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Two years on since their debut in 2019, South Korean best-selling girl group Itzy returns with their fifth mini-album Guess Who.  Similar to their four previous best-selling mini-albums It'z Different  (2019), It'z Icy (2019), It'z Me  (2020) and Not Shy  (2020), the album also used the girl-crush concept. The lead single " Mafia In The Morning" (also known as "Mafia") was co-written by JYP Entertainment founder J.Y. Park, who also co-wrote Itzy's previous hits "Icy" (2019) and "Not Shy" (2020) Itzy comprised of five girls born in early 2000s: Yeji (as the group's leader), Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryoung and Yuna. Tracklisting (bold indicates lead single) 1. Mafia In The Morning 2. Sorry Not Sorry 3. Kidding Me 4. Wild Wild West 5. Shoot 6. Tennis (0:0) Download Itzy mini-album Guess Who MP3 Visit Itzy's official website

21-year-old British rock band Coldplay already give fans surprise by establishing their own mixed radio station called the Alien Radio. The radio's name is derivated from their 2017 single "Aliens".  Logo for the Alien Radio . The Alien Radio can be used to track signals as hints for Coldplay's upcoming single album. The band previously reported that they are currently working for their project named Music Of The Spheres . Coldplay's previous album Everyday Life  (2019) spawned three top-10 singles, including "Flags". Alien Radio official website (redirected from coldplay.com)

Nigerian fighter Kamaru Usman continues his reign as the UFC men's welterweight world champion by defeating Jorge Masvidal by round 2 knock-out on UFC 261 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday (24/4). The 33-year-old Nigerian fighter previously defeated Gilbert Burns on UFC 258 in February, but Usman was later sidelined by his minor injuries sustained which he was able to recover two weeks prior to his title defense rematch fight against Masvidal. With the win, Usman became the first muslim fighter mostly to defend the UFC title (by any weight category) with four winning fights (the record previously being held by Khabib Nurmagomedov with three winning fights). In the other fights of UFC 261, Rose Namajunas reclaimed her UFC women's straweight title from Chinese rising star Zhang Weili; while Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC women's flyweight title by defeating Jessica Andrade. UFC 261 fight results

South Korean girl groups Pristin and Gugudan were disbanded in 2019 and 2020 respectively in the middle of their rising stardom. But there could be some post-disbandment impacts, such as some members leaving agency, or others staying at the agency after disbandment. 1. Pristin Pristin was disbanded on May 2019, two after their debut. Following the disbandment, the majority of the members left Pledis Entertainment to other agencies: Lim Nayoung moved to Sublime Artists for pursuing her acting career; while Roa, Eunwoo, Rena and Yuha transferred to OSR to re-debut as members of Hinapia which also disbanded in 2020. The other three Pristin members Yehana, Kyulkyung and Sungyeon stayed at Pledis. 2. Gugudan Gugudan was disbanded in December 2020 and the members would have to stay at Jellyfish Entertainment. Three months after the disbandment, on March 2021, it was announced that Mimi, Soyee and Kim Nayoung have left Jellyfish, followed by Haebin few days later. The ...

30-year-old American golfer John Catlin currently enjoyed his success as a European Tour rising star by winning three tournaments, including his most recent at the 2021 Austrian Open. Born and raised in Sacramento, California on 15 November 1990, Catlin turned pro in 2013 and decided not to starting his career on the Web.com Tour, instead of the PGA Tour Canada. He then went on to play on the Asian Development Tour full-time, capturing two wins between 2016 and 2017, one of them is in Indonesia. Catlin's biggest success to date, came in the 2018 Asian Tour campaign where he won three times, including the Tournament Players Championship. This success awarded him the Asian Tour's player of the year honors. Furthermore, this success also gave him European Tour exemption status for the 2019 season, thus making his European Tour debut at the 2019 Oman Open, finishing tied for 58th. Catlin's best finish on the 2019 European Tour season was tied for twelfth at the Made...

