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[K-NEWS] August 6, 2018

6/8/2018

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Red Velvet are retro queens

​Red Velvet has released the music video for "Power Up," the title track off their new mini album 'Summer Magic.'

"Power Up" is an uptempo dance track with an addictive hook and a beat inspired by 8-bit video games. The album also includes tracks "With You" and "Mr. E." 

To promote the new album, Red Velvet will be appearing on a special V Live broadcast entitled "Red Velvet LIVE - Power Up," where they will share stories about the making of the album and a behind-the-scenes look at their concert activities.

Watch the full "Power Up" video above!

Stray Kids gives powerful performance in "My Pace" MV

​Stray Kids is back with new single "My Pace," the title track off their second mini album "I am WHO." 

"My Pace" is a song with a strong beat and fresh, bright energy. The single was written and composed by group members Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han, who previously worked together on Stray Kids' debut single "District 9."

​(G)I-DLE are full with surprises!

​(G)I-DLE posed for the August issue of 'The Star'.

The girls had a photoshoot under the theme 'Special Summer Day', and the girls didn't lose either their charm or their professionalism despite the sweltering heat. On their popularity, the girls said, "We were so shocked. We think we received more love than we deserved for what we did. We're always thankful and we promise to show only good sides from now on."

On what changed the most after their debut, Yuqi said, "When our fans follow our songs during music shows or cheer for us, I get so touched it's hard to put into words."

They also spoke about what they felt was the most important to promoting as a group and said, "Trust in each other is the most important. We can work things out and depend on each other only if we have trust and belief as the base."

[□] Whistle teaser pic.twitter.com/CnlmsSQCxA

— (G)I-DLE·(여자)아이들 (@G_I_DLE) August 5, 2018

​Meanwhile, Cube Entertainment's rookie girl group was scheduled to make a comeback in August. On August 5, the group dropped a teaser video signaling their return, an ominous 8-second video with a melodic 'whistle'. Could their album or song title be 'Whistle'?

Although more details have yet to be revealed, fans speculate that this comeback will be another powerful concept for (G)I-DLE. Stay tuned for more updates!

DIA reveals their tracklist and comeback schedule

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​The girls will be releasing their 4th mini-album soon, and it will contain 8 tracks. The title song is "Woo Woo" composed by Shinsadong Tiger. The other tracks are named "Like? Like!", "Adult", "Pick Up the Phone" "Take Me" (composed by Jooeun), "Sweet Dream" (composed by Yebin), "Blue Day" (composed by Heehyun), and the instrumental of title song "Woo Woo".

Check out the tracklist and comeback schedule below. DIA is coming back on August 9th.

MXM drops 'more' version teaser images

​The boys will be coming back with their 1st album 'More Than Ever and title song "Ya Ya Ya". The album includes a total of 14 songs, including a solo song each for the boys as well as songs composed by Lee Dae Hwi. The 'more' version of the teaser images feature the boys in relaxed, casual moods.

Which photo is your favorite? MXM's comeback is set for August 14 at 6PM KST.

​MONSTA X wrap up their sold-out 7-city US tour

​The boys kicked off in Chicago's Rosemont Theater on July 20th, and then continued to Newark's New Jersey Performing Arts Center on July 22nd, Atlanta's Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on the 25th, Dallas' Verizon Theater on the 27th, Houston's Smart Financial Center on the 29th, San Francisco's Warfield Theater on August 1st, and finally Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on August 3rd.

The boys had sold out every single seat in all seven cities. Fans were treated to amazing stages such as "Jealousy", "Be Quiet", "Beautiful", "Special", "Fallin'", "Crazy In Love", "All In", "Roller Coaster", as well as unit songs. 

The boys will be headed to the Latin America portion of their 'The Connect' tour next.

Taeyeon and MeloMance reveal teaser images for 'Page 0'

​Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Melomance have released teaser images for their 'STATIONX0' collaboration. The title of their collaboration song will be "Page 0". The song is an acoustic pop song with a memorable acoustic piano arrangement by MeloMance's Jung Dong Hwan.

The song will be released at 6PM KST on August 10th, so keep your eyes out for more and check out images.

​Super Junior D&E pose in New York in new teaser images for 'Bout You'

​Super Junior D&E released teaser images for their 2nd Korean mini-album 'Bout You'.

The boys posed in New York for their teaser images, and also revealed that the title song for the mini-album "Bout You" is a rhythmical house song composed by Donghae himself.

Check out the images and get ready for August 16th at 6PM KST.
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TWICE continues to be fierce teaser images for 'BDZ'

​The girls will be coming back with 'BDZ', which stands for 'bulldozer'. The album will be TWICE's first full Japanese album, and the titular title song will be composed by none other than J.Y. Park. The album will contain 10 songs.

