Stray Kids including Hyunjin (3rd from right) as model of Clio (Photo courtesy of Clio) Korean cosmetics company Clio has deleted photos and other promotional materials related to its new brand model, K-pop boy band Stray Kids, following accusations of school violence against member Hyunjin....
Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (Twitter) Hyunjin, one of the most popular members of K-pop boy band Stray Kids, will stop his activities, go on hiatus and do self-reflection after he apologized over allegations he committed school violence while he was in middle school (equivalent to junior high school in...
(Clockwise from top left) (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Park Hye-soo, Kim So-hye, Kim Dong-hee, Jo Byeong-kyu and Loona's Chuu (Twitter, Instagram) The Korean entertainment industry is currently under siege as several actors and K-pop stars...
Stray Kids’ Han Ji-sung (left) and GFRIEND’s Sowon (Instagram) Two K-pop stars were embroiled in controversies this week: K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ Han Ji-sung for lyrics he wrote in the past and K-pop girl group GFRIEND’s leader Sowon for uploading photos with a Nazi mannequin. Han...
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...
iKON (Twitter) iKON, which won the “daesang” (grand prize) for the song “Love Scenario,” is in the final stages of negotiation to join “Kingdom,” a competition between K-pop boy bands. Korean media reported that iKON, if finally confirmed to appear on the show, will be competing against...
(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...
The top 10 most tweeted about K-pop groups in the Philippines in 2020 are (clockwise from top left) Seventeen, EXO, TWICE, Treasure, BLACKPINK, TXT, GOT7, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids and BTS (Twitter, Instagram) Twitter Philippines has announced the most tweeted about K-pop groups and K-pop hashtags in 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...
Kathryn Bernardo As a fur mom to 11 dogs, actress Kathryn Bernardo is elated that San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is now taking care of the stray dogs that were stranded in the town of Bulakan. “I'm proud of the San Miguel family for taking care of the dogs that were stranded in Bulacan,” said...
K-pop superstars BTS bagged four trophies to emerge as the biggest winner at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMA) held on Nov. 8 (Nov. 9 in the Philippines). BTS won four out of their five nominations: Best Song for their hit “Dynamite,” Best Group, Biggest Fans and Best Virtual Live for...
