K-pop boy band EXO member Kai has tested positive for Covid-19, the latest Korean celebrity to get the contagious disease. “EXO's Kai was diagnosed with Covid-19 on the 14th ,” EXO’s agency, SM Entertainment, announced on March 15. (Clockwise from top left) EXO's Kai. NU'EST's Minhyun,...
Music streaming platform Spotify has relaunched its popular K-pop playlist. Its playlist K-pop Daebak is now known as K-Pop ON! (온) . According to Spotify, K-pop has experienced a 230 percent growth in listening and with nearly eight billion monthly streams globally. In the last 90 days, Spotify...
Suho, 30, leader of K-pop boy band EXO, has been discharged from the military on Feb. 13 and told fans that he missed them the most. “Finally, as of today, February 14, 2022, I have been discharged! First of all, I want to tell you that I miss EXO-L the most. I spent a bit away from you during my...
Stars attended the wedding of Korean stars Park Shin-hye, 31, and Choi Tae-joon, 30, which was held at 11:30 a.m. KST (10:30 a.m. in the Philippines) today, Jan. 22, at Oryun Community Church in Gangdong-gu, Seoul. Friends and family of the couple attended the ceremony. Actress Lee Sun-bin,...
Chen, member of K-pop boy band EXO member Chen and who is currently fulfilling his military service, is now a father of two kids. “It is true that Chen's wife gave birth to their second child,” said SM Entertainment, EXO’s agency, on Jan. 19. EXO member Chen (SM Entertainment) In November...
K-pop superstars BTS, NCT, EXO, Seventeen and TWICE emerged as the top five K-pop artists with the highest album sales in the last 11 years from 2011 to 2021. This is based on the annual cumulative album sales data released by Gaon Music Chart covering the period January 2011 to November 2021,...
Gaon Music Chart has revealed the best-selling albums in Korea in 2021 based on sales In the 2021 Album Chart (based on total shipments minus returns), BTS’ “Butter” topped the tally with 2.99 million copies. NCT 127’s “Sticker” placed second with 2.42 million copies followed by NCT...
K-pop Radar, a “fandom data service” by music startup Space Oddity, released the lists of K-pop artists who posted the highest increases in the number of followers on Instagram and Twitter in 2021. The Instagram and Twitter rankings are based on the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 15, 2021. K-pop...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling physical albums in 2021 based on the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021. According to Hanteo Chart, BTS’ “Butter” is the No. 1 best-selling album in 2021 with sales of 2.25 million copies. Seventeen’s “Attacca” placed second with...
TC Candler and The Independent Critics published “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2021.” This year’s list includes many K-pop stars including BTS’ V (3rd place), BTS’ Jungkook (No. 5), Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (No. 12), BTS’ Jimin (No. 14) and ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki (No. 18). “Unlike most...
Fans of K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol defended him after Korean reporters voted him as the No. 1 worst film actor in Korea in 2021. On Dec. 27, Korean media outlet Sports Kyunghyang released the results of its yearender 5th Raspberry Film Festival , which was patterned after the Golden...
K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol, girl group Red Velvet’s Irene and former Berry Good member Johyun were voted as the worst film actors in Korea in 2021. The two were chosen through the 5th Raspberry Film Festival, the Korean version of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, in the US. ...
