K-pop Radar, a “fandom data service” by music startup Space Oddity, released the top 10 most viewed K-pop music videos on YouTube in 2021. It “highlighted the brilliant achievements of artists who heated up 2021 through year-end settlement data.” K-pop Radar's top 10 most viewed K-pop music...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling physical albums in 2021 based on the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021. According to Hanteo Chart, BTS’ “Butter” is the No. 1 best-selling album in 2021 with sales of 2.25 million copies. Seventeen’s “Attacca” placed second with...
BTS fans in the Philippines have distributed relief goods to families affected by typhoon “Odette” (typhoon “Rai) in different parts of the Philippines. The BTS ARMY Cavite Fanbase initiated the “December with Luv: BTS ARMY Donation Drive” to raise money for areas devastated by...
TC Candler and The Independent Critics published “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2021.” This year’s list includes many K-pop stars including BTS’ V (3rd place), BTS’ Jungkook (No. 5), Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (No. 12), BTS’ Jimin (No. 14) and ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki (No. 18). “Unlike most...
The Korean entertainment industry continued to struggle in 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. But despite the challenges, there are many bright moments this year including the rise of “Squid Game” and return of in-person events like K-pop concerts. There are also scandals, controversies,...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jungkook, 24, and actress Lee Yu-bi, 31, have denied they are dating. This is after Korean YouTube channel “Sojang” uploaded a video on Dec. 23 claiming that the two celebrities are dating, presenting alleged “9 dating evidences collected over the past year.”...
Hey, ARMYs! This is the place to be Christmas just became merrier for Pinoy ARMYs with the opening of BTS pop-up “Space of BTS” in SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SM Megamall (@smmegamall) News about the pop-up circulated on social media days before...
After Suga, K-pop superstars BTS members RM and Jim have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Christmas Day. Big Hit Music announced that RM and Jin tested positive for COVID-19 on the evening of Dec. 25. BTS' RM (left) and Jin (Instagram) RM arrived in South Korea from...
Hanteo Music Awards 2021, given by Korea’s Hanteo Chart, announced the 10 K-pop artists with the highest initial “chodong,” or first week, sales in Korea in 2021. It announced the winners of the Initial Chodong Record Award “given to the artists who recorded top 10 in initial chodong album...
K-pop superstars BTS member Suga, 28, tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a case of breakthrough infection, or infection of a fully vaccinated person. Big Hit Music announced on Dec. 24 that Suga tested positive for COVID-19 on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24, a day after he arrived in...
K-pop superstars BTS set a new record by becoming the first foreign group to grab the No. 1 spot on Japanese music chart Oricon’s year-end album and total sales rankings, earning nearly $162 million in the country alone. The Oricon Annual Ranking 2021 listed the best-selling singles, albums and...
Fans in the Philippines of K-pop superstars BTS have raised nearly P200,000 as relief funds to help families and communities affected by typhoon “Odette.” “Odette” left widespread destruction in the Philippines, flattening houses, destroying agriculture and infrastructure, and killed at...
