BTS Global superstar BTS made history again when they debuted on MTV Unplugged Presents on Feb. 24 (Wednesday morning, Manila time). BTS performed the acoustic versions of their mega hits "Dynamite," "Life Goes On," etc. But music superstars surprised fans when they pulled off a charming...
Vice Ganda Vice Ganda has 13.9 million followers on Twitter but that figure may change now that the ace comedian has joined the BTS fandom. It all started last Friday, Feb. 19, when Vice tweeted these tweets: "I AM SO HAPPY! I found an extra source of happiness," "Nahihiya ako sa mga ARMY. Bago...
J-Hope at the press conference for BTS’ album 'BE' last November (Big Hit Entertainment) K-pop superstars BTS member J-Hope celebrated his 27th birthday on Feb. 18 and to mark the occasion, he donated to help children with disabilities. Charity organization ChildFund Korea announced that...
Lea Salonga Tony Award-winning singer Lea Salonga has proven that being a fangirl has no age limit. This showed to be true after she expressed admiration to the South Korean boy band BTS whose members' ages range from 23 to 28 years old. On Twitter, Salonga allowed her followers to ask her...
(Clockwise from top left) Late SHINee member Jonghyun, EXO’s Kai, ENHYPEN, NCT, BTS, IZ*ONE, GOT7 and TWICE (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released new certifications covering albums, downloads and streaming. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), through...
Voted most handsome and beautiful idols are (clockwise from top left) ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, Seventeen’s Jeonghan, BTS’ V, NCT’s Jaehyun, NCT’s Lucas, NCT’s Taeyong, April’s Naeun, Red Velvet’s Irene, Suzy, IZ*ONE’s Kim Min-ju, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, Girls’ Generation’s Yoona,...
BTS performing at their 'Map of the Soul ON:E' concert (Big Hit) Leading K-pop agencies Big Hit Entertainment and YG Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Kiswe are partnering to launch a digital live streaming platform. Big Hit Entertainment announced that YG and UMG will invest in KBYK...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and Treasure (Twitter) The Philippines ranked fifth in the world with the most K-pop fans and placed fourth among countries with the most tweets related to K-pop in 2020, according to Twitter. Twitter revealed its #KpopTwitter 2020 list,...
BTS wearing the costumes they donated to MusiCares (Facebook) Grammy nominated K-pop boy band BTS’ costumes they used for their “Dynamite” music video sold for a whopping $162,500 at an auction. California-based Julien’s Auctions announced the winning bid for the items...
NCT (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT grabbed first place on the monthly physical album chart in January with “Resonance Pt. 2.” According to South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, NCT’s “Resonance Pt. 2” Departure version sold 268,788 copies for the month of January to place first on the chart. The...
Main Prize awardees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, Seventeen, Monsta X, Kang Daniel, NU’EST, Oh My Girl, TWICE and ATEEZ (Twitter) The 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 31 to honor outstanding artists who released music from January...
(Clockwise from top left Lee Min Ho, BTS, BLACKPINK, Psy, TWICE, EXO, Lee Jong-suk, Song Hye-kyo, Gong Yoo and Hyun Bin (Photos: MYM, Instagram, Twitter) An overseas survey conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and Korean Foundation for International...
