Lovelyz unveils the next teaser image featuring Seo Jisoo

Lovelyz's Seo Jisoo is coming out next with her own teaser image.

Following the same concept as in the previous teasers, Seo Ji Soo is also dressing in white and posing in a mint pastel backdrop with chairs as props around, giving off an elegant yet somewhat chic vibe.

Stay tuned with us for more teasers to come from Lovelyz!

SM Entertainment revealed to debut a new boy group next year

SM Entertainment is likely to debut their next boy group next year.

The rumour came from a number of stock companies in the industry, and since SM Entertainment is listed as one of the companies with an active IR, the chance of it being true is high.

SM Entertainment have introduced their trainee through SM Rookies project through various platforms such as variery shows and concerts. Many of them already well-known and have their own fanclubs, so it won't be a surprise if they make their debut in the upcoming boy group.

Regarding this, SM Entertainment stated,"It's true that we are preparing for a new group, but nothing has been decided yet".

As TVXQ, Super Junior, SHINee and EXO are all considered as topknots in the industry, people are paying attention to what kind of music and concept they will create for their next boy group.

APink promote ACUBE Global Audition in Tokyo

The adorable Apink girls promote Acube Global audition through video message, check out the video below

Red hot Seolhyun poses for SK Telecom

AOA's Seolhyun showcases her amazing figure for the latest promotional photos of SK Telecom.

Check out Seolhyun in action!

April in the BTS video of THE STAR

Rookie group April reveal the BTS video of their latest photoshoot for THE STAR, check out the girls in action below:

TaeTiSeo are gorgeous party girls in new teaser images

TaeTiSeo reveal another set of teaser images for their upcoming hit song Dear Santa.

The girls show their happiness in the colorful themed pictorials, check out all the photos here

Starship entertainment reveal Softly MV teaser

Starship Entertainment reveals MV teaser of their upcoming Christmas song titled Softly, check out the teaser featuring, SISTAR, K.Will, Boyfriend, Monsta X and more below

BoA reveal Japanese Kiss My Lips MV

BoA reveal the MV for Japanese version of Kiss My Lips, check out the video below

TaeTiSeo reveal Dear Santa teaser video

TaeTiSeo reveal teaser video of their upcoming song Dear Santa and serenade fans with angelic vocal, check out the girls in action below

MAMAMOO Moonbyul & Solar sing Like Yesterday!

MAMAMOO Moonbyul and Solar deliver an amazing performance of Like Yesterday on Sugar Men, check out their performance below

MAMA 2015 Predictions, Part 3: Special and Daesang Category

For the third and final part of our MAMA Predictions, we are examining Special and Daesang awards. According to the official MAMA website, the only “Special” award is for Best Music Video. And for those that are new to Kpop and MAMA, the three “Daesang” or “Grand” awards, Album, Song, and Artist of the Year, are considered higher than the rest. This is where Kpop’s bigger players come in — it is often the most controversial part of the ceremony as well. With MAMA only a few days away, let’s take a look!

Image Credit: HNGN

Special - Best Music Video - f(x), “4 Walls”

This explanation will be prefaced by the fact that it is possible that BIGBANG will win, simply because “Bae Bae” was innovative both musically and videographically, and because MAMA loves giving awards to YG artists (and they will probably give more this time around, just to stay in YG’s good graces after all the drama between YGE and Mnet that took place when iKON debuted). So a BIGBANG win is possible; we wouldn’t be surprised if Wonder Girls won with their retro-style “I Feel You,” either. “4 Walls” is one of the most beautiful pieces of cinematography to come out of Kpop this year. The video is incredibly hard to decipher — a sequence of actions is repeated and distorted between what is seemingly two different dimensions. In the end, Victoria breaks the cycle by catching the teacup Amber drops. Have you figured out what this video is trying to say? I haven’t, but the theories are definitely interesting. Not many other Kpop videos get you talking specifically about the plot and dynamics of the video itself. Considering MAMA has a history of rewarding videos that simply stand out among their competitors in quality and popularity, we say f(x) has a good shot at bagging this award.

Image Credit: AllKpop

Daesang - Artist of the Year - Girls’ Generation

It’s kind of weird how MAMA nominates 1,000,000,003 artists for this award, despite the fact that usually only one or two can really contend for the coveted title of “Artist of the Year.” That’s a big name to have, and it will probably go to none other than the queens Girls’ Generation. With digital single, physical single, and full album releases this year, SNSD has been relevant for the entire year. Even now, their “Phantasia” concert has made some domestic and international headlines despite comebacks from EXID and Dynamic Duo on the charts and in the news. In addition to group activities, Sooyoung has been acting, Taeyeon debuted as a solo artist (and is confusingly nominated for this award, too), Hyoyeon released a book, Tiffany is working on her own solo debut, TTS is preparing a comeback, and much, much more. GG has been on the grind non-stop this year — their unceasing activity and continued success easily gives them the award.

Daesang - Song of the Year - BIGBANG, “Bang Bang Bang”

Another category with 50 million nominees. You don’t really have to work too hard, however, to figure out that this award will probably go to BIGBANG. This situation is reminiscent of 2011 — 2NE1’s “Lonely” was the top-selling of their releases that year, but it was “I Am the Best,” the hard-hitting club banger, that was nominated and won the award. Here, we have a similar situation with “Bang Bang Bang” and “Loser,” except the former has actually outsold the latter by about 30,000 downloads, making it even more apparent that “Bang Bang Bang” should be the Song of the Year. While some of this year’s other megahits are on this list as well (Baek Ah Yeon’s “Shouldn’t Have,” Zion.T and Crush’s “Just,” JYP’s “Who’s Your Mama?”), “Bang Bang Bang” is the only one with such sustained relevancy — it is essentially 2015’s “Fantastic Baby” in terms of success. Also, Mnet is probably still begging for YG’s love — after all, they did have to have a private meeting with the label to convince its artists to attend. BIGBANG bagging some big awards like Song of the Year is therefore even more likely.

