The 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony was held on Dec. 11 at the CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. K-pop superstars BTS swept all the four “daesang” (grand prizes) of the night: TikTok Artist of the Year, TikTok Song of the Year, TikTok Album of the...
Twitter announced the most tweeted person in the world and the most retweeted tweet in 2021 and the two titles belong to K-pop superstars BTS. According to Twitter Korea blog, BTS have set the record as the most tweeted person in the world in 2021, an honor that they have set for the fifth...
Guinness World Records has revealed the celebrities who broke and set new titles in 2021 and they include K-pop stars. They are BTS, BLACKPINK’s Lisa and Rosé, NCT’s Tae-il, Ariana Grande, Cristiano Ronaldo, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, Randy Orton, Billie Eilish, William...
The New York Times released its The Best of 2021 lists for the best TV shows, pop albums, podcasts, theater, dance and jazz albums. Netflix’s “D.P.,” the drama starring Korean actor Jung Hae-in, has been chosen as one of the best international shows of 2021. In addition, Aespa’s...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
BTS, IU, aespa, Lim Young-woong and NCT have been voted as the best Korean singers of 2021 while “Butter” emerged as the best song of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey...
Oscar best supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung of the movie “Minari” was bestowed South Korea’s highest Order of Cultural Merit by the government during the 2021 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Creative Content Agency...
MTV announced the nominees for the 2021 MTV EMAs, which will be held on Nov. 14 (Nov. 15 in the Philippines) at Papp László Budapest Sportaréna in Hungary and will be broadcast in 180 countries. “The MTV EMAs are our biggest night in global music, uniting fans from every corner of the...
K-pop boy band NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC topped the monthly album sales for September. South Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the monthly physical album chart rankings for September 2021. (Clockwise from top left) NCT 127, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ATEEZ, ITZY and STAYC (Twitter,...
MRC Data and Billboard issued the “Global Music & Chart Report: A Year in Review” covering top songs and artists in the past year on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts. The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US were launched last year with the first...
K-pop boy band NCT 127’s third studio album “Sticker” has sold 2.15 million copies in just one week after its release. SM Entertainment, in a press release, said NCT 127’s “Sticker” album, released on Sept. 17, recorded sales of 2,152,399 copies as of noon of Sept. 24. NCT 127 at their...
