gold star media news

OVERALL COMPANY

Gold Star is teaming up with VLive this quarter to host a special VLive relay as company promotion. This means that every artist under Gold Star Media (including the un-debuted members of Marigold and Quicksilver, who will do so under the moniker of Gold Star trainees) will be expected to do a solo VLive this quarter to participate in the relay. The date will be flexible with management, but it will be pre-scheduled and pre-announced and will need to last at least fifteen minutes, but can be longer. Due to delays in the finishing touches being put on the Base Culture Complex, BC, Dimensions, and Gold Star have also banded together to get some mediaplay opportunities and good media karma in the name of base by hosting a community service event each month together. Idols are encouraged to participate for good press, but they are not required to.

Important dates:

July 1-September 30: Gold Star VLive relay.

July 19: Volunteering opportunity at an animal shelter with BC & Dimensions idols.

August 30: Volunteering opportunity at an orphanage with BC & Dimensions idols.

September 20-22: Chuseok (no group schedules).

September 27: Volunteering opportunity delivering meals to the elderly with BC & Dimensions idols.

SILHOUETTE

Silhouette celebrates eleven years on the very first day of the quarter and will hold a group VLive to celebrate with their fans. They’re welcome to tease their upcoming comeback during that time as long as they don’t spoil too much, as it will have been announced by then. They come back on July 19th and the song does well to the standard of Silhouette’s last few releases. They also participate in festival season, having a few gigs booked to perform thanks to their general public appeal due to their longevity and mature image. They’ve also been chosen as ambassadors of LG phones and will record and film a special promotional single for the brand in August that will be released in September. On top of that, Silhouette is scheduled to release another mini-album before the year is out, which they’ll record in August after wrapping comeback promotions. In September, they’ll be learning the title track choreography and attending fittings.

Important dates:

July 1: 11th anniversary VLive.

July 19: Release of “Kill Bill” & Black Box album + press showcase, music show promotions continue through August 19.

July 24: Fan sign in Gangnam, Seoul

July 26: Fan sign in Gimpo.

August 2: Fan sign in Incheon.

August 4: Performance at Daegu Chimaek Festival in Daegu (also performing: BEE, Lipstick, & Gal.actic).

August 19: End of “Kill Bill” music show promotions.

August 23: “Woo Hoo” M/V filming.

August 28: Performance at Myaenghri Peace Art Festival (also performing: Lipstick).

September 6: Release of “Woo Hoo” CF single.

September 17: Performance at Chinese International Students’ Festival (also performing: Alien, 7ROPHY, Lucid, and Impulse).

September 26: Performance at Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju (also performing: Decipher, BEE, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Chroma Crystal, Gal.actic, Alien, MARS, Lucid, Aria, Origin, Impulse, and Fuse.)

September 28: “Decalcomanie” comeback fittings.

September 29: Performance at Cheonan World Dance Festival in Cheonan (also performing: 7ROPHY, Lucid, and Fuse).

ARIA

The first half of the quarter is spent finishing comeback preparations and Aria makes their comeback in August. It’s one of their more traditionally summer-themed releases and the response among both fans and the general public are mixed, but still generally positive. It’s not the hit song of the summer, but a full album makes fans happy (even if a sizable chunk of it is member solo tracks) and Aria continues to experiment with maturing their sound. They continue promotions through almost the end of the quarter with music shows and fan signs, and Gold Star has booked them for a few festivals to get the song out to more ears.

Important dates:

July 13: “Firework” comeback fittings.

July 20: Two of Us photo book shoot.

August 1: Performance at Suwon KT Wiz Supporters Festival in Suwon (also performing: Gal.actic and Aria).

August 2: “Firework” M/V” filming.

August 19: Release of “Firework” & Two of Us album + press showcase, music show promotions continue through September 19.

August 23: Fan sign in Yeouido, Seoul.

August 29: Fan sign in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul.

September 6: Fan sign in Gimpo.

September 10: Performance at Daeko Beer Festival.

September 19: End of “Firework” music show promotions.

September 24: Performance at Hero Concert (also performing: WISH and Fuse).

September 26: Performance at Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju (also performing: Decipher, BEE, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Chroma Crystal, Gal.actic, Alien, MARS, Lucid, Silhouette, Origin, Impulse, and Fuse.)