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Daesang - Album of the Year - EXO, “EXODUS”

This one is absolutely obvious. BIGBANG could have won if they had actually released the complete version of their MADE album, but they pretty much disqualified themselves by pushing it back into the void of anticipated YG releases. Therefore, with combined album sales totalling above the one million-mark in Korea (not to mention being the best-selling Kpop album in America), EXO wins.

So that concludes our series on MAMA predictions! Make sure to let us know what you think, and make sure to keep up with the MAMA coverage. It’s an exciting time of year for Kpop fans!

Kushal Dev is an Indian-American writer based in New Jersey. He discovered K-Pop through friends and YouTube, and has been an avid follower of Korean entertainment for 4 years. He biases 2NE1, Girls' Generation, f(x), MAMAMOO and EXID.

9MUSES reveal dance practice video for Sleepless Night

9MUSES reveal dance practice video for their latest hit song titled Sleepless Night, check out the girls in action below

'Reply 1988' to off air for 1 week

'Reply 1988' will be taking an 1-week break in January.

A drama rep said,"In order to increase its quality, 'Reply 1988' will be taking a break on January 1st and 2nd. Another TV program will be airing to substitute for the drama on those two days.

Just like the previous installments, 'Reply 1988' has been gaining enormous response ever sinces its first broadcast, with the latest episode recorded 12,2% in rating nationalwide.

Block B's Zico unveils the tracklist for his first mini album 'Gallery'

The official tracklist for Zico's first mini album has been unveiled.

The mini album will contain a total of 6 tracks in which three of them were previously released as digital singles. The remaining songs are 'Veni Vidi Vici' feat DJ Wegun, 'Eureka' feat Zion.T and 'Pride and Prejudice' feat 'Suran'.

'Gallery' will be available on December 7th.

Check out the full tracklist below

1. Veni Vidi Vici (feat. DJ Wegun)
2. Eureka (feat. Zion.T)
3. Pride and Prejudice (feat. Suran)
4. Boys and Girls (feat. Babylon)
5. Day (feat. Jtong)
6. Yes Or No (feat. Penomeco, The Quiett)

ZE:A's Taeheon to enlist on December 7th

ZE:A's Taeheon is the next idol to head to military this year.

Star Empire revealed on November 30th that ZE:A's Taeheon will be enlisting on December 7th as an active duty soldier. The agency also respected his wish to enlist quietly.

Taeheon announced the news of his enlistment through a hand-written letter to the fans through official fan cafe, in which he promised to complete his duty and then return safe and sound.

Taeheon is the second ZE:A member to make his enlistment following Minwoo in September.

Song Joong Ki needs 8 weeks to fully recover from his injury

It seems Song Joong Ki's injury is more serious then we thought.

According to Blossom Entertainment on November 30th, Song Joong Ki is said to have 8 weeks of treatment to fully recover from his recent injury. However, the agency that it depends on the individual that the treatment period could be different. For now, he is focusing on recovering in order to return to the filming set as soon as possible.

Despite Song Joong Ki's injury, the drama rep said there will be no change in broadcasting schedule for 'Descendants of the Sun' as it will still go on air in February next year as planned.

Get well soon, Song Joong Ki!

Seventeen's S.Coups, Woozi, Vernon to collaborate with Ailee for special digital single 'Q&A'

Three members of Seventeen will be having a surprise collaboration with Ailee.

On November 30th, it was revealed through Seventeen's official SNS that members S.Coups, Woozi and Vernon will participate in the special digital single titled 'Q&A'. In particular, Ailee is also said to feature in the song, raising the anticipation of many fans even more.

Through this collaboration, the Seventeen members hope to present a new look that they haven't shown before, as well as their musical potential.

Don't miss the release of 'Q&A' on December 4th at 12PM KST

B1A4 ADVENTURE 2015 LIVE IN HONG KONG

B1A4 successfully held their first concert, "B1A4 Adventure 2015" on 29th November 2015 at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, Hong Kong. The event is organised by Jasco entertainment. 

B1A4 is an idol group under the management of WM Entertainment. The group debuted in April 23, 2011 with the single "O.K" after their first introduction to the public through a webtoon. They have released two studio albums, five EPs and various singles in South Korea. B1A4's  6th Mini Album, Sweet Girl was released on August 10, 2015 , four days after they debuted a few songs during a Guerilla Concert. 
 

Throughout the 2 hours concert, B1A4 performed their popular songs namely "In the Air", "Solo Day", "OK", "Lonely" and "Sweet Girl". During the concert, the members also worked hard by speaking in local dialect, Cantonese. Moreover, during the performance of "A glass of water", B1A4 managed to use water as prop as shown in the following photo.  

BTOB 2015 CONCERT IN HONG KONG

BTOB successfully held their concert on 27th November 2015 at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena Hall 10, Hong Kong. The event is organised by Jasco entertainment.

BTOB is a South Korean seven member boy group formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lee Changsub, Lim Hyun-sik, Peniel, Jung Il-hoon, and Yook Sungjae. 

Seven members of BTOB, in black suit, kicked off their concert by singing "WOW" and "THRILLER” which aroused the audience with a warm atmosphere. The fans managed to reciprocate by waving their blue glow sticks throughout the 2 hours concert to show their support for BTOB first concert in Hong Kong. Finally the concert ended perfectly with "CATCH ME" and "HELLO".