Before they had debut dates, or any idea of where their careers would lead, ONE OR EIGHT's SOUMA and STARGLOW's TAIKI were two trainees pushing each other to become better. Years later, that history has found its way into music with "ONE WHO GLOWS," a special three-song session released on YouTube that brings the two artists back together for a high-energy rap exchange. SOUMA and TAIKI first met during their trainee years, when both were working toward the same goal and spen

SOTA HANAMURA has found an unexpected subject for his latest solo release: ramen. Released September 18, “キミヲサガシテタ Searching for You” serves as the new TV commercial song for Osaka-born ramen chain Dotonbori Kamukura, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, while giving SOTA another opportunity to explore the urban pop sound developing around his solo work. Best known as the main vocalist of Da-iCE, SOTA began building his solo career in 2026 with the digital pre

Adam Fan makes his English-language debut with SKYFALL, an eight-track album released September 16 that brings together melodic rap, trap, Rage, rock, and dance. The project introduces Fan to an English-speaking audience through a collection that gives its individual tracks room to take on different moods and production styles. Known in China as Fan Chengcheng, Adam Fan first gained wider attention through the survival program Idol Producer before debuting as a member of NINE

Odetari, SatapanP, and Hatsune Miku come together for “Party Monster,” the latest release from BEYOND BORDERs. Released September 9, the single brings electronic production, rock influence, and hip-hop energy into one track, pairing Odetari’s hard-hitting style with SatapanP’s Vocaloid production and Miku’s unmistakable virtual vocals. Odetari has built his music around the kind of electronic sound that moves quickly and hits hard, drawing from hip-hop, club music, and the in

What happens when Awich, CHICO CARLITO, ONE OK ROCK, and Paledusk end up on the same song? YAO’s second single, “FOR OKINAWA,” released September 4, bringing four distinct voices from Japanese music together around a song rooted in Okinawa, its history, and the importance of understanding perspectives beyond our own. YAO is a newly formed Japanese music collective bringing together artists from very different corners of the Japanese music scene. Awich and CHICO CARLITO are bo

Keina Suda does not make darkness particularly difficult to listen to. On “BLACK,” his newest single and latest preview of the upcoming album LOVE HATE, heavy ideas about existence, time, life, and death are wrapped inside a track that is sharp, melodic, and surprisingly easy to keep playing. For listeners who have followed Suda’s work for years, his ability to turn complicated emotions into something immediately memorable is familiar. Before becoming known primarily as a sin

WAYF BOYS released their second single, “SWAG,” on August 28, following their August 7 debut with “WAYF BOYS DO.” Bringing together Andrew, Junmyeong, Anderson, Samuel, and Ryan, the new track settles into a smooth blend of R&B and hip-hop while giving the five members more room to show what happens when their different musical backgrounds meet. The five members each came to WAYF BOYS through their own paths in music. Lee Junmyeong trained with YG Entertainment, Starship Ente

Philadelphia underground rap has met one of Japan’s most recognizable virtual performers? slayr and Hatsune Miku have released “Light,” a high-energy collaboration that brings drum and bass, rap, electronic production, and Vocaloid culture together without trying to make any of those pieces feel separate. The new single also brings Japanese artist XAMIYA and Vocaloid producer picco into the mix, creating a track that feels very much at home in the space where internet culture

NCT 127 celebrated their 10-year anniversary with several changes, and BLINGY reflects the aspects that have changed as well as those that have remained the same. Their music has always been willing to get loud, strange, aggressive, sentimental, or all four within the same album, and BLINGY is no different. On the surface, the seventh full-length album is packed with the kind of hard-hitting production that NCTzens have come to expect, but underneath the distorted synths, hea

Sometimes losing yourself does not happen all at once. It can happen quietly, somewhere between scrolling through everyone else’s lives, comparing where you are to where you think you should be, and trying so hard to keep up that you forget what you actually wanted in the first place. LIL LEAGUE’s “Boku wo Sagashiteta” sits in that uncomfortable space, turning the feeling of searching for yourself into a ballad that feels less like an answer and more like finally being given

