Girl group Weekly was selected as the Girl Idol Rising Star of the Year.

On August 19, PlayM Entertainment, the management company, announced, "Weekly won the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' award at the '2021 Brand of the Year Awards'."

Hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum, the '2020 Brand of the Year Awards' is an awards ceremony that selects the best brands that shined in the year through a public brand vote every year. The awards ceremony, which marks its 19th anniversary this year, was held from June 21st to July 4th through consumer voting, and winners in each field were selected.

Starting with the 'Rookie Idol of the Year' award at the '2020 Brand of the Year Grand Prize' at the same time as their debut last year, Weekly has emerged as a 'super rookie' by winning 6 rookie awards through various awards ceremonies. Following last year, Weekly enjoyed the joy of winning the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' category this year, proving the hot response and topicality of K-pop fans at home and abroad.

Weekly, which released their 4th mini album 'Play Game: Holiday' on the 4th, started a major comeback with the title song 'Holiday Party'. 'Holiday Party' is a song with a catchy melody and groovy beat that gives it a strong addiction.

Weekly's 4th mini-album 'Play Game: Holiday', which the American media Forbes mentioned as 'the most anticipated girl group in August' even before their comeback, ranked first in the iTunes Top Albums chart in 3 countries including Brazil and Indonesia, Hong Kong , Turkey, Singapore, etc., recorded the top 10 in 10 countries, and sold 31,000 copies, breaking the 'self-best' Initial Chodong sales once again. The number of YouTube views of the new song 'Holiday Party' is on the rise faster than the previous work, surpassing 20 million views in a week, and the YouTube views of the previous active song 'After School' are also ahead of 100 million views. He is showing off his potential as a 'global rookie'.

On the other hand, Weekly is expected to continue the activities of the new song 'Holiday Party' through various online and offline contents.

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BTS’s Jin made a fun and unforgettable surprise appearance at Coldplay’s final concert in Korea—this time dressed as an alien!

On April 25 at the Goyang Sports Complex, Coldplay held their last show in Korea as part of their "Music of the Spheres" world tour. Fans were thrilled when Jin walked on stage wearing an alien mask and even pulled off a quick outfit change right in front of the crowd, making fans laugh and cheer.

Jin performed “The Astronaut”—his special collab song with Coldplay—for the second time during their Korea stop, and also joined them for “My Universe.” The audience went wild not just for Jin, but also when they spotted BTS leader RM quietly supporting his member from the crowd, showing off their strong friendship.

This concert wasn’t just about Coldplay—it became a huge gathering of K-pop stars. TWICE appeared as the main guest for the Seoul shows, Jin performed on the 19th and again on the 25th, and BLACKPINK’s Rosé surprised fans on the 22nd. Even Coldplay’s Chris Martin made fans smile by acting out the viral sun meme, and G-Dragon was seen in the audience too!

Now that Jin has completed his military service, fans are excited for what’s next. He’s already gaining attention through the hit Netflix show “Physical: 100 – Underground”, and he's expected to start his solo activities soon. J-Hope, who’s also completed his service, is currently traveling to meet fans around the world.

Meanwhile, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are still serving in the military, and SUGA is fulfilling his social service duty. All members of BTS are expected to finish their service by June, and fans are already counting down the days until the full group is back together again.

The concert also saw many stars in attendance like Gong Hyo Jin, Ryeo Won, Jung Hae In, and Code Kunst, proving once again that Coldplay’s show was a star-studded event from start to finish.

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