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6 K-pop Comebacks and Debuts To Watch Out For In June 2021

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June 2021 has exciting new comebacks and debuts in store for K-Pop fans. From Brave Girls, whose song “Rollin’” unexpectedly gained immense popularity, to EXO, who will comeback as a whole group for the first time since late 2019, the summer season is sure to start off sensational. Keep reading for more information!

MAMAMOO – June 2nd – “WAW” (Mini-Album)

MAMAMOO, considered one of the best K-Pop debuts of 2014, is a 4-member girl group under RBW (Rainbow Bridge World) Entertainment. The members are Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein, and Hwasa. On June 2nd, they will be releasing their new mini-album, “WAW”, which will celebrate MAMAMOO’s seventh anniversary. 

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EXO – June 7th – “Don’t Fight The Feeling” (Album)

EXO is an acclaimed 9-member boy group who debuted in 2012, under SM Entertainment. The current members are Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun. “DON’T FIGHT THE FEELING” will be EXO’s first group comeback since their “Obsession” album in November 2019, as well as member Lay’s first time participating in a comeback since 2016. 

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EPEX– June 8th – “BIPOLAR Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety” (Album)

EPEX is a new 8-member boy group under C9 Entertainment (home to CIX and Cignature), who will be debuting on June 8th with their 1st album, called “BIPOLAR Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety”. The members are Wish, Keum, MU, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang, and Jeff. The group name “EPEX” stands for “the gathering of eight youths reaches eight different apexes”, which represents the 8 members forming a collective, powerful new team. 

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TWICE – June 11th – “Taste of Love” (Mini-Album)

TWICE is one of JYP Entertainment’s girl groups, who debuted in 2015 through the survival show, Sixteen. The group consists of 9 members: Jihyo, Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu. TWICE will be releasing their new mini-album, “Taste of Love”, on June 11th. The title track, “Alcohol-Free”, along with the rest of the songs in the mini-album, will join TWICE’s list of cheerful summer songs from previous summer seasons. 

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Brave Girls – June 17th – “Summer Queen” (Mini-Album)  

Brave Girls, a 4-member girl group, debuted in 2011 under Brave Entertainment. Their current members are Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji, and Yuna. In February 2021, a compilation video of Brave Girls performing “Rollin’” suddenly became viral on YouTube, and the song rose to the top of real-time music charts. On March 14th, 2021, Brave Girls received their first-ever music show win on Inkigayo, with their hit song, “Rollin’”. Brave Girls will be making their highly anticipated comeback on June 17th, with their 5th mini-album, “Summer Queen”. 

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Seventeen – June 18th  – “Your Choice” (Mini-Album)

Seventeen is a 13-member boy group formed by Pledis Entertainment in 2015. The group members are S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Dino. Seventeen is considered to be a “self-producing” group, as several of the members are actively involved in the songwriting, choreography, and other aspects of their music and performances. Their new mini-album, “Your Choice”, will be released on June 18th. 

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Netflix and Eiichiro Oda Confirm That the Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Series Will Return for a Second Season

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Netflix and Eiichiro Oda confirmed that the live-action ‘One Piece’ series will return for a second season.

In a video message, Oda said, “To the Straw Hat Grand Fleet: What did you think of Season 1 of the live-action ONE PIECE? I spent a long time working on it with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios. It seems people around the world have been enjoying the show, which makes the hard work from the production team truly worth it.

To everyone who’s been a fan of ONE PIECE for years, and to those who experienced ONE PIECE for the first time, thank you so much.

Two weeks after the launch, I just received some great news. Netflix has decided to renew the show! The adventures of Iñaki and the live-action Straw Hats will continue onward!

It’ll still take a while to get the scripts ready, so please be patient.

From here on, it seems to me the Straw Hats will need a great doctor… We will see!”

‘One Piece’ is the #1 title globally on Netflix with 37.8 Million views amassed in less than two weeks since its release. The series reached the Top 10 in 93 countries, and debuted at #1 in 46.

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Hayao Miyazaki to Continue Making Films as ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No Longer His Last

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Hayao Miyazaki may no longer be retiring from filmmaking as previously thought.

According to Studio Ghibli VP Junichi Nishioka, Miyazaki is already coming into the office with new ideas, suggesting that ‘The Boy and the Heron’ may no longer be the famed filmmaker’s final film as it had been previously.

‘The Boy and the Heron’ is set to make its US premiere at this year’s New York Film Festival, taking place from October 6th to 8th. It’s set to make its debut in theaters nationwide and IMAX on December 8th.

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Prime Video Released a First Look at Lulu Wang’s Series Expats Starring Nicole Kidman

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Prime Video released a first look at the upcoming series ‘Expats’ directed by Lulu Wang and starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, Amelyn Pardenilla, and others.

It’s described as the following: “Set against the vibrant and tumultuous tapestry of 2014 Hong Kong, Expats centers on three American women—Margaret (Nicole Kidman), Hilary (Sarayu Blue), and Mercy (Ji-young Yoo)—whose lives intersect after a sudden family tragedy. The series interrogates privilege and explores what happens when the line between victimhood and culpability becomes blurred.”

The first look images can be seen below.

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