K-pop boy bands Seventeen and ENHYPEN, and girl group Aespa grabbed the first three places in the monthly physical album chart in South Korea. The three idol groups sold at least one million copies of their new albums in July, according to Hanteo Chart. In ranking albums, Hanteo Chart now uses the...
K-pop artists secured nominations at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be held on Aug. 28 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. BTS, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, ITZY, Stray Kids and TWICE have been nominated in different categories this year. (Clockwise from top left)...
K-pop boy band Seventeen sold more than one million copies of their repackaged album in one week and grabbed first place on the weekly chart in South Korea. Seventeen released “Sector 17” on July 18, the repackaged version of their fourth studio album “Face the Sun,” which came out on May...
What are the best-selling K-pop albums in the first half of 2022? South Korea’s Circle Chart, formerly Gaon Music Chart, has released the rankings of the top-selling albums in South Korea in the first half of the year. In a report, Circle Chart revealed that there were 34.94 million...
Six K-pop groups emerged in the top 10 of album sales in the US in the first half of 2022. Luminate (formerly P-MRC Data), which supplies Billboard with music data for its charts, has released its 2022 “Luminate Midyear Music Report” covering the US. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray...
K-pop boy band Seventeen drew 35,000 fans to its two-day in-person Seoul concert over the weekend, according to their agency. The 13-member group held their “Seventeen World Tour: Be The Sun” Seoul concert on June 25 and 26 at the Gocheok Sky Dome.The concert was also watched by global fans...
Jeonghan, member of K-pop group Seventen, underwent an operation due to his elbow injury. Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, announced on June 17 that “Jeonghan has been receiving conservative treatment such as receiving injections for an infection and damage in his outer tendon on his...
Eleven-member K-pop boy band Omega X made their comeback on June 15 with the release of their first studio album. Omega X, managed by Spire Entertainment, is composed of Jaehan, Hwichan, Sebin, Hangyeom, Taedon, Xen, Jehyun, Kevin, Junghoon, Hyuk and Yechan. Omega X (Spire Entertainment) The cover...
K-pop group Seventeen will be coming back to the Philippines to hold a concert in October. Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, announced on June 15 the Asia leg of “Seventeen World Tour: Be the Sun.” Seventeen's "Be the Sun" world tour schedule in Asia (Pledis Entertainment) Seventeen's...
K-pop boy band Seventeen debuted at No. 7 on Billboard 200 with their fourth studio album “Face the Sun” amid the group’s goal to reach No. 1. This is Seventeen’s highest debut ranking on Billboard 200 and their first time to land in the top 10 after “Your Choice” placed 15th and...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS are celebrating their ninth anniversary today, June 13, and capped the weekend off by achieving the No. 1 spot on the album chart. BTS released their anthology album “Proof” on June 10. According to Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “Proof” topped the weekly album...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream zoomed to the top of the weekly album chart with “Beatbox,” the repackaged version of their studio album “Glitch Mode.” According to Hanteo Chart, “Beatbox” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the weekly physical album chart for May 30 to June 5 with 848,367 copies sold....
