Five members of K-pop boy band The Boyz have recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The group’s agency IST Entertainment announced on Feb. 6 that The Boyz’s Eric, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Ju Haknyeon and Sangyeon have been released from quarantine as ordered by health authorities. “We...
Southeast Asian giant T1 and DPC SEA Winter Tour Dvision II top team Polaris Esports headline the squads that will see action in the BeyondTheSummit DOTA 2 Pro Series Season 10 starting Feb. 6. Photo from BeyondTheSummit The tournament organizers have yet to reveal the format of the competition but...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jimin has recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was discharged from the hospital on Feb. 5 after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis. “We would like to inform you that BTS Member Jimin’s quarantine has concluded after his surgery for acute...
Actor Jung Il-woo, K-pop boy band P1Harmony's Intak and more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to infect thousands of people in South Korea. Health authorities have declared that the Omicron variant is now the...
More Korean celebrities have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as South Korea battles the highly transmissible Omicron variant, which has become the dominant strain in the country. K-pop girl group Momoland member JooE was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Feb. 1. (Clockwise from top...
BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, Red Velvet and Seventeen copped the first five places in the brand reputation ranking for K-pop idol groups for February this year. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 93 million pieces of big data of K-pop idol groups from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, an increase by 20.34...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jimin has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), adding to the tally of Korean stars who have caught it in the last two weeks. Big Hit Music announced on Jan. 31 that Jimin also underwent surgery for acute appendicitis. BTS member Jimin (Big Hit Music)...
K-pop superstars BTS emerged as the biggest winner at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards ceremony held on Jan. 27. The music awards show recognized top albums, digital music and artists covering the period December 2020 to November 2021. BTS won eight awards. They bagged Artist of the Year (digital...
Coldplay and BTS’ music video “My Universe” and Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” have been nominated at the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards organized by the Art Directors Guild (ADG) in the US. The ADG “is a labor union representing...
There is no denying how great South Korean boy band BTS’ influence is. They were even tapped by the United Nations to spread good in the world. But their latest viral content on social media takes the cake for just being downright hilarious. A video uploaded on BangtanTV Youtube channel presents...
The 31st High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 23 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul to honor outstanding artists who released music in 2021. K-pop boy band NCT 127 emerged as the biggest winner of the night, taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top left)...
Music research and analytics platform Viberate published its annual “State of Music” report, highlighting the artists that dominated social media and music apps in 2021 and the trends that will be hot in 2022. Viberate analyzed massive amounts of data (more than a trillion data points,...
