SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Wednesday he has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service. The dancer-rapper posted on Hybe’s K-pop fan community platform Weverse, sharing two photos of himself in a military uniform. “Your letters and words of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group NewJeans has been selected as one of the Next Generation Leaders by the U.S. Time magazine for this year. The group made it on the Next Generation Leaders 2023 list released Tuesday (U.S. time), alongside celebrities like British actor Florence Pugh and Brazilian journalist and activist [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty Fifty has become the longest-charting K-pop girl group on the Billboard Hot 100 in history as it stayed on the U.S. music chart for the ninth consecutive week. According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), the group ranked 18th this week, a step down from the [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s Korean-language sci-fi series “Black Knight” was the most-watched non-English TV show on the streamer for the second consecutive week, its viewership chart showed Wednesday. Premiered on May 12, the dystopian drama starring Kim Woo-bin topped Netflix’s non-English TV show list for the week of May 15-21 with 35.11 [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group aespa’s third EP “My World” has sold over 2 million copies, breaking its own previous album sales record, its agency said Monday. The album released on May 8 had sold 2.01 million copies as of Sunday, SM Entertainment said. “My World” received 1.8 million preorders ahead [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Rumors of a romantic relationship between BTS’ V and BLACKPINK’s Jennie have resurfaced as a video capturing what appears to be the two K-pop stars dating in Paris is spreading online. According to the music industry Thursday, a netizen put up a post on social media, including Twitter, the [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) has announced its plans to release a second commemorative medal to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BTS’s debut this year. Last December, the Mint unveiled the first commemorative medal, adorned with the BTS logo and the number 10. It proved to be [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Aespa has set a first-week sales record for K-pop girl groups with its third EP, “My World,” its agency said Monday. “My World” sold over 1.69 million copies in the first week of its release, SM Entertainment said, citing data from Hanteo Chart, a leading local album sales tracker. [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — (G)I-dle, known for songs depicting confident girls and its charismatic stage performances, returned with an album in the same vein Monday. “This album’s message is that those who have good self-confidence are a catch no matter how they look,” the band said during a press conference held at a [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Le Sserafim ranked at No. 6 on this week’s Billboard 200 main album chart with its first official album, “Unforgiven,” industry data showed Monday. It is the first time the rookie girl group has entered the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It previously ranked at [...]