Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling albums in South Korea for the month of February 2025. IVE, ZEROBASEONE, Place, G-Dragon and Jisoo grabbed the first five places on the monthly physical album chart. Girl group IVE’s “IVE Empathy” is the No. 1 best-selling album in...
K-pop group IVE sent a wreath to a funeral hall for seven-year-old student Kim Ha-neul, who was stabbed to death by a teacher at an elementary school in Daejeon, South Korea on Feb. 10. Kim Ha-neul was stabbed by a female teacher surnamed Myeong, 48, inside a storage room of an audiovisual...
Polling firm Gallup Korea released its year-end survey, unveiling the top 10 favorite Korean singers and songs in 2024. Gallup Korea conducted the survey three times: July 11 - Aug. 2, 2024; Sept. 6 - Oct. 14, 2024; and Nov. 11 - 25, 2025. It asked 5,281 people in two age group brackets...
By JONATHAN HICAP K-pop group IVE returned to the Philippines for their first world tour “Show What I Have” in Manila on July 13 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. In June last year, IVE, composed of Yujin, Wonyoung, Gaeul, Rei, Liz and Leeseo, held their “The Prom Queens: IVE:...
K-pop girl group IVE announced their comeback slated this month. According to their agency, Starship Entertainment, IVE unveiled a teaser video for their second mini album “IVE Switch” through their official social media channels. In the teaser video, a white-colored book with the...
K-pop girl group IVE will be holding their first world tour in the Philippines next year. Promoter Live Nation Philippines announced that IVE will have their “Show What I Have: The 1st World Tour” in Manila on July 13 next year, 7 p.m., at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. “Hello DIVE....
K-pop girl group IVE made their successful debut performance in the Philippines through a fan concert held on June 17. The six-member group, composed of Yujin, Wonyoung, Gaeul, Rei, Liz and Leeseo, held their “The Prom Queens: IVE: The First Fan Concert” at the Araneta Coliseum. IVE...
K-pop girl group IVE will be going to the Philippines to hold an event. The group, which debuted in December 2021, will be having their “The Prom Queens: IVE: The First Fan Concert” on June 17, 6 p.m., at Araneta Coliseum, according to promoter DNM Entertainment and N2UNE Entertainment. K-pop...
The Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 ceremony was held on Feb. 18 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. BTS won five awards, the most by any K-pop artist. They won Artist of the Year (digital music) in June 2022 for "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"; Artist of the Year (physical album) in the third...
Rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans emerged as the most nominated artist in the 2023 Korean Music Awards (KMA). The KMA distinguishes itself as placing importance on musicality rather than popularity and album sales, and it includes mainstream and non-mainstream music. The selection committee is...
The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) This was the first time for...
Grammy nominee BTS and rookie girl group IVE emerged as the biggest winners at the 37th Golden Disc Awards held on Jan. 7 in Thailand. BTS took home the Album of the Year award for “Proof,” released in June last year, their seventh “daesang” or grand prize at the Golden Disc Awards since...