SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — “Promise,” the first song written by Jimin of K-pop superband BTS, topped iTunes charts in 51 regions around the world Tuesday, weeks ahead of the release of his first solo album, the band’s agency said. “Promise” was No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs charts of Sweden, Norway, Greece, [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean dramas have become increasingly popular in India, according to a report from the British national broadcaster BBC on Monday. The report states that the genre mixing, exaggerated romance and bold heroines in Korean dramas are similar to Indian Bollywood dramas, which have contributed to their popularity among Indian [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Onew, the leader and lead vocalist of K-pop boy group SHINee, releases his first full-length album as a solo artist Monday, his agency said. “Circle” and its music video hit various online services at 6 p.m., SM Entertainment said. The album consists of 10 songs about various moments of [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The release date of BLACKPINK member Jisoo’s much-awaited first individual album was confirmed, the group’s agency said Monday. YG Entertainment announced on its official blog that the album will arrive on March 31 with a mysterious “Coming Soon” teaser image featuring a bright wide red piece of cloth spread [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop newbie group Le Sserafim has recorded the first million seller since its debut less than a year ago, with its second EP “Antifragile,” the group’s agency said Friday. The album has sold a total of 1,030,808 copies since it was released in October, Source Music said, citing data [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS dropped a new solo single, “on the street,” and its music video Friday. The dancer-rapper returned with the digital song, seven months after releasing his first official solo album, “Jack in the Box,” in July last year. The lo-fi hip-hop song with a comfortable [...]
SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Kep1er will return with a new album next month, about six months after dropping its third EP, “Troubleshooter,” the group’s agencies said Thursday. According to Wake One Entertainment and Swing Entertainment, the nine-piece group will drop the new album on April 10, without giving further details [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hwang Min-hyun, a member of now-disbanded project boy groups Wanna One and NU’EST, made his debut as a solo artist Monday, 11 years after he began his musical career. In “Truth or Lie,” his first EP and first release as a soloist, the singer exposes his various sides that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Monday he will release an individual single and its music video this week. The dancer-rapper said on social media that “on the street” will hit music services Friday. It is a lo-fi hip-hop song with a comfortable melody and warm [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Monday. The song had recorded 200,839,307 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Saturday, 68 days after its release on Dec. 19, ADOR said. This brought [...]