SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Ok Taecyeon, a member of K-pop boy band 2PM, completed his 20 months of military service Thursday, setting himself up for a return to show business. “I still can’t believe (I was discharged) after waking up to a morning bugle today. Maybe I could if I wake up to [...]
NEW YORK, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band BTS kicked off this year’s summer concert series by U.S. TV show “Good Morning America,” staging an outdoor performance at New York City’s Central Park on Wednesday (local time). BTS was the first performer for the 2019 GMA Summer Concert Series, which will run from [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Ji-sung, a member of the disbanded boy band Wanna One, is set to begin his mandatory 21-month military service Tuesday, his management agency said. The 28-year-old will work as an active-duty soldier after finishing four weeks of basic military training, according to LM Entertainment. The singer announced on [...]
TOKYO, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As K-pop band BTS’ latest hip hop song, “Dionysus,” hit the speakers at a small dance studio on a quiet backstreet of Shinjuku district in Tokyo one Saturday morning in May, a group of Japanese boys and girls swung their arms back and forth in sync with the music, [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS’ latest “Map of the Soul: Persona” has sold more than 3.22 million copies, marking an all-time high in number of albums sold, a market tracker said Thursday. The accumulated sales for the band’s seven-track EP, released on April 12, came to a record 3,229,032 in April [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government held a meeting on Wednesday to address foreign companies jumping on the Korean Wave bandwagon. Many foreign companies are creating fake ‘South Korean’ brands to take advantage of the Korean Wave led by BTS and K-dramas. The government will begin monitoring foreign media and social [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiumin, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has uploaded on his SNS account a selfie showing his new military-style haircut, hours before officially starting his military service Tuesday. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Kim Min-seok, is set to enter a military boot camp in Gangwon Province in [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pop group BTS was to begin its world tour at a 90,000-seat stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday night (local time). The septet was to perform before sold-out crowds at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday and Sunday, according to its management agency. The “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” stadium [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS picked up two prizes at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), including the much-coveted Top Duo/Group, becoming the first K-pop artists to win more than one award in a single event. The septet received Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist at the 2019 BBMAs at the MGM Grand [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Chart-smashing K-pop girl band TWICE is gearing up for their first solo concerts in United States cities with the release of their new album, “Fancy You,” on Monday. The six-track album marks a major stylistic change for the five-year-old girl group, whose shining and cheering music and dance have [...]