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A'wesome
''A'wesome'' is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on August 1, 2016, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music. It marks her first release as a solo artist since the disbandment of girl group 4Minute. The EP consists of six Korean-language songs. "How's This?" was released as the lead single. Background Girl group 4Minute, of which Hyuna was part of, disbanded in June 2016. Four of the members, Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, and Sohyun, parted ways with Cube Entertainment after their contract termination. Hyuna was the only member to renew her contract with the agency, and would continue her career as a solo artist. Release and promotion Later in July, Cube confirmed that Hyuna will be returning as a solo artist on August 1 with the release of her 5th mini album ''A'wesome''. On July 25, Hyuna dropped the first teaser images that were taken in Bali, Indonesia. It was also revealed that Hyuna will be promoting with the title tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyuna
Kim Hyun-ah (born June 6, 1992), better known by the mononym Hyuna (stylized HyunA), is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper and model. She debuted as a member of the girl group Wonder Girls in February 2007. After leaving the ensemble shortly after, Hyuna subsequently left JYP Entertainment and joined the girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. 4Minute debuted in June 2009 and went on to become one of the most popular girl groups in the country. In 2010, Hyuna began a solo career with a style she described as "performance-oriented music". Her solo debut single "Change" charted at number-two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart. In 2011, Hyuna gained wider public recognition with the release of her first extended play ''Bubble Pop!''. The title track sold more than three million digital copies and she became the first female K-pop solo artist to reach 100 million views on a single music video on YouTube. Later the same year, she formed the duo Trouble Maker with forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How's This?
"How's This?" (Hangul: 어때?; RR: eottae?) is song recorded by South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper Hyuna. It is the lead single of her fifth extended play, ''A'wesome'', released on August 1, 2016. It was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jaewoo, being produced by the last. The singer performed the song on several South Korean music programs, including ''M Countdown'' and ''Inkigayo'', where she also won a music show award on each. The song peaked at number 5 on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number 4 on the US World Digital Chart. Background and release "How's This?" was written by Hyuna, Big Sancho and Seo Jae-woo and produced by Jae-woo. The song was described by Fuse's Jeff Benjamin as "a typical club banger" that "moves through different genres and vocal deliveries over a pounding beat". Music video A music video for "How's This?" was released on August 1, and was directed by Hong Won-ki of Zanybros. The video is set in a club party, which featured one-hundred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A+ (EP)
A (stylized as ) is an extended play (EP) by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on August 11, 1999, in 10 different editions, and through Avex Entertainment Inc. worldwide in September 2008. It additionally served as a single from her second studio album ''Loveppears'' (1999), and is her first single marketed as an EP. The 12-track EP contains four new original songs: "Monochrome", "Too Late", "Trauma", and "End Roll", and eight remixes. All songs were written by Hamasaki, while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Musically, like ''Loveppears'', ''A'' is a pop rock album with dance music influences. Lyrically, the new songs are written from a third-person perspective, and deal with themes such as nostalgia, anxiety, and trauma. Upon release, ''A'' received favorable reviews from music critics for its individual tracks—some of which were highlighted as examples of Hamasaki's best work—and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Following (EP)
''Following'' is the sixth extended play (EP) by South Korean singer Hyuna. It was released on August 29, 2017, by Cube Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. "Babe" was released as the lead single. Background In May 2017, Hyuna debuted along with fellow labelmates and Pentagon members Hui and E'Dawn in a new sub-unit group. The promotions for their first mini album 199X went on until the end of the month. Later in July, Hyuna revealed in an interview for Grazia magazine that she was preparing a new comeback album to be released during the summer. Release On August, Cube Entertainment revealed her return to the Korean music scene was supposed to happen on September, but they decided to do it sooner because Hyuna could not wait to meet with her fans again, so it was pushed forward to the end of August. The first teaser image was unveiled on August 8, with the name of the mini album being revealed later on August 17, along with black and white intimate pictures of Hyu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LE (rapper)
Ahn Hyo-jin (; born December 10, 1991), professionally known as ELLY () and formerly known as LE, is a South Korean rapper, producer and songwriter. She has been a member of K-pop girl group EXID since 2012. She was also previously a member of the underground hip hop group, Jiggy Fellaz, performing under the stage name, Elly. Elly left Banana Culture on March 25, 2020. Career EXID EXID officially debuted on February 16, 2012, with the release of their debut single, "Whoz That Girl". Solo activities In May 2012, Elly collaborated with Gavy NJ on their song, "Don't Call Me". In February 2013, producer Brave Brothers revealed that Elly had collaborated with B2ST's Junhyung and Big Star's Feeldog in a project group and would be releasing a single on February 21, 2013. A teaser was released on February with a "19+" rating, which was previously acknowledged in the single cover, "19+ Profanity Included – Absurd", and on February 20, Brave Brothers released Elly's version of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EXID
