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Shin Yu-na
Shin Yu-na (; born December 9, 2003), known mononymously as Yuna, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019. Early life Shin Yu-na was born on December 9, 2003, in Suwon, South Korea. While in middle school, she competed in national-level floorball tournaments, representing Gyeonggi. In 2016, she was discovered by a JYP Entertainment casting agent at a music festival and successfully auditioned to join the agency as a trainee. She attended high school at Hanlim Multi Art School and graduated in February 2022. Career 2017: Pre-debut In 2017, Yuna appeared in the first episode of ''Stray Kids'' alongside her future groupmates Yeji, Ryujin, and Chaeryeong. In the same year, she appeared in BTS's "Love Yourself" highlight reel alongside Ryujin. Yuna was not initially included in Itzy's lineup but was later added as the final member of the group. 2019–present: Debut with Itzy and solo activities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin (Korean Surname)
Shin is a Korean surname. Other rarer romanizations of this surname include Sin or Sheen. Clans There are three Chinese characters that can be read as ''Shin''. Between these three characters, there are seven different Korean clans, each of which descends from a different ancestral founder. Two of the six, the Yeongsan Shin clan and the Geochang Shin clan, both trace their origins back to China. Members of the various Shin clans can be found throughout the Korean peninsula. As with other Korean family names, the holders of the "Shin" family name are divided into various clans, each known by the name of a town or city, called ''bon-gwan'' in Korean. Usually that town or city is the one where the clan's founder lived. The six Shin branches are as follows: * Pyongsan Shin clan * Goryeong Shin clan () * Aju Shin clan () * Saknyeong Shin clan () * Yeongsan Shin clan * Geochang Shin clan Although the first four clans — Pyongsan, Goryeong, Aju, and Saknyeong — share the same C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karina (South Korean Singer)
Yu Ji-min (; born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Karina, is a South Korean singer and rapper. She is the leader of the South Korean girl group Aespa, formed by SM Entertainment on November 17, 2020. She is also a member of the supergroup Got the Beat, which debuted on January 3, 2022. In 2024, Karina achieved her first top-ten song as a solo artist on the Circle Digital Chart, as well as her first-ever solo music show award from '' Show! Music Core'', with " Up" from Aespa's digital single album '' Synk: Parallel Line''. Early life and education Karina was born and raised in Suwon, South Korea, in a family consisting of her parents and an older sister. She attended Hansol High School, located in Bundang, until she was discovered by an SM Entertainment representative through social media and trained for 4 years before her debut. She then dropped out to focus on training and later obtained a GED equivalent certificate. Karina is Catholic and stated that her baptism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aespa
Aespa ( ; , stylized in Letter case#All lowercase, all lowercase or as æspa) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina (South Korean singer), Karina, Giselle (singer), Giselle, Winter (singer), Winter, and Ningning. The group is known for popularizing the metaverse concept and hyperpop music in K-pop. Aespa debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single "Black Mamba (song), Black Mamba", which achieved the highest number of views in 24 hours for a K-pop group's debut video. Their third single, "Next Level (Aespa song), Next Level", was released in May 2021 to widespread commercial and critical success, peaking at number two on the Circle Digital Chart and earning the Daesang for Song of the Year at the 19th Korean Music Awards. In October of the same year, Aespa released their first extended play (EP) Savage (EP), ''Savage'', which became the highest-charting debut album by a K-pop girl group on the US Billboard 200, ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaina Castillo
Alaina Castillo (born November 16, 1999) is an American musician. Born in Houston, Texas, Castillo began to post ASMR-inspired covers of songs on her YouTube channel during her freshman year of high school, and released her first original song in 2018. She has since released six extended plays, and has performed at the 2021 Latin American Music Awards and Coachella 2022. She was the first musician to be featured in the US iteration of RADAR, an artist development program headed by Spotify, and the staff of ''Billboard'' called Castillo a "Latin Artist to Watch" in 2021. Early life and education Alaina Castillo was born on November 16, 1999 in Houston, Texas, US to a Mexican father and an American mother. Castillo recalled her first musical experience as joining her mother's church choir, leading to her listening primarily to Christian music. However, by middle school, Castillo knew that she did not want to pursue choral singing, and began branching out her music taste to R&B. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Be (EP)
''Born to Be'' is the eighth extended play by the South Korean girl group Itzy. The EP was released on January 8, 2024, through JYP Entertainment, and Republic Records, six months following the release of ''Kill My Doubt'' (2023). Released during Lia (South Korean singer), Lia's hiatus, the EP was promoted by the group as a quartet. Aspiring to explore different genres and styles, ''Born to Be'' sees Itzy explore different genres and styles. Thematically, the EP revolves around the concept of the members being female warriors who embody strength and leave a "lasting expression". ''Born to Be'' consists of ten tracks, led by the single "Untouchable (Itzy song), Untouchable". The EP features the first solo tracks performed by the members of the quintet, with the music videos for each track being released sequentially in the run-up to the EP's release. The album was also supported by pre-release music videos for album tracks "Born to Be" and "Mr. Vampire". Background On July 31, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBS Gayo Daejeon
''SBS Gayo Daejeon'' (, broadly ''SBS'' '' Battle of the Bands'') is an annual televised music festival that is broadcast by the Seoul Broadcasting System at the end of each year. The program first aired in 1997, and awards were given to musical artists from 1997 to 2006. The awards ceremony portion of the festival was revived in 2014 and discontinued the following year. Hosts Grand prize winners (1997–2006) Music festival (2007–2013) 2007 Performers at the 2007 festival included Big Bang, CL, F.T. Island, G.Soul, Girls' Generation, Jinusean, Lim Jeong-hee, SeeYa, Se7en, SG Wannabe, Super Junior, The Grace, Wonder Girls, Younha, and 1TYM. The festival ended with a performance by boy band Shinhwa in celebration of their tenth anniversary. 2008: Festival S The 2008 festival was divided into segments based on themes starting with the letter "S," including "Super Rookie," "Sexy," "Star Wars," and "Stand up." Performers included Big Bang, BoA, Brown Eyed Girls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You & Me (Jennie Song)
"You & Me" is a song by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie (singer), Jennie. It was released through YG Entertainment and Interscope Records on October 6, 2023. It marked her first solo single in five years since "Solo (Jennie song), Solo" (2018), and her final solo release under both labels before her departure in December 2023. Written by Teddy Park, Teddy and Danny Chung and composed by Teddy, 24, and Vince, is a dance-pop and Electronic dance music, EDM track with romantic lyrics. "You & Me" was first performed during Blackpink's Born Pink World Tour (2022–2023) prior to its official release. Originally intended to be released alongside "Solo" in 2018, the song was shelved for several years before its eventual release. A remixed version, featuring additional writing and composition by Bekuh Boom, was performed at Coachella and British Summer Time (concerts), BST Hyde Park. Jennie also presented a jazz rendition at Chanel's Métiers d'Art showcase in Tokyo. Her first telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