Déjà vu is that strange little feeling of familiarity that catches you off guard: the sense that you have been somewhere before, heard something before, or lived through a moment that is happening for the very first time. SOTA HANAMURA and Airi Suzuki capture that same contradiction in "Dejavu,” a song built around two people who already know each other but sound as though they are meeting in this musical space for the first time. The friendship between SOTA and Airi develope

Fans are finally getting the chance to hear the captain slow things down. Known for the confidence, edge, and unmistakable presence HONGJOONG brings to ATEEZ, “ENOuGH” reveals a side of him that feels much closer to a quiet conversation. His new collaboration with Bazzi settles into that feeling beautifully, creating a song about finally finding the person who makes all that waiting feel worth it. Rather than trying to overwhelm listeners, “ENOuGH” takes its time, letting the

There is something almost unfair about the way ENHYPEN makes danger feel romantic. The group has spent years building a world where love rarely comes without consequences, and with their eighth mini album, THE SIN : BLISS, that story takes another turn. Following THE SIN : VANISH, the latest chapter finds two lovers already on the run after breaking the ultimate taboo of vampire society. They know what they have done. They know what is waiting for them. And somehow, in the mi

SAUCIN’, the four track fourth Korean mini album by NEXZ was launched on August 24th, and it carries a very basic concept that represents the evolving identity of the group: having its own taste. Launched at 6 p.m. KST by JYP Entertainment, the album comes after Beat-Boxer, which was launched in October 2025 and after Mmchk, the single album which was launched in April 2026. The tracklist of the album is made up of LOCO, SAUCIN’, APPETITE, UPGRADE, 20 NOW and ALIENS; the self

There’s a specific kind of silence that happens right when you first see someone. Everything else drops out: the noise, the motion, even time itself seems to slow down. Singer-songwriter KeNN builds his new single, Silence, entirely around that suspended second, turning the feeling of being completely absorbed by another person into something light, airy, and surprisingly intimate. His career was already developing internationally before his official debut. Raised by DJ paren

WOLF HOWL HARMONY has invited PSYCHIC FEVER’s KOKORO KOHATSU and ONE OR EIGHT’s YUGA to join them for a new version of “ココニイル Kokoniiru,” bringing three different vocal styles together on a song that has always been about facing difficult feelings while finding the strength to keep moving forward. At the center of the collaboration is WOLF HOWL HARMONY, the four-member vocal and rap group made up of GHEE, HIROTO, RYOJI and SUZUKI. The group was formed through “iCON Z – Dreams

The streets leading to the Coca-Cola Roxy on August 4th were buzzing with a much heavier flow of people than a normal Tuesday. With the Braves playing a home game at Truist Park and hosting their well-known pre-game show at The Battery, the venue area was also welcoming a completely different kind of crowd. Fans from all over the world showed up to celebrate WOODZ’s birthday at the Atlanta stop of his Archive. 1 tour, carrying far more than just lightsticks and freebies. This

Every fan remembers discovering an artist for the first time. Sometimes it is a song that happens to play at the right moment. Sometimes it is a performance that makes someone stop scrolling. And sometimes, it is simply finding a group and realizing that something about them feels familiar. For VIBY, that feeling of finding one another is at the center of “Gotcha,” their third digital single and a summer song made especially for their fan community, TOMO. Released August 5 ah

For #SoundLovers, festivals like Head in the Clouds always feel like home, giving music enthusiasts and fans alike the opportunity to cheer on some of their favorite artists while discovering new artists and sounds they can vibe with. Under the California sun, Rose Bowl Stadium became the setting for a day filled with music, fandom, and discovery as the festival brought its lineup to Pasadena. With performances taking place across multiple stages throughout a single packed da

WHIB are entering a new chapter of their journey with the release of their second mini album, CHERRY PIE. Following the success of their first mini album, ROCK THE NATION, released earlier this year, the seven-member group returns with a project that captures their continued growth, evolving identity, and the colorful emotions discovered throughout their journey. While their previous release introduced WHIB’s determination and ambition as they stepped confidently into the ind