South Korean best-selling girl group Apink celebrate their tenth anniversary since their debut in 2011 by releasing their anniversary single "Thank You". The single is fully dedicated to the members themselves who have enjoyed their success as the best-selling girl group; and to the fans (Pink Pandas) who always support the group since the group's debut until the next decade. Tracklisting 1. Thank You 2. Thank You (instrumental version) Download Apink 10th Anniversary single "Thank You" MP3

In the past ten years, South Korean girl group Apink enjoyed their success as one of best-selling girl groups in Korea, Japan and Asia. Here are the timeline/chronology and facts of Apink's success since their debut in 2011! 1. 2011 Apink formed on April 19, 2011 with seven members: Chorong, Bomi, Eunji, Naeun, Yookyung, Namjoo and Hayoung. At the same day, they released their debut mini-album Seven Springs of Apink . The album consisted two lead singles "I Don't Know" and "It Girl". In November, Apink released their 2nd mini-album Snow Pink  with "My My" as the lead single. They won their first award at the 2011 Mnet Asia Music Awards under the category Best New Female Artist. 2. 2012 Apink released their first anniversary single "April 19th". The song is featured on their first studio album Une Annee  released in May. Member Eunji made her acting debut by making her lead role in the drama Reply 1997 . 3. 2013 Prior to the re...

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) dominated the entire Imola Grand Prix race by winning the chaotic race which took place at the mixed track conditions (wet and dry). At the early stages of the race, Verstappen and title rival Lewis Hamilton battled each other for the race lead, but on lap 33, Hamilton made a big mistake that nearly caused him a DNF after hitting the wall. Thankfully, the Mercedes driver carried on his car to the pitlane for repairing the damaged front wing, and relegated to 10th place, until the race was stopped on lap 34 after the incident involving Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas and Williams driver George Russell. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) barely retired from the Imola GP race after hitting the wall, that caused his winning chances slipped through his fingers . Hamilton was in 9th place after the restart, and overtook all the drivers ahead of him to take 2nd place, but unable to catch Verstappen until the chequered flag. Race results ...

What if these former girl group members who earned their early success as a member of highly-successful girl group, then left the group for more successful solo endavours? Kim Sejeong is the recent example of being a former member of two highly-successful girl groups I.O.I and Gugudan who turned into a more successful soloist, but she is not the only one to do so. Here are the other female singers who also had the similar success to Sejeong! 1. Beyonce Knowles Beyonce in 2013 Beyonce Knowles (born 4 September 1981) was a former member of best-selling girl group Destiny's Child (debuted in 1997) alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Together with Kelly and Michelle, Beyonce, as a Destiny's Child member released four best-selling studio albums until the group's disbandment in 2003. In 2004, Beyonce released her debut album Dangerously In Love , then she started working with her future husband, rapper Jay-Z for her next five studio albums (betw...

Aside of her successful career as a singer-songwriter and actress, Kim Sejeong has starred in many advertisements and also became the brand ambassador. Here are the list of advertisements starring Sejeong! 1. As a I.O.I and Gugudan member - SK Telecom (2016 with Kang Mina and other I.O.I members) - HiteJinro (2016 with I.O.I's Lim Nayoung and Kim Chungha) - Netmarble games (2016 with other I.O.I members) - Faguo Shoes (2016-2017 with other Gugudan members) - Coca-Cola (2018 with Park Bogum) - Acwell (2018) Sejeong advertising for Acwell in 2018 . 2. As a soloist - Crocs (2019-present) - Good Day soju (2019) - Volkswagen Arteon (2019) - Ma:nyo Beauty (2019-2020) - CoCoLab (2020) - Sunkist Fruit Soda (2020) - My Skin Solus (2020) - Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation (2020-present) - DYSON Corrale (2021 with Yeom Hyeran) - Ohella Home Appliances (2021) Sejeong in 2019 advertising for Crocs. Sejeong for Gyeonggi Ho...

