SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — “FML,” boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP, has set a new record for first-week sales by a K-pop album, as it sold 4.55 million copies in the debut week, according to the band’s agency Monday. Pledis Entertainment said “FML” sold about 4,550,214 copies in the first seven days after its [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “OMG,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 300 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Saturday. The song had recorded 301,242,550 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Thursday, after its release on Jan. 2 this year, ADOR said. The group’s [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids will roll out its third full-length album, “5-Star,” in June, the group’s management agency said Friday. According to JYP Entertainment, “5-Star” will hit music services on June 2 to become the band’s first studio album since “Noeasy” in August 2021. The agency posted a [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS has kicked off his first world tour as a solo artist in the United States, his agency said Thursday. The “Suga | Agust D-Day” tour, which started at UBS Arena in Belmont, New York, on Wednesday (U.S. time), will take him to nine cities [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 300 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The song had recorded 301,232,001 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Monday, 126 days after its release on Dec. 19, ADOR said. It added [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty ranked at No. 50 in its fifth week on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with its new single “Cupid.” According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), “Cupid” rose 10 spots from 60th last week. The quartet debuted on the chart at No. [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Taeyang, a member of iconic boy group BIGBANG, has said watching sunsets was a major source of inspiration for his upcoming individual EP, “Down to Earth.” “During some of my difficult and challenging moments, I found solace in watching sunsets,” he said during a media event held in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “FML,” boy group Seventeen’s 10th EP, has set a new record for first-week sales by a K-pop album, as it sold nearly 4 million copies on the first day alone, according to music industry sources Tuesday. The sources said “FML” sold about 3,998,300 copies less than 24 hours after [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop juggernaut BTS released the music video for “Amygdala,” a track on his first official solo album, Tuesday, the group’s agency said. “Amygdala” is an almond-shaped part of the brain that is primarily involved in the processing of emotions and memories associated with fear. The rapper sings [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Leading K-pop boy group Seventeen showed strong confidence in the quality of its new EP, “FML,” on Monday. “This album not only showcases the music we want to pursue but also delivers a message that we’re passionate about. We hope you would like it and gain strength through it, [...]