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idntt (아이덴티티; read as identity) is an upcoming 24-member boy group under MODHAUS. They are set to make their debut sometime in 2026. The group consists of members divided into 3 rotational sub-units consisting of 8 members each - uneverm8t, yesw8are and itsnotov8r.

idntt

Para o novo álbum &lt;itsnotover&gt;, idntt sentou-se com a KPOPWORLD para falar sobre onde estiveram, o que esse grupo exigiu deles e o que eles se recusam a deixar para trás

idntt: A Capa Digital da KPOPWORLD

EPEX [‘i:peks] (이펙스), formerly known as C9ROOKIES (C9루키즈) is a 7-member South Korean boy group under C9 Entertainment, consisting of Wish, MU, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang, and Jeff. On November 21, 2025, it was announced that Keum had left the group. They debuted on June 8, 2021, with their first EP album, BIPOLAR Pt.1 : 불안의 서 (Prelude of Anxiety)

EPEX

Concluir uma trilogia é fácil. Encerrá-la devolvendo a história às pessoas que a viveram é outra coisa. Youth: Epilogue de EPEX fecha dois anos e três álbuns de narrativa sobre o amadurecimento

EPEX Fala sobre Youth: Epilogue, propriedade e crescimento

XLOV is a South Korean boy group formed by 257 Entertainment and currently managed by [WM Entertainment]. The group consists of four members: Wumuti, Rui, Hyun, and Haru. They debuted on January 7, 2025, with the single album I&#x27;mma Be. XLOV gained attention for promoting a genderless concept, incorporating androgynous styling and performances that challenge traditional gender norms in Kpop. The group&#x27;s name combines &quot;X,&quot; representing the unknown and negation, with &quot;LOV,&quot; symbolizing incomplete love, while their fandom name, EVOL, represents the completion of that concept. Several members were previously known through survival programs before debut. Wumuti, Rui, and Haru participated in Boys Planet, while Wumuti was also active in the project group WATERFIRE before helping form XLOV. The group is particularly noted for Wumuti&#x27;s involvement in songwriting and production, including contributions to their debut release. Since debuting, XLOV has released music including I&#x27;mma Be and I ONE, earning recognition for their distinctive concept, performance style, and growing international fanbase. In 2026, the group&#x27;s management structure changed following the acquisition of 257 Entertainment by WM Entertainment through RBW. Their music primarily incorporates elements of hip-hop, R&amp;B, and pop, while their visual identity and performances have distinguished them as one of the more unconventional rookie acts of the fifth generation of Kpop.

XLOV

Em 14 de julho, a marca de inner beauty LifePharm anunciou que o grupo genderless XLOV se tornará seu mais novo Global Ambassador. A marca é conhecida por sua linha viral de suplemento alimentar Mood Change Alpha Plus, descrita como autocuidado para idols de K-pop

XLOV é anunciado como embaixador da marca de inner beauty LifePharm

O sistema de contratos do K-pop passou por muitas mudanças desde o surgimento da indústria nos anos 1990. Dos contratos de escravidão de 13 anos ao prazo reduzido de sete anos — com opções de renegociação

O sistema de contratos do K-pop, explicado — e por que tantos artistas estão deixando grandes gravadoras

Um ano após o início da carreira, XLOV parecem menos um ato de estreia e mais uma provocação que acabou tomando forma como um grupo

Um Ano de XLOV: ARTE CONSTRUÍDA NA RECUSA

SAY MY NAME, also shortened as SMN, is an 8-member South Korean girl group under iNKODE. The group consists of Hitomi, Shuie, Mei, Kanny, Soha, Dohee, Junhwi, and Seungjoo. They officially debuted on October 16, 2024 with their fisrt EP SAY MY NAME and the title track WaveWay. Shuie was revealed as a new member on July 10, 2025.

SAY MY NAME

O primeiro ano da SAY MY NAME: Nostalgia, surpresas e segundas oportunidades

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

Pegajoso e Inesquecível: Um Ano do 'GGUM' do Yeonjun

Do Oricon Comet ao Event Horizon: Younha aos 21

GOT the beat is a South Korean female supergroup formed by SM Entertainment. On December 27, 2021, SM Entertainment announced the group, featuring BoA, aespa&#x27;s Winter and Karina, Red Velvet&#x27;s Seulgi and Wendy, and Girls&#x27; Generation&#x27;s Taeyeon and Hyoyeon. GOT the beat revealed a special stage on January 1 2022 and debuted on January 3, 2022, with their first single &quot;Step Back.&quot; On January 16th, 2023, they made their comeback, with a new single called &quot;Stamp On It.&quot; It is assumed GOT the beat has silently disbanded due to multiple members leaving SM Entertainment.

GOT the beat

BoA aos 25: O Prólogo do 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.

History & Legacy

Um Ano de XLOV: ARTE CONSTRUÍDA NA RECUSA

O primeiro ano da SAY MY NAME: Nostalgia, surpresas e segundas oportunidades

Pegajoso e Inesquecível: Um Ano do 'GGUM' do Yeonjun

Do Oricon Comet ao Event Horizon: Younha aos 21

BoA aos 25: O Prólogo do K-pop

LOONA aos 7: Uma Celebração, Um Luto, Um Legado

A Série SM Legacy: “Gee” e a Canção Que Reprogramou o K-pop

The Digital Number Ones: Girls’ Generation - “Oh”

A Série SM Legacy: 'Mirotic' do TVXQ e a Arte da Provocação Mainstream

As Números Um Digitais: 2AM - '죽어도 못 보내 (Can't Let You Go, Even if I Die)'

The SM Legacy Series: The House That BoA Built

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