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RESCENE’s Minami story shows the family side of cross-border K-pop training

RESCENE member Minami shared that her mother traveled between Japan and Korea around 40 times while supporting her path toward becoming a K-pop idol, highlighting the family commitment often behind international trainees.

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Jennie’s Mad Cool headline set shows how K-pop solo acts are moving through Europe’s festival circuit

Jennie headlined Spain’s 2026 Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, adding another major European festival stage to a solo run that already included Denmark’s Roskilde and Poland’s Open’er.

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Jennie headlined Spain’s 2026 Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, adding another major European festival stage to a solo run that already included Denmark’s Roskilde and Poland’s Open’er.

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i-dle turns the focus from “I” to “We” with new mini album [We made]

i-dle’s 9th mini album [We made] frames the group’s post-rebranding era around unity, new genres, and the summer title track “Gimme Dat Love.”

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i-dle’s 9th mini album [We made] frames the group’s post-rebranding era around unity, new genres, and the summer title track “Gimme Dat Love.”

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