SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Members of popular boy band GOT7, who left their long-time agency JYP Entertainment earlier this year, are stepping up their music activities through solo projects. The seven-piece act — consisting of Mark, Jay B, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam and Yugyeom — in January left JYP after seven years without [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean actor Zo In-sung has donated 500 million won (US$433,000) to build a school in Tanzania, a local welfare foundation said Wednesday. The money was used to build the Singida New Vision School in central Tanzania in 2018, the Miral Welfare Foundation belatedly revealed in celebration of the [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean supergroup BTS sat atop the Billboard’s main singles chart for the ninth consecutive week as its hit single “Butter” returned to the throne after briefly giving way to its own latest single. “‘Butter’ officially returns to No. 1 on this week’s #Hot100 chart for an eighth total [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS said it hopes to play an active role in helping youths around the world amid global challenges like economic hardships, inequality and the ongoing pandemic. The seven-piece group, which has rewritten history by ruling Billboard charts and becoming the first Korean pop group to receive [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act aespa has signed a contract with a key U.S. agency, the group’s agency said Friday, raising views the rookie band will expand its global activities. The four-piece act inked a contract with Creative Arts Agency, which represents American pop stars like Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Mariah Carey, [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS will appear on the popular BBC radio show “Live Lounge” next week, the group’s agency said Friday. The group will perform its first Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Dynamite,” its latest hit song “Permission to Dance” and a special cover of “I’ll Be Missing You” by [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — After reigning one of the world’s most competitive music charts four times, BTS has again topped the Billboard Hot 100 with its summer bop “Permission to Dance.” The upbeat song, which the South Korean septet has stressed is something for everyone, became the fifth BTS song to hit No. [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS has added another feat to its copious list of accomplishments: replacing one of the group’s own songs at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and scoring back-to-back debuts atop the list. The septet’s third English number, “Permission to Dance,” debuted at No. 1 on [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — All 13 members of K-pop boy band Seventeen have agreed to renew contracts with their agency before expiry, the group’s agency said Monday. “While the existing contract is yet to expire, all 13 members of Seventeen and the company held in-depth discussions on the group’s future plans and reached [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for the 2019 BTS hit “Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey)” earned more than 1.3 billion views on YouTube on Sunday, the group’s agency said, in yet another milestone for the K-pop dynamo. “Boy With Luv,” the main track for the seven-piece act’s sixth EP “Map of [...]