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Malaysian artist LingLing [LEANBRANDING]

Lingling of Mnet's 'I-LAND2:N/a' to join Leanbranding girl group

Lingling, a former contestant on Mnet’s audition program "I-LAND2: N/a" last year, will make her official debut as a member of agency Leanbranding’s first global girl group.

2025.4.18

Actor Song Kang, left, the host of Mnet's upcoming audition program ″I-LAND2: N/a″ set to air its first episode on April 18 [NAMOO ACTORS, MNET]

Mnet's audition program 'I-LAND2: N/a' under fire ahead of first episode

CJ ENM is off to a rocky start to debuting its second official girl group after fromis_9 through its soon-do-air audition program "I-LAND2: N/a."

2024.3.11

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The teaser image for ″I-LAND2: N/a″ [CJ ENM]

Season 2 of 'I-LAND' to air in April next year to find members for new girl group

The second season of the famed audition program "I-LAND" will air in April next year to find members of a new girl group that K-pop agency WakeOne plans to launch.

2023.11.29

Boy band Enhypen performs lead track 'Future Perfect (Pass the MIC)' from its new EP “Manifesto : Day 1' (2022) during its showcase on July 4 at Yonsei University’s 100th Anniversary Memorial Hall in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [BELIFT LAB]

Enhypen introduces 'Manifesto : Day 1'

Boy band Enhypen is back with a manifesto for its future. The boy band held a showcase for its new EP “Manifesto : Day 1” on Monday at Yonsei University’s 100th Anniversary Memorial Hall in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, briefly before the ...

2022.7.4

Boy band BTS arrives at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. [AP]

As K-pop goes global, Koreans fall behind when it comes to consumption

The K in K-pop stands for Korea, but it’s long past the point of only being enjoyed in Korea. As a matter of fact, Korea is not even the country that consumes K-pop the most. According to an analysis of YouTube’s data by the JoongAng Ilbo, an ...

2022.4.5

Mnet's multinational girl group audition program ″Girls Planet 999″ aired from August to October. [CJ ENM]

When it comes to audition programs, the future is female

The second half of 2021 is seeing a revival of girl group audition programs. Although domestic television ratings and public attention have been rather disappointing, experts say the genre still remains full of potential thanks to the global ...

2021.11.16

A poster for entertainment firm Belift Lab's global girl group audition [BELIFT LAB]

Belift Lab’s global audition for new girl group garners over 140,000 applicants

Entertainment firm Belift Lab’s global audition for a new girl group garnered 141,227 applicants, according to the firm on Thursday. The audition started on Sept. 27 and finished receiving applications on Sunday. Any female who was born before ...

2021.10.14

CJ ENM and entertainment agency HYBE joined hands once again to recruit future girl group members from Monday, after it did so to form boy band Enhypen, above, which debuted in November. [BELIFT LAB]

CJ ENM and HYBE on the hunt for new girl group members

CJ ENM and entertainment agency HYBE have joined hands once again to recruit future girl group members from Monday. The two previously formed boy band Enhypen, which debuted in November.

2021.9.27

Enhypen tops Japan’s Oricon weekly album chart for second week

Boy band Enhypen topped Japan’s Oricon weekly album chart for the second week in a row, according to Oricon on Tuesday. Enhypen’s second EP “Border: Carnival” (2021) which was released on April 26 ranked No. 1 on this week’s album chart following ...

2021.5.11

Seven members of Enhypen, clockwise from top left: Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Niki, Jungwon and Sunoo. [BELIFT LAB]

K-pop fans brace for the launch of BTS's successor

As BTS continues to rock the K-pop scene, its agency Big Hit Entertainment is readying for the launch of yet another boy band to follow its legacy. Enhypen, a seven-member boy band, will debut as the winning group of cable channel Mnet’s...

2020.9.22