A ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday members of K-pop superstar BTS should be offered preferential treatment in terms of their mandatory military duties. “Why is it OK for Son Heung-min but not for BTS?,” Rep. Noh Woong-rae of the ruling Democratic Party said in a radio interview with CBS, referring to the military exemption for...Read More
South Korean boy group BTS’ latest hit “Dynamite” spends the sixth week of release at the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s main singles chart this week, a week after it made a surprise return to the top spot, Billboard reported Monday. “BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ dipped to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after three nonconsecutive weeks...Read More
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has clinched No. 3 spot on the global Spotify chart with “Lovesick Girls,” the dreamy lead single off its first studio album “The Album” released on Oct. 2. Three B-sides ― “Bet You Wanna (4),” “Pretty Savage (8)” and “Ice Cream (10)”― also ranked in the top 10 on the Global...Read More
Global K-pop star BTS participated in a remix project for the hit song “Savage Love” by U.S. pop singer Jason Deluro and New Zealand producer Jawsh 685, according to the band’s agency Sunday. BTS lent its singing and rapping to “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (BTS Remix),” the latest version of “Savage Love,” which...Read More
Airline traffic in South Korea and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region will remain well below 2019 levels next year due to the coronavirus’s impact on the airline industry, according to a global ratings agency Saturday. The pace of the recovery will depend on each market’s relative success in bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control...Read More
K-pop group BLACKPINK said Friday it wanted to show its growth as an artist and send out a message of hope and positive energy with its first-ever full-length album. Earlier in the day, the quartet unveiled the album “The Album,” which includes main track “Lovesick Girls” as well as hits that have broken into music...Read More
Four years after they debuted as the next buzzed-about girl group on the K-pop music scene, BLACKPINK’s lofty dreams in music have come into fruition. Perform at Coachella. Check. Record a song with Lady Gaga. Check. Collaborate with Selena Gomez. Check. Get a verse from Cardi B. Check. Another major objective: Record their first-full length...Read More
The group BTS will appear at the “2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA).” Billboard, a U.S. music media outlet, reported on the 1st of October(Eastern U.S. time) that BTS will perform “Dynamite” at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Billboard said, “The K-pop supergroup will be among other big names in music performing that night. Alicia Keys,...Read More
K-pop superstar BTS teased its upcoming new album “BE” on Thursday (Korean time), appearing on the “BTS Week” special on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” The show’s weeklong series running for five days through Friday is designed to showcase different music performances of the seven-member band each night, including live performances, comedy bits...Read More
Marking the fifth anniversary of its debut this month, K-pop girl band TWICE will drop its second full-length album in October, its management agency said Thursday. According to JYP Entertainment, the band will officially release the new album on Oct. 26 and return to the K-pop scene for promotional activities. The release will be the...Read More
