BTS’ Jungkook (Big Hit) Jungkook, member of K-pop royalty BTS, bought a house in the upscale and popular area of Itaewon in Yongsan, Seoul for 7.6 billion won (about $7 million). Korean media reported that the 23-year-old singer purchased the single detached house last November that was...
( Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO’s Baekhyun, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, NCT, NCT Dream (Twitter/Instagram) Hanteo Chart has revealed the top 30 best-selling albums in South Korea in 2020, covering the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020. K-pop idol group BTS topped the list and garnered the first two...
Fans of K-pop superstars BTS member V marked his 25th birthday on Dec. 30 by running an ad on Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, in Dubai. The ad was run at 6:50 p.m. in Dubai, or 23:50 p.m. in Korea, on Dec. 29 with the theme song “Winter Bear” by V that was released in August last...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS’ V, BTS’ Jungkook, EXO’s Lay, NCT’s Taeyong, BTS’ Jimin, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki, Seventeen’s Mingyu and Wonho. (Screenshots from TC Candler’s YouTube video) TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020 includes 24 K-pop idols,...
K-pop idol group BTS member Suga will be attending the New Year’s Eve concert of artists under Big Hit labels, his first official activity in nearly two months after undergoing surgery for his torn shoulder tissue. Big Hit Entertainment announced last month that Suga underwent surgery on Nov. 3...
BTS and the cover of their 'Map of the Soul: 7' album. (Big Hit) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed that K-pop superstars BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7” has earned the distinction of being the only pop album that was awarded platinum certification in the US in 2020. In...
BTS (Twitter) The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) has questioned the fairness of a recently promulgated law in South Korea that will allow outstanding pop culture artists like BTS to postpone their military service until age 30. Last Dec. 22, the Korean government promulgated a law, called...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, IU, BLACKPINK, Zico, Hwasa and Jessi (Instagram) K-pop superstars BTS’ “Dynamite,” IU’s “Eight” and Mamamoo member Hwasa’s “Maria” have been named as the top favorite songs in Korea in 2020. Gallup Korea’s year-end survey was conducted among 5,100...
TNC Predator snapped its championship drought as it ruled the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia after outlasting Team Dog, 3-2, in the nail-biting grand finals late Sunday night. The Filipino powerhouse team overhauled a 1-2 series deficit then banked on its 11k MMR stars...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, Oh My Girl, StayC, Aespa, Cravity and Treasure (Twitter, Instagram, Mnet Asian Music Awards) Korean music industry experts have voted to name the best singers, rookies and events of 2020. News outlet News1 held a year-end survey among 22 experts...
Photo from TNC Pro Team - Dota 2 Facebook page Filipino star midlaner Abed "Abed" Yusop and his ragtag Team Dog staved off TNC Predator's spirited comeback bid to post a 2-1 victory and barge into the grand finals of the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia on Saturday night....
Photo from T1's Facebook page Karl "Karl" Jayme and Carlo "Kuku" Palad's T1 Entertainment & Sports thrashed Execration, 2-0, to continue its run in the Beyond The Summit (BTS) Pro Series Season 4 Southeast Asia on Friday night. Filipino stars Karl and Kuku were the driving force in the...
