Published on: 2025/04/28 14:00
Time for our daily dose of K-enter news with Walter Lee. Starting off with some news on BLACKPINK's Jennie, what do you have for us?
On Saturday, BLACKPINK's Jennie posted the music video for "Seoul City," a track from her first full solo album "Ruby", on her official YouTube channel and social media. This is Jennie's seventh music video out of the fifteen tracks included on "Ruby."
"Seoul City," the music video shows Jennie fully enjoying the essence of.. well Seoul city, against the dreamy backdrop of various locations around Seoul, drawing viewers into the song itself.
With "Ruby", Jennie has seen the highest first-week sales among female K-pop solo artists this year, and the album's debut at No. 3 on the "UK's Official Albums Chart" was the highest ever for a female K-pop soloist.
Next moving on to a story where K-pop meets sports? Tell us more!
On Sunday, K-pop boy group BOYNEXTDOOR's agency K'OZ Entertainment announced that the group has been appointed as the global ambassadors for the "2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship".
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) visited the HYBE headquarters in Seoul, the previous day to officially appoint the BOYNEXTDOOR members as global ambassadors. Following the appointment, BOYNEXTDOOR will participate in pre-tournament promotional activities and attend the opening ceremony where they will also perform.
BOYNEXTDOOR shared their thoughts, saying, "We are thrilled and honoured to be chosen as global ambassadors in such a meaningful year when Korea’s national team is competing."
I believe this year's championship will be held in Manila, the Philippines, starting in September, so I'm sure we will touch upon that in the future. Lastly, we have some K-drama news.
According to global platform ranking site FlixPatrol on Monday, the Netflix series "Weak Hero" which released its second season, "Weak Hero: Class 2" on Friday, ranked second overall globally. The teen drama claimed the No. 1 spot in 32 countries, including Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Singapore, and Japan, and ranked third in the United States.
"Weak Hero: Class 2" follows the brutal survival and coming-of-age story of Yeon Si-eun , a model student who, after failing to protect a friend despite standing up against violence, transfers to another high school.
Park Ji-hoon reprises his role as Yeon Si-eun from season 1, once again captivating viewers with his layered portrayal of a character who fights in order to end fighting.
All 8 episodes are available on Netflix now, so it sounds like a drama to binge watch. Thank you for that news Walter
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