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News18
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
BLACKPINK's Jisoo Wins Big At ASEA 2025, Fans Say She Deserved It
Last Updated: Jisoo was honoured for her standout achievements. She took home the Best Solo (Female) award. The Asia Star Entertainer Awards (ASEA) made a return for its second year. Launched by Newsen and Star1 magazine last year, the ceremony brought together some of the biggest names in the Asian entertainment industry under one roof. Held at the K-Arena Yokohama in Japan on Wednesday, May 28, the prestigious two-day event kicked off with glitz and glamour as artists celebrated excellence in music and drama across the region. Among the winners of Day 1 of ASEA 2025 was BLACKPINK's Jisoo. She took home the Best Solo (Female) award. She was honoured for her standout achievements over the past year, recognising her talent not just as a solo performer but also as a composer and producer. Jisoo's latest win also received much appreciation from her fans worldwide. 🏆 Congratulations JISOO for winning 'Best Solo (Female)" at the 2025 Asia Star Entertainer Awards.— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) May 28, 2025 Taking to X, many of her fans praised the 30-year-old K-pop idol for her successful solo career. One fan wrote, 'Best Solo (Female) fits her too well. She's beauty, she's grace, she's that girl " Another added, 'I love seeing this woman succeed." A different fan said, 'So well deserved. CONGRATULATIONS, JISOO." 'Wow, Jisoo slaying as always! She deserves it!" some other fan commented. Other K-pop stars who won big at the 2025 Asia Star Entertainer Awards were aespa, ENHYPEN, NCT Wish and Lim Young Woong. The four-membered girl group bagged three awards, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (Supernova), and The Platinum. ENHYPEN, on the other hand, took home three awards, namely Album of the Year for ROMANCE: UNTOLD, Top Touring Artist, and The Platinum. Meanwhile, NCT Wish bagged Best Performance and Platinum, whereas Lim Young Woong won the Best Solo (Male) award. Speaking of BLACKPINK Jisoo's solo career as a singer, the 30-year-old star released her first-ever solo EP titled Amortage on February 14 this year. Comprising four tracks both in Korean and English, the album, a bubblegum pop record, explores various stages of love. Its lead single was titled Earthquake, and it was released alongside the EP. As for her career as an actor, Jisoo was last seen in the romantic zombie comedy called Newtopia. She starred alongside Park Jeong Min in the drama, which aired from February 7 to March 21. Currently, she has Omniscient Reader: The Prophet, featuring Lee Min Ho, Ahn Hyo Seop and Chae Soo Bin, in the pipeline. The film is scheduled to release sometime in 2025. First Published:
Korea Herald
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
NCT Wish to host photo exhibit
A photo exhibit featuring NCT Wish opened in Seoul on Thursday, said label SM Entertainment. As the show title 'One Summer Wish' suggests, it will offer pictures of the six members leisurely enjoying a summer break exploring a small quiet own and spending time at home. Visitors will be able to 'make a wish' folding a paper star origami or purchase the band's first photo book as well as a range of merchandise. The exhibit will run until June 1. The youngest NCT subunit released second EP 'poppop' last month which became its first million-seller. It is also in the middle of tour 'Log In' and is set to perform in Singapore on Saturday. Last week, the six-piece act missed the label's all-star concert 'SMTown Live 2025' in Los Angeles, due to a delay in acquiring US visas.
Korea Herald
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
NCT Wish misses SM Town LA concert due to US visa delay
Group's agency says exact reason for visa delay remains unclear SM Entertainment's Japanese boy band NCT Wish was unable to participate in the agency's 'SMTown Live 2025' concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, local time, due to delays in the US visa approval process. 'Despite faithfully completing all necessary procedures -- including document submission and interviews -- to secure the required visa for NCT Wish's participation in the concert, the approval was unexpectedly delayed,' SM Entertainment said in a statement, Saturday. 'As a result, the group was unable to receive the visa in time and will not be able to perform on stage. We sincerely apologize to fans who had been waiting to see NCT Wish and feel deeply regretful for not being able to fulfill this promise, despite doing our utmost until the last moment,' the agency added. SM Entertainment noted that the exact reason for the delay remains unclear. SMTown Live 2025 is a global concert tour commemorating the agency's 30th anniversary. The tour began in Seoul in January and, following the Mexico City and Los Angeles concerts, is scheduled to make stops in London in June and Tokyo in August. Although rare, there have been previous instances of K-pop acts unable to enter the US due to visa issues. In February, co-ed K-pop group KARD canceled its 'New Era North America Tour due to delays in the issuance of working visas for both artists and staff. The tour was originally set to begin in Nashville on Feb. 27 and conclude in San Francisco on March 16. Despite submitting all required documentation, the group's agency DSPmedia said the approvals were not granted in time. In December 2015, girl group Oh My Girl was denied entry at Los Angeles International Airport. The group had traveled to the US for an album photoshoot but was reportedly held for over 15 hours by US Customs and Border Protection. Local media later quoted an anonymous US official who said the members were turned away after stating they had entered as tourists, despite traveling for professional purposes. To legally perform in the US, foreign entertainers must obtain performance-specific visas, such as the 'P-1' or 'O-1' category visas. The application process requires complex documentation -- including letters of invitation, performance contracts and full tour schedules -- and can be subject to increased scrutiny based on the applicant's nationality or travel history.
