Is Lucas, a member of K-pop boy band NCT and its subunit WayV, and supergroup SuperM, going to make his comeback soon? In August 2021, Lucas suspended his activities and apologized after a woman who said she was his former girlfriend accused him of gaslighting and mooching off from her. SM...
K-pop group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) reached another milestone with their new mini-album “The Name Chapter: Temptation.” TXT released their fifth mini-album on Jan. 27 and in six days, they reached two million copies in sales. K-pop group Tomorrow X Together (Big Hit Music) According to...
K-pop group NCT 127’s repackaged album “Ay-Yo” has sold nearly 344,000 copies on the first day of release. On Jan. 30, NCT 127 dropped “Ay-Yo,” a repacked version of their fourth studio album “2 Baddies,” which was originally released on Sept. 16 last year. NCT 127 (Twitter) NCT 127...
The 32nd Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 19 at the KSPO Dome in Seoul. K-pop boy band NCT Dream emerged as the biggest winner by taking home the “daesang” or grand prize. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, IVE and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) This was the first time for...
K-pop boy band NCT 127 will be celebrating “127 Day”, a special anniversary for NCT 127 and their fans (Jan. 27) with a virtual event on Roblox, a global immersive 3D platform that is reimagining the way people come together to connect, create and express themselves through interactive shared...
Grammy nominee BTS and rookie girl group IVE emerged as the biggest winners at the 37th Golden Disc Awards held on Jan. 7 in Thailand. BTS took home the Album of the Year award for “Proof,” released in June last year, their seventh “daesang” or grand prize at the Golden Disc Awards since...
Haechan, a member of K-pop boy bands NCT Dream and NCT 127, took a break from his activities due to health problems. In a notice released on Jan. 6, SM Entertainment, NCT’s agency, said that Haechan will be absent from schedules “due to poor health." NCT127A NCT's Haechan (Instagram)...
Hanteo Chart has released the list of the best selling albums in South Korea in 2022. The ranking is based on its proprietary physical record index, which incorporates the total number of copies sold and the price of the album. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, Seventeen, BLACKPINK and NCT...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream’s new mini-album topped the weekly album chart in South Korea with nearly 1.6 million copies sold. Hanteo Chart released the physical album chart for Dec. 19 to 25, which showed NCT Dream grabbing the No. 1 spot. NCT Dream (top) and BTS (Twitter, Big Hit Music) NCT...
2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
K-pop boy bands Stray Kids and NCT Dream are ending the year by ranking in the top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart. Billboard released the Dec. 31-dated Hot Trending Songs chart which tracks “global music-related trends and conversations in real-time across Twitter, viewable over...
Puma Korea has issued an apology after four members of K-pop boy band NCT 127 were injured, including three who were rushed to the hospital, during filming for a commercial for the brand. On Dec. 9, SM Entertainment, NCT 127’s agency, announced that NCT 127 member Jaehyun, Johnny, Jungwoo and...