Formula 1 heads to the legendary Imola circuit for the 2nd round of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Last year in this circuit, Mercedes won their seventh constructors title with a 1-2 finish. Previously in Bahrain, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton defeated Red Bull's Max Verstappen. But the rivalry between the Mercedes and Red Bull drivers will be get tighter until the final (22nd) race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Will the Silver Arrows squad repeat their last year's performance at Imola? Can the Red Bull and Ferrari drivers fight back for the battle on the podium? For more race updates, visit  F1.com

It was the day that Hideki Matsuyama always to remember. The Japanese golfer maintains his pressure during the final round of 85th Masters Tournament, golf's first major of the year. Matsuyama entered the final round four shots clear from the American contenders such as Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris who tried to pressure the 29-year-old Japanese player. But Matsuyama holds his nerves by showing his consistency throughout the tournament. Despite having troubled on the final four holes, Matsuyama keeps his focus and concentration on his way to become the first ever Japanese male golfer to win a major championship title. Source:  https://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2021-04-11/2021-04-11_matsuyama_gives_major_boost_to_japans_golf_history.html Click here for the final leaderboard

An uncertain weather forecast at Augusta National Golf Club made players difficult to control the golf course on the first two rounds of the 85th Masters Tournament, golf's first major championship of the year. Biggest names like Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood, Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson were unable to make it into the weekend after missing the halfway cut after round 2. McIlroy, who expected to complete his career grand slam by winning the tournament, shot 76 on round 1 and 74 on round 2. With the cutline is limited on (+3), McIlroy scored (+6) overall, missed the cut by three shots. The 31-year-old Northern Irishman will have to wait until next year's Masters Tournament. Westwood, who won last year's European Tour Race To Dubai, also missed the cut, and the 46-year-old Englishman will also have to wait until golf's remaining majors this year: U.S. PGA, US Open and British Open. Defending Masters champion and world number one golfer Dustin Johnson also mi...

Paphangkorn 'Patty' Tavatanakit stormed through all the whole four rounds of ANA Inspiration en-route to win her first major title. The Thai golfer became the 2nd Thai LPGA player to win a major after Ariya Jutanugarn who won 2016 Women's British Open and 2018 U.S. Women's Open. Patty, who turned pro last year in 2020, was not included in the pre-tournament favorites to win ANA Inspiration. Her fellow compatriots Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn and Jasmine Suwannapura were included in the pre-tournament favorites to win ANA Inspiration at Rancho Village. But the 21-year-old Tavatanakit answers all the doubts by scoring all four rounds in the 60s. 2021 ANA Inspiration full final leaderboard

27-year-old Jordan Spieth returns to his winning ways after clinching his 11th career PGA Tour win in Texas Open at TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. It was his first PGA Tour win since his last was on the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.  The former world number one golfer had already finished several top-tens in his previous tournaments prior to Texas Open; one of them including the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This marked the incredible comeback from the former University of Texas graduate, after passed through three frustrating years without a win. It was also previously reported that Spieth had sustained shoulder injuries after being collapsed during the final round of the 2018 Open Championship that caused the three-time major champion being sidelined from the tournaments he had played in 2019 and 2020. Spieth is set to return to Augusta National Golf Club at Augusta, Georgia, where he took his first major title at the Masters Tournament back in 2015. ...

15-time major champion Tiger Woods bought his Genesis GV80, as he became the brand ambassador of Genesis Motors USA since 2019. The Genesis Invitational, held annually at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, also supported by the Tiger Woods Foundation since 2019 as well. - The incident Woods crashed his Genesis GV80 when he was traveling north along Hawthorne Boulevard at Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The front of his Genesis GV80 SUV was destroyed but the interior remained intact; the safety features possibly saved his life, leaving him with less traumatic injuries, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff. The 82-time PGA Tour winner was taken to the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center by ambulance. The incident is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which said the car "sustained major damage." No charges are anticipated. Woods's agent later said that he sustained multiple leg injuries and had undergone surgery for non-life-threate...

The 2021 Masters Tournament will be the 85th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships to be held in 2021. It will be held from April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. In 2020 the tournament was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and held later in the year behind closed doors. Spectators are set to return in 2021, although in reduced numbers and there will be social distancing measures in place. For the second year in succession, the traditional Par-3 Contest will not be held due to these restrictions. - Criteria of participants for the 2021 Masters Tournament: 1. Past/lifetime Masters champions since 1935 2. U.S. Open champions from 2016 to 2020 3. The Open Championship/British Open champions from 2016 to 2019 (2020 tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) 4. U.S. PGA Championship champions from 2016 to 2020 5. The Players Championship champions from 2018 to 2021 (2020 tournament canc...