Some 280,000 viewers across the world watched K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s first-ever online-only concert, titled “YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW,” Sunday, according to the quartet’s agency YG Entertainment. “Our primary data shows that about 280,000 people purchased a membership on YouTube to get access to THE SHOW,” the company said in a...Read More
The Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” K-pop dynamite group BTS and the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” were among the top drivers of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” last year, a government report showed Thursday. Some 9.5 percent of hallyu fans picked the romance flick “Crash Landing on You” as their favorite Korean drama, followed by...Read More
Superstar BTS has earned five nominations for the 2021 Korean Music Awards with its record-breaking albums and songs released last year. BTS has been named in the Musician of the Year, the Album of the Year, the Song of the Year, the Best Pop Album and the Best Pop Song categories, becoming one of the...Read More
K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album “BE” next month, the band’s agency said Monday. The new edition titled the “Essential Edition,” will drop on Feb. 19, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS initially released the “Deluxe Version” of “BE” in November. The agency explained the new edition...Read More
“My favorite idol group recently made a comeback and dropped a new single album. This time, the band’s main vocalist dominated killing parts.” Non-K-pop fans might be puzzled upon reading the above sentences, which consist of several Korean style-English or Konglish terms frequently used in the K-pop world. When it comes to K-pop, “idol” means...Read More
Psy, the singer-producer behind the 2012 viral sensation “Gangnam Style,” has celebrated his 20-year music career with a special social media post, his agency said Monday. “Psy’s 20th debut anniversary … Congrats, @psy_oppa,” P Nation, the singer-producer’s agency — which he founded in 2018 — wrote on its Twitter and Instagram accounts, posting a special...Read More
Superstar BTS has swept the 2021 Gaon Chart Music Awards with six trophies for its successful albums and songs released last year. At the annual awards ceremony held virtually on Wednesday due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the K-pop act won three trophies in the “Artist of the Year – Digital Music” category and two...Read More
“Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” has become global megastar BTS’ second music video to earn 1.1 billion views on YouTube, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The music video, released in April 2019 as the lead track for album “Map of the Soul: Persona,” reached the milestone at around 1:17 p.m., according to Big Hit Entertainment....Read More
BTS has won the Daesang(grand prize) for the fourth consecutive year in the album of the year category of the “Golden Disc Awards.” The 2021 Golden Disc Awards, which marks its 35th anniversary this year, was held without an audience for the first time in history due to the COVID 19. BTS won the Daesang(grand...Read More
Global music platform Vvid held its first global audition in 2021 with Shofar Music Entertainment. Shofar music entertainment includes sensuous and emotionally talented musicians such as BOL4, 20 years old and Sweden Laundry etc. This audition consists of two categories, Vocal and dancing. The application deadline is February 4th, and any female born between 2002...Read More
