K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ third studio album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” has sold more than four million copies to date and topped the weekly chart in South Korea. Stray Kids released “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” on June 2 and sold 2.38 million copies on the first day of release, based on...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids member I.N will be temporarily unable to participate in activities due to sickness. JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids’ agency, said on June 7 that I.N will not be in pre-recording and live broadcast of a TV show. Stray Kids (Instagram) Stray Kids' I.N (Instagram)...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids set a personal record with the release of their third studio album “★★★★★ (5-STAR).” Stray Kids made their comeback on June 2 by dropping the album “★★★★★ (5-STAR).” Stray Kids (Twitter) Based on Korea’s Hanteo Chart data,...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids rewrote history with the highest number of pre-orders for an album. According to JYP Entertainment on May 30, Stray Kids’ agency, the number of pre-orders of Stray Kids’ upcoming third regular album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” reached 4.93 million copies in South...
K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ Bang Chan issued an apology after he talked about fellow artists who had no manners. “I apologize for the offense caused by the comments I made during a recent live broadcast. I thought about the impact my words and behavior can have on others, and have deeply...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has released the global rankings for album sales, vinyl albums and streaming albums for 2022. Under the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart, Mandopop singer Jay Chou claimed the No. 1 spot for his “Greatest Works of Art.” (Clockwise...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) revealed on Feb. 24 that Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” is the winner of its Global Album Award for 2022. With this, Bad Bunny became the first Latin American artist to win an IFPI Global Chart Award. “Un Verano Sin Ti” was...
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), representing the recording industry worldwide, announced Taylor Swift as the winner of its 2022 Global Recording Artist of the Year Award. This is her third time to bag the award after achieving the feat in 2019 and 2014....
The Circle Chart Music Awards 2022 ceremony was held on Feb. 18 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. BTS won five awards, the most by any K-pop artist. They won Artist of the Year (digital music) in June 2022 for "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)"; Artist of the Year (physical album) in the third...
Donations are pouring in from Korean celebrities for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey (Türkiye) and Syria on Feb. 6 resulting in the death of more than 40,000 people. According to the Korean Committee for UNICEF, as of Feb. 17, the amount publicly donated by Korean stars...
The ultimate fanmeet: Stray Kids comes to Manila for the second time around STAYS FOREVER Filipino fans can't get enough of Stray Kids, who have visited the country twice for a concert Nothing quite beats talent, but mix it with heavenly looks, and it elevates into a surefire deadly combo....
The 30th Anniversary Hanteo Music Awards 2022 held its second day of ceremony at Jamsil Arena on Feb. 11. Organizers handed out the “daesang” (grand prizes) on the second day. BTS won two grand prizes: Best Artist and Best Song. According to the awards’ website, the Best Artist award is given...
