K-pop superstars BTS were not killed in a plane crash, contrary to Facebook posts claiming otherwise. "BTS group that drove the entire world into a frenzy killed in a plane crash," according to the superimposed text in Sinhala language along with a photo of a plane crash posted on Oct. 19 by...
MTV announced the nominees for the 2021 MTV EMAs, which will be held on Nov. 14 (Nov. 15 in the Philippines) at Papp László Budapest Sportaréna in Hungary and will be broadcast in 180 countries. “The MTV EMAs are our biggest night in global music, uniting fans from every corner of the...
Big Hit Music, which gave birth to BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT), is holding the 2021 Big Hit Music Global Audition to discover the next generation of boy groups. From Oct. 18 to Dec. 20, any male born after 2002, regardless of nationality and residence, can apply to one of the four categories:...
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) clarified that the payment will be made soon to K-pop superstars BTS for their mission as special envoy to the United Nations in September. This after opposition lawmaker Rep. Kim Seungsu of the People Power Party made a ruckus on Oct....
An opposition lawmaker in South Korea resurrected the alleged delay of the Korean government in paying K-pop superstars BTS for their official trip to the United Nations (UN) as special envoy. During a parliamentary audit at the National Assembly on Oct.14, Rep. Kim Seungsu of the People Power...
K-pop superstars BTS will be holding their first in-person concert in two years in Los Angeles in November and December. The Grammy nominee will have their “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage-LA” on Nov. 27 and 28, and Dec. 1 and 2 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Clockwise from left)...
The Cagayan De Oro-based singer does the impossible. Arthur Nery is riding high with his latest single “Pagsamo.” Since releasing the new song more than a week ago, the track netted Nery all kinds of personal career milestones. Among them being the fastest single to race to 1 million streams on...
Qiyi’s first original K-drama gets a royal K-Pop treatment International OTT content platform iQiyi announces the release of their Qiyi Original K-Series “ Jirisan ,” which will star Gianna Jun (“My Love from the Star”) and Ju Ji Hoon (“Princess Hours and Five Fingers”). The series is...
BTS will be seeking a national post in the upcoming 2022 elections. But the BTS that wants to serve the public is not the popular Korean boy group Bangtan Boys, but a partylist advocating the institutionalization of road safety governance, education, inclusivity and stakeholders' welfare that is...
British band Coldplay congratulated K-pop superstars BTS after their collaborative song “My Universe” debuted at No. 1 on the Oct. 9-dated Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Congratulations RM, Jin, SUGA, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook @bts.bighitofficial. Thank you to Coldplayers and ARMY and...
“Kingdom,” “Itaewon Class” and “True Beauty” emerged as the most mentioned Korean dramas on Twitter in the last three years. During the MU:CON 2021 trade show, Kim Yeon-jeong, Twitter’s head of Global K-pop and K-content Partnerships, revealed the most mentioned Korean dramas and...
The 2021 The Fact Music Awards ceremony was held on Oct. 2 at the Paradise Hotel and Resort in Jung-gu, Incheon in South Korea. Hosted by The Fact media outlet and Fan N Star, the ceremony had Shin Dong Yup and Seohyun of Girls’ Generation as emcees while Boom took charge of the red carpet event....
