SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of global dynamo BTS, has released a self-written solo song based on his experience of riding his bike across the South Korean capital. The 3 minute and 23 second song, uploaded on YouTube and SoundCloud, is a relaxed and comforting track in which RM raps and [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In a sign of the growing importance of K-pop fans, major agencies and labels here are launching venues dedicated to them at their corporate sites. While companies have temporarily operated pop-up stores and exhibitions for K-pop fans, the recent openings of these permanent venues mark a shift in how [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for all-female act BLACKPINK’s song “Ddu-du Ddu-du” has broken 1.6 billion views on YouTube. The 2018 hit broke the milestone at 7:22 a.m. Friday, setting a new record for a K-pop act, its management agency YG Entertainment said. The record came roughly 19 months after it [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS has achieved another historic milestone, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart with its latest single, “Butter.” “BTS’ “Butter” bounds in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,” Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time), citing figures from MRC Data showing how [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — For her first solo album, Joy of K-pop girl group Red Velvet decided to travel back in time to the 1990s and 2000s, when K-pop was far from the glitzy empire it has become. The 24-year-old singer, who picked six songs, including one that was released in the year [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Tomorrow X Together (TXT), known for its relatable songs that capture the stories and sentiments of teens, said its second full album “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze” is a result of its ongoing soul-searching. “In our early debut days, we were simply happy about being able to sing [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Mamamoo will release a new album next week, with a ballad song fronted as the lead track for the first time since its debut, its management agency said Thursday. The EP titled “WAW,” an acronym for “Where Are We,” will be released next Wednesday, according to RBW [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Leeteuk and Yesung, members of veteran K-pop boy band Super Junior, appeared on Instagram wearing garments featuring batik, an Indonesian traditional costume, gaining much attention. The garments were designed and made by Ridwan Kamil, governor of Indonesia’s West Java province, and were presented to the members with a hand-written [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop supergroup BTS’ new single “Butter” has stormed major music charts in the United States and Japan following its release last week, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The English-language single debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard’s pop airplay chart, which measures airplay of pop songs at some 160 [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie Enhypen has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart this week with its latest EP, making its first appearance on the prominent U.S. music chart in just over six months since its debut. “Border: Carnival,” the boy band’s second EP released on April 26, ranked No. 18 on [...]