It's been a quiet week in the Korean entertainment scene but we're here to break down all the latest news you have to know
As we gear up towards the end of another month, the Korean entertainment scene has been fairly quiet—perhaps as groups prepare for their comebacks and as K-dramas wrap up filming. We've seen a lot of solo activities this week with Hwasa starting her own YouTube channel and teasing a new collaborative song, Peakboy also released a new song together with a music video that features the Wooga Squad while Exo's D.O. dropped his long-awaited solo debut mini-album.
Over at the K-drama scene, Song Hye-kyo teased fans with a photo of her and co-star Jang Ki-yong for their upcoming drama, Now We Are Breaking Up. We also see the first teaser poster for Kim Go-eun's Yumi Cells. Continue reading below to find out more details and other Korean entertainment news this week.
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Mamamoo's Hwasa launches YouTube channel
Mamamoo's Hwasa is the latest K-pop star to launch her own YouTube channel to celebrate her birthday. In the first video, she posted an introduction, "Hwasa or Maria. I'll share my daily life with you. Hwasa? Maria? Let me see. This is me. Now, let me tell you about me. Actually, there's nothing special."
In addition to the introduction video, she also shared a draft version of the group's 2020 hit, Dingga. As of this posting, the channel has already racked up 318k subscribers.
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— 마마무(MAMAMOO) (@RBW_MAMAMOO) July 26, 2021
KINDA BLUE & 화사(HWA SA)
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#210803 #6PM #HWASA #NINE21 #KINDABLUE #킨다블루 pic.twitter.com/GusYxQpH8e
Hwasa is also set to release a collaborative song with Kinda Blue, an anonymous artist who makes covers on YouTube. On an Instagram post by user @nine21.kr, the song's title seems to be I can't make you love me and is set for an August 3 release date.