Former IZ*ONE member An Yu-jin (left) and N.Flying’s Kim Jae-hyun (Instagram) An Yu-jin, 18, former member of K-pop girl group IZ*ONE, and Kim Jae-hyun, 27, member of rap rock band N.Flying, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Starship Entertainment announced on Sept. 4 that...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, Seventeen, IU, Brave Girls, BTS and BLACKPINK (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has issued the list of the top-selling songs and albums in Korea, and the most popular artists for the first half of 2021. Album Chart In the first half of 2021, the...
ENHYPEN (Twitter) Rookie K-pop boy band ENHYPEN made their debut on the Billboard 200 chart with their new album. According to Billboard, ENHYPEN’s “Border: Carnival,” released on April 26, placed 18th on the Billboard 200 chart dated May 29. ENHYPEN achieved this in...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT, Seventeen, Highlight, SHINee and EXO (Twitter, Big Hit Music, SM Entertainment) BTS, NCT, Seventeen, Highlight, SHINee and EXO became the most talked about K-pop boy bands for the month of May. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released on May 8...
(Clockwise from top left) ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun and NU’EST (Twitter / Pledis Entertainment) Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings for the 30 best-selling physical albums for the month of April. Rookie K-pop boy band ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun...
ENHYPEN at their online media showcase on April 26 (Belift Lab) Rookie K-pop idol group ENHYPEN made their comeback on April 26 with the release of their second mini-album “Border: Carnival.” “Border: Carnival” contains six tracks: the carrier song "Drunk-Dazed," "Fever," "Not For Sale,"...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, TXT, NU’EST, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and GFriend (Twitter) HYBE, the former Big Hit Entertainment, is planning to debut new K-pop groups starting this year. The company, which currently manages K-pop artists has BTS, Seventeen, TXT, NU’EST, GFriend and ENHYPEN, will be...
(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...
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...
(From top) ENHYPEN, STAYC and Treasure (Twitter) K-pop groups ENHYPEN and STAYC placed first in album sales among rookies that debuted in the second half of 2020. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the official album sales ranking for rookies in the second half of 2020 and ENHYPEN topped the male...
Treasure, The First Step Treasure Effect, Hanteo Chart, (G)I-DLE, NCT, Victon, TXT, Kai, ENHYPEN, MCND, Jeong Sewoon, Sungkyu, Infinite, EXO Rookie K-pop idol group Treasure topped the weekly music chart with their first official debut album “The First Step: Treasure Effect.” Hanteo Chart...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS’ V, BTS’ Jungkook, EXO’s Lay, NCT’s Taeyong, BTS’ Jimin, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki, Seventeen’s Mingyu and Wonho. (Screenshots from TC Candler’s YouTube video) TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020 includes 24 K-pop idols,...