We already saw Jungyeon, Nayeon, and Momo's teaser images. Check out Sana, Jihyo, and Mina's teaser images below.

​Ailee cries while talking about being depressed after losing weight

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​She was the singer featured on the August 5th episode of 'Hidden Singer', where she talked about her previous dieting experiences. She said "In the past, I ate 500 calories per day to lose weight. I was 49 kg (108 lb) back then. I didn't eat anything all day. I was so sad. I'm a singer, but I was so sad that I had to do that to stand on stage."

She continued "I was upset because I knew my singing ability was less than when I weight more. When I sang while I was thin, I felt like I wasn't able to show my 100%. I might have looked good at 49-50kg, but I was the most depressed."

She finally revealed "I decided that I don't care. I'm so happy right now, and I think it's the most important for me to be satisfied with my singing."

CL reassures fans with consistent Instagram updates 

+AUGUST 17th+#MILE22

Публикация, споделена от CL (@chaelincl) на Авг 1, 2018 в 9:46 PDT


​Recently, fans and media outlets have focused their attention to CL's current state of being. After her appearance at the Incheon Airport, many have initially speculated that her health status may not be in the best of conditions. However, reports following the gossip claimed that CL was simply getting ready for her U.S. debut. 

Among fans, CL's direct communication on social media seemed to have provided enough certainty that she is "fine". After uploading a still cut from her new Hollywood film 'Mile 22', CL thanked her fans in Singapore with a photo of herself on stage. CL's glamorous stage presence and social media activities have relieved many netizens of various speculations, mostly in regards to her possible health instability. 

Some comments in relation to her recent updates include: "You slayed Maaaa. I love you so much. We gzbs/bjs are always here for you no matter what!!" "WAITING YOUR ALBUM BABY" "You weight gain is making you look even stronger, CL! You look awesome!" "Dont be worry I'll always by your side Queen" "Once a Queen, ALWAYS a Queen" "Dont feel sad, you are the best! You are talented and amazing, so dont be sad, we are waiting for you! You deserve happiness and justice, everything is gonna be okay queen".

Stay tuned for more updates with CL's upcoming activities!
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[K-NEWS] Weekend Update - August 4-5, 2018

5/8/2018

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Wanna One gets ready for their impending 1st anniversary

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The boys released a poster teasing for their 1st debut anniversary. Wanna One debuted on August 7th last year with "Energetic" and the poster reads "Don't forget when we said we're starting now."

More information coming soon! 

​DIA has released a teaser.... of their teaser.

18.08.07 TEASER RELEASE #다이아 #DIA #20180809 #WooWoo

Публикация, споделена от DIA Official instagram (@mbk.dia) на Авг 4, 2018 в 7:05 PDT


​The girls are coming back on August 9th with a special album. The upcoming album will include 7 tracks including ones that they've been dropping teasers for. The title song will be "Woo Woo", which is a Miami bass genre dance pop track composed by Shinsadong Tiger.

On Onstragram the girls have dropped a teaser announcing that teasers will start dropping on August 7th, so check it out below and get ready for their comeback.

​Red Velvet 'Power Up' for the first time

Red Velvet gave audiences a first-look of "Power Up" on this week's 'Knowing Brothers'.

In addition to the fun and games, Red Velvet performed a part of their new song for the first time on 'Knowing Brothers'! Before the dance, however, the girls had to receive a quirky punishment of getting flour dumped above their heads. But when the flour came down, they discovered that only poor Wendy had been attacked! Nevertheless, Wendy rocked her 'new look', and the girls perfected the choreography to "Power Up" covered in flour. Watch the video above! 

Tell us in the comments do you like the new Red Velvet song?

Girls' Generation's 11th anniversary

Girls' Generation thanked their fans and spread the love in a new video message.

To celebrate their 11th anniversary, the current members of Girls' Generation got together in sub-groups to send lovely messages to their fans. Yuri and Sunny talked about how they still receive heartwarming letters from their fans; one fan had written them how she started out as an elementary school student fan, but is now an adult who just got a new job! 

Meanwhile, Hyoyeon said that their debut date still feels like "yesterday". Listening to her speak, Taeyeon laughed and commented, "Really? Just yesterday?", to which Hyoyeon replied, "Well...perhaps, more like, the day before yesterday."
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Tiffany and Sooyoung also celebrate. 

​As August 4th marks the 11th anniversary of Girls' Generation, the group shared SNS content to celebrate the special day with their fans. Although the official video message included only the current members, Tiffany and Sooyoung thanked the group's fanclub 'S♥NE' as former members of the group.

