SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The choreography video for “How You Like That,” a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube. The group’s agency YG Entertainment said Wednesday the video hit the milestone slightly after midnight, one year and 10 months after it was uploaded on [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean singer-rapper Psy has put his name onto Billboard’s main singles chart for “That That,” his collaborative tune with Suga of K-pop supergroup BTS, the U.S. music magazine said Tuesday. The main track from Psy’s ninth full-length album “Psy 9th” debuted at No. 80 on this week’s Hot [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Dropping its fourth EP, “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” on Monday, rising K-pop boy group Tomorrow X Together (TXT) went for an intense and dark concept that has not been seen in its discography. The EP, the band’s first release in nine months, consists of five songs of various genres [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS will not attend the upcoming 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) even though it is highly likely to bring home multiple prizes, sources in the music industry said Monday. The sources said the septet has recently decided not to attend the awards ceremony to be held in [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Le Sserafim, the first girl group from K-pop powerhouse Hybe, has recorded the most first-week sales of any debut album by girl groups in South Korea ever, the group’s management agency said Monday. “Fearless,” the group’s first EP released last Monday, sold 307,450 copies in the first week of [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group NCT Dream will release “Beatbox,” a repackage of its second full-length album, this month, the group’s management agency said Monday. The new album will come out on May 30 and has a total of 15 tracks, including four new songs, SM Entertainment said. NCT Dream’s second LP [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Netflix’s new South Korean original “The Sound of Magic” has landed at No. 4 on a global popularity chart for TV series available on the streaming service. According to data released by streaming analytics company FlixPatrol on Sunday (U.S. time), the drama starring Ji Chang-wook placed fourth on its [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar Psy’s new song “That That” has entered the British Official Singles chart following its domination of major domestic music charts. The song, which was released April 29, debuted at No. 61 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100 dated May 6-12, the Official Charts website said Friday [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS will release a new compilation album that includes three new tracks next month, its agency said Thursday. “Proof” is set to be released June 10, Big Hit Entertainment said in a statement through the group’s Weverse page. The three-CD album will be BTS’ first official release [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Brave Girls, the K-pop group known for its sudden rise to fame last year, spurred by the viral success of its old single “Rollin’,” will undertake its first-ever tour of the United States, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The group will begin the tour in Philadelphia on July 9 [...]