SEVENTEEN, K-pop’s Stage-Breakers rewriting K-pop history, are proud to present their first-ever movie, ‘SEVENTEEN POWER OF LOVE : THE MOVIE’.

Adored across the planet, SEVENTEEN’s devoted fans (known as “CARAT”) and music lovers will view powerful performances, in-depth interviews with the group’s members, and experience commentary regarding the group’s past and present, as well as the future they will create with CARAT new and old.

Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy the film on various formats including “ScreenX,” an expanded three-screen system utilizing the front screen as well as the side walls of a cinema; “4DX,” the world’s first commercial multi-sensory cinema providing an experience as though in an actual live concert; and “4DX Screen,” a combination of both “ScreenX” and “4DX.”

SEVENTEEN is composed of 13 diverse creatives, including S.COUPS, JEONGHAN, JOSHUA, JUN, HOSHI, WONWOO, WOOZI, DK, MINGYU, THE 8, SEUNGKWAN, VERNON, and DINO.

The K-pop superstars are a five-time million-seller in Korea, have charted No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart and No. 13 on the Billboard 200, and are dominating music charts across the globe, including hitting number one on the Japanese Oricon chart.

Marc Allenby, CEO Trafalgar Releasing said, “We’re excited to be collaborating once again with our partners at CJ 4DPLEX to bring K-pop sensations SEVENTEEN to the big screen. The group’s escalating success across the globe has been fascinating to see, and we look forward to bringing their first feature film to audiences worldwide, including screenings using CJ’s special formats ScreenX, 4DX and 4DX Screen.”

‘SEVENTEEN POWER OF LOVE : THE MOVIE’ is in cinemas worldwide on Wednesday, April 20th and Saturday, April 23rd, 2022.

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Loved by fans across the world, the global K-POP group BLACKPINK celebrates the 5th anniversary of their debut with a theatrical release of the film “BLACKPINK THE MOVIE”.

Consisting of four members, JISOO, JENNIE, ROSÉ, and LISA.

BLACKPINK’s debut song reached the top of every record chart in Korea within only four hours of its release, announcing a splendid arrival of “the monster rookie.”

Five years later, BLACKPINK has risen to worldwide stardom thanks to its members’ exceptional talents and performance far beyond the realms of “K-POP” and “Girl Group.” Each member of BLACKPINK possesses distinctive talent such as vocal, dancing, rapping, and musical skills while boasting perfect chemistry among the members. Naturally, BLACKPINK radiates infinite charms flashy as “Pink” and intense as “Black.”

In commemoration of BLACKPINK’s debut, “BLACKPINK THE MOVIE” will be released in more than 100 nations worldwide.

Where available, the audience will be able to enjoy the film on various formats around the world including “ScreenX”; an expanded three-screen system utilizing the front screen as well as the side walls of a theater, “4DX”; the world’s first commercial multi-sensory theater providing a cathartic experience as though in an actual live concert, and “4DX Screen”; a combination of both “ScreenX” and “4DX.”

While “BLACKPINK THE MOVIE” is a celebration of BLACKPINK’s 5th debut anniversary, it is also a special gift for “BLINK”, BLACKPINK’s fandom, to revisit unforgettable memories and enjoy the passionate performances in festive spirit.

The film consists of diverse sequences focused on each and every member of BLACKPINK, some of which are: “The Room of Memories”; a segment looking back on five years of memories since BLACKPINK’s debut, “Beauty”; compelling shots of all four members with their distinct characteristics, “Exclusive Interviews”; a message for the fans.

Furthermore, the re-edited versions of the live performances from “THE SHOW” (2021), “IN YOUR AREA” (2018), and a dozen more hit songs by BLACKPINK will be unfolded on the screens to provide the global fans with a touching experience as though they are actually at fan meeting events and live concerts.

Anticipated by every “BLINK” across the world, “BLACKPINK THE MOVIE” will be released this August 2021 in theaters worldwide.

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Acclaimed, international K-pop superstars TWICE have released the official trailer for their upcoming YouTube Original series, “TWICE: Seize the Light” via YouTube.

Marking TWICE as the first all-female K-pop group to have a standalone YouTube Original series, the powerful trailer shows a genuinely raw, glamourous, and intimate side to all nine members. The series will dig into the group’s highest moments as well as their lowest hardships, and explore what international stardom can bring a global touring act in a short span of time – both physically and mentally.

“TWICE: Seize the Light” was filmed over the course of the group’s sold-out TWICELIGHTS international tour in 2019, and features exclusive interviews with each of the nine girls and their families, giving fans a glimpse into their individual stories. Comprised of 8-episodes in total, the series will premiere on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 (7AM PST / 11PM KST) with an episode dropping every Wednesday. For YouTube premium members, there will be an all-episode launch on April 29th, 2020.

On Tuesday, April 28th, 2020, TWICE will host an exclusive premiere live stream on YouTube from Seoul, Korea for an in-depth discussion on the series. U.S. media will have the opportunity to participate in the live stream on YouTube (further details to follow).

Since their 2016 inception, TWICE have become globally renowned superstars, rapidly taking the U.S. by storm. Having most recently graced Allure Magazine’s May 2020 cover, the group have been praised by the likes of Harper’s Bazaar, TIME Magazine, Billboard and BuzzFeed to name a few.  In 2019, the group successfully completed their World Tour, TWICELIGHTS, which included sold-out shows at The Forum in Los Angeles, the Prudential Center in Newark, where they performed in front of 11,000 fans, and a show at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The groups 13th domestic album, Feel Special, released in September 2019, and peaked at #6 on Billboard’s US World Albums Chart and #10 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart. Their single of the same name, peaked at #1 on Billboard’s US World Digital Song chart. This past February, the group inked a record deal with Republic Records.

