 do K-pop pode significar para a indústria

Para a edição mais recente de A semana passada no K-pop, interpretada, vemos lendas do K-pop se preparando para seu 20º aniversário, uma possível pena de prisão por faltas militares não justificadas e o declínio constante do elenco de uma das gravadoras mais influentes da história do K-pop – a análise completa está online agora

A semana passada no K-pop, interpretada (20-24 de abril de 2026)

O cancelamento de toda a etapa norte-americana da Syncopation world tour do i-dle causou um abalo na comunidade do K-pop esta semana – mas a história por trás disso é mais profunda do que um grupo ou um conjunto de datas

O Custo Oculto de Levar o K-Pop para a América do Norte

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.

KARD

KARD está se aproximando dos dez anos — e dependendo do que vier a seguir, o próximo álbum pode ser o último, pelo menos por enquanto

Como o KARD Mudou o Problema dos Grupos Mistos no K-pop

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

O sucesso global de Yves é mais específico do que uma história típica de crossover do K-pop. Ela é membro do LOONA que passou dois anos em limbo jurídico, depois assinou com um selo indie e garantiu distribuição global via ADA Worldwide

Yves Está Fazendo Crossover em Seus Próprios Termos

Essa edição de Last Week in K-pop, Interpreted cobre muitos acontecimentos. As quatro maiores agências do K-pop – HYBE, SM, JYP e YG – protocolaram uma joint venture para lançar um festival musical global com o nome provisório Fanonemon, com a intenção de rivalizar com o Coachella já em 2027.

Última Semana no K-pop, Interpretada (13 a 17 de abril de 2026)

4Minute was a five-member girl group formed by Cube Entertainment, consisting of Jihyun, Gayoon, Jenyer, HyunA, and Sohyun. They debuted in 2009 with &quot;Hot Issue&quot; and quickly became one of Cube&#x27;s signature early acts. The group was known for a sharper and more attitude-driven image than many of their peers, mixing electro-pop, hip-hop influence, and bold styling. HyunA&#x27;s public profile gave 4Minute extra visibility, but the group&#x27;s best work depended on the contrast between strong vocal parts, rap sections, and dance-focused hooks. The subunit 2YOON also showed how the members could move outside the full group&#x27;s main sound without losing the group&#x27;s recognizable energy. The fandom is known as 4NIA. 4Minute disbanded in 2016, leaving behind a catalog that helped define second-generation girl-group edge and a clear connection to Cube&#x27;s rise as a major idol agency.

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Dez anos após o 4Minute se separar, a ex-vocalista principal Gayoon retornou à CUBE Entertainment – não como artista, mas como a nova diretora criativa da empresa

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