In addition to their album sales, ATEEZ s official Twitter followers increased 113,000 over the past month, surpassing a cumulative of 2.17 million followers. For their Instagram followers, the septet already surpassed 4 million, while their YouTube channel s subscribers reached 2 million.
As such, ATEEZ has established itself as a fourth-generation representative idol, also referred to as Super Rookies, by securing solid global recognition through active communication with fans even before its debut.
K-pop Radar then said, Since the group was recognized abroad first by its performance, we are looking forward to seeing their performance through the appearance of Mnet s Kingdom. They added, The group has endless potential for future growth.
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Apr 08, 2021
Jong Hyuk, a first-generation idol and former Click-B member, revealed his beautiful bride through their lovely wedding pictorials!
On April 8, Korean news outlet Maeil Business [Star Today] acquired and released Oh Jong Hyuk s wedding pictorials.
Male idol-actor Oh Jong Hyuk, who rose to popularity as a Click-B member, also conveyed to finally tie his knot with his non-celebrity girlfriend on the 12th, after postponing it for about a year due to the pandemic.
Oh Jong Hyuk and Non-Celebrity Bride Shares Lovely Atmosphere in their Pre-Wedding Photos
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Apr 06, 2021
From BTS, who recorded 993,000 viewers, to SHINee, who recently succeeded with 130,000 viewers, prominent K-pop groups including TWICE, SuperM, BLACKPINK, and more also have the most number of online concert viewers!
In 2020, non-contact promotions and digital releases were established by K-pop artists and agencies as an alternative way to communicate with global fans despite the novel coronavirus. Since then, online fan meetings and virtual concerts became a hit due to the fact that it gives equal chances for every fan to meet their favorite idols and artists regardless of their locations.
In line with this, K-pop enthusiasts are also drawn by the achievements of each group that had their online concerts. Based on the latest list, the following K-pop groups gained the most viewers on their online concerts.
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Apr 06, 2021
On the credits part, a featured artist named OHNEW also captured attention. A Korean artist under the name Roomer is under fire for allegedly plagiarizing SHINee s 1of1.
On April 5, allegations of plagiarism between the new track of Roomer titled 242 (Shine) featuring Lody and Oul and SHINee s 1 of 1 are being raised.
Amidst the issue, the accused team also released their statement against the allegations.
Roomer s 242 (Shine) Plagiarized SHINee 1 of1? Here are the Evidences, According to Netizens
In particular, the speculations arise when Korean online communities have continued to criticize the song 242 (Shine) released under the name of Roomer.
The reason why the song, which was released on March 21, is causing netizens to raise their eyebrows is due to its uncanny resemblance to the 13-year-old K-pop icon SHINee song 1 of 1 released in 2016.
NCT Dream debuted in 2016 with members including Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung.
The group was initially made as a group following the principle of graduation system, wherein once a member reaches the age of 20, the member will naturally exit from the sub-unit and joined the other sub-groups under NCT.
Mark then graduated after the release of their album, We Go Up in 2018. NCTzens, the fandom of NCT then petitioned to make the group a fixed unit, containing the seven original members. In 2020, the graduation system was finally abolished by SM Entertainment.
In March, it was confirmed that NCT Dream will return sometime in April, though further details are yet to be revealed.