ORIGIN

Origin is expected to continue to practice their performance of their comeback throughout July and August, but they will be flying in and out of Osaka over this time period as they kickstart the Japan leg of their tour. Most of their time is still spent in Seoul, though, since they have plenty of comeback preparations still left to do such as fittings, teaser photo shoots, and the music video filming. During this time before they’re busy with promotions, they’ll also record their next mini-album. Their single “Dynamite” is released in August and as their first true English single is an even bigger success than anyone really expected, though Gold Star put in a lot of work on their end to make sure it was successful. It tops the charts in countries all over the world, including South Korea and the US, earning them the first ever Billboard Hot 100 #1 for an all-South Korean act and dominating the Korean charts for an impressive length of time. They might just have another song of the year in the bag. Promotions continue as normal, with music shows and performances for overseas media, though they won’t be having any fan signs since it’s a single release. 

Important dates:

July 13: Release of Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~ Japanese album.

July 15: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

July 17: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

July 18: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

July 20: “Dynamite” comeback fittings.

July 26: “Dynamite” teaser photo shoot.

August 1: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

August 3: “Dynamite” M/V filming.

August 12: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

August 14: Map of the Soul tour concert at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

August 20: Release of “Dynamite” single + press showcase, music show promotions continue through September 20.

September 6: Filming of Tiny Desk Concert (to be released: September 20).

September 12: Performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, NY, USA.

September 26: Performance at Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju (also performing: Decipher, BEE, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Chroma Crystal, Gal.actic, Alien, MARS, Lucid, Silhouette, Aria, Impulse, and Fuse.)

September 26: Filming of performances [2] [3] [4] [5] and segments [2] [3] [4] for “Origin Week” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

IMPULSE

Impulse will be traveling back and forth on their Impulse Road Tour throughout Asia and the US in July and August. Once they get back from tour, they’ll be preparing for their Japanese comeback and their Korean comeback at the same time. Though they’ll record their Japanese mini-album and learn the title track’s choreography in July, August will see them balancing fittings and photo book shoots for their Japanese comeback with recording their Korean comeback mini album. In September, they’ll film their music video for their Japanese title track and make their comeback with the Japanese mini-album as well as practice the choreography for their Korean comeback title track, “Blue Flame” and staged b-side “When The Wind Blows”.

Important dates:

July 10: Impulse Road Tour at KBS Arena in Seoul, South Korea.

July 11: Impulse Road Tour at KBS Arena in Seoul, South Korea.

July 24: Impulse Road Tour at Taipei International Convention Center in Taipei, Taiwan.

July 26: Performance at Ulsan Music Festival in Ulsan (also performing: Decipher, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Unity, Aria, Fuse, Femme Fatale, and Vive).

August 3: Impulse Road Tour at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ, USA.

August 5: Impulse Road Tour at Verizon Theatre in Dallas, TX, USA.

August 8: Impulse Road Tour at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

August 10: Impulse Road Tour at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA, USA.

August 14: Impulse Road Tour at Star Hall KITEC in Hong Kong.

August 16: Japanese comeback fittings.

August 20: Venus Japanese mini-album jacket shoot.

September 4: Impulse Road Tour at BCC Hall Central Plaza Lardprao in Bangkok, Thailand.

September 7: “Hanasakemirae” M/V filming.

September 17: Performance at Chinese International Students’ Festival (also performing: Alien, 7ROPHY, Lucid, and Silhouette).

September 19: Performance at Guro G Festival in Seoul (also performing: Knight and Vive).

September 22: Release of Venus Japanese mini-album.

September 26: Performance at Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju (also performing: Decipher, BEE, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Chroma Crystal, Gal.actic, Alien, MARS, Lucid, Silhouette, Aria, Origin, and Fuse.)

↳ PULS2

No schedules for the quarter.

Important dates:

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FUSE

Activity finally kicks back up for Fuse this quarter. They’re in high gear for comeback preparations as they finish preparing to make their first comeback in what will be a few days over a year at the time of release. On top of that, they have some performances in the form of festival concerts and one in their role as Shilla Duty Free ambassadors, and they also wrap up their La Rouge concert tour in Yokohama a few weeks before their comeback. “Hands Up” earns mixed opinions, as Fuse singles have often done in the past, but the song does well enough to prove Fuse shouldn’t be dungeoned long-term. 

