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Mentor lineup for Hot Topic announced

The first two mentor lineups for the currently airing survival show Hot Topic have been announced!

According to a new press release, Unity’s Yul, Origin’s Joohwan, Impulse’s An, and Alien’s Chan will be appearing as mentors for episodes three and four, set to air January 1 and January 8. The four boy group members will help mentor the show’s contestants on performing one of their songs.

The mentor lineup for episode five, set to air January 15, includes BEE’s Charlie, Lipstick’s Hyeju and Artemisia, Decipher’s Taejin, Gal.actic’s Yena, Origin’s JJ, Impulse’s Siwoo, Silhouette’s Youngjoo, Fuse’s Sooah, and Lucid’s Jeonghwa. This group of mentors will mentor the contestants on a variety of topics following the first elimination taking place at the end of episode four.

According to reports, the mentors have all already filmed their appearances on the show.

COMMENTS

[+1,102, -24] that’s a really good mentor lineup... learning from such experienced seniors must be priceless for trainees

[+813, -39] wow... they got some big idols. this is impressive for a survival show, but everyone around me has been talking about it, so it will be good publicity for the mentors too...

[+211, -32] i want to be one of the contestants now

Joohwan releases Gold Star Portal song “Sayonara Hitori”

Our Songs releases finale solo tracks

base TV show Our Songs has released the final tracks composed by the show’s cast for its finale onto streaming sites today! The EP (Our Songs, Part 5: Solos) has been uploaded on streaming sites with the four songs, one solo song created by each of the contestants. At the same time the songs were released on streaming sites, each contestant’s company uploaded a music video for the song. Previously, duets were released from the finale where two pairs of two contestants out of the final four were paired together. Voting has opened up on the show’s website for the public to vote for their favorite solo track. The voting will help to determine the winner of the show alongside audience votes.

The tracks and their notable song credits can be found below.

Love Me Harder by Joohwan (lyrics and music by Joohwan)

Jasmine by Jaewon (lyrics and production by Jaewon)

Nowhere by Taeyong (lyrics, music, and production by Taeyong)

I Go by Suji (lyrics and music by Suji)

COMMENTS

[+554, -22] some really great songs have come out of this show and the final songs are no exception 

[+440, -27] i go and nowhere are songs i’d keep listening to on my playlists

[+293, -17] does anyone know any other songs like jasmine? it’s a style i didn’t know i would like, but i do

Our Songs releases fourth round duo tracks

base TV show Our Songs has released the new tracks written by the show’s cast for its final  round onto all major streaming sites today. The EP (Our Songs, Part 4: Duets) includes two songs created in pairs by the final four contestant contestants. Origin’s Joohwan and Fuse’s Suji are paired up while Unity’s Jaewon and Knight’s Taeyong are paired as the other duo. Voting has opened up on the show’s website for the public to vote for their favorite track. The voting will help to determine the winner of the show’s final round alongside audience votes.

The tracks can be found below.

Heart Stop by Joohwan & Suji (lyrics by Suji, music by Joohwan)

City Lights by Jaewon & Taeyong (lyrics by Jaewon and Taeyong, music by Taeyong, production by Jaewon)

COMMENTS

[+499, -23] the pairings are really good... it’s exactly who i would have put together but they both still surprised me

[+324, -19] heart stop is exactly my style. suji’s voice is so good and it’s right in joohwan’s wheelhouse

[+296, -18] city lights isn’t what i expected from jaewon and taeyong after they worked together on d (half moon), but i love it

Joohwan releases second solo album “Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1″

Origin’s Joohwan has dropped his second full-length solo album! Joohwan made his debut with his first full-length album Formula at the beginning of 2019 and has branched out into solo activities in the realms of fashion and acting as well in the time since. With Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1, Joohwan continues to evolve the sound he’s found for himself.

Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1 is a ten-track album with the final track being the Japanese version of ‘Famous”, released in its Korean version earlier in the album. The album spans multiple genres, from piano ballad to jazzy R&B. In addition to the Joohwan-lyric-written pre-release “2 Kids”, Joohwan’s name is also found in the credits of “Black Rose” and “Criminal” as he lends the songwriting and producing talent he’s been showcasing on the base TV program Our Songs.

