A toxics watchdog group has warned the public against some Korean boyband BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) merchandise being sold in the market despite containing heavy metals. EcoWaste Coalition said Wednesday, Nov. 17, that these products "should not be sold to the ARMY, the band's huge fanbase" as they...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” has debuted on multiple charts on Billboard. According to Billboard, Jin’s “Yours” OST debuted at No. 1 on the Nov. 20-dated World Digital Song Sales. BTS' Jin (AStory / Most Contents) “It's his first...
K-pop groups will embark on tours and concerts, and overseas performances as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions have been eased owing to decreasing number of cases and vaccination rollouts in many countries including the US. These include BTS, NCT 127, TWICE, ATEEZ, Monsta X and Verivery,...
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...
K-pop superstars BTS became the biggest winner at the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs), sweeping all the categories they were nominated in. BTS won four awards at the 2021 MTV EMAs: Best Pop, Best K-pop, Best Group and Biggest Fans. (From top) BTS and aespa won at the 2021 MTV EMAs (Twitter,...
Boom Esports led by Filipino Dota 2 stars Timothy “Tims” Randrup and Gabriel "skem" Ong ruled the Dota 2 BTS Pro Series Southeast Asia Season 9 in a dominant fashion on Sunday, Nov. 14. Photo from Kuya Nic Facebook Page The Indonesia-based squad was crowned as champions following its 3-0 sweep...
South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
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...
Filipino Dota 2 star Timothy “Tims” Randrup led Boom Esports to a first seed finish at the end of the group stage of the Dota 2 BTS Pro-series Season 9. Photo from Tims Randrup Facebook Page Tims, who was acquired by Boom Esports following his release from TNC Dota 2 team, joined hands with...
K-pop superstars BTS will hold the televised world premiere performance of their hit song “Butter” together with Megan Thee Stallion in person at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The American Music Awards will be hosted by Cardi B and set to take place on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST (Nov. 22, 9...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” topped iTunes in more than 80 countries and set a record. “Yours” by Jin was released on major music sites at 6 p.m. KST (5 p.m. Philippine time) on Nov. 7. This is the first time that Jin has participated in...
