k-pop parade

  (Photo : YG Entertainment) On Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, YG Entertainment shared a preview for the upcoming '24/365 BLACKPINK' episode. In the preview, the girls of BLACKPINK can be seen visiting the amusement park to meet baby pandas. This sparked outrage with Chinese netizens. Read more to learn why. During the Nov. 3, 2020 preview of the show, the girls of BLACKPINK can be seen visiting Everland, an amusement park in Seoul, South Korea, to meet baby pandas. In the video clip posted, the idols can be seen taking care of the pandas while supervised by zookeepers. (Photo : YG Entertainment) While the interaction was seen as cute with Korean netizens and international viewers, Chinese netizens were not as impressed. Many accused the girl of illegally touching the baby pandas without any mask or gloves. Others claimed that it was irresponsible for the members to care and come into contact with the baby pandas while they are wearing make-up. (Photo : YG Entertainment) (Photo : YG En...

  (Photo : SM Entertainment) On Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, SM Entertainment released the video teaser for Red Velvet's 'SEASON GREETINGS'. This is notably Red Velvet's first appearance ever since member Irene was embroiled in controversy after her bad behavior was exposed. Read more about it here. The video, titled '2021 Red Velvet SEASON'S GREETINGS Teaser', shows the girls during the photoshoot for their season's greetings photo album. In the video, the girls are seen wearing all-white dresses as they pose behind a baby blue backdrop. Seulgi is the first to appear in the video and is seen wearing a sleeveless white dress with grey leaf-like patterns. She is seen with a ring on her thumb and pointer finger, as well as an ear cuff on her left ear. (Photo : SM Entertainment) Wendy is seen wearing a long-sleeved white dress. In her solo scene, she is seen with her hair up, but it is later put down for the group shot. She is seen wearing gold and pearl danglin...

  (Photo : Masefield Entertainment) (Photo : Masefield Entertainment) BROOKLYN is scheduled to make his first comeback in the music scene. On Nov. 5, Masefield Entertainment announced that the male solo artist will be releasing his first comeback single titled 'Imagine,' along with its music video, on Friday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. KST. BROOKLYN has started the countdown of his return since October 24 by uploading his teaser images, concept photos, and clips for his new single on his official social media accounts. The song 'Imagine' marks BROOKLYN's first return after more than two years since his debut. (Photo : Masefield Entertainment) (Photo : Masefield Entertainment) (Photo : Masefield Entertainment) BROOKLYN has been singing his entire life and has trained with legendary vocal coaches since he was still at a young age. The singer was scouted by an official from Masefield Entertainment at a 2017 music festival in Seoul. At that time, the said label was aiming to deb...

  " We're Super Juni~or !" It has already been fifteen years since a group of men shouted this motto as their introduction. The group  Super Junior  has been doing a variety of things for the past 15 years. There were times of hardship for the group, but what is clear is that the team and individual members firmly maintained their position and have proved themselves to be the eldest in K-pop and the most 'Super' in the Korean music industry. Being an idol group for fifteen years is meaningful in itself. However, Super Junior is not just simply the longest-running male group, but it also maintains global popularity all over the world. Above all, they are the group representing the Korean K-pop wave as they have pioneered a new path by taking different steps from existing idols. Super Junior stated as a project group with twelve members. They debuted on November 6, 2005, through  SBS 's ' Inkigayo .' They made their debut with the name 'Super Junior ...

  Fans are always eagerly waiting for their favorite idols to go live as it is one of the most potent ways that fans can interact with them. The platforms used for going live include Youtube, Instagram, and V Live. While live streams of entire groups are as chaotic as they are entertaining, individual idols themselves add their personal flavor to the same amount of entertainment quotient when they go live alone. While some are wholesome with fans, others behave almost like friends with them, not worrying about maintaining or keeping up their image. Here are 6 K-Pop idols that have live-streams so entertaining that they deserve their own show! Chan’s Room STRAY KIDS ’ leader  Bang Chan  calls his V-Live episodes ‘Chan’s Room’ where he speaks about anything and everything under the sky. Chan has an innate ability to make anyone comfortable just with his words. It is extremely reassuring to hear him talk, especially when the global situation outside is not the best. Chan’s R...

