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EXO
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EXO, which is derived from “EXOPLANET”, a term denoting the planets outside the solar system, is a 9-member K-pop boy band. After making their anticipated debut in April 2012, EXO is now one of the “biggest K-POP boy band in the world”. Forbes noted their immense popularity on its “Korea Power Celebrity List”, which named them one of the Top 5 K-pop groups in 2014, 2017, and 2018. EXO’s 1st LP ‘XOXO’ (2013), containing the breakthrough hit ‘Growl’ was a critical and commercial success. The album sold over 1 million copies, making them the first million-selling Korean artist in 12 years. Their subsequent releases also had amazing sales, with all albums selling more than 1 million copies each. EXO’s album ‘DON’T MESS UP MY TEMPO’ (2018) is their highest charting album on the US Billboard 200, ranking at No. 23. Since their first headlining tour in 2014, EXO has performed over 100 concerts across four tours and participated in multiple joint tours, successfully wrapping up their 5th tour across Asia in 2019. In June 2021, EXO achieved their sixth ‘million-seller’ status with their special album ‘DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING’, which not only topped various global charts, but also topped as No. 1 on iTunes music chart in 87 countries around the world, once again proving their title as the legendary K-pop group.
LOONA
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IZ*ONE
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ENHYPEN
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ENHYPEN is a boyband created by BELIFT LAB, consisting of seven multinational members JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, and NI-KI. Inspired by the 'hyphen(-)' that connects one word to another, ENHYPEN means that seven different boys connect to discover one another and grow together. They also have an ambitious plan to connect people and the world through their music.
ATEEZ
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ATEEZ is a South Korean group that has taken the world by storm immediately after their debut in October 2018. Known for standout performances, the octet have turned storytelling into a full musical experience. The eight members of ATEEZ are HONGJOONG, SEONGHWA, YUNHO, YEOSANG, SAN, MINGI, WOOYOUNG, and JONGHO. Establishing themselves as top artists early on in their career with a sold out global tour only four months after their debut, they continue to break their own records. With a unique narrative that starts from the very first release in the ‘TREASURE’ album series and continues through the ‘FEVER’ and ‘THE WORLD’ masterpieces, the group combines bestseller narratives with personalized music that speaks to their generation. Beyond the multitude of titles they’ve earned throughout the years as the ‘Next Generation Act’ and ‘Best World Performer’ in award ceremonies, ATEEZ have attained the distinction of becoming a ‘million seller’ group with the release of their 8th EP. In 2024, they dominated on the global stage, taking over festivals around the world with performances at Coachella (US) and Summer Sonic (JPN), even set to headline at Mawazine (MAR). Their second studio album, 'THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL' broke their personal record on the global charts, debuting at No.1 on the Billboard 200 for the week of December 11 and charting for six weeks. In their newest release, ATEEZ captures their brightest moments with GOLDEN HOUR : Part.1 and the lead track ‘WORK’.
Stray Kids
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Dreamcatcher
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A South Korean girl group who fuse mysterious horror and fantasy themes with slick dance-pop, rock, and metal, Dreamcatcher rose quickly into the K-pop mainstream with a series of loosely thematic EPs in 2017 and 2018. A breakout act at home, the seven-member group also found a more widespread international audience which they fostered over the next two years with tours of Europe, Asia, and South America. Their largest audience outside of South Korea emerged in Japan where they released the 2019 full-length album, The Beginning of the End. They have continued to hit the Top Five in Korea with albums like 2020's Dystopia: The Tree of Language and 2022's Apocalypse: Save Us. Formed in 2014 by Happy Face Entertainment, the initial lineup of Jiu, Sua, Siyeon, Yoohyeon, and Dami released a handful of singles and the 2015 EP, Love Shake, under the name Minx. As Minx, the group's songs trended toward a bright, bubbly K-pop style with a decidedly cheerful youth-oriented aesthetic. They enjoyed moderate success during this early phase, but by the end of 2016, Happy Face announced that Minx had taken on two new members, Handong and Gahyeon, and would soon reemerge in a darker-toned version under the name Dreamcatcher. Distancing themselves from the wholesome image of their early days, the seven-member Dreamcatcher fused adult-oriented dance music with elements of rock and metal. Their edgy new sound and look was further enhanced by the use of horror and fantasy themes which they quickly established on singles like "Nightmare" and "Chase Me." Released in July 2017, Dreamcatcher's first EP, Prequel, quickly found an audience at home while also charting in Japan and on the U.S. Billboard World Albums chart. One of the year's breakout K-pop acts, the group entered 2018 with another horror-themed hit, "Full Moon," and a major tour of Europe to nurture their growing international fan base. Following the May release of their second EP, Escape the Era, Dreamcatcher traveled to South America for their Welcome to the Dream World in Latin America. They ended their banner year with a third EP, Alone in the City, which hit number two on the Korean chart, making it their highest placement yet. Appearing in February 2019, The End of Nightmare EP marked the final entry in the thematic arc that began with their debut single, "Nightmare." It's lead single, "Piri," mixed their trademark rock sounds with the double-reeded Korean instrument, the piri. A major tour of Asia and Oceania acted as a build-up to the September release of The Beginning of the End, Dreamcatcher's first Japanese full-length album. Around this time the group launched their highly anticipated official fan club, Insomnia, which was open to both South Korean and Japanese fans. Their Korean comeback EP, Raid of Dream, arrived a mere week after the Japanese album, led by the single "Deja Vu," a song written for the King's Raid mobile game. Dreamcatcher ended the year (and decade) on a high note with another large-scale tour of Europe. In January 2020, the group returned with their debut Korean full-length album, Dystopia: The Tree of Language. Buoyed by the singles "Paradise" and "Scream," the album reached number 3 on the Goan album chart. It was followed by two companion EPs, 2020's Dystopia: Lose Myself and 2021's Dystopia: Road to Utopia, the latter of which topped the Korean albums chart. Also in 2021, they released the special Korean EP Summer Holiday. Dreamcatcher's second Korean full-length, Apocalypse: Save Us, arrived in April 2022, hitting number four on the Goan chart. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi
