The South Korean government held a meeting on Wednesday to address foreign companies jumping on the Korean Wave bandwagon. Many foreign companies are creating fake ‘South Korean’ brands to take advantage of the Korean Wave led by BTS and K-dramas. The government will begin monitoring foreign media and social networks to sort out fake ‘South...Read More
The Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on May 7 said this year’s K-Pop Academy will run from May through December to teach Korean pop songs and dance to fans abroad. The academy features professional trainers, including those from Korean entertainment agencies, teaching at Korean...Read More
Xiumin, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has uploaded on his SNS account a selfie showing his new military-style haircut, hours before officially starting his military service Tuesday. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Kim Min-seok, is set to enter a military boot camp in Gangwon Province in the afternoon to start his 21-month...Read More
Some 60,000 fans cheered ecstatically in unison as members of K-pop boy band BTS cried out “Rose Bowl, make some noise,” to open up their fresh world tour at the outdoor Rose Bowl athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, on Saturday. The densely packed stadium roared and shook throughout the 150-minute performance, the first stop on...Read More
South Korean Boy Group BTS has recently attended the 2019 BBMA’s Billboard Music Awards held in Las Vegas, Nevada where they performed their latest track “Boy with Luv” featuring Halsey. BTS won two awards which are the Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist award. Fans have been expecting more Hollywood collaboration with BTS. And here...Read More
K-pop sensation BTS has become the first K-pop act to receive the Top/Duo Group award from the ‘Billboard Music Awards’ (BBMAs)! During the ‘2019 BBMAs’ awards ceremony on May 1 (local time), BTS was announced as the winner of Top Duo/Group award. BTS was nominated for the award for the first time, alongside Dan +...Read More
“SBS Super Concert in Gwangju” was held at Gwangju World Cup Stadium at 7 p.m. on Sunday to wish for the success of the 2019 World Aquatics Championships, bringing together a total of Gwangju-born stars. A total of 30,000 visitors, including some 10,000 overseas KPOP fans from 65 countries around the world including Asia, Southeast...Read More
While BTS has cleared way for more K-pop idol groups in the United States, NCT 127 is following the path with a tight schedule in the U.S. filled with interviews and media appearances. On Tuesday 9 a.m., the members appeared on “Good Day New York” on FOX 5, running live to promote their new album...Read More
“Adorable” and “bubbly” might be two adjectives that first come to people’s minds when thinking of the pan-Asian K-pop girl band TWICE. But they will do away with the stereotype once they hear the team’s latest release, “FANCY,” in which the members boast unforeseen maturity and charisma. The nine-piece group has been rather passive with...Read More
K-pop boy group BTS’ two new songs, ‘Boy With Luv’ and ‘Make It Right’ from the latest album ‘MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA’, debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. According to Billboard on April 22 (local time), BTS’ new title track ‘Boy With Luv’ landed at #8 on the Hot 100. Get booking 2019...Read More
