Organizers of the 2022 MAMA Awards (formerly the Mnet Asian Music Awards) have announced the artists who will perform and the emcees for the ceremony slated on Nov. 29 and 30 at the Kyocera Dome Osaka, Japan. Korean actor Park Bogum of “Reply 1988” will host the first night of the awards...
K-pop idol group BTS scored three nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards, which will be held on Feb. 5 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. On Nov. 15, the Recording Academy announced the nominees in 91 categories for the 2023 Grammys. BTS (Big Hit Music) Recording Academy CEO Harvey...
K-pop acts won at the 2022 MTV EMAs held on Nov. 13 at the PSD Bank Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. This year’s awards ceremony was hosted by Rita Ora and Taika Waititi. 2022 MTV EMA hosts Rita Ora and Taika Waititi (Photos courtesy of MTV) 2022 MTV EMA winners (clockwise from top left) TXT,...
K-pop group BTS’ Jin has updated fans about his upcoming military service and it appears that he will be enlisting and be deployed near the border of South and North Korea. On Nov. 12, a fan on the Weverse app asked Jin, “Oppa, it's your birthday next month, are you excited?” Jin replied,...
K-pop superstars BTS' Jungkook will be performing at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This was announced on BTS’ official Twitter account on Nov. 12. BTS' Jungkook (left) and the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 trophy (Twitter, Qatar government's FIFA World Cup website) In...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin’s dream came true. Korean noodle company Ottogi announced that Jin will be the latest endorser of its Jin Ramen instant noodle brand. The noodle brand is also sold in many countries including the Philippines. BTS' Jin is the newest endorser of the Korean instant...
People from the Korean entertainment industry voted to pick the singer of the year and song of the year for 2022. In celebration of its 18th anniversary, Korean media outlet Joy News 24 conducted a survey from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 among 200 entertainment industry workers including employees of...
After Jin, K-pop group BTS’ RM is the next member to release a solo album. Big Hit Music has announced that RM will drop his first official solo album titled “Indigo” in December. BTS' RM will release his solo album "Indigo" in December (Big Hit Music) “We are excited to announce that RM,...
HYBE announced the future activities of its K-pop artists including BTS, Tomorrow X Together (TXT), Seventeen, Fromis 9 and ENHYPEN. The company held its “2022 HYBE Briefing with the Community” in a video uploaded on YouTube on Nov. 10 where it discussed various aspects of operations and the...
The 2022 Genie Music Awards ceremony, hosted by Korea’s Genie Music, was held on Nov. 8 in Incheon. Eligible for this year’s awards were digital songs and albums released from Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 5, 2022. (Clockwise from top right) NCT Dream, (G)I-DLE and BTS (Twitter, Instagram) (Clockwise...
South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has successfully transmitted photos and video including BTS’ “Dynamite” from outer space to Earth. This was announced by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and the Electronics and Telecommunications...
Grammy-nominated K-pop group BTS member Jin has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time with his solo release. Jin released “The Astronaut” on Oct. 28 and according to Billboard, the song debuted at No. 51 on the Nov. 12-dated Hot 100 chart. BTS Jin's "The Astronaut' is No. 6 on...
