NCT (Twitter) K-pop boy band NCT grabbed first place on the monthly physical album chart in January with “Resonance Pt. 2.” According to South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, NCT’s “Resonance Pt. 2” Departure version sold 268,788 copies for the month of January to place first on the chart. The...
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...
(From top) ENHYPEN, STAYC and Treasure (Twitter) K-pop groups ENHYPEN and STAYC placed first in album sales among rookies that debuted in the second half of 2020. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the official album sales ranking for rookies in the second half of 2020 and ENHYPEN topped the male...
Treasure, The First Step Treasure Effect, Hanteo Chart, (G)I-DLE, NCT, Victon, TXT, Kai, ENHYPEN, MCND, Jeong Sewoon, Sungkyu, Infinite, EXO Rookie K-pop idol group Treasure topped the weekly music chart with their first official debut album “The First Step: Treasure Effect.” Hanteo Chart...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Seventeen, NCT, BLACKPINK, NCT 127, IZ*ONE, TWICE, EXO’s Baekhyun, Stray Kids and TXT (Twitter, Instagram) Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the best-selling artists in Korea in 2020 based on the total sales of physical albums. Despite the...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, Oh My Girl, StayC, Aespa, Cravity and Treasure (Twitter, Instagram, Mnet Asian Music Awards) Korean music industry experts have voted to name the best singers, rookies and events of 2020. News outlet News1 held a year-end survey among 22 experts...
The top 10 most tweeted about K-pop groups in the Philippines in 2020 are (clockwise from top left) Seventeen, EXO, TWICE, Treasure, BLACKPINK, TXT, GOT7, ENHYPEN, Stray Kids and BTS (Twitter, Instagram) Twitter Philippines has announced the most tweeted about K-pop groups and K-pop hashtags in the...
Twitter’s top 10 Most Tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020 (Twitter) Twitter has revealed the top 10 most tweeted K-pop accounts globally and most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020. According to Twitter, the top 10 Most Tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020 are: BTS (@bts_twt) EXO...
2020 MAMA Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10 winners (clockwise from top left) BTS, ATEEZ, Treasure, TXT, TWICE, Seventeen, Mamamoo, GOT7, NCT and BLACKPINK (Photos: Twitter, MAMA) The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held on Dec. 6 hosted by Korean actor and “Descendants of the Sun” star...
Here's how to send nominations for the next National Living Treasures Award The search for the next Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or National Living Treasures is officially on. But what does this award really stand for? Who are qualified to receive it? And how to send nominations? A National...
The search for the next Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan is on! This is not a drill! Just in time for Undas (or Halloween) season, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) announced that babaylan , albularyo , and maghihilot are now considered national living treasures. And the search...
Trot singer Kim Ho-joong and K-pop boy bands Stray Kids and The Boyz grabbed the first three places in top album sales for the month of September. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for September showing that Kim Ho-joong’s album “My Family,” released on Sept. 23, ranked first with...
