[K-enter] TVXQ! renews contract with SM

Time for some exciting K-entertainment news with Bella Kim.

Bella, we will start with news on a K-pop artist?

We are going to talk about BTS member J-hope. J-hope has once again made his mark on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to the latest chart released by Billboard on Tuesday, J-hope’s digital single “MONA LISA” debuted at No.65 on the Billboard Hot 100. This marks J-hope’s 7th entry on the Hot 100 chart as a solo artist, tying with fellow BTS member Jungkook for the most entries by a K-pop solo artist. J-hope first entered the Hot 100 in 2019 with “Chicken Noodle Soup” at No.81. And in this year alone, J-hope has achieved the remarkable feat of having three songs enter the Hot 100 -“LV Bag,” “Sweet Dreams,” and now “MONA LISA.”

Always so proud to see K-pop artists thrive globally. For our next story, we will move from HYBE to SM who've renewed a deal with one of their top groups.

TVXQ! has renewed their contract with SM Entertainment. On Wednesday, SM announced that they have renewed their contract with TVXQ!’s U-KNOW Yunho and MAX Changmin. SM and TVXQ! are continuing a partnership that began from their debut in 2003, marking 22 years together.

Yunho said “It’s a nostalgic feeling to continue our journey with SM Entertainment, who has been with us since our debut. We will always strive to show our best to give back the love and support we receive from our fans.”

Changmin also shared, “It’s incredibly meaningful to have been with SM Entertainment for over 20 years. We will continue to create an even more impressive future for TVXQ! with the support and strength that SM Entertainment provides us.”

Meanwhile, TVXQ! will meet the fans at Tokyo Dome for their concerts from April 25th to 27th.

TVXQ! is one of the representative 2nd generation K-pop boy groups who helped in spreading the hallyu wave.

And for our last story, we are going to talk about an upcoming film with a "punch?"

‘One Punch Man’ Ma Dong-seok will hunt down demons in the upcoming film “Holy Night: Demon Hunters.” On Wednesday, a press conference for the film was held at Lotte Cinema’s Konguk University branch in Seoul, where the film’s lead actors Ma Dong-seok, Jung Ji-so, Kyung Soo-jin, Seo-hyun, Lee Da-wit, and director Lim Dae-hee attended.

“Holy Night” is an occult action film where the ‘Holy Night’ team of dark fixers take on the forces of evil in a city plunged into chaos by a cult that worships evil. We will be able to see Ma Dong-seok throwing his signature ‘nuclear punch’ but this time at demons, instead of humans.

Ma didn't just participate in the film as an actor, but also contributed to film making. He said at the press conference that he watched thousands of horror films from all around the world until he got sick of them.

One of the main actors, Seo-hyun, a member of Girls’ Generation, will make her screen debut with this film.

“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” will hit theaters on April 30th.

I feel already bad for the demons that will have to deal with Ma Dong-seok's hard punch.

Thank you Bella for today’s stories.