SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop megastar BTS will headline this year’s “Good Morning America” Summer Concert Series, an annual summer concert hosted by the famous U.S. morning talk show. The vocalist will open the concert on July 14 at New York’s Central Park with “Seven,” his first official solo song set [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group NewJeans on Friday released “New Jeans,” a song to be included in its forthcoming second EP. The song has a unique composition alternating between UK garage rhythm and Jersey club rhythm with smart lyrics and utilizes the team’s name. “Super Shy,” another prerelease song unveiled together [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Up-and-coming K-pop girl group Fifty Fifty has canceled multiple plans, including participation in concerts abroad, mainly due to its ongoing legal dispute with its agency. The quartet has garnered wide media attention since its new single “Cupid” charted on U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 and the British Official Singles Chart [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP, “FML,” has sold 6.2 million copies, making it the biggest-selling K-pop album of all time, the group’s agency said Wednesday. This also marks the first time that a K-pop album has surpassed 6 million copies in sales. Released April 24,”FML” set a new record [...]
SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” was Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of June 26-July 2 [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS topped iTunes Top Song charts of 83 territories around the world with “Still With You,” one of his recently released self-composed solo pieces, the band’s agency said Tuesday. The song was first uploaded on the music sharing service Soundcloud to download for free in [...]
SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop sensation BTS enjoys the most loyal fanbase based on how far its supporters are willing to travel, a survey by a U.S. travel information site showed Sunday. Upgraded Points released the results of its poll titled, “How Far Would You Travel to See Your Favorite Artist?” on [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — “OMG,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered over 400 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Saturday. The song had recorded 400,964,769 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Thursday, after its release on Jan. 2 this year, ADOR said. NewJeans [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS announced Friday he will drop his first official solo song next month. The track, titled “Seven,” will arrive on July 14 at 1 p.m., the vocalist said on Weverse, Hybe’s K-pop fan community platform. It is an invigorating, summery song that will make BTS [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of K-pop artists are being featured on Hollywood movie soundtracks. “Barbie Dreams,” performed by K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty, can be found on the original soundtrack album for the new fantasy comedy film “Barbie,” scheduled for release on July 19. Jimin, a member of the K-pop [...]