  Recently,  TXT  joined  Brooke Reese  on  Apple Music 1  and talked about their new EP ' Minisode 1: BLUE HOUR ’. The boy group was interviewed by Apple Music and talked about various topics, including their experiences in the last two years and also about the different aspects of their album.   From the beginning of the interview, the group was asked about their experiences promoting as a group. Brooke Reese asked, " You guys have been together as a group for almost two years now, what has the journey been like so far?"  The members of TXT stated that they have focused on putting on their best performance but have much more they have  to learn. They stated, " As we debuted I think we were more focused on putting on the best performance that we possibly could and not making any mistakes. But now, as of March, we've been together for two years, as we said, and I think we are more relaxed and more focused on sort of, you know, it’ll be m...

  It has been reported on November 5th that the girl group  IZ*ONE  will end their activities in April of next year. This news has been reported with the news of the girl group's first Japanese photo album release. An official of IZ*ONE stated, " IZ*ONE's first Japanese photo book will be released in March 2021. The group will be continuing their promotion until the spring of next year. The photo book will be the first and last to be released in Japan,"  as he hinted at their disbandment in April. The photobook will be the last memories for the girl group before their official disbandment. The photos will depict the girls enjoying their time doing various activities such as barbeques and fireworks. IZ*ONE is a Korea-Japan joint group formed through Mnet idol survival ' Produce 48 ,' which aired in 2018 and consists of 12 members. IZ*ONE is a project group with a fixed period for its promotion. When the group made its debut on October 15, 2018, the members a...

  Recently, netizens reminisced about the  26th Golden Disk Awards in Osaka,  which took place back in 2012. In particular, they are talking about the live singing talents of  Girls' Generation .  One netizen posted on  an online community  a video of Girls' Generation's performance after receiving the ' Song of the Year ' award for their song " The Boys ." Many netizens were amazed by Taeyeon and Jessica's live singing as they were able to hit the high notes with perfect stable pitch. The netizen who created the post specified that starting from 3 minutes and 27 seconds, the two members were able to sing the high notes perfectly live. The netizen explained the members didn't have the in-ear pieces, which caused the delay in beats but could hit the notes with perfect pitch. Other netizens were also amazed by Girls' Generation as they delivered the performance to perfection despite the difficult situation without having in-ear equipment. Netizen...

  According to media outlet reports on November 6,  A Pink 's  Bomi ,  Namjoo ,  Seventeen 's  Mingyu ,  Hoshi , and comedians  Kim Soo Yong  and  Nam Chang Hee  recently attended a recording for a new episode of  SBS 's ' Running Man '! The episode featuring Bomi, Namjoo, Mingyu, Hoshi, Kim Soo Yong, and Nam Chang Hee is expected to air later this month on November 15. Meanwhile, A Pink currently hold the record of being the K-Pop girl group with the most 'Running Man' appearances of all time. 

  BoA  will be appearing as a special MC on  SBS 's ' My Little Old Boy '! This will mark BoA's first variety program appearance in a while, as she prepares for her upcoming 20th anniversary comeback album promotions! Previously,  SM Entertainment  confirmed that BoA's 20th anniversary album ' Better ' will be released on December 1.  'My Little Old Boy' with special MC BoA is expected to air some time in mid-November. 

  On November 6, it was reported that actress  Park So Dam  has decided to renew her contract with her current agency,  Artist Company .  Park So Dam first joined Artist Company back in 2017, after her debut in 2013 with the film ' Steel Cold Winter '. Known for her roles in hit films such as ' The Silenced ', ' The Priest ', as well as the Oscar-winning major picture ' Parasite ', Park So Dam recently marked her successful return to the small-screen in  tvN 's ' Record of Youth '.  She is currently awaiting the theatrical premiere of her next project, ' Special Cargo '. 

  According to various media outlet reports on November 6, one of South Korea's most respected film actors of the current age -  Song Kang Ho  - is a free agent looking for a new company.  In fact, Song Kang Ho parted ways with his former agency of 12-years,  HODU&U Entertainment , back in November of last year. Having recently wrapped up filming for his next big-screen project ' State of Emergency ', it seems that he's now looking for a new agency to represent him as he prepares to begin new projects including ' First Win ' and ' Broker '.  New reports on November 6 say that Song Kang Ho is in talks to sign on with Sublime Artist Agency, home to  Rain ,  EXID 's  Hani ,  Kim Hee Jung ,  Lim Na Young ,  Hyomin , etc.  JTBC  is known to be a major stockholder of Sublime Artist Agency.  Are you looking forward to the ' Parasite ' actor's next projects and future plans?