SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ mega-hit “Butter” placed eighth on this week’s Billboard main singles chart, staying in the top 10 for 13 consecutive weeks. The summery song dropped one notch to No. 8 on the Hot 100 chart after earlier spending nine weeks at No. 1, Billboard said on its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop album sales have grown further as new fans of the genre have snatched up old albums in addition to new ones, industry sources said Monday. K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment sold 1.64 million copies of old albums by artists, including NCT and EXO, in the second quarter, a large [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ planned world tour, which has been put off for more than a year due to the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially canceled, its agency here said Friday. “Our company has worked hard to resume preparations for the BTS Map of the Soul Tour, knowing that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean entertainment scene is expected to experience a heated-up competition this fall among breakout A-list celebrities who will return to the small screen after years of absence. JTBC will open up the “star wars” with the melodrama “Lost,” starring Cannes-winning Jeon Do-yeon, premiering on Sept. 4. Choosing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS has landed at No. 19 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with its latest Japanese compilation album. “BTS, the Best” came in at 19th place on Billboard’s main albums chart refreshed Tuesday (U.S. time), renewing the group’s best first week ranking on Billboard for any [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group NCT Dream will hold a virtual fan meeting in celebration of its fifth debut anniversary later this month, its management agency said Friday. The online event, titled “Hot! Summer Dream,” will be livestreamed on the “Beyond LIVE” channel of internet portal operator Naver’s streaming platform V [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS has been nominated in five categories at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, including “Song of the Year” for its megahit “Dynamite,” the U.S. TV station said Wednesday (local time). This year, the annual awards show will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — As Korean bands like BTS and BLACKPINK have created a sensation in the world’s popular music scene, K-pop is expanding its business horizons beyond its genre to a prolific environment for creating music, film and experiences for fans. Entertainment giant CJ ENM said this week that it will launch [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new season of KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival series, will kick off online next month amid the pandemic, its organizer said Wednesday. The fifth season of the online event titled “KCON:TACT” will be streamed from Sept. 18-26 on the YouTube channels of KCON and Mnet [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS’ Billboard-topping hit “Butter” came in at No. 4 on this week’s Billboard main singles chart, slipping from last week’s top spot. “BTS’ “Butter” drops to No. 4 after nine weeks atop the Hot 100,” Billboard said on its website on Monday (U.S. time). “It posts [...]