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BLACKPINK Becomes No. 2 Global Artist by YouTube Subscribers

BLACKPINK Becomes No. 2 Global Artist by YouTube Subscribers

SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK became the second most-subscribed musician on YouTube on Tuesday, its management agency said. The official YouTube channel of BLACKPINK saw the number of its subscribers surpass 48.8 million, pushing down the American DJ Marshmello to No. 3, according to YG Entertainment. Justin Bieber topped [...]

BTS Reclaims Top Spot on Billboard Singles Chart After 2 Weeks at No. 2

BTS Reclaims Top Spot on Billboard Singles Chart After 2 Weeks at No. 2

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS’ recent hit “Dynamite” has returned to the top spot on Billboard’s main singles chart, helped by the recent release of remixes, Billboard reported Monday. On Billboard’s latest Hot 100 chart dated this Saturday, “Dynamite” finished first and was trailed by the former No. 1 [...]

BTS’ October Concert to Only be Held Virtually

BTS’ October Concert to Only be Held Virtually

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ upcoming Seoul concert in October will be held virtually only, according to the band’s management agency Friday, canceling the in-person element that was planned together. The Oct. 10-11 Seoul concert, “BTS Map Of The Soul ON:E,” was announced in August as an in-person show with government-mandated [...]

Seoul City’s Promotional Video Featuring BTS Tops 100 mln Views

Seoul City’s Promotional Video Featuring BTS Tops 100 mln Views

SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A promotional video of K-pop superstars BTS introducing the South Korean capital topped 100 million views in the first 10 days of its release, the Seoul city government said Thursday. The video, which launched Sept. 11 on the city’s tourism platform and social media channels, had racked up 104,893,115 views [...]

Let’s Live On: BTS Urges the World’s Youth to Persevere in Pressing Times of COVID-19

Let’s Live On: BTS Urges the World’s Youth to Persevere in Pressing Times of COVID-19

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop super group BTS on Wednesday presented a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, urging the world’s youth to remember and seek out their dreams despite the challenges that they may face from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Now more than ever, we must remember who we are [...]

Boy Band Monsta X to Promote Korea Cultural Heritage via YouTube

Boy Band Monsta X to Promote Korea Cultural Heritage via YouTube

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band Monsta X will star in an online video series aimed at promoting treasured Korean cultural heritage overseas, according to cultural heritage authorities Wednesday. The YouTube series, titled “Korean Heritage Travelog,” will premiere next Tuesday and will feature the six-member K-pop group alongside Seo Kyoung-duk, a liberal arts [...]

K-pop Buzz on Twitter Grows Substantially Despite COVID-19

K-pop Buzz on Twitter Grows Substantially Despite COVID-19

SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite COVID-19 having bogged down the global entertainment industry at large, the conversation and buzz surrounding K-pop on the social media platform Twitter has increased substantially in volume in the past year, according to data from the company Tuesday. The number of K-pop-related tweets from July 2019 to June [...]