You Quiz on the Block BTS effect The 99th episode of tvN’s variety show, “You Quiz on the Block,” featuring K-pop titan BTS, set its highest rating on Wednesday. It garnered a 6.74 percent viewership rating nationwide, with 8.21 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area, according to Nielsen Korea. This is the highest record for...Read More
Bukchon Hanok Village was established on Java Island, Indonesia. As the skyline was blocked by the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID 19), it was made for Indonesians who dream of visiting Korea. Bukchon Hanok Village in Indonesia According to ‘Kompas.com‘ on the 22nd, the Park modeled after Bukchon Hanok Village will open at the Tasikmalaya tourist...Read More
#StopAsianHate Movement K-pop stars like Eric Nam, Jay Park, and Choi Si-won are raising their voices in support of the #StopAsianHate movement, triggered by the Atlanta spa shootings on March 16 that took the lives of eight people, including four ethnic Koreans. The suspect, a 21-year-old white man named Robert Aaron Long, admitted to the...Read More
Cherry blossoms on the southern resort island of Jeju have just bloomed this year, about a week faster than in the previous years, the local weather agency said Thursday. Cherry blossom season begins in South Korea The Jeju Provincial Meteorological Administration said hotter than normal temperatures on the island this month appear to have advanced...Read More
BTS Grammy Awards 2021 BTS, the first K-pop act that earned a Grammy nomination, did not succeed in winning the award, but still expressed appreciation to their fans for the “incredible experience.” The seven-piece boy band was nominated for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category with its 2020 English-language single “Dynamite” in the 63rd Grammy...Read More
KPOP girl group Brave Girls won the top prize in ‘SBS Inkigayo’ with Rollin’. Brave Girls (Min-young, Yoo-jung, Eun-ji, and Yuna) drew attention as they topped the SBS Inkigayo with Rollin’. This is a song released four years ago by Brave Girls, which is currently ranked No. 1 on various music charts, and is even...Read More
The group BTS set a new milestone by performing solo at the U.S. top-ranking music awards ceremony “GRAMMY AWARDS.” BTS Grammy Solo performance BTS set the stage with its digital single “Dynamite,” released in August last year at the 63rd Grammy Awards held at 9 a.m. on the 15th. She became the first Korean pop...Read More
BTS sweeps international recording industry K-pop monolith BTS’ already long list of musical accolades continues as the boy band sweeps three global charts established by the organization representing the international recording industry.The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced Thursday (local time) that the group’s fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” has...Read More
BTS takes top 2 spots on last year’s Global Album Sales Chart of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The London-based federation on March 11 said the group’s fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7” topped the chart, while its fifth “Be” finished second. The boy band’s album for the Japanese market,...Read More
BTS Dynamite was the first song by a Korean act to reach No. 1 on Billboard’s main singles chart, has earned 900 million views on YouTube. YouTube views for the summer number’s music video surpassed the milestone at 9:56 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the band’s management agency Big Hit Entertainment. The feat comes just...Read More
