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在以 SPLAY : CHAPTER 01 出道后，五人乐队 Splayit 已准备好向观众展示更多他们的实力。成员包括 YOON CHAN、EUN BIN、KYUNG UK、AYDN 和 EUN CHAN

Splayit 谈寻找属于自己的声音与建立团队身份

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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通过 Mnet 的 STEAL HEART CLUB 组建的 hrtz.wav，自出道以来一直在摸索，学习五位独立的音乐人如何作为一支乐队凝聚成一个整体。他们的首张迷你专辑 The First Wave 以青春中的情感与经历为根基，带来了明亮的 pop-rock 音乐风格。

hrtz.wav 正在找到属于自己的节奏

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.

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新生代团体 Baby DONT Cry 正在摸索新的自我表达方式。自从在 2025 年以 "F Girl" 出道以来，这支四人女团开始跳脱她们标志性的自信风格，尝试更多不同的声音与更宽广的情感层次

Baby DONT Cry 正在学习如何在更柔和的声音中找到力量

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 宣布推出全新演唱会电影《TWICE: THIS IS FOR… YOU》，该片将于 2027 年 2 月 5 日起在全球影院上映。

TWICE <THIS IS FOR> 演唱会电影将于 2027 年在 Bleecker Street 的 Crosswalk 与 Universal Pictures International 旗下上映

从 Girls’ Generation 到 BIGBANG、PSY 和 EXO，K-pop 音乐视频早已不只是粉丝眼中的视觉加分项——它们更成了推动文化潮流、改变大众讨论和音乐产业走向的文化现象。

K-pop 历史上最具影响力的音乐视频

并不是每个 K-pop 组合都会迎来成功故事——有些组合从出道起就起点很低，尽管实力不差，却已身处不利局面。这正是被低估的组合 LU:KUS 和 BULLDOK 的情况。

这些被低估的组合后来怎么样了？又为何逐渐淡出？

VAV (stylized as VɅV) is a six-member boy group formed by A team Entertainment. Their name stands for &quot;Very Awesome Voice,&quot; reflecting the group&#x27;s focus on performance and music. They officially debuted on October 31, 2015 with their first mini album Under the Moonlight. Originally debuting with a different lineup, the group experienced several member changes during their early years. In 2016, member Xiao departed to care for his father&#x27;s health, followed by Zehan, who left to pursue acting, and GyeoUl, who chose to focus on producing. In February 2017, VAV reorganized with the addition of new members Ayno, Lou, and Ziu, marking the beginning of a new era for the group. Over the years, VAV built an international fanbase through consistent releases and overseas promotions, becoming known for their polished performances and multilingual activities. The group continued promoting with the revised lineup for several years before further changes occurred. On March 10, 2023, A team Entertainment announced that Baron had left the group and terminated his exclusive contract with the agency. Less than a year later, on February 29, 2024, it was confirmed that both VAV and A team Entertainment had mutually agreed to terminate their exclusive contracts, bringing an end to the group&#x27;s activities under the company.

并不是所有 K-pop 组合在出道时就清楚自己核心的音乐风格或概念，以及它会如何与粉丝产生共鸣。男团 VAV 的经历再贴切不过了，他们于 2015 年出道，带来的歌曲并没有真正把成员们的实力完整展现出来。

VAV 的温和重启如何变成了一条救赎之路

P1Harmony is a South Korean boy group formed and managed by FNC Entertainment. The group debuted on October 28, 2020, with the extended play &quot;Disharmony: Stand Out&quot;. P1Harmony consists of six members: Keeho, Theo, Jiung, Intak, Soul, and Jongseob. Since their debut, the group has released a series of EPs and promotional singles under a narrative continuity that explores themes of identity, conflict, and growth, often described as the &quot;Harmony series.&quot; Their discography includes Disharmony: Break Out (2021), Harmony: All In, Harmony: Set In, and subsequent releases reflecting both commercial and conceptual development. The group is known for strong choreography, narrative-driven concepts, and genre versatility spanning pop, hip-hop, R&amp;B, and EDM influences. P1Harmony has promoted both domestically and internationally, performing on Korean music shows and participating in global events.

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P1Harmony正式以第10张迷你专辑‘BLOW UP’为他们的超级英雄叙事收尾。这支由6名成员组成的组合以一首hyperpop风格的主打歌带来这段长期英雄故事的最终章，并在6首歌曲中探索了全新的声音。

P1Harmony以第10张迷你专辑‘BLOW UP’为英雄叙事画上句点

从 EXO 和 BTS 到 ATEEZ 和 aespa，K-pop 的“设定”已经演变成一个庞大的虚构宇宙、相互关联的叙事，以及跨媒体讲故事的世界

K-pop 背后叙事的生意：从世界观构建到粉丝忠诚度

从来没有哪种消费主义亚文化，能像 photocards 之于实体 K-pop 专辑那样重要。photocards 起初只是 2000 年代中期的附赠品，如今却已经成为 K-pop 营销、周边销售与收藏文化中的关键一环。

K-pop Photocards 如何从专辑附赠品变成整个粉丝亚文化

Subunits 已经成为 K-pop 产业中一个标志性特征，与完整团体宣传和个人活动相辅相成。通过将部分成员组合在一起，展示他们的集体实力

Subunits 的意义，以及它们如何在 K-pop 中变得司空见惯

London 的现场音乐场景正欣欣向荣，但越来越多的 K-pop 巡演却把这座城市排除在欧洲行程之外

为什么 K-pop 巡演总是跳过 London？

K-pop 与音乐消费的关系正在发生变化。随着韩国本土流媒体数据下滑，实体专辑销量却屡创新高，这也引发了人们对听众如何发现音乐，以及行业究竟该如何衡量成功的讨论

K-pop 是否正变得更“实体化”？随着韩国数字市场放缓

从 2000 年代末到 2010 年代末，repackaged album 作为一种营销策略曾主导 K-pop 产业：通过重新发行同一张专辑、加入新歌并换上全新概念，来卖出更多销量。

K-pop Repackaged Albums 怎么了——为什么它们变得没那么常见了？

来自Sungshin Women’s University的Professor Kim Jung-sup的一项研究显示，在1996年至2025年间出道的1,182个K-pop组合中，只有19个组合凭借单张专辑达成了百万销量

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