KPOPWORLD #6 (Yves)

KPOPWORLD #6 (KEYVITUP X VAYONN)

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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

От LOONA до развития в качестве сольной артистки — Yves откровенно, без прикрас рассказывает о своем пути, творческой идентичности и трудностях, стоящих за ее ростом, в честном разговоре в 2026 году

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KEYVITUP is a five-member boy group under iNKODE, formed through the agency’s INTHE X Project. The lineup—Sena, Hyunmin, Taehwan, Rukia, and Jaein—was introduced step by step through pre-debut content, building anticipation around a team designed with a strong performance focus and a clear concept from the start. As part of a dual-group rollout, KEYVITUP was positioned with a trendy and dynamic identity, contrasting with its counterpart group. This concept highlights a more energetic and performance-driven style, setting the tone for their music and overall image even before debut. They are set to make their debut with the self-titled EP KEYVITUP, marking the official beginning of their activities. With pre-debut exposure, international stage appearances, and a defined concept, the group enters the scene with momentum and a clear direction moving forward.

KEYVITUP

В нашем новом Digital Cover мы поговорили с HYUNMIN, TAEHWAN, SENA, JAEIN и RUKIA об их дебюте, поиске своего звучания, написании и создании собственной музыки, химии, которая держит их вместе, и о том, куда они хотят двигаться дальше с KEYVITUP

KEYVITUP — цифровая обложка The KPOPWORLD

KickFlip is a seven-member boy group under JYP Entertainment, consisting of Kyehoon, Amaru, Donghwa, Juwang, Minje, Keiju, and Donghyeon. The group was formed through the SBS audition program Loud and debuted in 2025. The group&#x27;s identity connects JYP&#x27;s idol training system with a more youthful, agile performance image. Because several members were already known from a survival-show context, KickFlip&#x27;s debut carried built-in curiosity around how the lineup would translate from trainee competition to a working group. The fandom is known as WeFlip. KickFlip is still early in its career, with its public identity centered on formation, lineup, and debut positioning rather than a long-established legacy.

KickFlip

KickFlip готовы начать новую главу. Перед своим первым мировым туром в 2027 году новички JYP Entertainment пообщались с KPOPWORLD о своём новом альбоме KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1

KickFlip говорят о KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1 перед первым мировым туром

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

Он рассказывает о процессе написания финального трека альбома, о том, как вырос с момента дебюта, и о том, что помогает ему продолжать двигаться вперёд

Познакомьтесь с участником: интервью с SEO KYOUNGBAE из CLOSE YOUR EYES — всегда стремиться выше

Он рассказывает о том, как впервые открыл для себя bossa nova, что изменилось для него после коллаборации с приглашённым артистом, и где он чувствует наибольшую связь с остальными участниками группы

Знакомимся с участником: интервью с KENSHIN из CLOSE YOUR EYES — Игривый связующий звено

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

YEONJUN на Gayo Daejeon 2025: звезда рождается заново

OnlyOneOf is a six-member group that consists of KB, Rie, Yoojung, Junji, Mill, and Nine. They made their debut as 7 members with Time Leap and Savanna on May 28, 2019, as 8D Creative’s (RSVP) first boy group. Love left the group in August 2021. On August 8, 2025 KB confirmed that he has left the company and is currently independent. On October 30, 2025, 8D Entertainment stated that the group’s contracts had expired and that the company would no longer manage them. In a series of messages sent on Fromm, Mill stated that OnlyOneOf had not ended and encouraged fans to look forward to his future activities.

OnlyOneOf

Участники OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG и NINE воссоединяются в новом трио QQQ с Ktown4u

Block B is a South Korean boy group known for a rebellious hip-hop identity and strong self-producing image. The lineup consists of Zico, Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Kyung, and P.O.. The group debuted in 2011 and stood apart from many idol groups of the period by leaning into louder personalities, rougher humor, and music driven by rap and production. Zico&#x27;s role as a producer and public-facing creative figure helped define the group&#x27;s image, but Block B&#x27;s appeal also came from the contrast between strong vocals, rap-heavy tracks, and unpredictable variety presence. The fandom is known as BBC. Block B helped widen the space for hip-hop-driven idol teams in the early 2010s, with BASTARZ and member solo work extending that identity beyond the full group.

Block B

ZICO выпускает новый &lsquo;DUET’ с Lilas (ikura) из YOASOBI

Годы дебюта жестоки. Это не новость, но сейчас грани кажутся ещё тоньше. Пятое поколение появилось в экосистеме, где внимание рассредоточено, планка «готовности» в индустрии поднялась, а терпение фанатов сократилось

Ранние искры, большие перспективы: новички, которые зажгут 2026 год

Перекрёсток между модой и K-pop существовал всегда, но 2025 год сделал невозможным притворяться, что эти отношения чем‑то иным, кроме структурных

Моменты моды, которые определили K-pop в 2025 году

В некоторые годы K-pop движется по прямой. 2025-й — не из их числа. Это был год резких зигзагов, которых даже бывалые фанаты никак не могли предсказать

Самые большие K-сюрпризы 2025 года

K-pop любит сольные моменты, но не всегда любит сольную карьеру. Это тихая правда, проходящая через 2025 год: работать в одиночку в этой индустрии тяжелее, чем многие признают

Солисты, которые правили 2025 годом

В теории мини-альбом — самый простой формат, чтобы всё сделать правильно. Четыре-шесть треков, не нужно строить целую мифологию, достаточно места, чтобы проверить идею, не исчерпав её

Красота мелочей: мини-альбомы 2025 года, которые задели

Chuu объявляет о дебютном студийном альбоме ‘XO, My Cyberlove’, выйдет 7 января

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.

ENHYPEN

ENHYPEN объявили о 7-м мини-альбоме «THE SIN : VANISH», выход запланирован на январь 2026 года

Пытаться предсказать, каким будет K-pop в 2026 году, похоже на попытку зарисовать движущуюся цель. Ничто не стоит на месте достаточно долго. Но в следующем году это может измениться. По крайней мере, элементы располагаются так, что это кажется возможным.

Год, когда K-pop снова возвращается в глобальный дискурс на своих условиях

Хотя K-pop доминирует в истории экспорта, музыкальная экосистема Кореи гораздо шире, страннее и более насыщенна, чем те направления, на которых останавливаются большинство слушателей

Новости

YEONJUN на Gayo Daejeon 2025: звезда рождается заново

Участники OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG и NINE воссоединяются в новом трио QQQ с Ktown4u

ZICO выпускает новый ‘DUET’ с Lilas (ikura) из YOASOBI

Ранние искры, большие перспективы: новички, которые зажгут 2026 год

Моменты моды, которые определили K-pop в 2025 году

Самые большие K-сюрпризы 2025 года

Солисты, которые правили 2025 годом

Красота мелочей: мини-альбомы 2025 года, которые задели

Chuu объявляет о дебютном студийном альбоме ‘XO, My Cyberlove’, выйдет 7 января

ENHYPEN объявили о 7-м мини-альбоме «THE SIN : VANISH», выход запланирован на январь 2026 года

Год, когда K-pop снова возвращается в глобальный дискурс на своих условиях

Не только K-Pop: важная корейская музыка 2025 года

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