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YG’s Rookie Group TREASURE… From ‘Paper Doll’ ASAHI to ‘Health Boy’ JIHOON, ‘Real Friendship’
YG’s rookie group TREASURE presented chemistry among members through the new semester ‘partner’ episode. They not only showed off their perfect harmony while playing games, but also shared their deep thoughts that were hard to say in words, sharing real friendship.
On April 17 at 12 PM, YG Entertainment uploaded the ‘TREASURE MAP’-Partner episode 2 through their official blog and TREASURE’s official YouTube channel.
Following the partner scramble from the previous episode, TREASURE played various games to select the best partner. They first broke the suspense by playing a hug limbo game, which raised their favorability as well as presenting laughter for the viewers with their unique chemistry.
JIHOON, known as the muscle man of TREASURE, carried CHOI HYUN SUK with ease and showed off his aspects as the ‘health boy’. HARUTO, who was expected to drop out due to his long height, survived until the end with his flexibility and strength, which allowed him to become the ace of the game.
Meanwhile, team DOYOUNG·YOSHI and MASHIHO·JEONG WOO showed clumsiness while competing against ace teams, which presented laughter. ASAHI who had a hard time carrying YOON JAE HYUK reminded the viewers of a paper doll with his slender physique, making the members laugh and cheer for him.
On the following lunch, members who chose the same lunch box became partners.
HARUTO made BANG YE DAM’s heart flutter by stating, “I would’ve selected you regardless of the lunch box”. ASAHI also presented friendship by selected YOON JAE HYUK even though he dislikes tomatoes. While all members seemed to be keeping their original partners, CHOI HYUN SUK chattily stated, “I’m fine as long as it’s not JIHOON”, making the people burst into laughter.
Through various games that made the members’ affections and chemistry stood out, the time to select the final partner arrived. Prior to the final selection, the members shared affectionate messages during the appeal time to present their deepened friendship.
The members then put in the name tags in the safes of their selected partners. SO JUNG HWAN surprised everyone. SO JUNG HWAN, wo made the members’ hearts flutter with his words, “The member who always cared for me and gave me strength”, received 3 name tags and became the ‘popular member among TREASURE’. BANG YE DAM·HARUTO, MASHIHO·PARK JEONG WOO, ASAHI·YOON JAE HYUK, and SO JUNG HWAN·DOYOUNG showed off their unchanging friendship and succeeded in the final partner match.
While currently on their full-scale debut project, TREASURE is communicating with the global fans by presenting their charms through various self-produced contents including ‘TREASURE MAP’ which covers the story of 12 creators, ‘A 3 Minute TREASURE’, ‘TMI’ which covers the behind scenes of TREASURE’s schedules, ‘Fact Check’ which solves the fans’ curiosities’, and their profile photo series.
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BLACKPINK Tops The NEW K.ID’s Weekly Chart With The Release of ‘THE ALBUM’
NEW K.ID, the No.1 TV channel for all K-Pop entertainment and source (https://cutt.ly/NEWKID), announced its weekly chart for the 1st week of October.
NEW K.ID, the No.1 TV channel for all K-Pop entertainment and source (https://cutt.ly/NEWKID), announced its weekly chart for the 1st week of October.
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BLACKPINK is making history. BLACKPINK’s first studio album that was released on October 6th, ‘THE ALBUM’, once again shattered both everyone’s expectations and the sales record. The world’s only music sales tracker that has big data on K-pop, Hanteo Chart, revealed that BLACKPINK sold more than 590,000 of their highly anticipated album since its release. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise following ‘THE ALBUM’ surpassing one million in pre-order sales. Since its digital release, ‘THE ALBUM’ ranked #1 on the iTunes album chart in 57 different countries while landing 7th on the Apple Music album chart, showcasing their global popularity. Half of the songs featured on the album broke into the Spotify Chart Top 10 with ‘Lovesick Girls’ ranking 3rd, ‘Bet You Wanna’ ranking 4th, ‘Pretty Savage’ ranking 8th, and ‘ICE Cream’ ranking 10th. Furthermore, ‘Lovesick Girls’ Music Video also surpassed 100 million views on YouTube within only 75 hours since its release, becoming BLACKPINK’s 22nd video to get more than 100 million views on YouTube.
