SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS will release a new song, “Permission to Dance,” co-written by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, next week, its agency said Friday. The tracklist of the upcoming physical CD version of “Butter,” unveiled on the septet’s official social media account, includes two songs — “Butter,” a summer number [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart this week with its new EP, making its first appearance on the prominent U.S. music chart in its seven-year career. “Your Choice” came in at No. 15 on this week’s Billboard 200, the U.S. music publisher said Monday [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Superband BTS retained the top spot on Billboard’s main singles chart for the fifth straight week with its upbeat summer number “Butter,” once again outpacing the group’s chart record. “”Butter” holds at No. 1 with 12.4 million U.S. streams and 128,400 downloads sold (up 15 percent) in the week [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — All-female groups, often dubbed as “girl groups,” are ruling domestic music charts in South Korea, taking the lead in the summer dance-pop race. With the exception of superband BTS and American pop star Justin Bieber, who have long led the charts with “Butter” and “Peaches,” girl groups are reigning [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Lovelyz has gone into self-quarantine after one of its members tested positive for the new coronavirus, its management agency said Wednesday. The band’s vocalist Seo Ji-soo was told she tested positive Tuesday morning, a day after she voluntarily got tested for the virus upon being notified [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS’ latest megahit dance-pop song “Butter” retained the No. 1 position on the Billboard’s main albums chart for the fourth consecutive week in the group’s best record on the chart since its debut. “”Butter” is officially No. 1 on this week’s Hot 100 chart for a fourth consecutive week. [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star band TWICE’s new EP album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard main albums chart this week, becoming the second K-pop girl group to make the chart’s top 10. “K-pop girl group TWICE debuts at No. 6 with ‘Taste of Love,’ with 46,000 equivalent album units earned,” [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen will postpone promotional activities for its new album as all members are now in self-quarantine after coming in close contact with two COVID-19 patients, the group’s management agency said Sunday. Pledis Entertainment said in a posting on its official social media accounts that the band [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — After releasing three million-selling albums, K-pop boy band Seventeen is aiming to land on key Billboard charts with its latest release “Your Choice.” The 13-member group on Friday dropped the six-track album, fronted by main track “Ready to Love,” returning to the K-pop scene after eight months. “We’ve always [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Brave Girls, a girl group that rose to surprise stardom at the brink of disbandment, said it wishes to become the new summer queen of the K-pop scene with its latest release. “We would like to become a group people think of when summer comes,” the group said during [...]