SEOUL, South Korea - K-pop superstars BTS released a new album, “Keep Swimming,” which features remixes by the seven members. Bighit Music, BTS’ agency, announced on March 27 that “the ‘Keep Swimming’ album contains nine tracks, including the title track ‘Swim,’ which was released...
After the album “Arirang” was released, Spotify revealed “The BTS Effect,” a look into how fans, the ARMY, turned the K-pop superstars’ comeback into a global moment. Following the release of “Arirang” on March 20, BTS saw a surge of over 690 percent in first-time listeners, in...
Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling albums in South Korea for the month of February 2025. IVE, ZEROBASEONE, Place, G-Dragon and Jisoo grabbed the first five places on the monthly physical album chart. Girl group IVE’s “IVE Empathy” is the No. 1 best-selling album in...
K-pop boy band ZEROBASEONE’s “Cinema Paradise” emerged as the No. 1 top-selling album in South Korea in August. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the top-selling albums for August based on its proprietary physical record index (PRI), which combined total copies sold and album...
K-pop acts swept global album sales in 2023, capturing 19 of the top 20 positions led by boy band Seventeen. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, announced three additional Global Album Charts, highlighting...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN set new personal sales records with their latest album “Orange Blood.” ENHYPEN released “Orange Blood” on Nov. 17 and it sold more than one million copies on the first day of release. ENHYPEN (Belift Lab) According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, ENHYPEN’s...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN made their comeback on Nov. 17 with the release of their fifth mini-album “Orange Blood.” “Orange Blood” came about six months after ENHYPEN (엔하이픈) dropped their fourth mini-album “Dark Blood.” The new album showcased the group’s artistic...
South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “the world’s one-and-only real time music chart,” has released the top-selling albums for the month of October. K-pop group Seventeen’s record-breaking album “Seventeenth Heaven” topped the list with 5.17 million copies sold in October or equivalent...
The outfit worn by K-pop idol group BTS’ J-Hope for his album cover shoot sold for nearly $22,000 in an auction in California. Julien’s Auctions held the MusiCares Charity Relief Auction in Beverly Hills and online on Feb. 5. MusiCares is the foundation by The Recording Academy, which holds the...
K-pop group NCT 127’s repackaged album “Ay-Yo” has sold nearly 344,000 copies on the first day of release. On Jan. 30, NCT 127 dropped “Ay-Yo,” a repacked version of their fourth studio album “2 Baddies,” which was originally released on Sept. 16 last year. NCT 127 (Twitter) NCT 127...
2022 has proven to be a stellar year for K-pop boy band VERIVERY. They made their comeback in November with the single album “Liminality-EP.LOVE” and met fans in the US, Chile and Mexico through their “Page: 0” concert tour. Through “Liminality-EP.LOVE,” VERIVERY, which debuted in...
K-pop group The Boyz grabbed the No. 1 spot on the weekly album chart in Korea with their latest release. Data from Korea’s Hanteo Chart showed that The Boyz’s new album “Be Aware” topped the weekly physical album chart with 382,884 copies sold and a physical record index of 448,865. Hanteo...
