K-pop boy band Seventeen will be holding an online concert next month following the release of their new album “Attacca.” In an announcement, Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, said Seventeen will hold the “Power of Love” online concert on Nov. 14 and 21. Seventeen (Twitter)...
K-pop boy band Seventeen’s ninth mini-album “Attacca” sold nearly 482,000 copies on the first day of release. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Attacca” garnered sales of 481,909 copies on Oct. 22, its first day of release, and placed No. 1 on the daily album chart. “Attacca” is...
Set to deliver more zest and joy to the region, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform Lazada is welcoming leading K-pop superstars SEVENTEEN as its first regional Happiness Ambassadors ahead of its annual flagship 11.11 shopping festival – Lazada’s Biggest One Day Sale, starting at...
BTS won Group of the Year at 2021 VMAs (Screenshot from VMA video) K-pop superstars and Grammy nominees BTS won three awards at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held on Sept. 12 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. BTS bagged Group of the Year, Best K-pop and Song of Summer for “Butter.”...
Seventeen’s Jun (left) and The8 (Instagram) The two Chinese members of K-pop boy band Seventeen will be in China until December to focus on their activities. Pledis Entertainment announced on Sept. 1 that Seventeen’s Jun and The8 will be in China from September to December. “Our company...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, NCT Dream, Seventeen, GOT7’s BamBam and Mamamoo (Twitter) BTS, BLACKPINK, NCT Dream, Seventeen and GOT7’s BamBam topped the celebrity category of the 2021 Korea Power YouTuber 100 list. Forbes Korea revealed the list, stating that as media shifts from...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT, ASTRO and The Boyz (Twitter) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT and ASTRO grabbed the first five places in the K-pop boy band brand reputation rankings for the month of August. According to the Korea Corporate Research Institute, 53.68 million...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Monsta X, TWICE, Seventeen and (G)I-DLE (Twitter / Facebook) Six K-pop acts have bagged nominations for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be aired live on Sept. 12 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “This year’s awards, complete with a...
Seventeen at their online fan meeting (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen held their fifth online fan meeting “Seventeen in CARAT Land” on Aug. 8 that attracted 98,000 viewers worldwide (including duplicate access). Billed as a celebration with fans, the four-hour long event...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT Dream EXO’s D.O., SF9 and Loona (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS’ “Butter” CD emerged as the No. 1 best-selling album in Korea for the month of July. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the monthly album chart covering the period July 1 to 31. The...
Seventeen (Twitter) All members of K-pop boy band Seventeen have signed an early renewal of their exclusive contracts with their agency. In an announcement on July 19, agency Pledis Entertainment said, “We would like to announce that all the members of the PLEDIS Entertainment group Seventeen...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, Seventeen, IU, Brave Girls, BTS and BLACKPINK (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has issued the list of the top-selling songs and albums in Korea, and the most popular artists for the first half of 2021. Album Chart In the first half of 2021, the...