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BTS-Coldplay Collaboration ‘My Universe’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

BTS-Coldplay Collaboration ‘My Universe’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS made another No. 1 debut on Billboard’s main singles chart with a collaboration single with British rock band Coldplay, Billboard said. “Coldplay and BTS rocket onto the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart at No. 1 with their collaborative new single ‘My Universe’,” Billboard said on its [...]

BTS-Coldplay Collaboration ‘My Universe’ Debuts at No. 3 on British Official Singles Chart

BTS-Coldplay Collaboration ‘My Universe’ Debuts at No. 3 on British Official Singles Chart

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — “My Universe,” the collaboration single by K-pop sensation BTS and British rock band Coldplay, has debuted at No. 3 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, on par with two previous highest rankings for the South Korean group. The song, which was released Sept. 24, placed third on [...]

Global Success of ‘Squid Game’: Pros and Cons

Global Success of ‘Squid Game’: Pros and Cons

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The success of Netflix’s original Korean series “Squid Game” is placing local streaming platforms on alert. While the thriller’s global popularity is a welcomed feat, it contrasts with South Korean production companies depending increasingly on global streaming platforms, driving South Korean platforms away from the competition. Netflix, initially praised [...]

Rom-com ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ Hits Top 10 on World’s Popular TV Show Rankings

Rom-com ‘Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’ Hits Top 10 on World’s Popular TV Show Rankings

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean TV series “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” is gaining popularity on global online streaming platform Netflix, adding to a recent bullish run worldwide of Korea-made content led by the survival drama “Squid Game.” The romantic comedy, aired on local cable channel tvN and simultaneously available for international streaming on Netflix, [...]

BTS, Coldplay Drop Space-themed Music Video for ‘My Universe’

BTS, Coldplay Drop Space-themed Music Video for ‘My Universe’

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supergroup BTS and British rock band Coldplay dropped the official music video for “My Universe” on Thursday, six days after the collaboration single’s release. The premiere on Coldplay’s YouTube channel was watched by more than 950,000 people as an adjacent live chat was flooded with messages and [...]

Netflix’s Co-CEO Says ‘Squid Game’ May Become its Most Popular Show Ever

Netflix’s Co-CEO Says ‘Squid Game’ May Become its Most Popular Show Ever

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — “Squid Game,” Netflix’s new Korean survival drama, may become the global streaming entertainment giant’s most successful original content ever, its chief has said. “Squid Game will definitely be our biggest non-English language show in the world, for sure,” Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, said Monday (U.S. time) during Code [...]