• "Even lightsticks are off" — Rain received a strangely cold response from the audience during his performance at LA

    Singer Rain faced an uncomfortable situation during his performance at K-CON LA.

    At a recent event called K-CON in Los Angeles, singer Rain was there to perform. He danced, sang, and showed his strong body by not wearing a shirt.

    Surprisingly, the audience didn't cheer or show support like they usually do. Some people even turned off their lightsticks to show they didn't like Rain.

    One person online guessed this might be because the idol groups Rain takes care of often break up or don't do well.

    They said, "Some people turned off their lightsticks because Rain starts groups with the idea of helping them, but then he leaves the group and doesn't take responsibility. That's why fans don't like him."

    To explain, Rain is known for helping the idol group MBLAQ in 2009. But in 2014, two members, Thunder and Lee Joon, left the group.

    Fans got angry when they found the trophies MBLAQ won were being sold. The agency didn't manage the group well after the two members left, and MBLAQ stopped performing soon after.

    Recently, four members of another group Rain managed, called Ciipher, left the group. These members are Tan, Tag, Dohwan, and Won.

    The other three Ciipher members might do their own things or form a new group, but it's not clear yet. Rain's poor management of all these groups is giving him a bad reputation.

    Some people who were at K-CON LA and saw what happened during Rain's performance talked about it online.

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  • SEVENTEEN’s ‘MAESTRO’ just hit 100 million streams on Spotify and fans can’t stop celebrating

    SEVENTEEN has proven once again that they’re global music powerhouses!

    On April 12, Spotify announced that SEVENTEEN’s title track “MAESTRO” from their best album ‘17 IS RIGHT HERE’ has reached 129.48 million streams as of April 10. This makes it their 14th song to cross the 100 million stream mark on the platform.

    “MAESTRO” is a powerful dance R&B track with a dramatic piano intro that instantly grabs your attention.

    The song carries a cool message about how people with different strengths can come together and lead the world like a conductor.

    Fans also loved how SEVENTEEN’s charismatic performance matched the intense and elegant vibe of the song.

    Right after its release, “MAESTRO” ranked high on major Korean music charts like Melon, Genie, and Bugs. It also stayed on the Billboard Global 200 and Global (excluding U.S.) charts for four straight weeks, showing its popularity around the world.

    With this new milestone, SEVENTEEN now has 14 songs that have over 100 million streams on Spotify:

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    • Over 200 million streams: Super, HOT, Don’t Wanna Cry, Very NICE
    • Over 100 million streams: Rock with you, Darl+ing, Left & Right, Clap, Pretty U, _WORLD, Ready to love, God of Music, Home, and now MAESTRO

    Fans are thrilled to see “MAESTRO” join the club, with many calling it “one of their best title tracks yet.”

    Meanwhile, SEVENTEEN is getting ready for their 2025 JAPAN FAN MEETING ‘HOLIDAY’, which will take place at Kyocera Dome Osaka on April 24, 26, and 27, and at Saitama Super Arena on May 10 and 11.

    SEVENTEEN just keeps winning—and “MAESTRO” is another clear sign of their unstoppable success.