K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Lisa, 24, has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “BLACKPINK's Lisa was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the afternoon of Nov. 24,” said YG Entertainment, BLACKPINK’s agency, in a statement released to the media. BLACKPINK's Lisa (Instagram) The...
Voting for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) popularity awards ended on Nov. 15 with netizens voting to select the winners for male group, female group, female solo, male solo, actor and actress. AAA “is the first-ever award which selects artists from both K-Pop and K-Drama and K-Movie for the...
K-pop girl group Aespa took first place as best rookie singer of 2021, most anticipated singer in 2022 and freshest song of the year in a survey. To celebrate its 17th anniversary, Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 among 200 entertainment industry...
The number of K-pop videos uploaded on short-form mobile video platform TikTok has reached 98 million in three years. TikTok and Space Oddity, a music start-up, revealed the “2021 K-pop TikTok Infographic,” which analyzed K-pop video data on TikTok for the first time including K-pop artists...
“This is my dream come true.” Beauty enthusiasts and Blackpink fans rejoice as an exciting makeup collection is about to be released. “I’m so excited to reveal to you one of my biggest projects so far as the global ambassador of MAC Cosmetics: my very own full-face makeup collection,”...
Filipino businessman Christian Albert Gaza’s billboard stunt to woo K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie to a date landed him in Korean media and online communities. Last Oct. 30, Gaza, 28, uploaded a photo of a billboard for Jennie, 25, that he paid for that was put up on a rooftop of a...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa made her way again into the Billboard Hot 100 chart in a little over a month. Billboard announced on Nov. 2 that Lisa’s song “Money” debuted at No. 90 on the Nov. 6-dated Hot 100 chart. BLACKPINK's Lisa dresses up as “Yeong-hee," the giant doll in the...
Walt Disney’s OTT (over-the-top) video streaming platform Disney+ will stream the Korean drama “Snowdrop” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo. “Snowdrop,” which will start airing in December on JTBC, will also be available on Disney+, Walt Disney Co. announced on Oct. 14 during a...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Jisoo is not dating Korean football player Son Heung-min of English club Tottenham Hotspur. YG Entertainment finally issued a statement on Oct. 10, three days after the dating rumors between the two celebrities surfaced last Oct. 7. BLACKPINK member Jisoo and...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa set two Guinness World Records titles with her debut solo single album “Lalisa.” “Lalisa” was released on Sept. 10 and sold 736,221 copies in the first week of release from Sept. 10 to 16. BLACKPINK's Lisa (Instagram) In addition, the music video for...
“Snowdrop,” the Korean drama starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, will start airing in December. Korean TV channel JTBC released the first teaser poster for “Snowdrop” showing Jung Hae-in and Jisoo dancing together during an “open house” party. Jung Hae-in and Jisoo in the...
K-pop boy band NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC topped the monthly album sales for September. South Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the monthly physical album chart rankings for September 2021. (Clockwise from top left) NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC (Twitter,...