"Criminal”, the album’s single, is a dance track that Joohwan helped not only to write and compose, but also to choreograph. “Criminal” will be promoted on music shows for a month and b-side track “Famous (Korean Ver.)”, also choreographed by Joohwan, will be staged for the first week of music show promotions.

The track list and notable song credits can be found below.

TRACK LIST

Criminal (partial lyrics and partial music by Joohwan)

Black Rose ft. Andy (partial production by Joohwan)

Strangers

Waiting For

Famous (Korean Ver.)

Clockwork

Just Me And You

Nemo

2 Kids (lyrics by Joohwan)

[NEWS] Origin’s Joohwan announced as the new face of Levi’s

Origin member Joohwan has been announced as the new choice of brand ambassador in Korea for the American casual clothing and denim brand Levi’s.

Levi’s Korea has released a new campaign film with Joohwan to promote their products. The campaign film shows Joohwan dancing in their jeans in various scenic Seoul city locations and comes in both a full two-minute version and a shortened thirty-second version.

Joohwan recently made his debut as an actor in the film Cart and made his comeback as a solo artist with the release of his second full-length solo album.

COMMENTS

[+645, -17] joohwan makes jeans look cool

[+361, -10] the cf is like a dance movie

[+84, -9] i don’t care about idols, but he’s a really good dancer

Origin’s Joohwan covers W Korea’s January issue

Origin’s Joohwan is this month’s cover model for W Korea magazine. Joohwan has most recently been active as a solo artist with the release of his second full-length solo album Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1 in the aftermath of Origin’s most recent Map of the Soul: 7 comeback.

For his shoot with the magazine, Joohwan tackles a dark and charismatic concept. In the pictures released by the magazine online, Joohwan wears a variety of styles, from a leather vest to a cutout sweater to a bolo tie. 

More of Joohwan’s photo shoot can be found in the latest issue of W Korea, available now.

COMMENTS

[+546, -16] not everyone can pull off those outfits, but joohwan made them look re~ally good

[+303, -15] joohwan suits this kind of style the best

[+98, -10] he’s really sexy... i haven’t stopped thinking about joohwan since he released criminal ㅜㅜ

Our Songs releases first round tracks

base TV show Our Songs has released the first tracks composed by the show’s cast onto streaming sites today! The show was announced earlier this month to begin airing this upcoming Friday and fans have been steadily offered a peak into what to expect over the last few weeks with the release of teaser images of the cast and the release of special cover videos by each cast member.

As of now, an EP (Our Songs, Part 1: Identity/Introduction) has been uploaded on streaming sites with the eight songs created by the contestants for the first round of the show. Voting has opened up on the show’s website for the public to vote for their favorite track. This will be the first round of voting to determine the winner of the show’s first round.

The tracks and their notable song credits can be found below.

“Smile” by Sun (lyrics, composition, and production by Sun)

“That’s Not Me” by Joohwan (lyrics and music by Joohwan)

“E.T” by Youngjoo (partial lyrics, music, and partial production by Youngjoo)

“Crazy Diamond” by Kami (lyrics and production by Kami)

“Little Wildflower” by Suji (lyrics and music by Suji)

"Swim Away” by Eunah (lyrics, music, and partial production by Eunah)

“Alarm” by Jaewon (lyrics and partial production by Jaewon)

“Noid” by Taeyong (lyrics, composition, and production by Taeyong)

COMMENTS

[+491, -19] i’m really impressed by jaewon and youngjoo’s songs... they struck a good balance between being personal and showing off their sound while still creating something good to anyone’s ears

[+380, -23] crazy diamond and that’s not me are the most unique. the others feel like i could hear them from anyone, but kami and joohwan did something different!

[+275, -13] no, but suji and eunah’s songs are the kind that are popular with the public. i’m a reverie, but since none of our girls are competing i’m rooting for those two!

[+169, -12] sun and taeyong are the ones that created their songs completely on their own and you can tell they’re both above the level of experience of the average songwriter-dol