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Ranked at #3, AKMU’s Lee Su-hyun is finally making her long-awaited solo debut. AKMU’s agency, YG Entertainment, revealed a poster teasing Su-hyun’s solo debut on October 5th. The poster shows a space illustration with a UFO driver’s license under Su-hyun’s name. Last August, YG Entertainment announced that AKMU is preparing a comeback in 3 phases. Su-hyun’s solo debut since AKMU’s debut 6 years ago will be the first installation of their comeback. YG official remarked that Su-hyun’s first solo single will be out of ordinary and will most definitely surprise the listeners with never heard sounds. The agency also commented that Su-hyun will be showcasing a side of her never seen before as a duo in AKMU and that the song will become a mainstream hit.
At the 5th place is TREASURE who released the Music Video of ‘B.L.T’ out of the blue. ‘B.L.T (BLING LIKE THIS)’, which is featured on TREASURE’s second single album, ‘THE FIRST STEP : CHAPTER TWO’, is a song that tells the story of a shining galaxy and making memories while stargazing the endless space. Although ‘B.L.T’ was not a title track, it garnered similar popularity and reception as their title track, ‘I LOVE YOU’. Fans fell in love with the upbeat sound and TREASURE’s signature bright personality showcased in ‘B.L.T’. Naturally, fans have been asking for a music video of ‘B.L.T’ ever since. The music video, which shows the 12 members candidly having fun among one another, is getting a great response from TREASURE MAKER. TREASURE is solidifying themselves as the super rookie of K-Pop with ‘I LOVE YOU’ topping iTunes top song chart in 9 different countries.
Ranked at #10, NCT is making a comeback on October 12th with ‘NCT – The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt.1’. The new album will capture NCT 2020’s identity and their individual personalities and is expected to be one of the biggest NCT projects thus far. The album will include contributions from all 21 original members plus 2 new additional members. Furthermore, the album will include an afrobeat song, ‘Music, Dance’ from NCT 127, hip-hop dance music, ‘Déjà vu’ from NCT DREAM, catchy music with the synthesizer, ‘Nectar’ from WayV, and more. It is also anticipated to include more different genres of songs such as acoustic and R&B hip-hop. ‘NCT – The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt.1’ will be releasing on October 12th at 6 PM KST.
NEW K.ID, the only TV channel that allows viewers to enjoy K-POP Idol-related content programming 24/7 and exclusive episodes curated from 10K+ videos, is available at CH 511 for free on LG Smart TVs and XUMO apps on all Internet-connected devices.
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BTS ‘DNA’ music video has surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube
BTS’s DNA music video YouTube views released three years ago exceeded 1.1 billion views.
BTS‘s DNA music video YouTube views released three years ago exceeded 1.1 billion views.
Big Hit Entertainment said that the DNA music video exceeded 1.1 billion views for the first time among BTS music videos at 7:28 am on May 5.,DNA is the title song of BTS‘ mini album Love Yourself Seung (LOVE YOURSELF HER), released on September 18, 2017.
The music video visually expresses the message through virtual reality and scene transitions that seem to cross space, and the choreography of BTS across individuals, units and groups also fills the screen.,BTS is the first Korean singer to enter the Billboard main single chart Hot 100, and the album recorded simultaneously entered the main album chart Billboard 200.,DNA has been on the Hot 100 for four consecutive weeks, and the album has been on the Billboard 200 for six consecutive weeks.
BTS has 26 billion views and music videos including DNA.,Following DNA, Boy With Luv has exceeded 970 million views, and Fake Love, Idol and MIC Drop remixes have exceeded 700 million views.
Meanwhile, the music video views of BTS member Jay Hop’s solo song Chicken Noodle Soup also exceeded 200 million views at around 3:08 a.m. on the same day.,Chicken Noodle Soup, released last September, is a re-created song by quoting a chorus in the same title song by Webstar and Young B.,He worked with American singer and actor Becky G. Jay-Hop in Korean, and Becky Z in Spanish.