HYBE Corp., the parent company of music labels managing K-pop artists such as BTS, Seventeen, TXT, ENHYPEN, Le Sserafim and Fromis 9, reported record revenues and profit in the second quarter of 2022. During the conference call to report the financial results of HYBE for the second quarter of 2022...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Lisa has set a new record as the first female artist to grab the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart. Billboard released the latest chart dated Aug. 6 showing Lisa getting two slots in the top 10 Hot Trending Songs chart, which is powered by Twitter....
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS will be allowed to hold concerts outside South Korea even while they are serving in the military. This is the proposal of Korea’s Ministry of National Defense for BTS whose member Jin will be up for enlistment next year, the first member to do so if no new law is...
BTS member J-Hope performed at Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago on July 31 to become the “first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a major US music festival.” J-Hope said a V Live broadcast after the show that he performed 19 songs. Among them were “Blue Side,”...
K-pop boy bands Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and girl group Aespa grabbed the first three places in the monthly physical album chart in South Korea. The three idol groups sold at least one million copies of their new albums in July, according to Hanteo Chart. In ranking albums, Hanteo Chart now uses the...
K-pop artists secured nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be held on Aug. 28 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. BTS, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ITZY, Stray Kids and TWICE have been nominated in different categories this year. (Clockwise from top left)...
BTS’ J-Hope’s new song debuted on Billboard Hot 100 as the singer flew to the US for the Lollapalooza festival. According to Billboard, J-Hope’s song “Arson,” released on July 15, debuted at No. 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 30. This is J-Hope’s third time to enter the...
Four BTS members have collaborated with songwriter-record producer Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg for a song that will be released next month. BTS’ Jungkook, Jimin, V and Jungkook, Blanco and Snoop Dogg’s song “Bad Decisions” will be released on Aug. 5. (Left photo) Benny Blanco (4th...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS have been officially appointed honorary ambassadors for the World Expo 2030 Busan. The City of Busan is vying to host the World Expo 2030 and has enlisted the help of BTS to strengthen its bid to win. BTS members holding their appointment plaques as honorary...
What are the best-selling K-pop albums in the first half of 2022? South Korea’s Circle Chart, formerly Gaon Music Chart, has released the rankings of the top-selling albums in South Korea in the first half of the year. In a report, Circle Chart revealed that there were 34.94 million...
BTS member Suga made a surprise appearance at Korean rapper Psy’s summer concert held on July 16. Psy held his “Summer Swag 2022” concert at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul that drew thousands of people. BTS' Suga posted a photo taken at the backstage of Psy's concert (left) and Psy...
Six K-pop groups emerged in the top 10 of album sales in the US in the first half of 2022. Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data), which supplies Billboard with music data for its charts, has released its 2022 “Luminate Midyear Music Report” covering the US. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray...
