• Interviews - South Korea

    [INTERVIEW] Chanhyun is Expanding his Spectrum of Music

    South Korean R&B/Hip-Hip artist, CHANHYUN, makes his comeback to the music scene with his latest EP ‘Muse’. The new EP MUSE includes the title track “Shh” which features LEELLAMARZ. With it being produced by the singer and producer, GRAY, many know it’s a song they have to hear. Chanhyun is known for writing and producing his music which is soft…

  • Interviews - Japan

    [INTERVIEW] Dios Takes Us on a Deeper Dive of CASTLE

    Dios recently returned with their new album ‘CASTLE’. ‘CASTLE’ tells a story of 12 chapters in a castle situated deep in the forest. Each single is created individually by exploring different genres and depicting different human emotions. HypnoticAsia takes a deeper dive with DIOS about their latest album below! Each song on your album is said to explore different genres.…

  • Interviews - South Korea

    [INTERVIEW] JUNNY Creates a Vibe for “blanc”

    South Korean-Canadian singer-songwriter, JUNNY, answered some questions about his musical influences, his soon-to-be-released first full-length album and the upcoming tour. “blanc” will be released on the 12th of August and will have a total of nine tracks. His previously released song, “Color Me” featuring Chungha will be included on the album. There are also 8 other tracks, including his title…

  • Interviews - Japan

    [INTERVIEW] BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE Establish Their Own Genre

    BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE is a 7-member boy group from Japan. This Japanese boy band has been on extensive promotional tours before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Also, they held online fan engagement activities constantly during the lock-down period to ensure they are always engaging with fans. The band released their latest single, ‘LAST DANCE NI BYE BYE’ last month.…

  • Interviews - Japan

    [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] DIOS, A Trio Of Talented Artists

    HypnoticAsia holds an exclusive interview with Rising Japanese Pop-R&B influenced band, DIOS. The trio is made up of individual artists including rapper, vocalist and lyricist, Tanaka (some may know him as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi), Ichika Nito who is currently known as the best guitarist in Japan, as well as Sasanomaly who is a beatmaker and gaming music composer.…

  • Interviews - South Korea

    [INTERVIEW] AGER, a Singer-Songwriter & Cafe Owner

    AGER (아거) is a singer-songwriter, composer, and in 2020, became a cafe owner. He joins HypnoticAsia for an interview about his music career as well as, his recently opened cafe. AGER began posting music to his YouTube channel 6 years ago and since then, he’s been gracing the internet with his wonderful vocals. Through covers and official releases, everyone will…

  • Interviews - South Korea

    [INTERVIEW] VERIVERY Talk Past, Present and Future

    The 7-member South Korean boy group, VERIVERY are back with their new digital single, SERIES ‘O’ [ROUND 0 : WHO] which has a total of two tracks “O” and “Our Spring”. The Jellyfish Entertainment boy group include members DONGHEON, HOYOUNG, MINCHAN, GYEHYEON, YEONHO, YONGSEUNG, and KANGMIN. They sat down to answer questions about how they believe they’ve changed since debut,…

  • Interviews - Malaysia

    [INTERVIEW] Getting to Know Singer-Songwriter Froya

    Malaysian singer-songwriter Froya has had a busy few years from working on her own music to collaborating with artists in Japan. Froya works as a full-time composer under one of Malaysia’s top audio post-production studios, Maveriq Studios. Also, the release of her track ‘Panic Bird’ won Froya the award for Best Engineered Album at Malaysia’s biggest music award – AIM#22…