SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The wild global success of Korean boy band BTS is not a stand-alone case but has opened the door for many more K-pop music acts to make inroads into the American music market, a high-profile U.S. music executive said Tuesday. “BTS is a great success story. But BTS broke [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ ENM is generating a bit of controversy over its choice of Japan as the sole destination for this year’s Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) despite unprecedented trade and diplomatic rows between Seoul and Tokyo. A week earlier, the media and entertainment unit of the conglomerate CJ unveiled Nagoya [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest K-pop award event in Asia, has chosen Japan’s Nagoya as the destination for its 2019 ceremony despite a deepening diplomatic row between Seoul and Tokyo. The 2019 MAMA is scheduled for Dec. 4 at the 30,000-seat Nagoya Dome, the organizer, CJ ENM, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sensational K-pop girl band TWICE dropped Monday its eighth EP, “Feel Special,” without one of its three Japanese members. The member, Mina, has been on temporary leave since July as she has been suffering an anxiety disorder. “Mina took part in the production of the new album. But she [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The blockbuster TV fantasy series “Arthdal Chronicles” will likely come back with a second season despite its lower-than-expected viewership, its broadcaster tvN said Monday. “We’re positively considering making a second season,” an official from tvN said. “The decision has not been finalized yet, but the possibility is high.” Details [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan OneAsia Festival (BOF), a major annual K-pop concert in the second-biggest South Korean city of Busan, will kick off next month with a star-studded lineup. The BOF 2019 will run from Oct. 19-25 at the outdoor stage of Busan’s Hwamyung Park, Haeundae Beach and Busan Cinema Center [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of the popular boy band BTS, has donated 100 million won (US$83,745) to help students with hearing impairments, a Seoul school said Friday. The BTS leader made the donation earlier this week in celebration of his birthday, Sept. 12, in a bid to help students receive [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s biggest K-pop fair, MU:CON, will kick off its four-day run in Seoul this month to pitch K-pop’s new artists to the global music scene, its organizer said Friday. The event, also known as Seoul International Music Fair, will hold its 8th edition in the outdoor areas surrounding [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The management agency of boy band BTS refuted a dating rumor involving the band’s youngest member, Jungkook, on Tuesday. The rumor originated from CCTV footage of a couple on the resort island of Geoje, which was circulated online. The image shows a man hugging a woman from behind in [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen on Monday dropped its third full-length album, “An Ode,” a collection of dark, charismatic numbers. The 11-track album marks a sharp turnaround from the characteristic energetic, uplifting music style the band has pursued since its debut in 2015. The record is led by the main [...]