Korean actor Lee Kyu-han, 43, who first gained prominence through the hit drama “My Lovely Sam Soon,” and K-pop artist Youjoung of the group BB Girls (formerly Brave Girls), have admitted that they are in a romantic relationship. The two revealed that they are in a relationship on Sept. 7...
K-pop group Brave Girls, who rose to the top of music charts in 2021 with the song “Rollin,’” are disbanding after seven years. Brave Entertainment announced on Feb. 16 that Brave Girls’ exclusive contracts will end today (Feb. 16) and they will finish their activities with the release of...
A member of K-pop boy band The Boyz has tested positive for Covid-19 amid a surge in Omicron variant cases in South Korea. IST Entertainment, The Boyz’s agency, announced on March 13 that member New has been diagnosed with the disease. The Boyz member New (Instagram) It said on March 12, The...
Amid the continuing surge in Covid-19 cases in South Korea, two more K-pop stars have tested positive for the virus. K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER member Soobin, 21, and girl group Brave Girls’ Minyoung, 31, have been diagnosed with Covid-19 on March 12. TXT's Soobin (left) and Brave Girls'...
At least five more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to bring the total to 31 amid a surge of cases in South Korea. South Korea recorded 17,542 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 29, another record for the highest daily tally. There are now 811,122 confirmed cases in...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Aespa’s Winter, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Aespa’s Karina and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon grabbed the first five places in the brand reputation index for individual K-pop girl group members for January 2022. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 97.73 million pieces...
A total of 57.09 million physical copies of K-pop albums were sold in 2021, according to Korea’s Gaon Music Chart. The total is an increase of 15.38 million albums, or 37 percent, compared to 41.7 million copies of K-pop albums sold in 2020. The total physical album sales in 2021 were based on...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Brave Girls, Kim So-hyun, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Sook, Mamamoo’s Hwasa and Yang Se-hyung (Twitter, Instagram) KBS2’s drama “River Where the Moon Rises,” BTS and Brave Girls won at the 48th Korea Broadcasting Awards (KBA). On Sept. 2, organizer Korea Broadcasters...
(Clockwise from top left) BLACKPINK, aespa, Red Velvet, Brave Girls and TWICE (Twitter)Â BLACKPINK, aespa, Red Velvet, Brave Girls and TWICE topped the K-pop girl group brand reputation rankings for the month of August. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 35.59 million pieces...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, Seventeen, IU, Brave Girls, BTS and BLACKPINK (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has issued the list of the top-selling songs and albums in Korea, and the most popular artists for the first half of 2021. Album Chart In the first half of 2021, the...
(Clockwise from top left) Seventeen, NCT Dream, A.C.E, Brave Girls and TWICE (Twitter) K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the album chart for the second straight week as their new release, “Your Choice,” reached 1.37 million copies in sales. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings of its...
Seventeen (Twitter) K-pop boy band Seventeen’s new album “Your Choice” sold more than one million copies in just four days of release. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Your Choice” accumulated sales of 1,145,444 copies as of June 21 after the albums’ release on June 18. The...