TWICE
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NewJeans
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NewJeans (MINJI, HANNI, DANIELLE, HAERIN, and HYEIN) made their debut on July 22, 2022 as the first group to debut from ADOR, an independent label under HYBE led by Hee Jin Min. The act released New Jeans on August 1, 2022, instantly captivating the global audience and becoming the first K-pop band to achieve the million-seller milestone with their debut album. One of the lead singles “Hype Boy” charted on Billboard Global 200 for 37 consecutive weeks– the longest record from any K-pop female act. Since then, a total of five tracks have marked their places on Billboard Hot 100 including global smash hits “Ditto,” “OMG,” and “Super Shy,” while their 2nd EP Get Up debuted at the top of Billboard 200. As the K-pop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify within the shortest period of time since debut, NewJeans currently holds more than 4.4 billion streams and more than 6.4 million album sales to their name. The band continues to make history with their show stopping performances, gracing the stages of Chicago’s Lollapalooza and the League of Legends World Championship Finals in 2023, both as the first K-pop female group to do so.
SHINee
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ITZY
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P1Harmony
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SECRET NUMBER
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TRI.BE
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Weki Meki
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Orange Caramel
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MEOVV
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TREASURE
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Apink
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Lovelyz
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WJSN
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gugudan
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MOMOLAND
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PRISTIN
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CLC
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Korean girl group CLC bring attitude and edge to their beat-forward K-pop anthems, which lean more on fun dance energy than sweet balladry. The second all-girl outfit for CUBE Entertainment, the seven-piece CLC debuted in early 2015 with First Love, issuing a blitz of EPs into the end of the decade that kept them planted in the Korean Top 20 until their 2017 U.S. breakthrough, Crystyle, expanded their international audience. In 2019, they hit a chart peak in Korea and the U.S. with their eighth Korean-language effort, No. 1. CLC's incarnation consisted of leader OH SEUNGHEE, CHOI YUJIN, CHANG SEUNGYEON, SORN, JANG YEEUN and KWON EUNBIN. They issued their debut EP, First Love, in March 2015, quickly following with Question in May. Coinciding with the fresh additions, they issued their first offering as a septet, the aptly titled Refresh. Months later, they released their first Japanese-language effort, High Heels, which included a cover of Kylie Minogue's 1987 hit "I Should Be So Lucky." Back in the Korean market, they released Nu.Clear that May and their second Japanese EP Chamisma in July. They hit a career high in 2019 with their eighth Korean-language EP, No.1. Continuing their musical maturation, the "No"-featuring set peaked in the Top Five in both Korea and on the U.S. World chart, also landing on Billboard's Indie and Heatseekers lists. ~ Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
iKON
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fromis_9
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Billlie
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PURPLE KISS
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STAYC
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BABYMONSTER
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Hearts2Hearts
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Hearts2Hearts is composed of JIWOO, CARMEN, YUHA, STELLA, JUUN, A-NA, IAN, and YE-ON, each bringing their own unique color while coming together as one. With a sound that is both enchanting and radiant, they create a musical world brimming with sincerity, wonder, and beauty. Through heartfelt messages and a rich spectrum of emotions, Hearts2Hearts connects with fans across the globe, bridging hearts and growing together as a greater “us.”
ILLIT
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NMIXX
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ZEROBASEONE
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Kep1er
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EVERGLOW
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IVE
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RIIZE
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CORTIS
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XLOV
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BOYNEXTDOOR
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XG
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LE SSERAFIM
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i-dle
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aespa
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TOMORROW X TOGETHER
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TOMORROW X TOGETHER, read as ‘tomorrow by together’, has come together under one dream in hopes of building a new tomorrow. They are a bright and youthful boyband composed of five members, SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN, HUENINGKAI, where each member is different from one another, shining in their own way to create synergy.
