SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS has received seven nominations at the upcoming 2022 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), its agency said Saturday. The seven-member act earned the nods in six categories — the most ever for the K-pop superstars — for the awards show set for May 15 (U.S. time), according to Bighit Music. [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Las Vegas is going to turn into a city of BTS with the start of the K-pop supergroup’s four sold-out concerts this weekend. The septet will hold four “Permission to Dance on Stage – Las Vegas” shows on Friday-Saturday and April 15-16 (U.S. time) at Allegiant Stadium, about a [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean romantic comedy “Business Proposal” retained the No. 1 position on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the third consecutive week, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV series, which has aired every Monday and Tuesday on SBS from Feb. 28, marked [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BIGBANG topped various music charts in and outside of South Korea upon returning with a new single, “Still Life,” on Tuesday after a four-year hiatus due to its members’ mandatory military service. The digital single debuted at No. 1 on real-time charts of major online music services, [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS has failed to take home an honor at the Grammy Awards, one of the biggest U.S. music awards, for the second consecutive year. BTS was nominated for best pop duo or group performance with its megahit “Butter” for the 64th Grammy Awards but left the ceremony [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup Seventeen will release its first English single this month to expand its presence in the global music market, the group’s agency said Friday. The digital single will hit online music services at home and abroad at 1 p.m. on April 15, Pledis Entertainment said, adding it is [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Celebrity actor couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin got married Thursday, with the wedding ceremony strictly hidden from the public eye. Under tight security and secrecy, the wedding started at Grand Walkerhill Seoul, in eastern Seoul, at 4 p.m. with only their parents, relatives and friends attending. Actor Jang [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will return for a one-day encore concert in Los Angeles as part of its fourth world tour that took it to five U.S. cities, including L.A., in February, the group’s agency said Thursday. The nine-piece group will hold the concert at the 22,000-seat Banc of [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean romantic comedy “Business Proposal” topped Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the second consecutive week, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV series, which has aired every Monday and Tuesday on SBS from Feb. 28, marked 30.9 million hours of viewing [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Onew, the leader and lead vocalist of K-pop boy group SHINee, will return with his second individual EP album next month, his agency said Tuesday. The EP, titled “Dice,” will hit various online music services on April 11, SM Entertainment said. It marks the first release from the artist [...]