Clockwise from top left) BTS, TWICE, Kang Daniel, Monsta X and NCT 127 (Twitter) The inaugural APAN Music Awards ceremony was held on Jan. 24 to honor excellence in music in 2020. It was hosted by “Running Man” stars Kim Jong-kook and Jeon So-min at the Kyunghee University Grand Peace...
Hanteo Chart has revealed the top-selling albums released by Korean male and female groups, and male and female solo artists in the second half of 2020 covering the period July 1 to Dec. 31. In the male group category, BTS’ “BE” album, released on Nov. 20, grabbed the No. 1 spot in album...
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, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, NCT 127, NCT and EXO's Baekhyun (Twitter) Gaon Music Chart has released the final figures for the top-selling albums in South Korea in 2020 and has also published new certifications. The Album Chart refers to the total number of albums shipped...
BTS (top) and NCT 127 (Twitter) K-pop boy bands BTS grabbed the top spot and NCT 127 placed sixth in the top 10 physical album sales in the US in 2020. MRC Data, formerly Nielsen Music, released the “Year-End Report: US 2020” that was presented in collaboration with Billboard covering the...
(Clockwise from top left) SuperM, Taeyeon, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Red Velvet, Taemin, Baekhyun, NCT U, Aespa, WayV, TVXQ and Super Junior (Twitter) The online concert of artists under SM Entertainment has set a new record by attracting more than 35 million viewers. Billed as “SMTOWN Live:...
( Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO’s Baekhyun, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, NCT, NCT Dream (Twitter/Instagram) Hanteo Chart has revealed the top 30 best-selling albums in South Korea in 2020, covering the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020. K-pop idol group BTS topped the list and garnered the first two...
K-pop stars in Manila in 2020: (clockwise) Eric Nam, Kim Myung Soo, Tiffany Young, WINNER, Seventeen and NCT Dream (Photos: Jonathan Hicap, YG Entertainment) Before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic spread in the Philippines, several K-pop stars were able to visit and perform in the...
(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,...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Seventeen, NCT, BLACKPINK, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, TWICE, EXO’s Baekhyun, Stray Kids and TXT (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the best-selling artists in Korea in 2020 based on the total sales of physical albums. Despite the...
Twitter’s top 10 Most Tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020 (Twitter) Twitter has revealed the top 10 most tweeted K-pop accounts globally and most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. According to Twitter, the top 10 Most Tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020 are: BTS (@bts_twt) EXO...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT, ENHYPEN, GOT7, EXO’s Kai and BTS (Twitter, Belift Lab) K-pop boy bands NCT, ENHYPEN and GOT7 garnered the first three places on the weekly music chart. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the weekly album chart for the period Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. NCT’s “NCT...
