SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS announced Tuesday it will cut down the itinerary of its upcoming world tour, “Map of the Soul Tour,” due to the coronavirus pandemic. “With the global spread of COVID-19, in some countries and cities, the level of unpredictability is becoming higher to prepare for the [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop concerts, showcases and various other promotional events have been canceled due to the spreading of the new coronavirus. But that does not mean the industry is at a total standstill. Many established and rising K-pop artists, including Kang Daniel and EXO leader Suho, are ready to drop new [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS sent out a message of encouragement for South Koreans Monday as the country struggles to stem the spread of COVID-19. The video message was uploaded on BTS’ official YouTube account and its “Love Myself” campaign account on Twitter, in response to a request by a [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of K-pop boy band BTS will this week launch a series of short video clips designed to provide Korean language education to non-Korean fans, the agency said Monday. Big Hit Entertainment said the first three episodes of the series, “Learn Korean with BTS,” will hit Weverse, [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — In a remix of British pop star Dua Lipa’s latest song, “Physical,” released earlier this week, K-pop artist Hwasa opens up the sensual synth-pop number with her signature raspy voice singing in the Korean language. The remix featuring Hwasa gives more color and trendiness to the original version, which [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Since K-pop band BTS’ first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 2018, other K-pop boy bands have entered the top five of the albums chart, pushing the horizon for South Korean pop in the global music market. This week, K-pop boy band NCT 127′s new album, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS has postponed ticket sales for the European leg of its new world tour, “Map of the Soul Tour,” set for July, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Due to recent events, BTS ‘Map of the Soul Tour – Europe’ ticket sale will be rescheduled,” the British [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Having canceled the inaugural Seoul leg of its new world concert tour series, “Map of the Soul Tour,” K-pop boy band BTS is at risk of having part of the following American leg rolled back amid the ongoing coronavirus spread in the United States. The septet was to kick [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The new album by K-pop boy band NCT 127 debuted at fifth on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, the band’s strongest feat on the chart, the music magazine said Monday. “Korean pop group NCT 127 lands its first top 10 effort, as ‘NCT #127 Neo-Zone,’ the 2nd [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite K-pop band BTS’ record high sales of “Map of the Soul: 7,” the relatively tepid performance of the album’s title track, “ON,” on the Billboard singles chart indicates that American radio airplay remains a formidable barrier for the septet. This week, “ON,” the lead single from the latest [...]