2021-02-28

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( Images )
( Behind the scenes stories )
Sources: jaybnow.hr | defdaily 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Not sure if there are more pics but I love the ones that were released today so I had to post it. Which of the nine looks/styling is your favourite?
Source: Pixy
Really liking the choreo! Especially for the intro. I hope it’s carried on to future comebacks.
iKON "Why Why Why? MV teaser
( G-reyish MV teaser )
( GHOST9 concept film )
( MIRAE teaser pics )
source: iKON, 그레이시, GHOST9 Official, official_MIRAE 1 2
( G-reyish MV teaser )
( GHOST9 concept film )
( MIRAE teaser pics )
source: iKON, 그레이시, GHOST9 Official, official_MIRAE 1 2

Set in a small, rural town, the show is about two friends ― actors Zo In-sung and Cha Tae-hyun ― running a supermarket for 10 days.
The first episode showed the two stars preparing to take over the business and familiarizing themselves with the small town neighborhood. When opening day came around, it didn't take long for the novice shop owners to run into trouble, as they placed orders and rang up products.
Full Episode Here
The show did well, the premiere on Thursday scored a 4.1 percent viewership rating nationwide and 4.4 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area. Didn't think it was possible for Jo Insung to give me all the butterflies in the tummy again but here we are lol. Can't wait for the part timers to show up!
source: kshow123 & The Korea Times
This Sunday on Inkigayo !
2021-02-28 03:14 pmWho performed what: SUNMI - "TAIL" • PIXY - "Wings" • WONHO - "Lose" • SHINee - "Don't Call Me" / "Heart Attack" • WEi - "All Or Nothing" • Golden Child - "Breathe" • J. DON - "Clicker" • ONF - "Beautiful Beautiful" • CHUNG HA - "Bicycle" • TRI.BE - "DOOM DOOM TA" • Kim Woo Seok - "Sugar" • Kang Daniel - "Paranoia" • CIX - "Cinema" • KINGDOM - "Excalibur" • T1419 - "Asurabalbalta" •
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🥇 IU with "Celebrity" (6546)
🥈 Kang Daniel with "PARANOIA" (5358)
🥉 ChungHa with "Bicycle" (4696)
Sources: SBS KPOP & Soompi
Purple Kiss gets a debut date
2021-02-28 04:35 pm[#퍼플키스]
— PURPLE KISS (@RBW_PURPLEKISS) February 28, 2021
2021.03.15 COMING SOON✔#PURPLE_KISS #DEBUT pic.twitter.com/xQbe1PHlCR
source: RBW_PURPLEKISS
*A follow up to this post*
“It is our hope that this disruption will be temporary”
Hundreds of K-pop releases have been removed from Spotify worldwide as the streaming platform continues to try and reach an agreement with distributor Kakao M.
Spotify launched in South Korea on February 1, 2020, but did so without music from artists with licensing deals under Kakao M, including IU, Zico and more.
Now, releases distributed by the Korean label have been removed from Spotify around the world. Kakao M distributes a large share of Korean popular music, with 37.5 percent of the songs featured on the 2020 Top 400 Yearly Song Chart from Gaon Music Chart under the company.
In a statement given to NME, a spokesperson for Spotify confirmed that Kakao M’s catalogue would no longer be available to users around the globe from March 1, 2021 “due to the expiration of our licence”.
( Read more... )
source: nme
“It is our hope that this disruption will be temporary”
Hundreds of K-pop releases have been removed from Spotify worldwide as the streaming platform continues to try and reach an agreement with distributor Kakao M.
Spotify launched in South Korea on February 1, 2020, but did so without music from artists with licensing deals under Kakao M, including IU, Zico and more.
Now, releases distributed by the Korean label have been removed from Spotify around the world. Kakao M distributes a large share of Korean popular music, with 37.5 percent of the songs featured on the 2020 Top 400 Yearly Song Chart from Gaon Music Chart under the company.
In a statement given to NME, a spokesperson for Spotify confirmed that Kakao M’s catalogue would no longer be available to users around the globe from March 1, 2021 “due to the expiration of our licence”.
( Read more... )
source: nme
News are coming out that Spotify has removed a huge chunk (if not all) songs by artists that are distributed by Kakao M. This affects acts like Mamamoo, Seventeen, Monsta X, Loona, Hyuna, IU and many more.
Spotify recently launched in Korea but without acts that were distributed by Kakao M since they own Melon, the countries biggest download and streaming platform. Now it appears that international fans are being affected by this as well.
Not official statements have been released yet.
sources: @lemonphobic, @glocks4interns at r/kpop
Spotify recently launched in Korea but without acts that were distributed by Kakao M since they own Melon, the countries biggest download and streaming platform. Now it appears that international fans are being affected by this as well.
artists that had their stuff on spotify deleted, a thread
— ً (@lemonphobic) February 28, 2021
wei
kim wooseok
the boyz
d1ce
bibi
minseo
iu
victon
pink fantasy
epik high
cherry bullet
oneus
e'last
cravity
giriboy
june
kim sunggyu
bae173
moonbyul
dpr live
wh3n
woo!ah!
hyolyn
code kunst
drippin
jannabi
jukjae
Not official statements have been released yet.
sources: @lemonphobic, @glocks4interns at r/kpop

EXO's hyung Xiumin was discharged from the military last December after his enlistment in May 2019. He's back in front of the camera for the March issue of Cosmopolitan Korea with Chanel.
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Source: Cosmopolitan Korea
( Fixed Vers )
source: official A.C.E 1
they put together a stage for Arirang TV's Arirang special that aired over the holidays. so nice to see a version outside the tv studio! edit: additional context - It's also to celebrate Korea Inependance Movement Day 삼일절
