[K-Enter] SEVENTEEN celebrates 10 years with fireworks at Jamsu Bridge

Time for our daily dose of K-enter news with Walter Lee.

Starting off with a celebration for boy group SEVENTEEN.

On Sunday, SEVENTEEN turned Seoul’s Jamsu Bridge into a spectacular concert venue. The group performed on a stage spanning the bridge, as vibrant fireworks and laser lights lit up the sky, with over 6,000 fans gathered for the event.

The free concert named "B-DAY PARTY: BURST Stage @Jamsu Bridge," marked the group’s 10th anniversary. To accommodate the concert, traffic on Jamsu Bridge was suspended. The group started the show with “Thunder,” a track from their fifth full-length album.

Speaking of their fifth full-length album, on Monday, SEVENTEEN are set to release their fifth full-length album, "HAPPY BURSTDAY," kicking off the next chapter in their journey.

Good luck to the next chapter in their journey. Now we move on to another celebration, for another boy group.

To celebrate their 17th debut anniversary, boy group SHINee dropped the single "Poet | Artist," as well as their B-side track “Starlight,” across major music platforms on Sunday at midnight. The music video for “Poet | Artist” was also released simultaneously via YouTube’s SMTOWN channel.

The title track “Poet | Artist” is an electro-pop song with lyrics that urge listeners to break free from convention and co-create something new, applying poetic and artistic expression. The accompanying track “Starlight”는 a bright, medium-tempo dance-pop song that likens the feeling of a first encounter to a star shining in the darkness.

SHINee concluded their seventh solo concert, "SHINee WORLD VII : Every Stage Shines Around You," with a spectacular final performance at Seoul Olympic Park on Sunday.

Great to see the boys active for so many years and hopefully so many more to come.

Next, we have a great achievement for girl group ILLIT.

ILLIT’s debut track “Magnetic” has surpassed 600 million streams on Spotify, according to their agency Belift Lab on Sunday. Released in March 2024, the song passed 600 million streams on Friday, setting a new record as the fastest time for a K-pop group’s debut song to hit this milestone.

“Magnetic” has a catchy melody that gained widespread popularity, especially on short-form video platforms . ILLIT is scheduled to release their third mini-album, "Bomb", on the 16th of June, with promotions centred around the title track “Borrowed Cat.” (Do the Dance).