Music Scene: K-pop group members shine in solo releases

(Clockwise from top left) Mamamoo's rapper Moon Byul, TVXQ Max Changmin, Taeyeon from Girls' Generation and Kim Yo-han from Wei. PHOTOS: MOONBYUL/INSTAGRAM, CHANGMIN/INSTAGRAM, TAEYEON_SS/INSTAGRAM, KIM YO-HAN/INSTAGRAM
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SINGAPORE - The last month in K-pop has seen a wave of solo releases by idol group members, such as Mamamoo's Moon Byul, Taeyeon from Girls' Generation and TVXQ's Max Changmin. In J-pop, superstar Hikaru Utada puts out an eighth studio album. Here are 10 titles to check out, which are available on streaming platforms such as YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music.

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