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◇ Taeyang to drop collaborative single 'VIBE' featuring BTS' Jimin

 

▲This poster provided by The Black Label show, poster of 'VIBE.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

 

Boy group BIGBANG's Taeyang will release a collaborative song with BTS' Jimin next week, his agency said Wednesday.

The BLACK Label released a teaser image featuring the two singers on social media, along with the announcement that the new single "Vibe" will hit music services on Jan. 13.

It will be the first release from Taeyang since January 2018, when he dropped "Louder," a song for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Taeyang debuted as a BIGBANG member in 2006 and has led a successful career also working as a soloist with such hits as "Only Look At Me," "Eyes, Nose, Lips" and "Ringa Linga." He recently left his longtime agency, YG Entertainment, to sign with the current agency.

Taeyang has also released second teaser image for his new single track "VIBE" on January 6.
 

◇ BLACKPINK's Jisoo to make solo debut this year

▲K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo is seen in this photo provided by YG Entertainment. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Jisoo will become the last member of the top K-pop girl group BLACKPINK to debut as a soloist this year, the group's agency said Monday.

"BLACKPINK's Jisoo is now stepping up work to record her solo album," YG Entertainment said in a release.

"She has been working on music from time to time and finished shooting for photos for the album's cover in order to keep her promise with fans while being under a tight schedule for the team's world tour. She will soon visit you with good news," it added.

The three other members of the quartet -- Jennie, Rose and Lisa -- have debuted as soloists.

BLACKPINK is currently on a large-scale world tour that's expected to attract some 1.5 million global fans. The group finished the North American and European legs of the tour last year, and will perform in Asia and Oceania in the first half of this year.

 

▲This image provided by YG Entertainment on Jan. 4, 2023, commemorates 2 billion YouTube views for BLACKPINK's hit single, "Ddu-du Ddu-du." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Meanwhile, BLACKPINK's megahit single "Ddu-du Ddu-du" has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet's agency said Wednesday.

YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 2 billion views shortly before 9 a.m. The clip was first released on July 15, 2018.

◇ S.Korean celebrities donate for Hometown Love Donation Campaign

 

▲This photo shows J-HOPE performing on stage of 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023.' (Yonhap)

 

South Korean superstar BTS' J-HOPE addressed his intention on participating in Hometown Love Donation Campaign (translated) for Gwangju Buk-gu.

The Love Donation Campaign is a system in which if one donates 5 million won annually to his current address or other autonomous community, donor will be provided with tax exemption as well as a small prize.
 

Super Star J-Hope was born in Gwangju, Buk-gu spent his youth up until high school there.

Buk-gu government received J-Hope's intention on participating in Hometown Love Donation Campaign through his parents, and the artist currently in the United States will be donating the money as soon as he returns to Korea.

 

▲This photo shows Son Heung-min. (Yonhap)

 

Football super star Son Heung-min from Chuncheon City also participated in "Home Town Love Donation Campaign."

Chuncheon City government addressed on Thursday that Son Heung-min has donated 5 million won, the maximum amount, to the campaign through the online webpage "Gohyang sarang Eeum"

 

▲This photo, provided by Okcheon, shows Entertainer Lee Mi-joo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Meanwhile, entertainer Lee Mi-joo was the first donor of Hometown Love Donation campaign of Okcheon county.

According to the Okcheon county on Sunday, Lee Mi-joo donated five million won, the maximum amount, to her hometown, Okcheon, to be used for local teenagers and most vulnerable groups.

◇ NewJeans' 'OMG' ranks No.47 on Spotify's global music chart

 

▲ This photo, provided by ADOR, shows the member of 'New Jeans.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

South Korean girl group New Jeans' new song "OMG" has ranked No.47 on Spotify's global music chart, "Daily Top Song Global," said the group's agency ADOR.

The new dance song by this mega-hit K-pop girl group has also entered the "Daily Top Song" music chart in 15 countries, including South Korea, Japan, the U.S., and many more.

The group has already sold 580 thousand copies of their single album "OMG" only two days after its release on Monday, continuing their hot streak.

 

▲K-pop girl group NewJeans is seen in this photo provided by ADOR. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

The group put out a new single Monday after a successful debut year.

"OMG" is a bouncy and exciting hip-hop R&B song that mixes hip-hop drum and percussion sounds with UK garage and trap rhythms.

The girl group broke its own record with 800,000 preorders for the upcoming single, "OMG," according to the album's distributor, YG Plus.

The number is a huge achievement, not just compared with the band's previous record of 450,000 preorders for its debut EP, "New Jeans," but also compared with the EP's total sales of about 690,000 copies last year.

◇ Song Hye-kyo's 'The Glory' ranks No.3 among Netflix's non-English TV series
 

▲This photo, provided by Netflix, shows the overall viewing time of "The Glory" (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Netflix's South Korean original "The Glory" starring Song Hye-kyo has placed third on the streamer's weekly viewership chart for non-English TV shows released Wednesday.

Released on Dec. 30, "The Glory" was the third-most watched non-English TV show on Netflix's Top 10 list for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1 with 25.41 million viewing hours.

"The Glory" debuted at No. 5 on streaming analytics website FlixPatrol's daily chart for top TV shows on Netflix on Sunday (U.S. time).

The first part of the 16-episode was streamed on Dec. 30, with the second half scheduled to be released in March.

 

▲This photo, provided by Netflix, show scene of 'The Glory.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) 
Meanwhile, the series tells the story of a woman who suffered from school violence and elaborately takes revenge on her former bullies.

It is the latest work of writer Kim Eun-sook who is known for her works such as "Mr. Sunshine," "Descendant of the Sun," "Guardian: The Lonely and Great God" and more. Unlike her previous series where the writer portrayed various emotional changes through unique characters within the story-line, the writer restricts everything within the protagonist's face in this hit series.

Song Hye-kyo acts out the adult version of Moon Dong-eun, who narrates every details of her sweet revenge on Park Yeon-jin (Lim Ji-yeon), her childhood bully.

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