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GFRIEND, aespa and NewJeans are among the artists set to perform at the 39th Golden Disc Awards in January.
South Korea’s Golden Disc Awards has announced the complete line-up for its upcoming 39th ceremony, which will take place over January 4 and 5 at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan. The awards ceremony shared its line-up in two waves on December 3 and 9, comprising a total of 21 acts over the two days.
Day one of the 39th Golden Disc Awards will include performances by popular K-pop girl groups like aespa, NewJeans and (G)I-DLE, along with singer-songwriters like BIBI and Crush. Rookie boy band TWS and the contestants of JTBC’s idol survival programme Project 7 will also take the stage, among others.
The second night will feature a special appearance from former girl group GFRIEND, who are preparing to reunite for their tenth anniversary in January. They will be joined by acts like ZEROBASEONE, ENHYPEN, IVE, as well as rookie groups izna, Nowadays and more.
Day one (January 4)
(G)I-DLE
aespa
BIBI
Crush
Day6
ILLIT
KISS OF LIFE
LE SSERAFIM
NewJeans
Project 7
TWS
Day two (January 5)
ENHYPEN
GFRIEND
IVE
izna
NCT Wish
Nowadays
SEVENTEEN
Tomorrow X Together
(G)I-DLE’s Yuqi
ZEROBASEONE
Day one of the awards ceremony will be hosted by actress Park Eun-bin, who is best known for her lead role in 2023’s Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Meanwhile, the second day will be hosted by baseball player Lee Dae-ho and actor Park Bo-gum.
NewJeans have recently been embroiled in a legal conflict with their former label ADOR. Last week (December 6), the group addressed a lawsuit filed by ADOR in regards to their contracts, saying that “ADOR failed to properly assert that there were no breaches of the exclusive contracts”. Follow the full timeline of events here.
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
