K-pop boy band Treasure, rookie group NMIXX, STAYC, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and BTOB topped the monthly album chart in South Korea for the month of February 2022. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the ranking of the best-selling physical albums from Feb. 1 to 28. (Clockwise from top left)...
K-pop girl group members BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Apink’s Eunji and Hayoung have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). YG Entertainment announced on Feb. 28 that “BLACKPINK's Rosé, ahead of her departure on Feb. 28, tested positive in the PCR test for COVID-19 so some of her...
The Blue House, or the Office of the President of South Korea, has answered the national petition filed against the Korean drama “Snowdrop,” which starred Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo. On Dec. 19, a petition was filed on the Blue House website to stop the airing of “Snowdrop,”...
Joining her are ‘Euphoria’ star Dominic Fike and music artist Solange Knowles How you like that? Blackpink’s Jennie is bringing the heat on social media through a series of photos by Glen Luchford for American fashion label Calvin Klein. For the brand’s spring 2022 campaign, the South...
Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) released the results of the 2022 Overseas Hallyu (Korean Wave) Survey. The survey was conducted online from Nov. 5 to Dec. 8, 2021 among 8,500 respondents in 18 countries and...
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK reached a new milestone when another of their videos reached one billion views on YouTube. According to YG Entertainment, BLACKPINK’s "How You Like That" dance performance video reached one billion views on YouTube at about 10:19 p.m. Korea standard time on Feb. 7....
BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, Red Velvet and Seventeen copped the first five places in the brand reputation ranking for K-pop idol groups for February this year. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 93 million pieces of big data of K-pop idol groups from Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, an increase by 20.34...
TV channel JTBC’s controversial Korean drama “Snowdrop,” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK's Jisoo, ended with the back-to-back airing of episodes 15 and 16 on Jan. 30. According to Nielsen Korea, episodes 15 and 16 on Jan. 30 received nationwide ratings of 2.773 percent and (eight place)...
Korean stars Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK Jisoo’s JTBC drama “Snowdrop” has ranked in the top 10 TV shows in South Korea again. “Snowdrop” aired its 14th episode on Jan. 29 and according to Nielsen Korea, it garnered a nationwide rating of 2.749 percent to place 10th in the top 10 TV shows...
“Snowdrop,” the JTBC Korean drama starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, posted slightly higher ratings for episode 13. According to Nielsen Korea, episode 13 of “Snowdrop” on Jan. 23 garnered a nationwide rating of 2.798 percent and placed 10th among the top 10 shows under the...
The JTBC Korean drama “Snowdrop” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo experienced a drop in ratings. Based on data from Nielsen Korea, episode 12 of “Snowdrop” on Jan. 22 received a nationwide rating of 2.521 percent, lower by 0.496 percentage point, compared to 3.017 percent the...
The Korean drama “Snowdrop,” starring Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo, will have its finale early, according to TV channel JTBC. According to JTBC, the 15th and 16th episode of “Snowdrop” will be broadcast on Jan. 30. “Snowdrop” stars Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo (JTBC)...
