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NCT Dream World Tour Returns!

NCT Dream World Tour Returns!

| Gabriella Luu

NCT is back in the United States with their subunit, NCT Dream, and I am extremely excited for their world tour that has already started! NCT Dream is a subunit of NCT, which stands for Neo Culture Technology. NCT was formed in 2016. NCT Dream was formed with the purpose in mind of becoming the teenage subunit to NCT, allowing the members to explore their youth at that age. Members would go through an “admission” to join the group, and then “graduation” after leaving the group. Their debut was August 25, 2016 with the song “Chewing Gum.” The lineup of NCT Dream consists of seven members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung. Their ages ranged from 15 to 17. Mark actually had his graduation from NCT Dream, but was later promoted into NCT Dream as a 7 member group again! This meant the end of the “graduation” age-based system for NCT Dream. 

Exciting SM Entertainment 3.0 News!

Exciting SM Entertainment 3.0 News!

| Gabriella Luu

If you haven’t yet heard the news, SM has announced SM 3.0 and many exciting plans for the future artists of SM entertainment! SM entertainment is known for its many famous artists like EXO, NCT, and Red Velvet. Lee Soo-man, the owner of SM Entertainment, gathered enough people to start an in-house production system and created the string of many successful artists. This included its first boy band named H.O.T, and S.E.S through 1996-1997. The first soloist at SM was the queen herself BoA, who actually still performs today!

TXT Hitting the Charts with Temptation and Second World Tour

TXT Hitting the Charts with Temptation and Second World Tour

| Gabriella Luu

The kings hit the charts again with their new album, “The Name Chapter: Temptation.” This album, with the title track “Sugar Rush Ride,” reached so much success both in South Korea and America. The album is about the coming of adulthood despite different obstacles and temptations. Yeonjun said, “It’s our story yet again, so there are a lot of songs that show our musical color.” 

The Guide to Your K-Pop & Kawaii Wishlist! Live in our App!

The Guide to Your K-Pop & Kawaii Wishlist! Live in our App!

| Kayla Kuppertz
Whether you’re building a wishlist for yourself or trying to find the perfect present from a loved one’s list, we’re here to help! We are a gift shop after all, so this is kind of our thing. We’re here to help you sort through which plush are the most popular and which albums will make anyone unwrapping them get up and dance. This is your complete K-Pop and Kawaii Wishlist Guide! Have questions? Ask us live during our stream Thursday, November 17 at 7 PM EST in the Kawaii Gifts app! Or, you can always reach out through our live chat on our site, DM us on our socials or leave a comment here on the blog! We love to know what you’re interested in, so ask away!
Twice Smashing Records Yet Again With New Mini Album

Twice Smashing Records Yet Again With New Mini Album

| Zaida Brooks

Though we’re late to the party, Twice has made their August comeback with “Talk That Talk.” Back with another addicting mini album, there are seven tracks and we’re loving all of them. It’s been about ten months since the release of their last mini album “Formula of Love,” which is basically a drought for how Twice tends to schedule comebacks. 

NCT 127 Comeback "2 Baddies"

NCT 127 Comeback "2 Baddies"

| Gabriella Luu
This summer had many comebacks and tours from major K-pop groups TXT, Stray Kids, and Loona. This coming fall has many surprises for comebacks, especially for the NCT127 comeback of “2 Baddies.” In August it was announced on Twitter that NCT127 will be promoting their release of a new album after almost a year since “Favorite” in October of 2021.