MAMAMOO
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GFRIEND
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NCT U
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NCT DREAM
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NCT 127
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SEVENTEEN
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K-pop boy band Seventeen formed in 2015 under Pledis Entertainment, boasting a whopping 13 members. Combining dance-pop, R&B, and even some dubstep and hip-hop, Seventeen is split into three subunits. The "hip-hop unit" comprises native South Korean members S.Coups (overall group and unit leader, born Choi Seungcheol), Wonwoo (born Jeon Wonwoo), Mingyu Kim, and American-born Korean Hansol Vernon Choi. The "vocal unit" consists of Korean-born members Woozi (the group's producer and leader of the vocal unit, born Lee Jihoon), Jeonghan Yoon, DK (aka Dokyeom, born Lee Seokmin), Seungkwan Boo, and Los Angelino Joshua Jisoo Hong. The "performance unit" is headed by main choreographer Hoshi (born Kwon Soonyoung), with fellow Korean Dino (born Lee Chan) and mainland Chinese members Jun (born Wen Junhui in Shenzhen) and the8 (born Xu Minghao in Liaoning) rounding out the troupe. They released a pair of EPs in 2015, with 17 Carat peaking at number eight on the Billboard World Albums chart (later becoming the longest-charting K-pop album of the year) and Boys Be topping the same chart a few months afterward. Their debut LP, Love & Letter, arrived in 2016. It climbed to number five on the Heatseekers chart and number three on the World Albums chart before it was re-released as a deluxe version mere months later. Before the end of the year, the Going Seventeen EP arrived, featuring the hit single "BOOMBOOM." A fourth EP, A/1, was issued months later. The chart-topping, six-track set was accompanied by the group's first tour, which included stops in both Asia and North America. They closed out 2017 with the release of sophomore full-length Teen, Age, which was re-released in early 2018 as Director's Cut. Their Japanese debut, We Make You, landed in May. Later that summer, Seventeen scored their seventh number one release with the EP, You Make My Day, which was quickly certified platinum. The following year saw the group return with their third full-length effort, An Ode. ~ Neil Z. Yeung
BLACKPINK
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GOT7
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Red Velvet
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BTS
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Girls' Generation
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2NE1
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2NE1 (투애니원) is a 4 member South Korea girl group. The group consists of CL (group leader, rapper, vocals) , Bom (lead vocals), Sandara Park (vocals), Minzy (rapper, vocals). The group's name 2NE1 means "New Evolution of 21st Century," as well as showing fresh and defiant music like 21-year-olds. Before they debuted, they were trained by their record label YG Entertainment - CL for 3 years, Bom for 4 years, Sandara Park for 2 years and Minzy for 5 years.<br>
BigBang
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Bigbang is a chart-topping Norwegian pop/rock band that made its album debut in 1995, broke through to mainstream success in 2000 with the Top Five hit single "Girl from Oslo," and remained steadily popular in the years that followed. Formed in 1992 by Øystein Greni (vocals, guitar), Erik Tresselt (bass), and Christer Engen (drums), the band underwent numerous lineup changes over the years. Amid the changes, Bigbang remained a trio led by Greni, the band's songwriter, with Olaf Olsen (drums) and Nikolai Haengsle Eilertsen (bass, keyboards) lending their support for many years. Bigbang made their album debut in 1995 with Waxed. Little success came of the album, however, and several years passed before the follow-up effort Electric Psalmbook (1999) was released on Warner Music. Bigbang broke through to mainstream success in 2000 with the Top Five hit single "Girl from Oslo," whose popularity helped drive the accompanying full-length effort, Clouds Rolling By (2000), all the way to number two on the Norwegian albums chart. The EP-only singles "New Glow" and "Smiling For" were also popular, reaching numbers 12 and seven respectively on the singles chart. The follow-up album, Frontside Rock 'n' Roll (2002), was likewise successful, reaching the Top Five, while the live album Radio Radio TV Sleep (2003) was the band's first chart-topping release. Subsequent albums Poetic Terrorism (2005) and Too Much Yang (2007) were also chart-toppers, including the hit singles "Not a Rolling Stone" and "I Don't Wanna." All of this success culminated in a couple best-of compilations, Something Special: The Best of Bigbang (2007) and From Acid to Zen (2008), the latter intended for the American marketplace to capitalize on the band's recent move to Los Angeles. Working at L.A.'s Sound City Studios with co-producer Greg Richling (the Wallflowers) Bigbang recorded Edendale, their second American effort and seventh overall. Released in Norway in 2009 (followed by a 2010 U.S. release), it became their third consecutive number one and yielded the hit single "Swedish Television." Over the next few years Bigbang remained in Los Angeles, recording albums like 2011's Epic Scrap Metal and 2013's The Oslo Bowl, both of which failed to make inroads on the American charts but were massive successes in Norway, continuing their number one streak. In 2017, Greni, who remained the only consistent member of the band, made his solo debut with the Pop Noir LP. ~ Jason Birchmeier
