Nearly six out of 10 Koreans are in favor of giving K-pop superstars BTS an exemption from the mandatory military service. The Kwangju Broadcasting Corp. and UPI News conducted a survey on Sept. 1 among 800 Korean respondents about military service. BTS in the White House in June (Twitter) The...
The venue has been changed for the concert of K-pop superstars BTS in October aimed to support Busan in its bid to host the World Expo 2030. In an announcement, HYBE and Big Hit Music said on Sept. 2 that the venue for the Oct. 15 concert will now be the Busan Asiad Main Stadium. BTS will now hold...
The saga on the dating rumors between BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie continued with the release of more photos of the two allegedly together. On Sept. 2, alleged photos of the two K-pop stars were uploaded on Twitter. A new photo uploaded on Twitter shows a man, believed to be BTS' V, kissing...
K-pop groups IVE, ATEEZ, TWICE, The Boyz and NewJeans topped the monthly album chart in South Korea for the month of August. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling albums for the month of August. (Clockwise from top left) IVE, ATEEZ, TWICE, The Boyz, NewJeans and Girls'...
Jungkook, member of Grammy-nominated K-pop boy band BTS, is celebrating his 25th birthday today, Sept. 1, and fans around the world are marking the milestone with different projects. In the Philippines, Jungkook’s fans came up with a 60-meter mural, which they said is the longest mural for a...
Korea’s Ministry of National Defense will make a decision soon regarding the issue of military service for the members of K-pop group BTS. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup attended on Aug. 31 a plenary meeting of the National Assembly’s National Defense Committee where he was asked about BTS’...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS’ concert in Busan in October is expected to have 100,000 fans in attendance. BTS are the honorary ambassadors of Busan’s bid to host the World Expo 2030. BTS will hold a free concert in Busan on Oct. 15 (Big Hit Music) To help gather support for Busan, BTS will...
BLACKPINK continued to dominate Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart, powered by Twitter, for the second straight week. According to Billboard, BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom,” released on Aug. 19, grabbed first place on the Sept. 3-dated Hot Trending Songs chart. The Billboard Hot Trending Songs...
K-pop girl group IVE sold more than 924,000 copies of their new album to grab the No. 1 spot on the weekly album chart in Korea. According to Hanteo Chart, IVE’s “After Like” tallied 924,363 copies in sales in one week and topped the weekly physical album chart for the period Aug. 22 to 28....
K-pop artists BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen and BLACKPINK's Lisa won at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held on Aug. 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. BTS won Group of the Year, the fourth consecutive year that they won the award, the most by any artist. They have won the award...
A new photo emerged showing BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie together , fueling the dating rumors between the two K-pop stars. The photo was posted by a Twitter user, who also posted the photo of the two K-pop stars in a dressing room on Aug. 23. “New unseen/exclusive: #JENNIE from #BLACKPINK...
The dating rumors between BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie have been rekindled as the two head to New York for their activities. V boarded his flight to New York at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 24. BLACKPINK will leave for New York on Aug. 25. BLACKPINK's Jennie (left) and BTS' V at...