Important dates:

July 15: “Hands Up” comeback fittings.

July 17: Performance* at Cass Blue Playground concert (also performing: Knight Light).  *the concert would be in-person

July 26: Performance at Ulsan Music Festival in Ulsan (also performing: Decipher, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Unity, Aria, Impulse, Femme Fatale, and Vive).

July 27: Performance at Hong Kong Shilla Duty Free Anniversary Concert in Hong Kong.

August 1: 7th anniversary group VLive.

August 14: La Rouge tour concert at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

August 15: La Rouge tour concert at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

August 21: “Hands Up” teaser photo shoot.

August 22: “Hands Up” M/V filming.

September 6: “Hands Up” suit dance video filming (to be released: September 13).

September 7: Release of “Hands Up” single + press showcase, music show promotions continue through October 7.

September 9: Relay dance video filming.

September 13: Special dance practice collab video filming (to be released: September 18).

September 24: Performance at Hero Concert (also performing: WISH and Aria).

September 26: Performance at Hallyu Dream Concert in Gyeongju (also performing: Decipher, BEE, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Chroma Crystal, Gal.actic, Alien, MARS, Lucid, Silhouette, Aria, Origin, and Impulse.)

September 29: Performance at Cheonan World Dance Festival in Cheonan (also performing: 7ROPHY, Lucid, and Silhouette).

↳ FUSE B&W

Fuse B&W continue to promote “Naughty” throughout June with the regular round of music show promotions. It’s praised for its choreography and brings some extra attention to the members of the sub-unit and makes fans a little less antsy about a full group comeback, as both of the sub-units promotions were intended to.

Important dates:

July 21: End of “Naughty” music show promotions.

FEMME FATALE

Femme Fatale starts the quarter by finishing getting everything ready for their comeback at the very end of July. Shortly before their comeback, they make a festival appearance, something that’s become rare for them lately, and fans are excited to see them participate in one again. “Ice Cream” does well because they’re Femme Fatale, but it isn’t the un-paralleled hit Gold Star might have hoped for, as it ends up being a polarizing release among fan opinion. Luckily, they’ll already be working on their first full-length album by the time they make that comeback. They’ll record the album throughout July and August, and during their time off of promotions in August, they’ll also be in the dance studio to practice choreography for “Lovesick Girls” and “Pretty Savage”. Once they’re done promoting “Ice Cream”, September will be dedicated to finishing up The Album and they’ll also do a shoot for American Elle, where they’ll appear on the cover for October’s issue.

Important dates:

July 5: “Ice Cream” comeback fittings.

July 13: “Ice Cream” teaser photo shoot.

July 15: “Ice Cream” M/V filming.

July 26: Performance at Ulsan Music Festival in Ulsan (also performing: Decipher, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Unity, Aria, Impulse, Fuse, and Vive).

July 31: Release of “Ice Cream (with Selena Gomez)” single + press showcase, music show promotions continue through August 30.

August 20: Elle October issue cover shoot and Elle Song Association video filming.

August 30: End of “Ice Cream” music show promotions.

August 31: “Lovesick Girls” comeback fittings.

September 7: The Album photo book shoot.

September 15: “Lovesick Girls” M/V filming day one & teaser photo and concept video shoot.

September 16: “Lovesick Girls” M/V filming day two.

VIVE

Much like their debut quarter, this quarter is once again an incredibly busy one for Vive. They start it off with going overseas to the US for their showcase tour across the country. During their time in Chicago, they’ll film a special MV for their b-side “Our Summer”. Once they get back, they’ll performance at their first ever festival and they’ll work on getting down the choreography they’ll need to know for their next comeback (”Run Away”, “New Rules”, “Poppin’ Star”, “Can’t We Just Leave The Monster Alive?”, “Angel or Devil”) on rather short notice for how much they have to learn. Their Korean comeback is received well despite not garnering as much attention as their debut. There’s no time to bask in the glow of their first comeback, though as they’ll be busy all throughout late August and September prepping to make their Japanese debut by recording the mini-album. The group will also be recording their first ever OST in August, for release in September.

