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BTS’ Jimin Releases 1st Individual Album

BTS’ Jimin Releases 1st Individual Album

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS dropped his first official album as a solo artist Friday. “Face” consists of six tracks — both Korean and English-language versions of the main single “Like Crazy,” “Face-off,” “Interlude: Dive,” “Alone” and “Set Me Free Pt. 2,” according to the band’s agency, BigHit Music. [...]

Kakao Entertainment, Colombia Record Team Up for IVE’s North American Debut

Kakao Entertainment, Colombia Record Team Up for IVE’s North American Debut

SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean entertainment company Kakao Entertainment said Friday it will partner with American record label Columbia Records for K-pop girl group IVE’s debut in the North American market. Kakao Entertainment America struck a partnership agreement with Columbia Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music, to support the group’s first official [...]

‘The Glory’ Part 2 Tops Netflix’s Non-English TV Show Chart for 2nd Week

‘The Glory’ Part 2 Tops Netflix’s Non-English TV Show Chart for 2nd Week

SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Netflix revenge thriller series “The Glory” Part 2 stayed on top of the streamer’s weekly viewership chart for the second consecutive week, data showed Wednesday. Premiered on March 10, the highly anticipated second part was the most-watched non-English TV show on Netflix’s top 10 list for the week [...]

BLACKPINK Jennie’s ‘Solo’ Music Video Hits Record High 900 mln YouTube Views

BLACKPINK Jennie’s ‘Solo’ Music Video Hits Record High 900 mln YouTube Views

SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “Solo,” an individual single from Jennie, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK, topped 900 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, a first for any female K-pop solo artist. The video hit the milestone four years and four months after it was uploaded, the group’s [...]