SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven-member superband BTS, which released megahits “Dynamite” and “ON” in 2020, was the most streamed Korean artist and global group last year, global streaming giant Spotify said Thursday. Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped data, compiled between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15 last year, also showed that the top 10 most streamed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen will hold an online concert later this month to meet fans across the world, its management agency said Tuesday. The concert, titled “IN-COMPLETE,” will take place at 6 p.m. on Jan. 23, according to Pledis Entertainment. It marks the second online event by the 13-member [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO’s Baekhyun attracted some 110,000 viewers from around the world in his first online concert held over the weekend, the singer’s agency said Monday. “Beyond Live – Baekhyun : Light,” livestreamed via Naver V Live on Sunday, drew some 110,000 viewers from 120 countries, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Star actor Hyun Bin and his on-screen partner in the hit drama “Crash Landing On You,” Son Ye-jin, have been dating for eight months, their agencies confirmed Friday. “The two have become intimate as co-stars and have developed such intimacy into a romantic one as lovers after the series [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS has become the inaugural winner of a special category at the Japan Record Awards hosted by Japanese broadcaster TBS, the band’s agency said Thursday. The septet won the Special International Music Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards that was broadcasted live late Wednesday, according to Big Hit [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Two South Korean entertainment gurus — Bang Si-hyuk and Lee Mie-kyung, widely known as Miky Lee — have been named by U.S. magazine Variety as among the 500 most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry in 2020. Big Hit Entertainment said Tuesday that Bang, the 48-year-old CEO [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group ITZY plans to release its first English-language album next month, stepping up its entry into the global music market. The album, titled “Not Shy,” will be released at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22, JYP Entertainment, its management agency, said Monday. It will carry English versions [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment said Monday it will hold a free online concert on the first day of next year to give comfort to those fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic across the world. The “SMTOWN Live” concert will be live streamed this Friday on social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitter [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS’ megahit song “Dynamite” has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard’s main singles chart this week. “Dynamite” ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be refreshed Tuesday (U.S. local time), up 15 notches from No. 24 last week, Billboard said Monday. The rebound came [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2013, seven fledgling young men, who mostly grew up in towns outside of South Korea’s megacity Seoul, made their debut as a hip-hop group. They called themselves Bangtan Sonyeondan, or bulletproof boys. Unlike mainstream K-pop acts backed by polished producing and intricate marketing schemes, the septet made a [...]