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Korea’s Gaon Music Chart has released new certifications covering albums, downloads and streaming. 

After K-pop boy band GOT7 members decided not to renew their exclusive contracts with JYP Entertainment upon the expiration last Jan. 19, each of them made plans on what to do next.

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.

K-pop boy band GOT7’s Jinyoung has officially joined BH Entertainment after his contract with JYP Entertainment expired last Jan. 19.

After leaving JYP Entertainment, K-pop idol group GOT7’s Youngjae has found a new agency while Mark Tuan reached one million subscribers on YouTube.

K-pop boy band GOT7 marked their seventh anniversary since debut today, Jan. 16, with messages for their fans. 

All the members of K-pop boy band GOT7 have made the decision to leave their agency, JYP Entertainment, after their exclusive contracts expire this month.

The news that K-pop boy band GOT7 member Yugyeom is planning to leave JYP Entertainment and join Jay Park’s AOMG label has made fans worry: Will the group disband or go beyond the so-called “7-year jinx”?

K-pop boy band GOT7 member Yugyeom will be leaving his agency, JYP Entertainment, after his contract expires this month.

TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020 includes 24 K-pop idols, touting it as “widely considered to be the most internationally recognized and prestigious list of its kind.”

The 2020 The Fact Music Awards ceremony was held on Dec. 12 to honor Korean artists with BTS and Super Junior emerging as the biggest winners.K-pop superstars BTS won the daesang, or grand prize, the highest honor. This is their third consecutive year to bag the daesang, winning it for the first time in 2018. The award was based on music and record score from Gaon Music Chart data, 40 percent, and judges’ score, 60 percent.

Twitter Philippines has announced the most tweeted about K-pop groups and K-pop hashtags in the Philippines in 2020.

Twitter has revealed the top 10 most tweeted K-pop accounts globally and most tweeted about people worldwide in 2020.

K-pop boy bands NCT, ENHYPEN and GOT7 garnered the first three places on the weekly music chart.

The 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held on Dec. 6 hosted by Korean actor and “Descendants of the Sun” star Song Joong-ki.

Singers TWICE, NCT, BTS, GOT7, Monsta X and Im Young-woong, and actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Jung-jae emerged as the grand prize winners at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) held on Nov. 28 in South Korea.

K-pop superstars BTS bagged the Top Social Artist award again at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) held on Oct. 14 (Oct. 15 in the Philippines) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by Kelly Clarkson.

Recent data released by Twitter showed the Philippines among top 5 countries in the world with the most avid K-pop fans.