Six K-pop groups emerged in the top 10 of album sales in the US in the first half of 2022. Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data), which supplies Billboard with music data for its charts, has released its 2022 “Luminate Midyear Music Report” covering the US. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray...
Three members of K-pop boy band Stray Kids have tested positive while on their world tour in the US. JYP Entertainment announced on July 3 “that Stray Kids members Lee Know, Felix, and I.N have tested positive for Covid-19 on July 2nd (local time).” Stray Kids are in the US for their second...
BALUNGAO, Pangasinan – A 59-year-old man being chased by a stray dog was hit and killed by a car in Barangay San Leon here Friday, June 24. The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office identified the victim as Eduardo Martinez Degollacion of Barangay San Leon. Investigation showed Degollacion...
The Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), the toll road development arm of Metro Pacific Investment Corporation (MPIC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to address cases of...
K-pop boy band Seventeen sold two million copies of their new album in one week to claim the status as a “double million seller.” Seventeen released the studio album “Face the Sun” on May 27 containing the nine songs including “Hot.” Topping Hanteo Chart's monthly album chart for May...
Ayala Malls furthers pet welfare advocacy Ayala Malls continues to prove that it’s a haven for every one of the four-legged variety as they strengthen their pet advocacies by hosting and supporting various initiatives, including pet care and adoption programs. PAWSsion Project Foundation Inc., a...
The albums of K-pop groups NCT Dream, Stray Kids, TWICE and Red Velvet have been certified platinum to double million based on sales. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) issued the new certifications on May 12 through the Gaon Music Chart for album sales in Korea and streaming. (Clockwise...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids member Hyunjin became emotional and was in tears during the group’s concert in Seoul. On April 29 and 30, and May 1, the idol group held the “Stray Kids 2nd World Tour: Maniac” at Jamsil Indoor Stadium. On the last day, Hyunjin told fans during the ending portion of...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings of the best-selling albums for the month of April. K-pop girl group Ive, NCT Dream, Monsta X, EXO’s Suho and SHINee’s Onew grabbed the first five places on Hanteo’s monthly album chart for April. (Clockwise from top left) Ive, EXO’s Suho, NCT...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids set their own record by topping the Billboard 200, their first ever entry on the chart. Billboard announced that Stray Kids’ new album “Oddinary” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for the April 2 chart with 110,000 equivalent album units earned in the US based on...
K-pop girl group Red Velvet’s new album has topped the weekly album charts in Korea and shattered their own first-week sales record. Red Velvet released their seventh mini-album “The ReVe Festival 2022-Feel My Rhythm” on March 21. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “The ReVe Festival...
K-pop idol and actor Cha Eun-woo and two members of boy band Stray Kids have recovered from Covid-19 while additional stars have tested positive for the virus. In a notice on March 25, Fantagio, the agency of K-pop boy band ASTRO, said Cha Eun-woo has been released from isolation as he met the...
