(Clockwise from top left) EXO’s Baekhyun, Brave Girls, TXT, TWICE and SHINee (Twitter) Trending K-pop group Brave Girls and EXO’s Baekhyun ruled the monthly music charts in Korea for March. Gaon Music Chart, operated by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), announced the top albums and...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, TXT, NU’EST, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and GFriend (Twitter) HYBE, the former Big Hit Entertainment, is planning to debut new K-pop groups starting this year. The company, which currently manages K-pop artists has BTS, Seventeen, TXT, NU’EST, GFriend and ENHYPEN, will be...
BTS (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS will be releasing a new song next month to mark their comeback, according to a news report. Korean media outlet Sports Donga reported on April 5 that BTS will be releasing a new song in May. As response to the reported May comeback, Big Hit Music, BTS’ label,...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Justin Bieber, Seventeen, Demi Lovato, TXT and Ariana Grande (Twitter, Instagram) K-pop idol group BTS and pop stars Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato will become under one management after Hybe, the former Big Hit Entertainment, acquired a 100...
(Clockwise from top left) EXO’s Baekhyun, BLACKPINK Rosé, ATEEZ, Super Junior, IU and WayV (Twitter, Instagram) Hanteo Chart has revealed the top 30 best-selling physical albums in Korea for the month of March. K-pop boy band EXO’s Baekhyun topped the monthly physical album chart for...
BRIT Awards International Group nominees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Fontaines D.C., Foo Fighters, Haim and Run The Jewels (Photos: Big Hit Music, BRIT Awards, Lillie Eiger, Danny Clinch) The nominees for the BRIT Awards 2021 were announced on March 31 by Nick Grimshaw and BRITs Rising Star...
BTS (Twitter) K-pop superstars and Grammy nominee BTS finally spoke about the #StopAsianHate and #StopAAPIHate campaign aiming to stop violence against Asians that has been going on in the US. BTS have joined other K-pop stars, celebrities and leaders in denouncing hate and violence against Asians....
IU (left) and BLACKPINK’s Rosé (Instagram) K-pop princess IU and K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Rosé copped the first two places in the weekly physical album chart in South Korea. IU’s released her fifth studio album “Lilac” on March 25 while Rosé dropped her debut single album...
BTS with 'You Quiz on the Block' hosts show hosts Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho (Instagram) Korean TV talk and quiz show “You Quiz on the Block” garnered the highest rating in its history courtesy of K-pop superstars BTS. BTS members were the sole guests on the TV show on its 99th episode on March...
BTS and BLACKPINK (Twitter) Thanks to the global explosion of K-pop, South Korea emerged as the fast-growing major music market in 2020, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an “organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide.”...
(Clockwise from top left) BLACKPINK’s Rosé, Super Junior, Woodz, Pentagon and Drippin (Instagram, Twitter) BLACKPINK’s Rosé, boy band Super Junior, Woodz and Pentagon topped the weekly physical album chart. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for its weekly physical album sales covering the...
(Left) Topps’ BTS stickers portraying the Grammy Awards’ snub (Photos: Topps, Big Hit Entertainment) US gum and trading cards firm Topps Co. has removed parody sticker cards portraying K-pop idol group BTS’ failure to win at the 63rd Grammy Awards after it received criticisms. “We hear and...
