2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
K-pop boy band Treasure will be holding their first solo concert in the Philippines. YG Entertainment announced on Dec. 28 that Treasure, now composed of 10 members, will hold their “2023 Treasure Tour: Hello” in Manila on April 15 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. Treasure (MAMA Awards) The...
More K-pop acts are coming to the Philippines to hold concerts and shows. Super Junior K-pop boy band Super Junior will be holding their “Super Show 9: Road in Manila” at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Dec. 17 and 18, according to Pulp Live World. They were originally scheduled to hold it on Aug....
K-pop boy band D-Crunch, composed of six members, have disbanded after more than four years since their debut in 2018. Ai-Grand Korea, their agency, announced on Nov. 9 about their disbandment. D-Crunch (top) on their fourth anniversary in August this year and in 2018 (bottom) (Instagram) “After...
A member of K-pop boy band ONEUS has left the group amid allegations of cheating by a woman claiming to be his former girlfriend. RBW, ONEUS’ agency, announced that member Ravn was no longer part of the group as of Oct. 27. Ravn (left) and ONEUS (Twitter) “We sincerely thank the fans for loving...
Amid all the talk of Korean culture imports and “K-drama”, Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the best solution to keeping the local creative industry afloat is to copy South Korea’s creative strategies. This, after Senator Jinggoy Estrada bared that he had considered a ban on...
CAVITE – Governor Jonvic Remulla defended the Filipinos' love for Korean dramas, saying these have been a source of hope and inspiration at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Remulla, in a Facebook post, was reacting to the proposal to ban Korean dramas and other foreign-made content in...
Rookie K-pop girl group Le Sserafim will be coming back with a new album next month. Composed of Chaewon, Sakura, Yunjin, Kazuha and Eunchae, Le Sserafim will drop their second mini-album “Antifragile” on Oct. 17. Le Sserafim (Twitter) "’Antifragile’ is an album containing Le Sserafim’s...
K-pop boy band Infinite member and actor L (Kim Myung-soo) was discharged from his military service on Aug. 21 after 18 months. L, then 28, enlisted in the military on Feb. 22, 2021 and served in the Korea Marine Corps. (Clockwise from top) Infinite L's Instagram post, L on his enlistment on Feb....
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the weekly physical album chart in Korea two weeks after their official debut. Korea’s Hanteo Chart announced that NewJeans’ debut album “New Jeans,” which was released on Aug. 1, sold 311,271 copies and garnered a physical record index of 368,387.34...
Pasig lone district Rep. Roman Romulo confidently declared Wednesday, Aug. 10 that Filipinos are "much better" in the field of music and television dramas than what is seen on popular K-drama and K-pop from Korea. Pasig City lone district Rep. Roman Romulo (Screenshot from Facebook live) During the...
NewJeans set a record for pre-orders for a K-pop girl group debut album, according to their label. The five-member group released their first ever music video ‘Attention” on YouTube last month under HYBE’s independent label ADOR (All Doors One Room). NewJeans (ADOR) On Aug. 1, NewJeans...
