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Fifty Fifty’s first season song was chosen as one of Billboard's "25 Best New Christmas Songs of 2024: Staff Picks,” agency Attract said Monday.
“Naughty or Nice” is a combination of “fun K-pop with snazzy retro jazz vibes” and “a pace-changing banger that finds the girl group taking a page out of Santa Claus’ book and asking the eternal question: Are you naughty or nice?” wrote the American publication.
The single is from the quintet’s digital single “Winter Glow” which was released on Dec. 9. The physical album came out about three months after the EP “Love Tune,” its first endeavor since reorganizing into a five-member act.
Meanwhile, the group returned home last week after wrapping up its first US tour “Love Sprinkle.” It visited eight cities in the country, from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Chicago, Atlanta and New York.
Seventeen’s Japan dome tour draws 435,000 fans
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Seventeen’s dome tour in Japan drew to a close over the weekend in Fukuoka, Japan, agency Pledis Entertainment said Monday.
The Japanese leg of the tour "Right Here" drew 435,000 fans in total, including 120,000 who came to its three-date shows in the final destination.
The band of 13 traveled to four Japanese cities – Aichi, Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka – hitting the stages of the nation’s largest domes for 10 sold-out concerts. The last shows in Osaka and Fukuoka were livestreamed online for fans across the world as well.
The band is set to visit four more cities in Asia next year: Bulacan, the Philippines; Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Bangkok.
Seventeen was the only K-pop entry on the Top Tour tally from Billboard’s 2024 Year-End Chart, ranking No. 31. It also picked up Top K-Pop Touring Artist at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
Infinite to drop prerelease from new album
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Infinite will give fans a taste of its upcoming album marking its 15th debut anniversary with a prerelease track, said agency Infinite Company Monday.
The band shared the news with a teaser image for digital single “Sad Loop” showing the members performing the song in advance as the final encore for their sold-out concert held in Seoul earlier this month.
The six members surprised the audience with the performance and raised expectations for the album set to be released in March next year. The prerelease will drop on Dec. 25.
In the meantime, they will resume touring Asia from Jan. 11, starting in Macao. After a two-day gig in the city, they will visit five more cities across the region.
fromis_9 sings swan song
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Girl group fromis_9 put its final album under Pledis Entertainment on Monday, bidding farewell to its fans.
The octet’s parting gift is the single “from.” All members participated in writing the lyrics to express their gratitude towards their official fandom community, flover. Song Hayoung also participated in composing the melody.
The group debuted in 2018 through cable channel Mnet’s audition show “Idol School.” It joined Pledis Entertainment in 2021 as its then-agency was merged with the Hybe affiliate. The members' contracts will terminate on New Year’s Eve.
Its final album was the third single “Supersonic” from August which was selected as one of the best K-pop songs of 2024 by a series of music magazines, including Billboard and NME.
