SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group aespa, the four-piece K-pop act that debuted in November under a concept of connecting with avatars, said the rare theme has added a unique touch to its profile. Trained and produced by K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, the band’s name comes from the English words “avatar, experience and [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU has donated 500 million won (US$441,350) to charity groups in aid to the underprivileged, her management agency said Monday. The money was delivered to five groups, including the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation and the Korea Unwed Mothers Families Association, on Sunday, which was her birthday, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS is featured on the cover of the latest issue of U.S. popular culture magazine Rolling Stone. “BTS appears on our June cover,” the magazine tweeted Thursday (local time), posting an interview with the septet as the cover story on its website. The magazine said it is [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will make a guest appearance on a reunion special of the popular American sitcom “Friends” later this month, according to Billboard. The seven-piece act will join the original cast of the ’90s comedy and other top stars in the special to air May 27 on streaming [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, Seventeen and Enhypen, has opened what it calls a “music museum” for its artists and fans at its new headquarters in central Seoul. The 4,700-square meter venue spread across two basement floors at Hybe Yongsan features giant screens that show a rotating selection [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will put on its first performance of the upcoming release “Butter” at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) scheduled for later this month. The seven-piece act will be performing at the annual music awards for the fourth consecutive year, unveiling “Butter” at the ceremony scheduled for May [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart for the first time in the third year of its debut. The five-piece act’s latest EP “Guess Who,” reached No. 148 on the Billboard 200, which compiles the week’s most popular albums in the United States, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — NCT Dream, a subunit of SM Entertainment’s boy band brand NCT, said its first studio album “Hot Sauce” marks its transition into adulthood as well as a bookmark of its yearslong bond. The 10-track album also titled “Mat,” which translates to taste or flavor in Korean, is the unit’s [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new season of KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival series, will kick off online next month amid the pandemic, its organizer said Monday. The fourth season of the online event, titled “KCON:TACT 4 U,” will be streamed from June 19-27 through YouTube channels of KCON and [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — From K-pop dynamo BTS to boy band brand NCT’s subunit NCT Dream, some of the scene’s biggest acts as well as rookie groups are getting ready to come back with new music this month. At the forefront is BTS. The seven-piece group, which released Japanese single “Film Out” in [...]