{
  "id": 1875105,
  "title": "From Yeonjun, Dino to Evan: HYBE artists take creative control in solo releases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/from-yeonjun-dino-to-evan-hybe-artists-take-creative-control-in-solo-1875105",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T05:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260819/from-yeonjun-dino-to-evan-hybe-artists-take-creative-control-in-solo-releases"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HYBE artists are breaking free from traditional performance roles, launching solo projects centered around songwriting, choreography, and production. TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Yeonjun, known for his impressive dancing, utilized his performer status to boost sales for his second mini-album, NO LABELS: PART 02, released in July. Co-choreographing the title track, \"Ice Cream,\" and writing lyrics for the B-side songs, Yeonjun's influence stretched to shaping the album's sound. The album achieved remarkable first-week sales, selling 738,072 copies, the highest for any Korean solo artist this year. It also reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200, marking the top chart position for a Korean solo artist's album in 2022. Building on this triumph, Yeonjun is expanding his North American presence, with a recent performance planned.",
  "summary": "Artists under HYBE Labels are stepping beyond traditional roles as performers to shape their own creative output, launching a series of distinct solo projects. From TOMORROW X TOGETHER's Yeonjun to SEVENTEEN's Dino and soloEvan, these three artists are putting songwriting, choreography and production at the center of their careers as they roll out solo projects one after another. Yeonjun, often…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "From Yeonjun, Dino to Evan: HYBE artists take creative control in solo releases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/from-yeonjun-dino-to-evan-hybe-artists-take-creative-control-in-solo",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:42:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}