As the audit and investigation into K-pop group NewJeans’ agency ADOR and its CEO, Min Hee-jin, continued about suspicions of a takeover attempt of ADOR, new news reports stated that she claimed the chairman of HYBE copied her ideas to create Grammy-nominated idol group BTS. ADOR is an...
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced the winners of the 38th Japan Gold Disc Award. First established in 1987, the Japan Gold Disc Award recognized Japanese and foreign artists based on net sales of CDs, music videos, singles, downloads and streaming. (Clockwise...
Rookie K-pop boy band Riize, which debuted in September, will be going to Manila to hold their first event in July. Riize announced the nine initial dates and cities and regions for their “2024 Riize Fan-Con Tour: Riizing Day.” The active Riize members (Instagram) Riize in September...
K-pop boy bands P1Harmony, TWS and VIXX grabbed the first three places in the physical weekly album chart for the second week of February in South Korea. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the weekly physical album chart covering the period Feb. 5 to 11. P1Harmony (X) TWS...
K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE and K-pop boy bands Vanner and TWS topped the weekly physical album chart in South Korea. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the weekly physical album chart covering the period Jan. 29 to Feb. 4. (G)I-DLE topped the weekly chart with their new...
Rookie K-pop boy band Riize released their new single “Love 119” through SM Entertainment and Insanity Records. “Love 119” is a song with sweet piano riffs and rich, expressive vocals full of bright energy as they sing about feeling love for the first time and comparing it to an...
BTS’ V dominated the monthly album chart for the month of September with his solo album “Layover” selling more than two million copies. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the monthly physical album chart for September, showing male K-pop acts lording over the top 10. ...
New K-pop idol group Riize made their debut on Sept. 4 with the album “Get A Guitar” selling more than 178,000 copies on the first day of release. Riize, which combined the words “rise” and “realize,” became the newest group under SM Entertainment composed of Seunghan, Sungchan,...