 TWICE first rose to prominence with their debut title song “Like OOH-AHH”, and 2016 breakthrough single “CHEER UP” which went on to top multiple Korean pop charts and won ‘Song of the Year’ at the Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. In the same year, TWICE was included in Variety’s Youth Impact Report and was the only K-pop group included in the list.

The group was included in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity issue in both 2019 and 2017; and were also included in 18th place and as the only Asian act in Billboard’s 21 Under 21 2017: Music’s Next Generation issue. Since then, the 9 member group have maintained the reins of K-pop super stars, having released a number of consecutive hits including “TT”, “KNOCK KNOCK”, “SIGNAL”, “LIKEY”, “Heart Shaker”, “What is Love?”, “Dance The Night Away”, “YES or YES”, “FANCY” and “Feel Special”. Each of these music videos have accumulated a whopping average of 200M – 480M views to date.

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The first Korean artist to send three albums to the top position on the Billboard 200 chart, and the first Korean artist to top the UK album chart, global superstars BTS will be releasing their latest Japanese single‘Lights / Boy With Luv’ digitally on July 3rd, 2019 (Japan time), followed by the physical products on July 5th, 2019 in the U.S.

The latest Japanese single features a new original song, “Lights,” and the Japanese version of their recent mega hits “Boy With Luv” and “IDOL.”

“Lights” conveys the message of hope that one can connect with the others through sounds and see each other’s lights whenever they close their eyes.  The song will also be the first Japan-original song in four years that will be accompanied by a music video.

MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA reached No. 1 in 86 regions immediately after the album’s digital release, topping both the Billboard 200 (dated April 27) and U.K.’s Official Albums Chart 100 (dated April 19).  The group gave their first performance on Saturday Night Live on April 13th, 2019 (video above).  From the album, “Boy With Luv feat. Halsey” ranked at No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart (dated April 27), the highest record ever by a Korean group, and earned three Guinness certifications as the most viewed YouTube video in 24 hours, most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours, and most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a K-Pop group.

At the 2019 Billboard Music Awards where they performed “Boy With Luv” together with Halsey on May 1st, 2019, BTS won the Top Duo / Group and Top Social Artist.

May 4th, 2019 (local time) saw the start of “BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’” that consists of 16 shows in 8 cities around the globe, including two Wembley Stadium shows in June.

Limited Edition A of the new single comes with a DVD containing the music videos of “Lights” and “IDOL” while the DVD on Limited Edition B features the making of both the music video of “Lights” and jacket photos. Limited Edition C includes a 36-page photo booklet including exclusive photos of the group.

BTS WORLD TOUR ‘LOVE YOURSELF: SPEAK YOURSELF’

May 4, 2019                 Los Angeles, USA         Rose Bowl Stadium

May 5, 2019                 Los Angeles, USA         Rose Bowl Stadium

May 11, 2019               Chicago, USA                 Soldier Field

May 12, 2019               Chicago, USA                 Soldier Field

May 18, 2019               New Jersey, USA          Metlife Stadium

May 19, 2019               New Jersey, USA          Metlife Stadium

May 25, 2019              Sao Paulo, Brazil            Allianz Parque

May 26, 2019              Sao Paulo, Brazil            Allianz Parque

Jun 1, 2019                   London, UK                     Wembley Stadium

Jun 2, 2019                   London, UK                     Wembley Stadium

Jun 7, 2019                   Paris, France                  Stade de France

Jun 8, 2019                   Paris, France                  Stade de France

Jul 6, 2019                    Osaka, Japan                 Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Jul 7, 2019                    Osaka, Japan                  Yanmar Stadium Nagai

Jul 13, 2019                  Shizuoka, Japan            Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa

Jul 14, 2019                  Shizuoka, Japan            Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa

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BLACKPINK release their highly anticipated Kill This Love EP today on YG Entertainment / Interscope Records.  

Track listing for the five-song set is “Kill This Love”, “Don’t Know What To Do”, “Kick It”, “Hope Not”, and “DDU-DU DDU-DU (Remix)”.

In addition, the official video for “Kill This Love”, directed by Hyun Seung Seo is out now (watch above).

BLACKPINK are set to deliver a much-buzzed-about appearance as one of the top-billed acts at this year’s Coachella, making them the first K-pop girl group ever to grace the stage at the country’s premier music festival.  Following Coachella, BLACKPINK will embark on the North American leg of their world tour featuring sold-out shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, Hamilton, Newark, Atlanta and Fort Worth, before they get to Australia in June.

Since first bursting onto the scene in 2016, BLACKPINK redefined the possibilities of K-pop, transcending all categorization and ascending to global stardom. With their unstoppable catchy single “DDU-DU DDU-DU”, the South Korean quartet shattered the record for the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 debut by an all-female K-pop act, while its head-turning video surpassed 10 million views in just six hours and amassed 36.2 million views in one day.  

Discovered by YG Entertainment BLACKPINK is comprised of Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rose – four immensely charismatic vocalists, dancers, and burgeoning fashion icons.  Released in 2016 their debut “Square One” quickly proved their crossover power. “Square Up” was released in June 2018 release and shot to #40 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart. Several months after “Square Up” hit the charts, YG Entertainment and Interscope Records announced a global partnership for BLACKPINK, paving the way for the group’s international breakthrough.  Their fast-growing following now includes 20 million YouTube subscribers, 16.5 million Instagram followers, and 9.71  million monthly listeners on Spotify.

BLACKPINK is the first K-pop girl group to perform a world tour with a live band. Through this, BLINKs (the fan club of BLACKPINK) around the world will be able to enjoy their rich music and all the spectacle that can only be experienced at YG concerts.

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