(Clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT, ASTRO and The Boyz (Twitter) BTS, EXO, Seventeen, NCT and ASTRO grabbed the first five places in the K-pop boy band brand reputation rankings for the month of August. According to the Korea Corporate Research Institute, 53.68 million...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Monsta X, TWICE, Seventeen and (G)I-DLE (Twitter / Facebook) Six K-pop acts have bagged nominations for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be aired live on Sept. 12 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “This year’s awards, complete with a...
Seventeen at their online fan meeting (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen held their fifth online fan meeting “Seventeen in CARAT Land” on Aug. 8 that attracted 98,000 viewers worldwide (including duplicate access). Billed as a celebration with fans, the four-hour long event...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT Dream EXO’s D.O., SF9 and Loona (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS’ “Butter” CD emerged as the No. 1 best-selling album in Korea for the month of July. Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the monthly album chart covering the period July 1 to 31. The...
Seventeen (Twitter) All members of K-pop boy band Seventeen have signed an early renewal of their exclusive contracts with their agency. In an announcement on July 19, agency Pledis Entertainment said, “We would like to announce that all the members of the PLEDIS Entertainment group Seventeen...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, Seventeen, IU, Brave Girls, BTS and BLACKPINK (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has issued the list of the top-selling songs and albums in Korea, and the most popular artists for the first half of 2021. Album Chart In the first half of 2021, the...
NCT Dream (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT Dream’s first studio album “Hot Sauce” has been officially certified to have sold two million copies. On July 8, Korea’s Gaon Music Chart, which is under the supervision of the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), issued certifications for...
(Clockwise from top left) NCT Dream, 2PM, Loona, Han Seungwoo and Drippin (Twitter / Instagram) K-pop boy band NCT Dream’s repackaged album “Hello Future” topped the weekly physical album chart in South Korea. According to Hanteo Chart, “Hello Future” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the...
Seventeen’s S.Coups (Twitter) K-pop boy band Seventeen’s leader S.Coups has suffered injuries in a fall during an official event and has temporarily stopped his activities. Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen’s agency, made the announcement on July 1 about the accident. “On Wednesday, June...
(Clockwise from top left) Seventeen, EXO, NCT Dream, TXT and TWICE (Twitter) K-pop boy bands Seventeen, EXO, NCT Dream and TXT, and girl group TWICE copped the first five places on the monthly album chart for the month of June. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings of the 30...
Seventeen (Twitter) K-pop boy band Seventeen make their first appearance on the Billboard 200 chart in six years since debuting in 2015. Billboard announced on June 28 that Seventeen’s new album “Your Choice” debuted at No. 15 on the July 3-dated chart. The chart “is based on multi-metric...
(Clockwise from top left) Seventeen, NCT Dream, A.C.E, Brave Girls and TWICE (Twitter) K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the album chart for the second straight week as their new release, “Your Choice,” reached 1.37 million copies in sales. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings of its...
