South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
The number of K-pop videos uploaded on short-form mobile video platform TikTok has reached 98 million in three years. TikTok and Space Oddity, a music start-up, revealed the “2021 K-pop TikTok Infographic,” which analyzed K-pop video data on TikTok for the first time including K-pop artists...
Filipino Dota 2 star Timothy “Tims” Randrup led Boom Esports to a first seed finish at the end of the group stage of the Dota 2 BTS Pro-series Season 9. Photo from Tims Randrup Facebook Page Tims, who was acquired by Boom Esports following his release from TNC Dota 2 team, joined hands with...
K-pop superstars BTS will hold the televised world premiere performance of their hit song “Butter” together with Megan Thee Stallion in person at the 2021 American Music Awards (AMAs). The American Music Awards will be hosted by Cardi B and set to take place on Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. EST (Nov. 22, 9...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” topped iTunes in more than 80 countries and set a record. “Yours” by Jin was released on major music sites at 6 p.m. KST (5 p.m. Philippine time) on Nov. 7. This is the first time that Jin has participated in...
BTS, IU, aespa, Lim Young-woong and NCT have been voted as the best Korean singers of 2021 while “Butter” emerged as the best song of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey...
To further promote digital literacy, the Department of Education (DepEd) trained teachers and learners on the usage of latest productivity tools useful in digital education practices. (Photo from DepEd) In partnership Microsoft Philippines, DepEd introduced the Project Be Techie in School (B.T.S.)...
HYBE Corp., which manages K-pop groups BTS, TXT, Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and Universal Music Group (UMG) have launched a global audition to form the next pop girl group in the US. The two companies launched the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition to launch a global, diverse and...
The nominees in different categories for the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) have been announced on Nov. 3. This year, drastic changes have been implemented in the criteria to select the winners in various categories. BEST MALE GROUP nominees (clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT 127, NCT Dream,...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jin’s much-awaited main theme song for the Korean drama “Jirisan” is set to be released. Video streaming platform iQiyi, which exclusively airs “Jirisan” outside South Korea, announced on Nov. 3 about Jin’s original soundtrack (OST). BTS' Jin (AStory / Most...
The work of art is seen in a video by BTS’ J-Hope In the past months, Filipino actor Paolo Contis has been present in Twitter’s trending chart for numerous reasons. But this time, the “A Faraway Land” star is going viral thanks to BTS’ J-Hope and a hyperrealism sculpture. A video released...
K-pop boy band Seventeen’s ninth mini-album “Attacca” emerged as the No. 1 best-selling album in South Korea for the month of October. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Attacca,” released on Oct. 22, sold a whopping 1,766,524 million copies in October to top its monthly physical album...
