Click here for more articles by Kormedi.com. BTS has recently unveiled their secret to a quick preconcert energy boost — honey. Photos shared by members V and J-Hope on social media show the group consuming honey while preparing for a recent concert in Goyang. V and J-Hope were seated at a small table backstage, while Jin is seen eating a spoonful honey. The K-pop superstars kicked off their world tour, which spans 85 shows across 34 cities, with concerts held on April 9 and 11–12 at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Their tour stops include cities in Japan, North America, Europe, South America and Asia. With such a demanding schedule, what can be the benefits of consuming honey? Quick source of energy Honey is a natural food known to help boost vitality and support overall health. Its main components are glucose and fructose, and since more than 90 percent of honey is sugar, it is quickly absorbed by the body, making it an immediate source of energy. Honey is also rich in B vitamins, which support energy metabolism and help reduce fatigue. This makes it particularly useful

Babymonster amassed 400 million hits on YouTube with the music video for “Sheesh,” label YG Entertainment announced Friday. The video was released in April 2024 accompanying the song that officially marked the group’s debut. It reached the milestone in the fastest time for a music video for a K-pop girl group’s debut single, passing 100, 200 and 300 million views on the platform. “Sheesh” achieved success on Billboard’s global charts, peaking at No. 33 on Global 200 and No. 16 on Global excl. US

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What does it mean to say goodbye? For Xdinary Heroes, a six-member band under JYP Entertainment, a goodbye is not the end of the story. It's where the story gets interesting. That idea sits at the core of "DEAD AND," the band's eighth mini-album set for release Friday. The wordplay of the title doubles as a thesis — for the band, a dead end can still become a door to a new start. "An end of a certain chapter may feel literally like a dead end," leader Gunil said during an interview with The Korea Times on Wednesday at a cafe in Seoul's Seongdong District. "But for us, the idea also signals a new beginning." Rather than starting with that phrase, the band built its way toward it. "We worked around the overarching theme of 'farewell,' and once the tracklist was finalized, we chose a title that fit," Gunil said. That theme finds its clearest expression in the album's lead single, "Voyager," selected through an internal vote. Musically, it balances the band's signature intensity with a more accessible structure. "'Voyager' has a sound that fans who like our signature hard style will enjoy, b