Straits Times
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Show Picks: Concerts by M2M, NCT Wish and Icyball
Norwegian pop duo M2M, comprising Marion Raven (left) and Marit Larsen (right), rehearsing for their upcoming shows. PHOTO: M2M OFFICIAL / INSTAGRAM M2M The Better Endings Tour 2025 – Singapore Although Norwegian pop duo M2M were formed in 1996, and had performed in Singapore in 1999, 2000 and 2002, they have never played a full concert here. That will change on May 12, Marit Larsen and Marion Raven take the stage at The Star Theatre. Although they spilt in 2002, they got back together in 2024 and are now on their first headlining world tour in Asia, which has stopped in cities such as Jakarta, Hong Kong and Manila. Their debut studio album Shades Of Purple (2000) birthed some of the biggest teen pop hits of the 2000s, such as Don't Say You Love Me, Mirror Mirror and Pretty B oy. In a press statement , Raven said: 'We're finally getting to do what we always dreamed of. Let's give this story a better ending. The ending it deserves. We truly can't wait to see you again.' Where: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green MRT: Buona Vista When: May 12, 7pm Admission: $128 to $348 via Ticketmaster (go to or call 6018-7645) 2025 NCT Wish Asia Tour Log In Singapore Boy band NCT Wish comprise (from left) Sakuya, Ryo, Jaehee (behind), Yushi, Sion and Riku. PHOTO: NCT WISH/FACEBOOK Some fans will have their wishes come true, when NCT Wish put on their first solo concert here on May 17. NCT Wish, billed as a b oy band based in Tokyo, are an overseas sub-unit of NCT, a larger boy band from South Korea, whi ch h ave 25 members. NCT have another overseas sub-unit WayV, which are based in China. Although the group have been known under different nam es, such as NCT New Team and NCT Tokyo, they are currently named NCT Wish and have six members – Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya. In 2023, they released the dance-pop single Hands Up in Japanese. They then released their debut studio album Wishful in November 2024, with 13 tracks in Japanese, including Wishful Winter and Songbird. They have also released Korean versions of a number of songs, such as Wish and Sail Away. At 2024's Asia Star Entertainer Awards, held in Yokohama, Japan, the group clinched the Best New Artist title, together with boy bands Zerobaseone and TWS. Where: Arena @ Expo (Hall 7), 9 Somapah Road MRT: Expo When: May 17, 5pm Admission: $148 to $268 via Ticketmast er Icyball Good Morning, Good Night, Love It 2025 Day By Day Concert Taiwanese band Icyball consist of (clockwise, from top left) bassist Nelson Wu, lead singer Wang Chao-chuan, drummer Lin Shih Chieh and keyboardist Meng Chieh Wen. PHOTO: BIZ TRENDS Icyball last performed here in 2023 Singapore Airlines Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts. This time, the Taiwanese band are back with a new tour, at the slightly larger Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. The four-member group, consisting of singer Wang Chao-chuan, bassist Nelson Wu, drummer Lin Shih Chieh and keyboardist Meng Chieh Wen, formed in 2013 and are known for their nostalgic numbers and heartfelt lyrics. Their music style blends funk, disco and R&B, as well as styles from the 1970s and 1980s. Their most popular song is the 2022 single Can You Stay With Me In Taipei (Accompany Me For A Few Days), a retro dance track which has been played more than 15 million times on Spotify. Their 1980s-style love ballad Like Me When You're Drunk has hit 12 million streams. Where: Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade, 8 Raffles Avenue MRT: City Hall/Esplanade When: May 10, 8pm Admission: $88 to $168 via BookMyShow (go to or call 6591-8871) Benson Ang is lifestyle correspondent at The Straits Times. He writes lifestyle and entertainment features, as well as concert and theatre reviews. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Korea Herald
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
NCT Wish's 2nd EP exceeds 1 million sales
The second EP from NCT Wish sold over a million copies in the first week, said label SM Entertainment Monday citing a local tally. 'Poppop,' released last week, is also the band's first album to reach the milestone. Combined, NCT's youngest subunit has sold nearly 2 million copies of previous albums: debut single 'Wish,' second single 'Songbird' and first mini album 'Steady.' The second EP received more than 1.2 million in preorders. The new album also topped a number of major album sales charts in Korea. The title track reached No. 2 on No. 26 on Hot 100 and Top 100 on Melon, the largest music chart in Korea. Meanwhile, NCT Wish will resume its Asia tour 'Log In' in Hong Kong on May 3, before going on to visit four more cities in the region.
