Three more Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Feb. 12 amid a surge in Omicron variant cases in South Korea. K-pop idols Wonwoo of Seventeen and Gunwoo of T1419, and Korean TV show “Running Man” star Haha have been confirmed to have COVID-19. (Clockwise from...
More Korean stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the surge continues in South Korea due to the Omicron variant. On Feb. 11, K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s Sunoo, “Squid Game” star Heo Sung-tae, 2AM’s Jo Kwon and comedian Kim Jun-ho were announced to be positive for...
K-pop superstars BTS emerged as the biggest winner at the 11th Gaon Chart Music Awards ceremony held on Jan. 27. The music awards show recognized top albums, digital music and artists covering the period December 2020 to November 2021. BTS won eight awards. They bagged Artist of the Year (digital...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s first studio repackaged album “Dimension: Answer” debuted on Billboard 200. According to Billboard, “Dimension: Answer” entered at No. 14 on the album chart for the week ending Jan. 29. This is the third time that ENHYPEN’s albums made it to Billboard 200. Their...
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN sold more than 500,000 copies of their new album “Dimension: Answer.” ENHYPEN released “Dimension: Answer” on Jan. 10, a repackaged version of their first studio album “Dimension: Dilemma,” which came out last Oct. 12. According to Hanteo Chart, “Dimension:...
K-pop boy band and “million seller” ENHYPEN made their comeback on Jan. 10 with the release of their new album “Dimension: Answer.” This is the repackaged version of their first studio album “Dimension: Dilemma,” which was released last Oct. 12. According to Hanteo Chart, “Dimension:...
Gaon Music Chart has revealed the best-selling albums in Korea in 2021 based on sales In the 2021 Album Chart (based on total shipments minus returns), BTS’ “Butter” topped the tally with 2.99 million copies. NCT 127’s “Sticker” placed second with 2.42 million copies followed by NCT...
K-pop Radar, a “fandom data service” by music startup Space Oddity, released the lists of K-pop artists who posted the highest increases in the number of followers on Instagram and Twitter in 2021. The Instagram and Twitter rankings are based on the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 15, 2021. K-pop...
Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling physical albums in 2021 based on the period Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021. According to Hanteo Chart, BTS’ “Butter” is the No. 1 best-selling album in 2021 with sales of 2.25 million copies. Seventeen’s “Attacca” placed second with...
TC Candler and The Independent Critics published “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2021.” This year’s list includes many K-pop stars including BTS’ V (3rd place), BTS’ Jungkook (No. 5), Stray Kids’ Hyunjin (No. 12), BTS’ Jimin (No. 14) and ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki (No. 18). “Unlike most...
Hanteo Music Awards 2021, given by Korea’s Hanteo Chart, announced the 10 K-pop artists with the highest initial “chodong,” or first week, sales in Korea in 2021. It announced the winners of the Initial Chodong Record Award “given to the artists who recorded top 10 in initial chodong album...
Who are the best rookie K-pop groups of 2021? Korean media outlet News1 held a survey among representatives of 31 entertainment agencies to choose the best rookie K-pop groups of 2021. (Clockwise from top left) Aespa, Ive, STAYC, ENHYPEN, Billlie, Mirae, Lightsum and Epex (Twitter) Aespa, composed...
