South Korean boy band Pentagon dropped its first new music in nearly three years on Friday, releasing a single and music video called "Coward" to celebrate a decade together. The track arrives roughly three years after the group's 2023 single "With Universe," which had been Pentagon's most recent release. UPI reported the new song and […] The post K-pop group Pentagon marks 10th anniversary with new single "Coward" appeared first on American Almanac .
South Korean boy band Pentagon dropped its first new music in nearly three years on Friday, releasing a single and music video called "Coward" to celebrate a decade together. The track arrives roughly three years after the group's 2023 single "With Universe," which had been Pentagon's most recent release. UPI reported the new song and its accompanying video landed Friday, timed to the K-pop act's 10th anniversary. The music video features the group performing in an empty subway station before shifting to a brighter outdoor setting on a sunny day. Pentagon debuted in the mid-2010s and built a following across Asia and among K-pop fans worldwide, making the anniversary milestone a significant marker for the group and its fanbase. Few…Open
Two members of K-pop's biggest girl group released competing solo singles and music videos on the same day, the latest sign that Blackpink's four members are building individual careers at full speed. Lisa, 29, put out "SaWaDiKa" with a music video filmed across her home country of Thailand, while Jisoo, 31, released "Click" with a […] The post Blackpink's Lisa and Jisoo drop solo singles on the same Friday, each staking out new ground appeared first on American Almanac .
Two members of K-pop's biggest girl group released competing solo singles and music videos on the same day, the latest sign that Blackpink's four members are building individual careers at full speed. Lisa, 29, put out "SaWaDiKa" with a music video filmed across her home country of Thailand, while Jisoo, 31, released "Click" with a visual that casts her as a doll bringing an abandoned carnival back to life. Both tracks arrived Friday, Sept. 4, UPI reported . The simultaneous releases come just days after their bandmate Jennie dropped her solo EP Fallen Angel and a music video for its title track. With three of Blackpink's four members now pushing solo material in rapid succession, the group's individual output has overtaken anything it…Open
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