Author: Tshego Matsha
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![[Analysis] ALL(H)OURS Gets Ready 2 Rumble](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/allhours.jpg?w=602)
[Analysis] ALL(H)OURS Gets Ready 2 Rumble
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. For a group that’s only in their second year of activities ALL(H)OURS is staying true to their name by showing up and out. On September 9th the group released their fourth mini-album VCF with the title track ‘Ready to Rumble‘ drawing…
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![[Interview] Going Back In Time With PTMRS](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ptmrs.jpg?w=1024)
[Interview] Going Back In Time With PTMRS
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. The guest we’ll be introducing to readers today has truly stunned the team with their unique concept and commitment to the arts. Some K-Pop fans may be familiar with the graduation concept of idol groups where members are onboarded and officially…
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![[Events] When two worlds meet in the 미로 (miro)](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/img_0777.jpg?w=783)
[Events] When two worlds meet in the 미로 (miro)
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. In today’s article we’ll be expanding more on the K-Culture scene in South Africa by recapping my experience at the ‘Ubuntu with Korean Culture Festival’ hosted by the Korean Culture Centre (KCC) of South Africa at the SunBet Arena at Times…
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![[Writer’s Picks] The A to Z Of K-Pop B-Sides (Part II)](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image_2025-09-08_203639829.png?w=894)
[Writer’s Picks] The A to Z Of K-Pop B-Sides (Part II)
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. In part one of this Writer’s Pick, we shared B-sides from some artists that some of you may or may not have known. Today we’re back again to share the last half of our list of amazing K-pop B-sides we think…
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![[Writer’s Picks] The A to Z Of K-Pop B-Sides (Part I)](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image_2025-09-01_203854685.png?w=1024)
[Writer’s Picks] The A to Z Of K-Pop B-Sides (Part I)
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. While title tracks, otherwise known as lead singles, are often the most well-known songs by an artist, the secondary tracks on their records are often the gems of their discography. Here, we see more of the artist’s vocal range, their colour,…
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[NEWS] Idol Star Athletic Championships (ISAC) 15th Anniversary Chuseok Special Filming Begins
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. Filming for the 2025 Chusok Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC) – Chuseok Special officially started this week, on August 25th. The competition is a gathering of various idol groups, and soloists where they get to show off some of their off-stage…
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![[WRITER’S PICKS] Dive Into The Hallyu Wave](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image_2025-08-03_194812288.png?w=940)
[WRITER’S PICKS] Dive Into The Hallyu Wave
Hello and welcome back to HallyuTones — always focused on sound, stage and substance. For many new fans of K-pop, it can feel overwhelming to find a group that has a sound that they enjoy from the get-go solely based on the title tracks promoted on music shows. Not to mention the amount of groups…
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![[Showcase] Journey Through Time and Space With 1VERSE!](https://hallyutones.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/01_multiverse_group-1.jpg?w=1024)
[Showcase] Journey Through Time and Space With 1VERSE!
Meet the group opening up portals to a multiverse of talents. Many new groups tend to be reserved in their first official meeting with press and fans at their debut. 1VERSE, however, breaks that mould. When given the opportunity to introduce themselves, the members immediately show off their personalities. Hyuk, the group’s eldest, introduces himself…
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