Waterbomb Manila released the ticket prices and names of additional performers for the water festival. Waterbomb, touted as “Korea’s ultimate water festival,” will be making its debut in the Philippines. Waterbomb Manila will be held on Feb. 22 and 23 at the Quirino Grandstand at...
K-pop star Kang Daniel filed a complaint with the police against the majority shareholder of his own agency, Konnect Entertainment, for alleged fraud and embezzlement totaling 14 billion won (about $10.32 million). Korean media reported on May 20 that in the complaint filed with the Seoul...
The reality-variety show “2 Days & 1 Night” won the “daesang” (grand prize) at the 2023 KBS Entertainment Awards on Dec. 23. The awards show, organized by Korean TV network KBS, recognized outstanding programs and stars on KBS shows. The cast of the TV show “2 Days...
A total of 19 artists will perform at the 2023 World Scout Jamboree's “K-Pop Super Live” concert on Aug. 11 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Jamboree Organizing Committee and Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced the lineup for...
K-pop boy band Monsta X and Jessi will be performing on the first day of a concert that will be held in Las Vegas in April. “We Bridge,” the inaugural three-day cultural expo and two-day music festival to celebrate Asian entertainment and culture, will be held on April 21 to 23. Monsta...
ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo grabbed first place in the brand reputation rankings for individual members of K-pop boy bands for February 2023. The Korea Corporate Research Institute released the brand reputation index based on the analysis of 117.19 million brand big data covering 703 members of K-pop...
The first day of the 30th anniversary Hanteo Music Awards 2022 was held at Jamsil Arena in Seoul on Feb. 10. It is based on the Hanteo Chart, which started its service in 1993, and those eligible were artists who released albums and digital music from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022. (Clockwise from top...
K-pop artist Kang Daniel has canceled his performance in Japan after he tested positive for Covid-19. Kang Daniel was scheduled to fly from Incheon International Airport on Aug. 19 for the “Summer Sonic 2022” shows in Osaka on Aug. 20 and Tokyo on Aug. 21 but canceled it. K-pop artist Kang...
K-pop boy band NCT Dream zoomed to the top of the weekly album chart with “Beatbox,” the repackaged version of their studio album “Glitch Mode.” According to Hanteo Chart, “Beatbox” grabbed the No. 1 spot on the weekly physical album chart for May 30 to June 5 with 848,367 copies sold....
K-pop boy band Seventeen sold two million copies of their new album in one week to claim the status as a “double million seller.” Seventeen released the studio album “Face the Sun” on May 27 containing the nine songs including “Hot.” Topping Hanteo Chart's monthly album chart for May...
BTS’ Jimin, Kang Daniel, 2PM’s Junho, BTS’ V and BTS’ Jin topped the brand reputation index for individual K-pop boy band members for the month of February 2022. The Korea Corporate Research Institute analyzed 117 million brand big data from 703 members of K-pop boy bands from Jan. 19 to...
Defunct K-pop boy band Wanna One will not personally attend the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) slated on Dec. 11 after one staff member of Kang Daniel tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Wanna One disbanded in 2018 and a reunion of the members was planned with them appearing...