K-pop boy band NCT 127 will be celebrating “127 Day”, a special anniversary for NCT 127 and their fans (Jan. 27) with a virtual event on Roblox, a global immersive 3D platform that is reimagining the way people come together to connect, create and express themselves through interactive shared...
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...
Haechan, a member of K-pop boy bands NCT Dream and NCT 127, took a break from his activities due to health problems. In a notice released on Jan. 6, SM Entertainment, NCT’s agency, said that Haechan will be absent from schedules “due to poor health." NCT127A NCT's Haechan (Instagram)...
Hanteo Chart has released the list of the best selling albums in South Korea in 2022. The ranking is based on its proprietary physical record index, which incorporates the total number of copies sold and the price of the album. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, Seventeen, BLACKPINK and NCT...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream’s new mini-album topped the weekly album chart in South Korea with nearly 1.6 million copies sold. Hanteo Chart released the physical album chart for Dec. 19 to 25, which showed NCT Dream grabbing the No. 1 spot. NCT Dream (top) and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) NCT...
2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
K-pop boy bands Stray Kids and NCT Dream are ending the year by ranking in the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart. Billboard released the Dec. 31-dated Hot Trending Songs chart which tracks “global music-related trends and conversations in real-time across Twitter, viewable over...
Puma Korea has issued an apology after four members of K-pop boy band NCT 127 were injured, including three who were rushed to the hospital, during filming for a commercial for the brand. On Dec. 9, SM Entertainment, NCT 127’s agency, announced that NCT 127 member Jaehyun, Johnny, Jungwoo and...
Three members of K-pop boy band NCT 127 suffered injuries while filming a commercial in a studio and were taken to a hospital. SM Entertainment identified those who were injured as NCT 127 members Jaehyun, Johnny and Jungwoo. NCT 127 (Instagram) “Today , Johnny, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo were injured...
The 2022 Melon Music Awards (MMA) in South Korea proved to be another amazing and surprising ceremony. Held on Nov. 26 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, the MMA this year saw trot singer Lim Young-woong, rookie K-pop girl group IVE and Grammy nominee BTS winning the “daesang” or grand prizes, the...
Jin, a member of K-pop boy band BTS, took first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for November. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 108.23 million brand big data covering 703 members of...
People from the Korean entertainment industry voted to pick the singer of the year and song of the year for 2022. In celebration of its 18th anniversary, Korean media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 among 200 entertainment industry workers including employees of...
