SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — World-renowned K-pop group BTS has become the first Korean act to top one of the main Billboard charts with its third studio album. The band’s “Love Yourself: Tear” ranked No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, according to the online edition of the U.S. Billboard magazine on Sunday [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the headliners at the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival to be held next month at the demilitarized zone in Gangwon Province is Thai singer-songwriter Phum Viphurit. Although some may regard this as a bold invite, a growing number of musicians from neighboring Asian countries have been holding [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl Group T-ara member Jiyeon has signed an exclusive contract with Chinese entertainment management agency Longzhen Cultural Development, the agency said Thursday. “The contract with Jiyeon was signed last month,” Longzhen said in a press release. “Longzhen will be in charge of managing Jiyeong’s activities in various fields including [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of K-pop sensation BTS’ latest Japanese album topped the 250,000 threshold, grabbing the platinum record status from the Japanese record industry, its agency said Friday. The third full-length BTS album in Japan, “Face Yourself,” has recently surpassed 250,000 copies in sales and won the certification from the Recording [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — eSports is making waves as a new front of “Hallyu”, the Korean wave of pop culture, and is being developed to attract international tourists to Seoul. The city government of Seoul revealed yesterday that it will operate a trial “eSports Tour Program” targeting foreign visitors, in efforts to expand [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Sung-kyu, leader of the popular boy band INFINITE, will begin his military duty next week, his management agency said Tuesday. “Sungkyu will join the Army as an active-duty soldier on May 14,” Woollim Entertainment said in a release, using his stage name. “He will receive basic training at [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – EXO-CBX, the K-pop boy band EXO’s sub-unit, will release its first full-length album, titled “MAGIC,” in Japan next month, its agency said Wednesday. SM Entertainment said the album features 11 tracks, including eight new songs, such as “Horololo” and solo songs by its members, Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin. With the May 9 release, the sub-unit will go on tour in Japan. Titled “EXO-CBX Magical [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Boy band BTS will perform at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) next month as the first K-pop artist to do so. Announcing the news on the band’s official Twitter account Tuesday night, Big Hit Entertainment said the seven-member K-pop sensation will return to the BBMAs as a performer [...]
SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop singer Jang Hyun-seung and celebrity athlete Shin Soo-ji ended their romantic relationship, the singer’s agency said Tuesday. Cube Entertainment said the two decided to remain good friends and that it wasn’t clear when they split up. Jang, a former member of the now-defunct idol group BEAST, and Shin, a star gymnast-turned-pro bowler, started seeing each other last fall and [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Mubeat, a new K-pop video streaming service, has opened its service in Brazil, according to the company Friday. The app developed by Vlending, a joint entertainment venture formed by MBC and SBS Contents Hub, started its service in the South American country this month, the company announced. The service [...]