EXID (; ; short for "Exceed in Dreaming") is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group currently consists of five members: Heo Sol-ji, Solji, Elly (rapper), Elly, Hani (singer), Hani, Seo Hye-lin, Hyelin and Park Jeong-hwa, Jeonghwa. EXID debuted in February 2012, with the single "Whoz That Girl". Though the album gained some attention, it was not until 2014 that the group unexpectedly gained popularity with the single "Up & Down (song), Up & Down", which reached number one on the Gaon Singles Chart four months after release due to a fan-recording of a live performance becoming a viral video. EXID released their second EP ''Ah Yeah (EP), Ah Yeah'' in April 2015, to commercial success, and followed this with their first studio album ''Street (EXID album), Street'' (2016) and various other EPs over the years. In May 2019, EXID announced its indefinite hiatus for Korean group activities due to various members leaving their agency Banana Culture, but remained active in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Lee (songwriter)
Brian Dong Ho Lee (c. 1981) is an American songwriter. He has co-written hits such as "Work from Home (song), Work from Home" by Fifth Harmony, "Let Me Love You (DJ Snake song), Let Me Love You" by DJ Snake and Justin Bieber, "Havana (Camila Cabello song), Havana" by Camila Cabello, and "Goodbyes (Post Malone song), Goodbyes" by Post Malone. Lee also co-wrote "Wolves (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song), Wolves" by Selena Gomez and Marshmello and "Good Time (Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen song), Good Time" by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen, and contributed to Lady Gaga's 2011 ''Born This Way (album), Born This Way'' album, co-writing "Americano (song), Americano" and providing Backing vocalist, back-up vocals on "Government Hooker". Born in Michigan and raised in Queens, New York City, Lee was trained as a Classical music, classical violinist from the age of 3. He got his start in pop music with a Chicago-area band he formed called Made In Hollywood. Following the dissolution of Mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BTOB
} BtoB ( ; ; acronym for Born to Beat; often stylized as BTOB) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Im Hyun-sik, Peniel Shin and Yook Sung-jae. Originally a septet, Jung Il-hoon departed from the group on December 31, 2020. BtoB debuted on March 21, 2012, performing "Insane" (비밀) and "Imagine" on '' M Countdown''. The group's debut EP, ''Born to Beat'' was released on April 3, 2012. They released their first full-length album, '' Complete'', in June 2015. In November 2014, they made their Japanese debut with "Wow" under the Japanese agency Kiss Entertainment. Since the group's 2012 debut, they have received multiple awards, including the 30th Golden Disc Awards Best Vocal Group in 2016, 2017 Melon Music Awards Top 10 Bonsang and 25th Seoul Music Awards Ballad Award in 2018. Five of their albums topped the Gaon Album Chart, and nine of their singles peaked in top ten on the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jung Il-hoon
Jung Il-hoon (; born October 4, 1994), simply known as Ilhoon, is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, host, actor and entertainer. He was the main rapper of the South Korean boy band BtoB. He is well known for his collaborations with artists such as Hyuna and G.NA, as well for being an assistant MC on the variety show ''Weekly Idol''. Ilhoon made his acting debut starring in the drama '' Webtoon Hero: Tundra Show'' in 2015. He was also known for popularising the gestures for " Gwiyomi Player", later confirmed he was taught it by Yujin when she was a trainee. Biography Jung Il-hoon was born on October 4, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School and attended Korea College of Media Arts with acting course. He is the younger brother of singer Joo. Career Pre-debut Jung had filled in for labelmate Yong Jun-hyung during some of G.NA's debut promotions with "I'll Back Off So You Can Live Better" on music shows, in 2010. In 2011, Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanhae
Jung Han-hae (born April 7, 1990), better known by the mononym Hanhae, is a South Korean rapper and singer. He is a former member of the hip hop boy band Phantom Phantom may refer to: * Spirit (animating force), the vital principle or animating force within all living things ** Ghost, the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear to the living Aircraft * Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un .... Discography Extended plays Singles Filmography Television shows Web shows Awards and nominations References External links {{Brand New Music 1990 births Living people South Korean male rappers South Korean hip hop singers People from Busan Brand New Music artists Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series) contestants 21st-century South Korean male singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music or simply indie) is music that is produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term ''indie'' is sometimes used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop), and as a genre term, "indie" may or may not include music that is independently produced, and many independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre and create self-published music that can be categorized into diverse genres. The term 'indie' or 'independent music' can be traced back to as early as the 1920s after it was first used to reference independent film companies but was later used as a term to classify an independent band or record producer. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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