Tiffany, who is now active as a solo artist as Tiffany Young, uploaded a playful GIF with the words "mood cause its our anniversary" and re-uploaded a past video from their 10th anniversary featuring all of last year's members. 

mood cause its our anniversary □
happy 11th □ #GG4EVA pic.twitter.com/qrcmmR054U

— TIFFANY YOUNG (@tiffanyyoung) August 4, 2018

​Sooyoung, who has joined Echo Global Group as actress Choi Soo Young, shared a special video of Sooyoung's 2018 activities to celebrate her anniversary. The video includes footage from Sooyoung's first domestic solo fan meeting, as well as her fan meet in Bangkok.

Entertainment CEO arrested for assaulting girl group members!

​On August 2 KST, the Cheongju Heungdeok Police Station reported that Entertainment CEO 'A', aged 37, was arrested with charges of assault that took place on July 29. According to the reports, 'A' physically assaulted two girl group members of his/her own agency at a hotel parking lot located in Heungdeok around 2:30 AM. The victims fell to the ground, which caused injuries to their bodies such as head and back. 

During investigation procedures, 'A' testified that s/he "did not like the attitude of the label artists", which transpired into an argument. S/he revealed, "In a state of drunkenness, I hit them while reprimanding their usual behavior."

Currently, the two girl group victims 'B' and 'C' are reported to be receiving treatment at a hospital. Police expect to reveal more information after further investigation.

EXO-L celebrate their 4th anniversary as EXO's official fanclub

Let's go together until the end❤ #HappyEXOLday #4YearsAsEXOL pic.twitter.com/Jj7UEIT5el

— 「EXO FANBASE」 (@EXO_FANBASE) August 4, 2018

​August 4th of 2018 marks the 4th year of the official fanclub, as it was born 3 years after the group's debut. To celebrate their 4th anniversary, EXO-L took to Twitter with the hashtag #HappyEXOLDay. 

The hashtag is currently trending worldwide at #2 with over 250K Tweets. As 'L' stands for 'Love' between EXO and their fans, the messages dispersed on Twitter are also full of love shared among the fans. 

​TWICE drop individual teaser images

​As reported previously, TWICE will be releasing their 1st Japanese album 'BDZ', which stands for 'bulldozer'. The title song "BDZ" is produced by J.Y. Park. After viewing these new teaser images, fans are expecting to find a chic and wild 'girl crush' concept for TWICE. Are you excited for their brand new Japanese comeback?

Stay tuned for more updates! The full release of 'BDZ' will be on September 12.

CL is not suffering any health issues!

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​According to media outlets on August 4, it's been determined that former 2NE1 member CL is not suffering from any health issues. 

Back on August 3, concerns for CL's health arose as she sported some drastic weight gain at Incheon airport. However, reporters state that rather than due to health issues, the singer is simply still adjusting to her new home. 

In spring of this year, CL decided to move her home to the U.S, in order to immerse herself more into her U.S. debut preparations. As a result, she was unable to make time for a balanced diet and exercise. 

Media outlets also reported that CL's alleged friction with her label YG Entertainment is not true. Sources claim that CL recently met up with Yang Hyun Suk in order to discuss her schedules. 

Meanwhile, CL is currently awaiting the premiere of her Hollywood film, 'Mile 22', this August.

Super Junior's full group comeback with Ryeowook ​in September?

Exclusive reports on August 4 claim that Super Junior's full group comeback is set for September, approximately 4 months after the end of their repackaged album promotions with "Lo Siento". 

Previously, Super Junior surprised fans with their 'Super Junior Calendar 2018', hinting at Super Junior promotions including units, full group, solos, and more every month for the rest of this year. After Super Junior D&E's comeback on August 16, reports say that a full group comeback with Ryeowook is next up. 

Ryeowook was recently discharged from his mandatory military service in July. Super Junior then headed out to Macao to film their full group comeback MV. However, Heechul will not be participating in the September group promotions, either, in order to focus on his health. 
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Holland apologizes to fans for putting age restrictions on his MVs

On August 3, Holland tweeted:

"I'm sorry. YouTube keeps restricting my music videos. I tried to solve the problem, but I'm too tired. I'm sorry for my minor fans."

I'm so sorry. YouTube keeps restricting my music videos. I tried to solve the problem, but I'm too tired. I'm sorry for my Minor fans. https://t.co/XzrQeHw5Bh

— HOLLAND (@HOLLAND_vvv) August 3, 2018

Just recently, Holland made a comeback with the twin single "I'm Not Afraid" and "I'm So Afraid". Fans grew frustrated when YouTube initially gave an 'R' rating to the new MVs. The age restriction was lifted shortly after, however, it seems YouTube has put the age restrictions back. Some fans criticized the age requirement, commenting, "Holland doesn't deserve this", "It's not your fault", "We need to fight YouTube."
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