BTS won Group of the Year at 2021 VMAs (Screenshot from VMA video) K-pop superstars and Grammy nominees BTS won three awards at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) held on Sept. 12 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. BTS bagged Group of the Year, Best K-pop and Song of Summer for “Butter.”...
President Duterte has come up with a counter of sorts to the Senate’s continued investigation of government agencies for allegations of corruption--holding his "Talk to the People" public briefings twice a week. President Duterte speaks during the pre-recorded “Talk to the People” press...
TWICE’s Jeongyeon (Instagram) K-pop girl group TWICE member Jeongyeon, 24, is suspending her activities again due to health reasons. In a statement, JYP Entertainment said, “We would like to inform you about TWICE member Jeongyeon's current health situation.” “Jeongyeon is currently...
(Clockwise from top left) BLACKPINK, aespa, Red Velvet, Brave Girls and TWICE (Twitter)Â BLACKPINK, aespa, Red Velvet, Brave Girls and TWICE topped the K-pop girl group brand reputation rankings for the month of August. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 35.59 million pieces...
(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...
(Top photo from left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Psy, TWICE and EXO, and (bottom photo from left) Lee Min Ho, Hyun Bin, Gong Yoo, Song Hye-kyo and Lee Jong-suk (Instagram, Facebook, tvN) K-pop superstars BTS, actor Lee Min Ho, “Crash Landing on You” and “Parasite” were voted as the top choices in a...
Is it possible to be captivated with the same person—or in this case, girl group—more than once? Twice has got us smitten again and again TWICETAGRAM From left: Jihyo, Momo, Nayeon, Tzuyu, Mina, Jeongyeon, Dahyun (seated), Sana, and Chaeyoung in Twice x Bench collection If there’s a South...
(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...
Super Junior’s Heechul (left) and TWICE’s Momo (Instagram) K-pop boy band Super Junior member Kim Heechul, 37, and girl group TWICE’s Japanese member Momo (real name Momo Hirai), 24, have broken up, their agencies confirmed. A Korean media outlet reported on July 8 that Heechul and Momo...
(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...
(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...
(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...
