BTS released a teaser video for its new song “Dynamite” on August 19. In this video, BTS wearing retro costumes reminiscent of the ’90s and dancing disco to sensuous music are eye-catching. It is a short video of 30 seconds, but it shows BTS’ unique cheerfulness and the members’ uncontrollable talents. The new song “Dynamite”...Read More
K-pop superstar BTS member J-Hope has donated 100 million won ($84,000) to help underprivileged children suffering through COVID-19, according to nonprofit organization ChildFund Korea, Tuesday. “I hope this donation will go to disadvantaged children facing various social issues, especially those economically suffering from COVID-19,” the artist said through the organization. This is not the first...Read More
V-square is back with its first audition in the 2nd half of the year 2020. This audition is conducted in collaboration with ROOTS Entertainment. KPOP online audition; On the 13th of August, V-Square posted an audition notice on its website and social media. At the same time as the notice was posted, audition applications began...Read More
Big Hit Entertainment, the label-management agency of K-pop giants BTS, announced Thursday that its estimated sales revenue during the first half of 2020 reached a record 294 billion won ($244.8 million) on the back of strong album sales and paid online concert revenues. In a biannual corporate briefing held on YouTube, the company added that...Read More
The ‘2020 Soribada Best K-Music Awards‘ has officially wrapped up. The award ceremony is presented by P2P search portal and MP3 service company Soribada, and the winners are determined by Soribada’s internal data, international mobile votes, and ratings from professional critics. The 4th annual ‘Soribada Best K-Music Awards’ was held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul...Read More
By embracing top-notch technology backed by a well-knit plot, K-pop powerhouse Twice brought a whole new level of festivity to its first virtual concert Sunday afternoon. The group’s first official concert since its 2019 world tour, “Beyond LIVE – Twice: World in a Day” showed that the multibillion-dollar industry has discovered impressive new capabilities during...Read More
It was Lady Gaga in May, and it will be Selena Gomez in August. K-pop girl group BLACKPINK revealed Wednesday that it will collaborate with American pop star Selena Gomez for a new single. The four-piece act’s record label YG Entertainment floated a teaser poster on its official blog. The poster shows the name of...Read More
The Korea Foundation, K-pop powerhouse Big Hit Entertainment’s education business unit Big Hit Edu and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies are working together to develop and provide Korean language learning programs. As their first project together, they will provide a program for KF‘s e-school lectures for universities overseas, including Middlebury College in the US, Ecole...Read More
The treasure chest is finally wide open and YG Entertainment’s brand new rookie act, Treasure, is poised to make a splash both in and out of South Korea. Looking fairly nervous, the 12-piece boy band — the label’s first debut since Blackpink four years ago — attended its first-ever media interview in Seoul on Monday....Read More
A new feature-length documentary film on K-pop group BTS will hit theaters next month in South Korea and around the world, the country’s leading theater chain CGV announced Friday. “Break The Silence: the Movie” will be released on Sept. 10 exclusively at CGV theaters in South Korea, the theater chain said. The fourth theatrical film...Read More
