[K-POP Weekly HOT NEWS🔥] _ 2nd Week of February

#kpopnews #Weeklynews #hot

1. SF9 ‘HWIYOUNG’ and ‘CHANI’ arrested by the police for violating Covid-19 quarantine rules

: Group SF9 members ‘Hwiyoung’ and ‘Chanhee’ were caught by the police for violating the Corona 19 quarantine rules.

: They were caught by the police during a meeting at a pub in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul around 1 am on January 18th. SF9's agency, FNC Entertainment, said in a press release on the 27th, "We deeply apologize for neglecting the management of our artists, and we will thoroughly manage and take countermeasures so that something like this does not happen again."

: ‘Hwiyoung’ and ‘Chanhee’ also posted handwritten apologies on their official SNS, expressing their feelings of reflection and apology

#SF9 #Hwiyoung #Chanhee

2. BTS 'JIMIN' confirmed with Covid-19 and had appendicitis surgery

: BTS member 'Jimin' was diagnosed with Covid-19 on January 31 and underwent appendicitis surgery and is currently hospitalized.

: As announced on the official fan community site 'Weverse' by his agency Big Hit Music, 'Jimin' felt mild sore throat and sudden abdominal pain on the afternoon of the 30th, and visited the emergency room of a nearby hospital to conduct PCR and detailed tests. As a result of the test, he was diagnosed with Covid-19 and was diagnosed with appendicitis, and he underwent surgery for appendicitis in the early morning of the 31st.

: 'Jimin' luckily the surgery went well, so for the time being, he is going to focus on recovery through hospitalization.

#Jimin #BTS #recovery

3. ATEEZ’s 5 Cities America Tour Successfully Ended

: The boy group 'ATEEZ' successfully completed their American tour for about a month, proving their global popularity.

: On the 18th, ATEEZ finished their 6th concert in 5 cities from Chicago, USA, to Atlanta, Newark, Dallas, and LA. This is a solo concert held in the United States in about three years since the first overseas tour ‘THE EXPEDITION TOUR’ held in March 2019. Each time, all seats were sold out and about 70,000 spectators were mobilized. In particular, on this tour, local celebrities also paid attention and became a hot topic. Jimmy Fallon, a popular American talk show host, followed ATEEZ’s official SNS, covered the performance on ‘Rolling Stone’, a music media outlet, and famous artists such as ‘Diplo’ and ‘MAX’ visited the venue directly.

: ATEEZ plans to return to Korea after holding a fan signing event and other schedules in the United States as their European tour, which was scheduled after the Americas tour, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 situation.

#ATEEZ #AmericaTour

4. BLACKPINK’s ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ music video - surpassed 1.8 billion views

: The music video for 'DDU-DU DDU-DU' by girl group 'Blackpink' surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube around 5 pm on February 1, breaking the first and highest number of views for a K-pop group music video.

: ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ is the title song of ‘SQUARE UP’, the first regular album of ‘Blackpink’, released in June 2018. Although it has been 3 years and 7 months since it was released, it has been steadily gaining popularity by changing the number in front of billions of views every 3 to 4 months. At the current trend, it is expected to reach 2 billion views within 2022. The sound source of ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ is also about to exceed 500 million streaming times on ‘Spotify’, the world’s largest music platform.

: On the other hand, the cumulative number of YouTube video views of ‘Blackpink’ has exceeded 22.3 billion, and the number of official channel subscribers is 71.8 million, the highest number among male and female artists in the world.

#Blackpink #DDUDUDDUDU

5. BTOB comeback with their 3rd full album after ending their 4 year military vacancy

: The group 'BTOB' will make a comeback with their 3rd full album 'Be Together' on February 21st.

: BTOB announced the comeback news by releasing a comeback trailer video on the official YouTube channel on February 3rd. In the trailer video, which is 1 minute and 53 seconds long, in line with the English dubbing, the members' various charms are captured in pleasant and witty colors. 'BTOB', which had a vacancy due to the members' military enlistment, is now gathering as a whole in about 4 years after the special album 'HOUR MOMENT' released in 2018. The trailer video that was released by surprise made fans who have been waiting for a long time enthusiastically.

: BTOB, celebrating its 10th year of debut, recently successfully held a fan meeting at the SK Handball Stadium in Olympic Park in Seoul, proving its strong potential.

#BTOB #comeback #BeTogethe

6. JYP Entertainment's new girl group 'NMIXX' - Debut confirmed on February 22nd

: JYP Entertainment's new girl group 'NMIXX' will officially debut in the music industry with the release of their debut single 'AD MARE' on February 22nd.

: ‘NMIXX’ is a 7-member girl group consisting of LILY, HAEWON, SULLYOON, JINNI, BAE, JIWOO, and KYUJIN. The group name ‘NMIXX’ is a combination of the letter ‘N’, which means unknowns such as Now, New, and Next, and the word ‘MIX’, which symbolizes combination and diversity. The group name contains the meaning of ‘the best combination to take responsibility for a new era’. In addition, the debut single title 'AD MARE', in Latin meaning 'toward the sea', contains the bold aspirations of 'NMIXX', which says, “We are going to go to the sea-like world we dream of together.”

: The debut promotion of ‘NMIXX’ will be opened sequentially through the official SNS.

#NMIXX #JYP #NewGirlGroup

7. ASTRO 'MJ' suspended activities due to health reasons

: ASTRO's member 'MJ' has been on hiatus due to health reasons.

Astro's agency, Fantagio Music, said, "During recent promotions, MJ discovered a health problem and went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, and decided to temporarily suspend all activities according to the doctor's opinion that he needs sufficient rest and treatment. "As a result, MJ will take a break for the time being and focus on treatment for health recovery.

: MJ, who debuted as ASTRO's main vocalist, has been active in ASTRO activities last year, releasing a solo trot album 'Happy Virus', and performing in web dramas and musicals.

#ASTRO #MJ