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BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’ Becomes 1st K-pop Video to Top 2.1 bln YouTube Views

BLACKPINK’s ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’ Becomes 1st K-pop Video to Top 2.1 bln YouTube Views

SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s megahit single “Ddu-du Ddu-du” has set a YouTube record for most views for a video by a K-pop group, the quartet’s agency said Monday. YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 2.1 billion views around 5 p.m. the previous day, about five years and one month after it [...]

Pinkfong’s Animal Songs Top 1 bln Streams on Spotify

Pinkfong’s Animal Songs Top 1 bln Streams on Spotify

SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Pinkfong Co., a South Korean educational entertainment company, said Thursday its children’s songs have garnered more than a combined 1 billion streams on Spotify, the global music streaming giant. The number is the highest for a homegrown animation and character company. Pinkfong has released various children’s songs based [...]

BTS Member Jungkook’s Solo Single ‘Seven’ Tops Billboard Hot 100

BTS Member Jungkook’s Solo Single ‘Seven’ Tops Billboard Hot 100

SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, “Seven,” becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, “Seven,” a summery pop song featuring American female rapper Latto, has sold 153,000 song downloads [...]

BTS’ Synergy Will be Powerful When Reunited, Says Member Jungkook

BTS’ Synergy Will be Powerful When Reunited, Says Member Jungkook

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS has expressed his anticipation for the group’s future reunion after all the members complete their military service, saying their synergy will be much more powerful then. “It’s good that we all have time to grow up individually through our solo projects that reflect our [...]

BTS’ ‘Beyond the Story’ Becomes 1st Korean Book to Top New York Times Bestseller List

BTS’ ‘Beyond the Story’ Becomes 1st Korean Book to Top New York Times Bestseller List

SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS’ first official book, “Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS,” has topped New York Times bestseller lists. According to the lists released by the U.S. newspaper Wednesday (U.S. time), the English version of the book shot to the top of this week’s bestseller lists for “hardcover [...]

‘King the Land’ Rebounds to No. 1 on Netflix Chart for Non-English TV Shows

‘King the Land’ Rebounds to No. 1 on Netflix Chart for Non-English TV Shows

SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean romantic drama series “King the Land” retook the No. 1 position as Netflix’s most-watched non-English TV show in the previous week, the streaming platform’s viewership chart showed Wednesday. The JTBC series, starring K-pop idols-turned-actors Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoona, topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the [...]

NCT Dream’s New Album ‘ISTJ’ Asks: Why Do Opposites Attract?

NCT Dream’s New Album ‘ISTJ’ Asks: Why Do Opposites Attract?

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a self-report personality test, will be able to easily catch what the name of K-pop boy group NCT Dream’s upcoming third full-length album, “ISTJ,” means. “ISTJ” refers to one of the 16 personality types in the test that is greatly popular among [...]