UPDATE (January 4, 2022): Following much anticipation, SM Entertainment has finally debuted its newest K-pop supergroup, GOT the beat.Much like the agency's SuperM, the new seven-member act features some of SM's hottest names, including multiple generations of idols such as BoA, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, Red Velvet's Seulgi and Wendy and aespa's KARINA and WINTER. For their grand debut, GOT took the stage at the company's buzzy online concert, where they performed their first-eve...

SM Entertainment is ending 2021 with a bang by treating fans with an online concert dubbed "SMTOWN 2022: SMCU EXPRESS@KWANGYA." K-pop enthusiasts can expect high-quality and synchronized performances from their favorite groups including NCT, aespa, Red Velvet and more.The concept of "SMCU Express" or "SM Culture Universe" stems from Chief Producer Sooman Lee's vision of a metaverse called "KWANGYA." This large-scale project incorporates a media exhibition and compilation album in continuation of...

Despite challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, the music industry continued to deliver songs and projects that inspire us to keep on keeping on. Now, as cities re-emerge from over a year of lockdown, fans can only expect more and more new music releases and even concerts to look forward to in 2022.Artists like Adele, Lorde, Snoh Aalegra and Tyler, The Creator made their return with their well-curated albums: 30, Solar Power, Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies and CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. ...

2021 has been a pivotal year for SOMI, who dropped her first-ever solo album XOXO in late October. The title track of the same name has received over 70 million views on YouTube as of writing, and has even birthed some viral dance challenges on TikTok. Now, the 20-year-old continues to promote the record with a music video for her heartbreak song, "Anymore."Fans of SOMI, also known as Som-taengs or Som-mungchis, will know that the star has come a long way in her career. At 14 years old, she comp...