(Clockwise from top left) Late SHINee member Jonghyun, EXO’s Kai, ENHYPEN, NCT, BTS, IZ*ONE, GOT7 and TWICE (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released new certifications covering albums, downloads and streaming. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), through...
Voted most handsome and beautiful idols are (clockwise from top left) ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, Seventeen’s Jeonghan, BTS’ V, NCT’s Jaehyun, NCT’s Lucas, NCT’s Taeyong, April’s Naeun, Red Velvet’s Irene, Suzy, IZ*ONE’s Kim Min-ju, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, Girls’ Generation’s Yoona,...
BTS performing at their 'Map of the Soul ON:E' concert (Big Hit) Leading K-pop agencies Big Hit Entertainment and YG Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Kiswe are partnering to launch a digital live streaming platform. Big Hit Entertainment announced that YG and UMG will invest in KBYK...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and Treasure (Twitter) The Philippines ranked fifth in the world with the most K-pop fans and placed fourth among countries with the most tweets related to K-pop in 2020, according to Twitter. Twitter revealed its #KpopTwitter 2020 list,...
BTS wearing the costumes they donated to MusiCares (Facebook) Grammy nominated K-pop boy band BTS’ costumes they used for their “Dynamite” music video sold for a whopping $162,500 at an auction. California-based Julien’s Auctions announced the winning bid for the items...
NCT (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT grabbed first place on the monthly physical album chart in January with “Resonance Pt. 2.” According to South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, NCT’s “Resonance Pt. 2” Departure version sold 268,788 copies for the month of January to place first on the chart. The...
Main Prize awardees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, Seventeen, Monsta X, Kang Daniel, NU’EST, Oh My Girl, TWICE and ATEEZ (Twitter) The 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 31 to honor outstanding artists who released music from January...
(Clockwise from top left Lee Min Ho, BTS, BLACKPINK, Psy, TWICE, EXO, Lee Jong-suk, Song Hye-kyo, Gong Yoo and Hyun Bin (Photos: MYM, Instagram, Twitter) An overseas survey conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and Korean Foundation for International...
K-pop idol group BTS will be releasing their new album “BE (Essential Edition)” next month, according to Big Hit Entertainment. According to the agency, pre-orders for the album will start today, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. Korea Standard Time (10 a.m. in the Philippines) and it will be released at 2...
Clockwise from top left) BTS, TWICE, Kang Daniel, Monsta X and NCT 127 (Twitter) The inaugural APAN Music Awards ceremony was held on Jan. 24 to honor excellence in music in 2020. It was hosted by “Running Man” stars Kim Jong-kook and Jeon So-min at the Kyunghee University Grand Peace...
Hanteo Chart has revealed the top-selling albums released by Korean male and female groups, and male and female solo artists in the second half of 2020 covering the period July 1 to Dec. 31. In the male group category, BTS’ “BE” album, released on Nov. 20, grabbed the No. 1 spot in album...
BTS for Smart (top) and BLACKPINK for Globe (Photos: Smart website, Globe) The rivalry between Smart and Globe, the two leading telecommunications companies in the Philippines, has spilled into K-pop. Smart Communications announced on Jan. 18 that it has signed up K-pop boy band BTS as its newest...
