K-pop Radar, a “fandom data service” by music startup Space Oddity, released the top 10 most viewed K-pop music videos on YouTube in 2021. It “highlighted the brilliant achievements of artists who heated up 2021 through year-end settlement data.” K-pop Radar's top 10 most viewed K-pop music...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa emerged on top of the list of “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2021” published by TC Candler and The Independent Critics. “Unlike most other annual beauty rankings, the 100 Most Beautiful Faces List is not a popularity contest and it is definitely not country specific. It...
Who are the best rookie K-pop groups of 2021? Korean media outlet News1 held a survey among representatives of 31 entertainment agencies to choose the best rookie K-pop groups of 2021. (Clockwise from top left) Aespa, Ive, STAYC, ENHYPEN, Billlie, Mirae, Lightsum and Epex (Twitter) Aespa, composed...
Polling firm Gallup Korea has revealed the results of its year-end survey about Korean singers who shined in 2021 and the best songs of 2021. Gallup Korea has been releasing its Person of the Year in each field including entertainment and sports. For singers who shined in 2021 poll, Gallup Korea...
The 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony was held on Dec. 11 at the CJ ENM Contents World in Paju, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. K-pop superstars BTS swept all the four “daesang” (grand prizes) of the night: TikTok Artist of the Year, TikTok Song of the Year, TikTok Album of the...
BTS, IU and Aespa won the “daesang,” or grand prizes, at the Melon Music Awards 2021 (MMA) held on Dec. 4. All songs released from Nov. 11, 2020 to Nov. 7, 2021 were eligible for this year’s awards. (Clockwise from top) BTS, IU and Aespa (MMA) BTS’ chart-topping “Butter” won Song of the...
The New York Times released its The Best of 2021 lists for the best TV shows, pop albums, podcasts, theater, dance and jazz albums. Netflix’s “D.P.,” the drama starring Korean actor Jung Hae-in, has been chosen as one of the best international shows of 2021. In addition, Aespa’s...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
K-pop girl group Aespa took first place as best rookie singer of 2021, most anticipated singer in 2022 and freshest song of the year in a survey. To celebrate its 17th anniversary, Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 among 200 entertainment industry...
K-pop superstars BTS became the biggest winner at the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards (MTV EMAs), sweeping all the categories they were nominated in. BTS won four awards at the 2021 MTV EMAs: Best Pop, Best K-pop, Best Group and Biggest Fans. (From top) BTS and aespa won at the 2021 MTV EMAs (Twitter,...
South Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released the rankings for the top albums and songs for the month of October 2021. K-pop boy band Seventeen topped the month album chart (based on sales volume by shipment less returns) with their new album “Attacca” garnering 1,968,829 copies in sales...
BTS, IU, aespa, Lim Young-woong and NCT have been voted as the best Korean singers of 2021 while “Butter” emerged as the best song of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey...
