Seventeen’s Mingyu (Instagram) Another issue of school violence brought against K-pop boy band Seventeen’s Mingyu has been dispelled. This time, a netizen claimed that Mingyu stood by laughing while watching a middle school classmate being assaulted. Pledis Entertainment issued a statement on...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen member Mingyu has sorted out another school violence controversy that allegedly happened when he attended a “hagwon,” a Korean term meaning a private academy or cram school. Last Feb. 28, Pledis Entertainment issued a...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen member Mingyu did not abuse his classmate with disability, the person’s mother confirmed to the singer's agency. Amid the ongoing controversy that Mingyu had a history of school violence, Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen's...
(Clockwise from top left) (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Park Hye-soo, Kim So-hye, Kim Dong-hee, Jo Byeong-kyu and Loona's Chuu (Twitter, Instagram) The Korean entertainment industry is currently under siege as several actors and K-pop stars...
BTS performing at their 'Map of the Soul ON:E' concert (Big Hit) Leading K-pop agencies Big Hit Entertainment and YG Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Kiswe are partnering to launch a digital live streaming platform. Big Hit Entertainment announced that YG and UMG will invest in KBYK...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and Treasure (Twitter) The Philippines ranked fifth in the world with the most K-pop fans and placed fourth among countries with the most tweets related to K-pop in 2020, according to Twitter. Twitter revealed its #KpopTwitter 2020 list,...
Main Prize awardees (clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, TXT, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, Seventeen, Monsta X, Kang Daniel, NU’EST, Oh My Girl, TWICE and ATEEZ (Twitter) The 30th High1 Seoul Music Awards (SMA) ceremony was held on Jan. 31 to honor outstanding artists who released music from January...
Seventeen performing at their online concert 'IN-COMPLETE' (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen’s online concert “IN-COMPLETE” was held on Jan. 23 and it showcased their “performance powerhouse” status among fans from all over the world. According to their agency Pledis...
Clockwise from top left) BTS, TWICE, Kang Daniel, Monsta X and NCT 127 (Twitter) The inaugural APAN Music Awards ceremony was held on Jan. 24 to honor excellence in music in 2020. It was hosted by “Running Man” stars Kim Jong-kook and Jeon So-min at the Kyunghee University Grand Peace...
Hanteo Chart has revealed the top-selling albums released by Korean male and female groups, and male and female solo artists in the second half of 2020 covering the period July 1 to Dec. 31. In the male group category, BTS’ “BE” album, released on Nov. 20, grabbed the No. 1 spot in album...
Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen made their US debut performance of the song “Left & Right” on the Daytime Emmy award-winning “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Jan. 13. “My next guest has sold over six million albums and have had their songs streamed more than two...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, NCT 127, NCT and EXO's Baekhyun (Twitter) Gaon Music Chart has released the final figures for the top-selling albums in South Korea in 2020 and has also published new certifications. The Album Chart refers to the total number of albums shipped...
