The 2022 Genie Music Awards ceremony, hosted by Korea’s Genie Music, was held on Nov. 8 in Incheon. Eligible for this year’s awards were digital songs and albums released from Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 5, 2022. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, (G)I-DLE and BTS (Twitter, Instagram) (Clockwise...
The concert of K-pop boy band NCT 127 was stopped midway in Jakarta, Indonesia on Nov. 4 after more than 30 fans reportedly fainted as they pushed their way to get near the stage. NCT 127 held the first day of their “Neo City-The Link” concert at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) on...
Five acts converged for a special night at the “I-Pop U 2022 Manila” show on Oct. 21 at the Araneta Coliseum. K-pop boy bands NCT Dream and Golden Child, Chinese idol group WayV, Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes and girl group Alice headlined the show that ran for three hours. The coliseum was...
In September, K-pop idol group NCT Dream launched their “The Dream Show 2: In A Dream” concert tour at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. The memorable moments in the concert have been captured into a film that is coming to theaters. NCT Dream (SM Entertainment) The “NCT Dream The Movie: In A...
K-pop boy band BTS took home seven prizes at The Fact Music Awards held on Oct. 8 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. BTS won the “daesang” or grand prize at the ceremony, their fifth straight year since 2018 to win the prestigious award. (From the top) BTS, NCT Dream and Stray Kids (Twitter) (From the...
K-pop groups BLACKPINK and NCT 127 grabbed the first two places on the monthly physical album chart in South Korea for the month of September. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the ranking of the best-selling physical albums for September. BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” took first place with 1,606,398...
K-pop boy band NCT 127’s fourth studio album has topped the weekly album chart in South Korea and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “2 Baddies,” released on Sept. 16, sold 1,038,304 copies from Sept. 19 to 25 (equivalent to a physical record...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK topped Billboard’s latest Hot Trending Songs chart, which is powered by Twitter. According to Billboard, BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down,” included in the album “Born Pink” that was released on Sept. 16, grabbed the No. 1 spot on the Hot Trending Songs chart dated...
Korean agency SM Entertainment was left red-faced after it failed to include the photo of a member in K-pop boy band NCT 127’s latest album. NCT 127 came back with their new studio album “2 Baddies” on Sept. 16. However, fans became angry when the photo of NCT 127 member Doyoung was missing...
Three Korean male acts and a Chinese boy band will be coming to Manila next month for a show. K-pop boy bands NCT Dream and Golden Child, Chinese boy band WayV and Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes will be headlining the “I-Pop U 2022 Manila” show that will be held on Oct. 21 at Araneta Coliseum,...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream finished their two-day concert in Seoul that drew 135,000 fans in-person and online. NCT Dream held their "The Dream Show 2: In A Dream" on Sept. 8 and 9 at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. NCT Dream at their "The Dream Show 2: In A Dream" concert in Seoul (SM Entertainment) NCT...
K-pop idol group NCT 127’s first ever solo concert in the Philippines emerged as a huge success, drawing thousands of fans to a memorable sold-out night. Jaehyun, Taeyong, Mark, Doyoung, Johnny, Taeil, Yuta, Jungwoo and Haechan held their “NCT 127 2nd Tour Neo City-Manila: The Link” on Sept....