HYBE Corp., which manages K-pop groups BTS, TXT, Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and Universal Music Group (UMG) have launched a global audition to form the next pop girl group in the US. The two companies launched the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition to launch a global, diverse and...
The nominees in different categories for the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) have been announced on Nov. 3. This year, drastic changes have been implemented in the criteria to select the winners in various categories. BEST MALE GROUP nominees (clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT 127, NCT Dream,...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s much-awaited main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” is set to be released. Video streaming platform iQiyi, which exclusively airs “Jirisan” outside South Korea, announced on Nov. 3 about Jin’s original soundtrack (OST). BTS' Jin (AStory / Most...
The work of art is seen in a video by BTS’ J-Hope In the past months, Filipino actor Paolo Contis has been present in Twitter’s trending chart for numerous reasons. But this time, the “A Faraway Land” star is going viral thanks to BTS’ J-Hope and a hyperrealism sculpture. A video released...
K-pop boy band Seventeen’s ninth mini-album “Attacca” emerged as the No. 1 best-selling album in South Korea for the month of October. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Attacca,” released on Oct. 22, sold a whopping 1,766,524 million copies in October to top its monthly physical album...
Four Filipino Dota 2 squads are set to join BTS Pro Series Season 9: Southeast Asia which will unfold on Friday, October 29. Photo from KuyaNic Facebook Page Filipino teams Polaris Esports, Omega Esports, Execration and OB Esports X Neon will be battling it out against some of the top teams in the...
K-pop superstars BTS have been nominated in three categories at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The AMAs will be held on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST/PST (8 a.m. on Nov. 22 in the Philippines) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. BTS (Twitter) This year, BTS are nominated for Artist of the...
K-pop boy bands and Big Hit Music artists BTS and TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” have been nominated at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards. The PCAs will be held on Dec. 7 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and will be broadcast on NBC...
K-pop superstars BTS successfully kicked off their “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage” tour with an online concert on Oct. 24. The concert, held at Jamsil main stadium in Seoul, drew viewers from 197 countries and regions, according to HYBE Corp. This marked the start of BTS’ new tour series....
“Jirisan,” the iQiyi Original Korean drama starring Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon, made its premiere on Oct. 23. In South Korea, the drama’s first episode on Oct. 23 garnered nationwide Nielsen Korea rating of 9.097 percent (with a peak rating of 10.7 percent) and grabbed first place based on...
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...
