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Korea Herald
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Woodz hits career high with 2-year-old song
Woodz, a.k.a. Cho Seungyoun, notched No. 1 spot on Melon's Top 100 on Wednesday with 'Drowning,' his agency Edam Entertainment. The single is a B-side track from his fifth EP, 'Oo-li,' which was released in April 2023. The singer and songwriter co-authored the words and melody of the song which first made the chart in October last year when his performance on a television music show went viral. He appeared on the show's Armed Forces special while serving his military duty as a member of Army marching band and the video generated over 12 million views on YouTube. Cho was a member of X1, the now-disbanded project band formed through audition show 'Produce X 101,' and debuted as a solo artist in 2018. The musician will be discharged in July and is set to join the lineup for Summer Sonic 2025, one of the largest music festivals in Japan, in August.
Korea Herald
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Aespa to debut at Japan Summer Sonic
In August, aespa will make festival debut at Summer Sonic 2025, said label SM Entertainment Thursday. It is the largest music festival in Japan and will be held in Tokyo and Osaka Aug. 16-17. The foursome will join the lineup for the Tokyo event, which is only partially announced. The group officially debuted in Japan last year with single 'Hot Mess' and drew about 100,000 fans through its tour held across four cities and over 93,000 through its two-day concert at Tokyo Dome. Meanwhile, aespa will embark on the European leg of ongoing tour 'Synk: Parallel Line' in London next month. After concerts in Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Madrid, it will bring the tour to a close in Seoul with a two-day show. SHINee's Onew expands solo tour to US Onew of SHINee will tour the US for the first time as a solo singer, announced agency Griffin Entertainment Thursday. He will kick off the American leg of solo tour 'Connection' in New York on April 24 and visit seven more cities in the country, wrapping it up in Los Angeles on May 9. He held a three-day concert in Seoul last week on his own after a two-date gig in Yokohama, Japan. In April, the singer is set to perform in Taipei and Macao. The tour is named after his fourth solo EP that came out in January. He participated in writing lyrics and producing all six tracks in the mini album. The EP topped iTunes Top Albums Chart in 17 territories.
