In the midst of his 2024-2025 world tour, Vietnamese American singer-songwriter keshi has released three brand new songs on a deluxe version of his sophomore album Requiem.

East Of Eden is the five-piece Japanese rock band formed by the violinist Ayasa. She gathered four other female individual artists who she was eager to perform with. They released the first single “EVOLVE” on August 8, 2023. The band is currently composed of Ayasa (Violin/Producer/Leader), Akane Minato (Vocal), Yuki (Guitar), MINA (Bass), and MIZUKI (Drums).

Following their teased schedule from December, ONEUS has released their first album of 2025 entitled Dear.M. With a combined total of 17 songs between brand new and re-released tracks, the members truly fulfilled their wish for this album to be a gift to their fans, TOMOON. 

Seven days into the new year, rookie boy group XLOV are already capturing listeners' attention and hearts with their debut song, “I’mma Be.” The first group from their company, 257 Entertainment, XLOV consists of four members: Wumuti, Rui, Hyun, and Haru. 257 Entertainment also shared that XLOV will aim for a “genderless” concept, bringing something new and not fully explored to the K-Pop scene.

After releasing a reprised version of “Now” by Fin.K.L and a stellar run on Mnet’s Road to Kingdom : Ace of Ace, five-member boy group ONEUS is back with a winter-themed single, “Rupert’s drop.” On December 4, ONEUS posted a small schedule for their upcoming events: a digital single released in December, a special album to be released in January, and a Seoul finale of their world tour to be held in February. The digital single released on December 9, and includes two tracks—”Rupert’s drop” and an instrumental version of the same song.

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (now shortened as MAMA) has come a long way since its inception in 1999 as the Mnet Music Video Festival. Initially launched to honor outstanding achievements in Korean music, it has grown into one of the most prominent and anticipated music award shows in Asia. Rebranded as MAMA in 2009. We’ll take a closer look at some of the most iconic and breathtaking performances in MAMA history. While these selections are based on personal opinion and since we can’t cover every year or performances, these performances highlight the creativity, energy, and sheer talent that make MAMA one of the most anticipated nights in music.