SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop group BTS and rising classical pianist Cho Seong-jin have been named among Asia’s 30 most influential people under the age of 30 in entertainment and sports this year. BTS and Cho were included in Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Asia” list in the entertainment and sports category, which was [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group BLACKPINK will hold its first Japanese tour in July, its agency said Tuesday. The three-city concert series, “BLACKPINK Arena Tour 2018,” will kick off at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on July 24, according to YG Entertainment. The quartet will later head to Fukuoka and Chiba. The tour will be comprised of six shows in total. BLACKPINK landed one of the most successful debuts in the K-pop scene in 2016, storming multiple [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The official music video for “Boy in Luv” from BTS exceeded 200 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, becoming the eighth video by the K-pop sensation to pass the threshold, the group’s agency said. The video of the title track off BTS’ second EP “Skool Luv Affair” topped 200 [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) — Red Velvet will sing two of its latest hits, “Red Flavor” and “Bad Boy,” during two rare performances by a South Korean troupe in Pyongyang next week, sources well informed of the shows said Monday. They said the girl group submitted a list of five or more songs to a [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group TWICE aims to extend its nonstop winning streak by releasing its fifth EP album next month, its management agency said Monday. The nine-member idol band will drop “What is Love?” on April 9, JYP Entertainment announced. The company launched a comeback teaser promotion that will continue until [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular ’90s R&B trio Solid returned with a brand new album on Wednesday, seeking to reclaim its past glory after remaining dormant for 21 years. The group held a media showcase for its new self-produced album, “Into the Light,” at the Understage in central Seoul, performing several new songs [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — TVXQ and Super Junior will make long-anticipated returns with new albums to reclaim the throne of the Asianwide fever of K-pop music, known as “hallyu,” according to their agencies on Monday. TVXQ will put out its eighth full-length album, titled “New Chapter #1: The Chance of Love,” on March [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A music video by the K-pop sensation BTS, or Bangtan Boys, has garnered over 200 million views on YouTube, its management agency said Saturday. The music video of “Save Me” from the group’s special album “Hwa Yang Yeon Hwa: Young Forever” released in May 2016 topped 200 million views [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After reaching a breaking point in the music industry, major South Korean entertainment companies are now bulking up to gain a competitive edge in securing cultural content. At the forefront of this shift are SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment, two of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea boasting the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – TVXQ, a leader in the Asianwide fever of K-pop music, will return with a new album this month, the group’s management agency said Friday. S.M. Entertainment said the duo’s eighth full-length album will hit record stores on March 28. The two members put out their solo pieces through SM [...]