Chinese search engine Baidu has launched two new AI models — Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundational model first released two years ago, as well as a new reasoning model, Ernie X1. According to Reuters, Baidu claims that Ernie X1’s performance is “on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price,”, […]
All But 2 Of The Top-Selling K-Pop Boy Group Albums This Year Had 10+ Versions
If it seems like the number of versions of K-Pop albums just keeps increasing in recent years, you wouldn’t really be wrong. Not every artist is following this trend, but it has gotten to the point where having a dozen or more versions of a single album isn’t uncommon anymore. Many years ago, it was […]
ATEEZ Impresses With First-Week Sales Without Excessive Versions Of Their Album
On May 31, ATEEZ released their newest album, GOLDEN HOUR : Part.1, with the title track “WORK”. It’s been a week now that the album was released, and it’s already proving to be a huge hit for the K-Pop group, as could be expected! Just two years ago, ATEEZ made the rare feat of being a non-“Big […]
Super Junior’s 2024 Group Photo Comes In 3 Versions: Koreans React To “Hilarious Precaution”
Super Junior fans got the treat of their dreams when the whole group was reunited at member Ryeowook‘s wedding with former TAHITI member Ari. Former TAHITI Member Ari (left) and Super Junior’s Ryeowook (right) | @ari_sun0/Instagram While the “OT15” group picture, including all former, unit, and currently active members, went the most viral… | @chris_lee_sm/Instagram …behind-the-scenes […]
11 K-Pop Songs With English Versions That Are “Actually Good”, According To Fans
There are a number of K-Pop songs that have English versions, but some of them are much more well-received than others. Sometimes the lyrics are too cringy or awkward to enjoy the song, and other times we’re just so used to listening to the original that any other version sounds odd. But there are some […]