Korean pop rock band DAY6 returned to Manila for their concert after more than five years. DAY6 held their “Forever Young” world tour on Feb. 22 at the Araneta Coliseum, the same venue where they held their “Gravity” world tour in November 2019. Members Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil,...
The Smart Araneta Coliseum is kicking off 2025 with sold-out concerts that have attracted music fans. Here are the must-see performances at the Big Dome this year: TJ Monterde makes history with three sold-out nights Singer-songwriter TJ Monterde has set the record as the first...
Polling firm Gallup Korea released its year-end survey, unveiling the top 10 favorite Korean singers and songs in 2024. Gallup Korea conducted the survey three times: July 11 - Aug. 2, 2024; Sept. 6 - Oct. 14, 2024; and Nov. 11 - 25, 2025. It asked 5,281 people in two age group brackets...
South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced the winners and honorees for the prestigious 2024 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards. The 2024 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards ceremony will be held at the National...
Korean pop rock band DAY6 returned with the album “Fourever,” their latest release in nearly three years since “The Book of Us: Negentropy.” “Fourever” marks the end of DAY6’s multi-year hiatus as members fulfilled and completed their mandatory military service. DAY6 returned...
K-pop group DAY6’s Wonpil, two more members of boy band JUST B, singer Kim Junsu and actress Park So-dam have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). On the evening of Feb. 7, JYP Entertainment, DAY6’s agency, announced that “We would like to inform you that DAY6 member Wonpil has...
Korean pop rock band DAY6’s Young K, 27, enlisted in the military on Oct. 12 and bid goodbye to fans. Young K will be serving as an active duty soldier under the KATUSA, or Korean Augmentation To the United States Army, becoming the first K-pop idol to be admitted to the soldier program. Young K...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT Dream EXO’s D.O., SF9 and Loona (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS’ “Butter” CD emerged as the No. 1 best-selling album in Korea for the month of July. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the monthly album chart covering the period July 1 to 31. The...
(Clockwise from top left) ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun and NU’EST (Twitter / Pledis Entertainment) Korea’s Hanteo Chart has released the rankings for the 30 best-selling physical albums for the month of April. Rookie K-pop boy band ENHYPEN, ASTRO, Kang Daniel, EXO’s Baekhyun...
Trot singer Kim Ho-joong and K-pop boy bands Stray Kids and The Boyz grabbed the first three places in top album sales for the month of September. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for September showing that Kim Ho-joong’s album “My Family,” released on Sept. 23, ranked first with...
(Clockwise from left) Ben&Ben, DAY6’s Young K and NCT’s Mark (Twitter/Instagram) Award-winning Pinoy band Ben&Ben and their song “Leaves” entered South Korean music chart Melon’s real-time search, apparently after getting shout-outs from members of K-pop idol groups. Fan...
