Chaeyoung, a member of K-pop girl group TWICE, has apologized after she was called out for wearing a t-shirt with a swastika symbol, which is closely associated with the Nazis. On March 21, Chaeyoung, 23, posted photos on Instagram showing her wearing a t-shirt depicting English rock band Sex...
K-pop girl group TWICE scored their highest entry on the Billboard 200 chart with their new album. According to Billboard, TWICE’s “Ready to Be,” released on March 10, debuted at No. 2 on the March 25-dated Billboard 200 chart, which is “the act’s biggest week ever.” TWICE (Twitter)...
Luminate, the company that supplies music data to Billboard for its charts, has released its “Luminate Year-End Music Report” for the US in 2022. The report showed six K-pop artists entering the top 10 in different categories for albums in the US last year. (Clockwise from top left) BTS, TXT,...
K-pop girl group TWICE member Dahyun has tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea averaged 64,000 new cases in the past week. “We are sad to inform you that TWICE member Dahyun has tested positive for Covid-19 antigen testing on Tuesday, January 3rd,” JYP Entertainment announced on Jan. 3....
TikTok Korea released its year-ender for 2022, naming the most viewed artists, top songs and artists with the most new followers on the platform for the year. "We’re honored to celebrate our global community who shaped this year's trends, shared new ideas, learned from one another, and turned...
The race for the last twice-to-beat advantage heats up as Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra figure in a pair of crucial encounters against separate foes in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Nov. 27. Magnolia's Chito Victolero and Ginebra's Tim Cone (PBA Images) The...
K-pop powerhouse BTS made history at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs), held on Nov. 20 at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. BTS won the AMAs’ Favorite Pop Duo or Group, the fourth straight year that they bagged the award. They first won the award in 2019. BTS...
K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will be attending the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs), which will be held on Nov. 20 (Nov. 21 in the Philippines) at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The AMAs announced on Nov. 17 about Tomorrow X Together’s appearance at the music...
K-pop girl group TWICE canceled their Halloween fan meeting in the aftermath of the Itaewon tragedy on Oct. 29, which killed 154 people. JYP Entertainment, the group’s agency, made the announcement on Oct. 31. TWICE (Twitter) Here is the statement: “This is JYP Entertainment. We inform you that...
Five K-pop groups bagged nominations at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs), which will be held on Nov. 20 at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. (From top) BLACKPINK, TXT, Seventeen, TWICE and BTS (Twitter, Pledis) The winners of the AMAs are all voted by fans. Nominees in 37...
MTV announced the nominees for the MTV EMAs that will be held at PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. For Best Asia Act, the nominees are TXT (Korea), Maymay Entrata (Philippines), Niki (Indonesia), Silvy (Thailand) and The Rampage from EXILE TRIBE (Japan). The nominees for Best K-pop are...
K-pop groups BLACKPINK and NCT 127 grabbed the first two places on the monthly physical album chart in South Korea for the month of September. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the ranking of the best-selling physical albums for September. BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” took first place with 1,606,398...
