It wouldn't come as a surprise if K-pop idols' throwback photos become a hot topic among fans. And while there are idols who have gone under the knife to enhance their physical appearances, these female stars' graduation pictures prove they have been adorable even way back.
MONSTA X is claiming global popularity as "Wish On The Same Sky" track tops Japanese Tower Records in the first half of the year. According to the boy band's label, Starship Entertainment, the Japanese single is ranked as the "K-POP Singles Top 10 on the First Half of 2020" by Japanese Tower Records.
On July 19, RBW announced the upcoming debut of their new girl group, PURPLE K!SS. The group will be debuting in the latter half of 2020 and is already attracting attention for their dance skills, vocal skills, and for being RBW's first girl group since MAMAMOO!
Apink's Oh Hayoung's label, Play M Entertainment, announced that they will take a strong legal move against those malicious commenters of their artist. The comments include sexual harassment, personal attacks, and the spreading of false statements. This was after the Oh Hayoung and other girl idols were dragged into the FC Rumor W issue.
Vevo has just announced the platform's first ever K-Pop DSCVR artist, AB6IX. They have released a video performance of the group's latest single, "Surreal", which was shot remotely from a studio in Korea. "Surreal" comes from the groups latest EP, "VIVID", which was released back in June 29.
[Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mentions of Bullying and Self-Harm] The former AOA member Mina shared her most recent updates on her official Instagram account with positive-looking photos since the height of the bullying controversy that she revealed, involving the now-former AOA leader, Shin Jimin.
Seventeen has released a delightful choreography video.
Singer CHUNG HA finished the online fan meeting with great success.
Kang Daniel unveiled the first concept photo of his upcoming mini-album "MAGENTA" through his official SNS channel on the 20th. He also published the special trailer for his new music on July 19 on the official YouTube channel of KONNECT Entertainment.
Rolling Stone India praised the Korean boy group OnlyOneOf. According to the band's agency on the 20th, the music magazine recently commended OnlyOneOf, saying, "The Korean seven-member music group has evolved the storytelling of popular music."
Vogue Korea's June issue unveiled the photos of Jeon Somi, showing her various charms with trendy styling and unique visuals.
On July 17, Friday, Fan Plus released a statement on Twitter concerning the selection of draft designs for BIGBANG subway advertisments.
BTS's V self-composed OST "Sweet Night" has just topped the iTunes Chart in its 109th country, Switzerland. The song had broken numerous record and maintained its position on the charts despite being unpromoted. V is the first and only artist in the world to have a song chart at #1 in 109 countries. The song is an OST for the drama "Itaewon Class". The song is sang entirely in English.