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Hoshi X Woozi's 'BEAM' Is SEVENTEEN's Most Revealing Unit Debut Yet
SEVENTEEN's Hoshi and Woozi launch their first collaborative unit BEAM on March 10, signaling a new chapter in the group's expanding creative ecosystem.
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EXO's Xiumin Returns With 'Interview X' at Baekhyun's INB100: What the Label Move Means
EXO's Xiumin is returning with his second solo mini album. "Interview X" arrives on March 10, 2025 — his first solo project in nearly three years and the first...
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LISA's 'Alter Ego' Arrives This Friday: The Six Western Collaborations Behind K-Pop's Most Ambitious Solo Album Debut
LISA's debut solo album 'Alter Ego' drops February 28 via Lloud and RCA Records, featuring Doja Cat, Rosalía, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyla across 15 tracks — analyzing the strategic wager behind K-pop's most collaboratively ambitious Western debut.
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ONEWE's 'WE: Dream Chaser': How a Charity Cover Band Becomes a Rock Group Ten Years Later
ONEWE releases their second full-length studio album "WE: Dream Chaser" on March 5, 2025. The eleven-track album arrives five years after their first full-lengt...
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XODIAC's 'Glowy Day': What the Third Comeback Reveals About K-Pop's Multinational Group Model
XODIAC released their third single album "Glowy Day" on February 18, 2025. The release — a compact two-track set anchored by "TIME 2 SHINE" and preceded by the...
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Jennie's 'Ruby' Tracklist Reveals Six Western Collaborations — and K-Pop's Most Ambitious Solo Debut Strategy
Jennie's debut album 'Ruby' (March 7) features Childish Gambino, Dua Lipa, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, and Kali Uchis — analyzing the Columbia Records-backed strategy behind 15 tracks.
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Hearts2Hearts Debut Day: SM's Eight-Member 5th Generation Statement Begins With 'The Chase'
Hearts2Hearts debuts February 24, 2025 with 'The Chase' — SM's first new girl group in 4+ years, with Kenzie and UK trio FLO as co-composers, selling 231,648 copies on day one.
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PENTAGON's First Full Album After Eight Years: What 'Universe: The Black Hall' Means for the Group
PENTAGON released "Universe: The Black Hall" on February 12, 2025 — their first full-length studio album after more than eight years of career-defining mini-alb...
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LISA's 'Alter Ego' Is Out This Friday: Everything to Know About the Album
LISA releases her debut solo album "Alter Ego" on February 28, 2025. The 15-track release arrives not as a side project but as the main event of a carefully con...
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j-hope Heads Into 'Hope on the Stage': A Complete Guide to His First Solo World Tour
On February 28, 2025, j-hope takes the stage at Seoul's KSPO Dome — launching "Hope on the Stage," his first solo world tour. Three consecutive nights at the do...
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SM's Biggest Girl Group Since Girls' Generation: What Hearts2Hearts's Eight-Member Debut Signals About the Post-Lee Soo-man Era
Hearts2Hearts are SM Entertainment's first new girl group since aespa, who debuted in November 2020. Their February 24 launch carries a specific weight that mos...
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Before the Members Had Names: KiiiKiii's 'I DO ME' Reached 2.24 Million Views in 48 Hours
Starship Entertainment posted KiiiKiii's "I DO ME" music video on February 16, 2025 before the five-member group's names had been publicly announced. The video...
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