KCC events this March (KCC) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines’ 10th year anniversary kicked off this March and it started the celebration with informative K-content, contests and big prizes. Amid the ongoing pandemic, KCC is holding activities and events online for K-culture...
Nothing is more uplifting than Pinoy Pride being promoted to the global stage. This is what happened after numerous Filipino fans of TWICE tweeted about Filipina Girl Group BINI's version of "Yes or Yes." A dedicated Twitter fan page for Filipino TWICE fans known as "ONCE" tweeted:Â "A Filipino...
(Clockwise from top left) Late SHINee member Jonghyun, EXO’s Kai, ENHYPEN, NCT, BTS, IZ*ONE, GOT7 and TWICE (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released new certifications covering albums, downloads and streaming. The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), through...
Voted most handsome and beautiful idols are (clockwise from top left) ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, Seventeen’s Jeonghan, BTS’ V, NCT’s Jaehyun, NCT’s Lucas, NCT’s Taeyong, April’s Naeun, Red Velvet’s Irene, Suzy, IZ*ONE’s Kim Min-ju, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, Girls’ Generation’s Yoona,...
The hanbok-inspired costumes worn by TWICE’s Dahyun (left) and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo in their music videos (Screenshots from TWICE and BLACKPINK’s MVs) JYP Entertainment has issued an apology for a hanbok-inspired costume worn by K-pop girl group TWICE member Dahyun in a cover music video that...
(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...
(Clockwise from top left Lee Min Ho, BTS, BLACKPINK, Psy, TWICE, EXO, Lee Jong-suk, Song Hye-kyo, Gong Yoo and Hyun Bin (Photos: MYM, Instagram, Twitter) An overseas survey conducted by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and Korean Foundation for International...
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...
(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...
TWICE’s Jeongyeon (JYP Entertainment) Fans are rejoicing after K-pop girl group TWICE’s member Jeongyeon appeared in a promotional video for the video game “Sudden Attack.” Jeongyeon went on hiatus last October due to anxiety and was unable to join TWICE in promoting their album “Eyes...
