The New York Times released its The Best of 2021 lists for the best TV shows, pop albums, podcasts, theater, dance and jazz albums. Netflix’s “D.P.,” the drama starring Korean actor Jung Hae-in, has been chosen as one of the best international shows of 2021. In addition, Aespa’s...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
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...
K-pop boy band NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC topped the monthly album sales for September. South Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the monthly physical album chart rankings for September 2021. (Clockwise from top left) NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC (Twitter,...
K-pop boy band NCT 127’s third studio album “Sticker” has sold 2.15 million copies in just one week after its release. SM Entertainment, in a press release, said NCT 127’s “Sticker” album, released on Sept. 17, recorded sales of 2,152,399 copies as of noon of Sept. 24. NCT 127 at their...
NCT 127, ATEEZ, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Wonho and Mamamoo copped the first five places on the weekly album chart in South Korea. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the weekly physical album chart covering the period Sept. 13 to 19. (Clockwise from top left) NCT 127, ATEEZ, BLACKPINK’s...
K-pop boy band NCT 127 made their comeback in one and a half years with the release of their studio album “Sticker” on Sept. 17. Before the release, “Stickers” garnered a whopping 2.12 million copies in pre-orders as of Sept. 15, heralding NCT 127 as a “double million seller” before...
NCT 127 at their online fan meeting (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT 127 announced they will be making their comeback with a new album to be released in September. NCT 127 revealed this during their “Beyond Live-NCT 127 Online Fanmeeting Office: Foundation Day” held on July 7 to celebrate...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, SHINee’s Taemin, Fromis 9, WJSN The Black, TO1 and Rocket Punch (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT Dream, SHINee’s Taemin, Fromis 9, WJSN The Black and TO1 grabbed the first five places on Hanteo Chart’s weekly physical album chart for the third week of May....
K-pop boy band NCT 127 made a guest appearance on “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah’s first-ever daytime special on education. “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents: Remotely Educational” premiered on March 10 on Comedy Central. Host Trevor Noah and correspondents Ronny Chieng,...
Main Prize awardees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, Seventeen, Monsta X, Kang Daniel, NU’EST, Oh My Girl, TWICE and ATEEZ (Twitter) The 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 31 to honor outstanding artists who released music from January...
