Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, “Eight,” a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS’ Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its official release Wednesday evening, “Eight,” a pop-rock number, topped the iTunes singles chart in the United States, France, Singapore, New Zealand, Finland, Malaysia, the Philippines, and 52...Read More
K-pop band BTS will join ex-U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and American pop icon Lady Gaga in giving speeches during a virtual commencement event by YouTube next month, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The streaming event, “Dear Class of 2020” set for June 6 (U.S. time), is a virtual...Read More
Global band BTS has begun a new journey to produce an album, possibly the first self-produced album in the band’s high-profile seven-year music career. Appearing on a live video log on YouTube last week, BTS member Jimin shared the news on the project, the band’s new discographic journey that came as the coronavirus pandemic has...Read More
The K-pop world is bracing for one of the highest-profile K-pop matches this upcoming summer that will pit the two overriding top girl bands, TWICE and BLACKPINK, against each other. In about five years since their debuts in 2015 and 2016, respectively, TWICE and BLACKPINK played instrumental roles in broadening the global horizon of K-pop...Read More
BTS has decided to reschedule its upcoming world tour due to the coronavirus pandemic, its agency said Tuesday. Bit Hit Entertainment announced the decision to indefinitely put off the BTS Map of the Soul Tour, saying it was made in “foremost consideration” of the health and safety of the artists and fans. In a notice...Read More
Chen, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, became the father of a daughter Wednesday following his surprise marriage announcement in January. “Chen had a daughter born today as (reported),” EXO’s management agency, SM Entertainment, said, confirming some media reports on the birth. The news came about three months after the 28-year-old, whose legal name...Read More
K-pop boy band SuperM’s online concert on Sunday (KST) attracted 75,000 paid viewers in 109 countries, according to the group’s agency SM Entertainment. “A popular idol band usually draws about 10,000 audiences for an offline concert, but ‘SuperM ― Beyond the Future’ attracted 7.5 times more people, offering new growth potential for concert business,” SM...Read More
With “Kill This Love” topping the milestone of 800 million YouTube views Monday, BLACKPINK became the first K-pop artists to have three songs with over 800 million views. The music video of BLACKPINK’s latest hit song surpassed the 800 million YouTube mark early Monday morning, about one year after its release, the band’s management agency...Read More
Incheon Metropolitan City and Incheon Tourism Organization announced on the 17th April that Incheon’s representative Korean Wave content “2020 INK Concert” was selected as the highest grade in the 2020 K-pop concert support project organized by the Korea Tourism Organization this year, securing KRW 200 million won in state funds. In order to attract foreign...Read More
Singer-songwriter Paul Kim is poised to release his second full-length album “Part 2: Heart, Two” on April 22, his agency Neuron Music said Saturday. Kim took to his YouTube Friday to disclose a one-minute preview video of all five numbers in the upcoming EP, including the mawkish lead track “But I’ll Miss You.”In the clip,...Read More