Important dates:

July 1: STAR in US showcase at Playstation Theatre in New York, NY, USA.

July 3: “Our Summer” (selfie ver.) M/V filming (to be released: August 13).

July 4: STAR in US showcase at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL, USA.

July 6: STAR in US showcase at The Plaza Live in Orlando, FL, USA.

July 9: STAR in US showcase at Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, GA, USA.

July 11: STAR in US showcase at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX, USA.

July 16: STAR in US showcase at The Novo in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

July 26: Performance at Ulsan Music Festival in Ulsan (also performing: Decipher, Lipstick, Knight, CHARM, Unity, Aria, Impulse, Fuse, and Vive).

July 27: “Run Away” comeback fittings.

August 3: “Run Away” M/V filming day one.

August 4: “Run Away” M/V filming day one.

August 14: “Angel or Devil” M/V filming (to be released: October 7).

August 20: “Magic Island” M/V filming (to be released: September 26).

August 24: Participation in Kansai Collection F/W show at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, Japan.

August 30: Release of “Run Away” & The Dream Chapter: Magic album + press showcase, music show promotions continue through September 30.

September 5: Be Original “New Rules” video filming (to be released: September 11).

September 6: Performance at Tokyo Girls Collection show in Tokyo, Japan.

September 19: Performance at Guro G Festival in Seoul (also performing: Knight and Impulse).

September 20: Release of Doom At Your Service OST “Love Sight”.

September 30: End of “Runaway” music show promotions.

MARIGOLD

First things first, Marigold will film the dance covers they practiced last quarter over the course of July. They’ll be released one by one until the final cover is released the day Marigold’s debut is planned to be announced to the press. Marigold begins to prep for their debut release in earnest this quarter. They’re confirmed internally for a debut in the second half of October with a single album. They’ll be given the chance to listen to the demos in early July and will record the single album throughout July and early August. In August, they’ll practice hard on their choreography for the title “Hocus Pocus” and the b-side “Be Ambitious”. They’ll be expected to work extra hard on all aspects of their debut preparation since they have a lot to live up to with Gold Star’s track record of girl group success. Comeback prep starts to wrap up in September for them. At the end of September, the group’s dance line will film a special cover video with Dingo as pre-debut promotion.

Important dates:

July 6: “16 Shots” dance cover filming (to be released: July 13).

July 9: “Baby Don’t Stop” dance cover filming (to be released: August 13).

July 20: “No Tears Left To Cry” dance cover filming (to be released: September 13).

July 23: “River” dance cover filming (to be released: September 20).

August 7: “Hocus Pocus” debut first fittings.

August 21: “Hocus Pocus” debut second fittings.

September 12: Be Ambitious! promotional single album photo book shoot.

September 25: Dingo Music debut song cover dance video filming (main dancer/vocal/rapper & main rapper/lead dancer/vocal only, to be released: October 6). *excluding Energetic & LATATA

September 30: “Hocus Pocus” M/V filming.

QUICKSILVER

The debut of Quicksilver is closer, but they have more time to prepare than Marigold, so Gold Star has arranged for them to get some additional training in the form of a pre-debut reality show that will be released shortly before their debut. For the show, they’ll be traveling to Los Angeles for two two-week periods to train at famous dance studios in the city. They’ll stay in a house rented out by the company and, in addition to training, they’ll show their team bonding through sightseeing locations such as Santa Monica Pier and Universal Studios and holding weekly group meetings. During their second two-week block, they’ll also focus on recording a pre-debut song and filming a low-budget music video for it in Los Angeles (*Junyoung’s lines will go to main rapper/lead dancer). They’ll film the performance videos they’d be rehearsing for before they leave, and in September, they’ll practice to film a cover of Knight’s “Growl”, which will also be released but will also serve as a way for Gold Star to gauge their improvement as a result of filming the reality show before they begin preparing for their debut more intensely next quarter.

Important dates:

July 8: Performance video I, II, & main dancer/lead vocal solo cover filming (to be released August 1, September 1, & October 1 respectively).

July 12-25: First block of American Training show filming.

July 24: Bonus Clip filming.

August 9-22: Second block of American Training show filming.