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BTS release BE, Minho of Shinee returns, CL postpones album, Aespa make their debut: this week’s K-pop news

  • BTS released the album BE, their reflection on the Covid-19 era, and will perform their single Life Goes On at Sunday’s 2020 American Music Awards
  • Shinee were reunited when Minho completed his military service, Cnblue returned, and Aespa dropped their first single, Black Mamba

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BTS this week released their album BE about life during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Handout

There’s never a dull moment in K-pop. Just look at this week, which saw new releases from none other than BTS and Loona, the return of Shinee, and more controversy over the Produce 101 television series.

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Here’s what you need to know about the last few days in the K-pop realm.

Produce 101 line-up controversy

South Korean broadcaster Mnet’s competition series Produce 101 spawned acts such as I.O.I, Wanna One, IZ*One, and X1. IZ*One are the only one currently active. Legal proceedings concerning the Produce 101 series – previously revealed to have been rigged – revealed which popular competitors’ lives and careers had been altered by back-room conspiring.
Monsta X have joined social media platform Universe. Photo: Starship Entertainment
Monsta X have joined social media platform Universe. Photo: Starship Entertainment

New platform Universe expands

A new social media platform, Universe, launched recently and has seen K-pop acts including Monsta X, Ateez, and WJSN join it.
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