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i-dle

(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new six-track album We Are

The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’.

20 May 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop star Minnie of G-(I)DLE on launch of first solo album, Her

21 Jan 2025 - 5:00PMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop group (G)I-DLE to renew contracts, Aespa’s rise continues

14 Jan 2025 - 2:01PM

Art

How this Hong Kong home furnisher is channelling Klimt’s charged symbolism

Cally Chan explains how the painter influenced her work, from his combination of East and West to the use of reflective materials

22 Aug 2024 - 11:15AM

Cally Chan, founder and director of
Coltex Furnishing. Photo: Tsz925

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

‘If you adore yourself, others will adore you’: (G)-Idle’s new song Queencard

K-pop group (G)-Idle’s sixth mini-album I Feel includes the song Queencard, which sends a message of self-love to their fans. Group members talk about how making the song improved their own self-confidence.

20 May 2023 - 8:00PMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

‘Some melodies sound similar’: Soyeon of (G)I-DLE plagiarises Ateez song

Girl group singer apologises for tune of new single Sun sounding like that of Wave, a 2019 track by K-pop boy band Ateez. She wrote Sun for finalists of TV audition show My Teenage Girl to perform in the finale.

2 Mar 2022 - 9:15AM

K-pop scandals

Social media war after K-pop’s Soojin leaves (G)I-dle over bullying claims

After months of denials by the K-pop star and (G)I-dle’s label, Cube Entertainment, that she had bullied classmates while in middle school, Cube announced Soojin has left the group.

16 Aug 2021 - 2:37PM

Soojin from (G)I-dle. The 23-year-old K-pop star has left the group over allegations she was a school bully, which she and the group’s label deny.

Exo

Best K-pop albums of 2021 so far -from Twice, Exo, and more

K-pop stars have been busy in 2021, keeping their fans happy with new releases. From Taste of Love by Twice to Exo’s Don’t Fight the Feeling, here are our 10 best albums of the year so far.

18 Jun 2021 - 8:02AM

K-pop scandals

Soojin of (G)I-DLE accused of bullying classmates at school in South Korea

An unidentified woman says Soojin bullied her sister at school. Soojin is also rumoured to have picked on actress Seo Shin-ae when they were at school together. She denies bullying anyone. Other K-pop stars have recently been accused of bullying.

23 Feb 2021 - 12:10PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Covid-19 forced K-pop concerts online – are in-person gigs over?

No queuing for toilets, no paying for overpriced snacks and drinks – are online live concerts the new normal post-Covid-19?

7 Aug 2020 - 12:00PMvideocam

Is this the future of live music – BTS during its groundbreaking Bang Bang Con: The Live online concert. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment

K-pop idols

16 K-pop stars that aren’t Korean – from Blackpink's Lisa to Twice's Momo

Blackpink's Lisa, Exo’s Lay Zhang, Twice's Momo … and who else?

21 Jun 2020 - 11:00AM

It’s a K-fusion of cultures in K-pop with idols like Victoria, Lisa, Jackson and Momo – all born outside Korea. Photos: Instagram

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Minnie of (G)I-DLE: cute Thai lead vocalist with a big voice

The lead vocalist of (G)I-DLE, Minnie was born in Bangkok and moved to South Korea aged 17 to train at Cube Entertainment. She has a versatile voice, has directed a music video and is a talented whistler.

11 Apr 2020 - 10:12PMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Yuqi from (G)I-DLE: meet K-pop’s Chinese multilinguist

Chinese K-pop star Yuqi joined (G)I-DLE, who debuted in 2018 and are one of the biggest growing K-pop bands. She speaks three languages, which helps her as the ‘face’ of the group.

13 Feb 2020 - 2:00AMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Soyeon from (G) I-DLE: how she went from zero to hero

Soyeon is the leader of one of K-pop’s more successful up-and-coming girl groups. She writes and produces, and raps, dances and sings and has had a brief solo career. But getting her start in music wasn’t easy.

12 Feb 2020 - 4:15PMvideocam

Soyeon from K-pop girl group (G) I-DLE. Photo: Handout

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Seven new K-pop acts to watch out for in 2020

BTS and Blackpink may have conquered the music world, but there are plenty of up-and-coming K-pop acts looking for a slice of that success. Some are already selling out concerts overseas, while others are hitting the charts.

12 Feb 2020 - 4:12PMvideocam

Itzy are on their way to bigger things in K-pop.