Two K-pop superstars ― PSY and BTS’ Suga ― have joined hands to take the music scene by storm. PSY, who was propelled to global stardom with his 2012 hit “Gangnam Style,” has collaborated with the BTS rapper to drop “That That,” the lead single of his ninth full-length album, “PSY 9th.” The album is...Read More
2NE1 Perform Together at Coachella 2022 Disbanded K-pop girl group 2NE1 performed together for the first time in seven years since 2015. On April 16, CL performed at an annual music festival ‘Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’ that took place at the Empire Polo Club in California, the United States. CL performed songs from her...Read More
BTS stages suspense-filled performance at Grammy Awards 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS has grabbed the attention of music fans around the world with a suspense-filled performance of its 2021 megahit single “Butter” on the stage of this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony. The septet was fourth on the star-studded lineup of performers of the 64th edition of...Read More
2022 BTS Seoul concerts draw 2.46M viewers A combined 2.46 million people worldwide saw in real time the BTS concerts on March 10, 12 and 13 held at the main stadium of Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul’s Songpa-gu District. The group’s management agency Big Hit Entertainment on March 14 said the three concerts of the...Read More
BTS Seoul Live concert in 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS will hold its first live concerts in Seoul in about two-and-a-half years next month, the group’s management agency said Wednesday. Three concerts, under the title “BTS Permission To Dance On Stage ― Seoul,” will be held on March 10, 12, and 13, at the Jamsil Olympic...Read More
BTS Concert in Seoul March 2022 K-pop supergroup BTS will continue its latest live concert series in Seoul in March, its management agency said Friday, after the group successfully finished its sold-out live concerts in Los Angeles amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “See you in Seoul, March 2022,” Big Hit Music announced in a brief posting...Read More
BTS wins Artist of the Year at 2021 AMA South Korean supergroup BTS once again rewrote K-pop history Monday by becoming the first Asian act to win artist of the year, considered the top award, at the American Music Awards (AMAs). The septet clinched the award during the 2021 AMAs broadcast live from Microsoft Theater...Read More
BTS perform with Coldplay at AMAs South Korean supergroup BTS will hit the stage with British rock band Coldplay for a joint performance of their collaborative single “My Universe” at the 2021 American Music Awards. It will be the first joint onstage performance by the two groups of the song, which was released in September...Read More
KPOP Music Production Program HaB Korea(CEO Daniel Kim) and 2% Entertainment(CEO Youngjoon Yang) recently signed a strategic partnership and launched a new KPOP program(2% Entertainment KPOP Music Production Program). 2% Entertainment is a company that produces and distributes comprehensive content such as music, video, image, emoticons, webtoons, and animations, and performs business areas in all...Read More
How Korea became Cultural Juggernaut A New York Times feature on Nov. 3 analyzed why Korean pop culture like the smash Netflix series “Squid Game” has grown popular worldwide. In the article “From BTS to ‘Squid Game’: How South Korea Became a Cultural Juggernaut,” the daily said, “Now K-pop stars like Blackpink, the dystopian drama...Read More