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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

BTS could have just walked out and danced to the radio edit of their hit song with impressive choreography.

Watch the moment BTS wowed American audiences with “Butter” at the Grammys

Kind of wild: last Thursday, a very important person made a surprise appearance at The Dream Show 3: DREAM( )SCAPE – NCT Dream’s solo concert.&nbsp;

K-pop Picture of the Day

NetEase Cloud Music, a leading music streaming service in China, has expanded its K-pop offerings through a strategic licensing agreement with JYP Entertainment.

NetEase Cloud Music Expands K-Pop Catalog Through JYP Entertainment Partnership

YG Entertainment (Korean: YG 엔터테인먼트)&nbsp; – officially YG Entertainment Inc.&nbsp;

What is YG Entertainment?

BABYMONSTER (Korean: 베이비몬스터 ) is an all-female K-pop group based in Seoul, South Korea.

Who is BABYMONSTER?

Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to an article from last month’s issue. In that article, we explored how the K-drama industry has seen significant dips recently and whether that could impact K-pop. This month, we investigate some ways K-pop can maintain cultural relevance in the years to come.

K-POP IN THE 2020s: A FIGHT FOR RELEVANCE

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles has unveiled a captivating new exhibit celebrating the rise of K-pop that features the internationally acclaimed groups ATEEZ and Xikers.&nbsp;

Grammy Museum Honors K-Pop with Ateez and Xikers Exhibit

Block B (Korean: 블락비) is an all-male K-pop group under KQ Entertainment.

Who is Block B?

Fun Facts:Wendy is a multi-instrumentalist and can play the piano, guitar, flute and saxophone.One of her favorite hobbies is finding new and rare songs.

Get to Know Red Velvet!

KQ Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment agency and record label founded by CEO Kyu Wook Kim in 2016.

What is KQ Entertainment?

ATEEZ (Korean: 에이티즈) is an all-male South Korean K-pop group under KQ Entertainment. The group premiered in 2018 with Treasure EP.1: All to Zero. Officially dubbed “4th Generation Leaders” by the Korean government, the group has served as official ambassadors for Korean culture and tourism worldwide and have sold over four million physical albums. The group’s 8 members are: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho.

Who is ATEEZ?

Throwing it back to when BLACKPINK had the honor to start their US Encore tour at MetLife Stadium

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Watch the moment BTS wowed American audiences with “Butter” at the Grammys

K-pop Picture of the Day

NetEase Cloud Music Expands K-Pop Catalog Through JYP Entertainment Partnership

What is YG Entertainment?

Who is BABYMONSTER?

K-POP IN THE 2020s: A FIGHT FOR RELEVANCE

Grammy Museum Honors K-Pop with Ateez and Xikers Exhibit

Who is Block B?

Get to Know Red Velvet!

What is KQ Entertainment?

Who is ATEEZ?

K-pop Picture of the Day

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