SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) saw its latest album land at fifth place on the Billboard main albums chart in its best record since debut. “South Korean pop quintet Tomorrow x Together notches its first top 10 album on the Billboard 200 as ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’ [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Taking a trip down memory lane has always been one option for many musicians. But the K-pop scene seems to be increasingly turning to more of these oldies but goodies ahead of summer. The move comes a year after project group SSAK3 topped domestic music charts. Like its group [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS, the seven-piece act that has emerged as the world’s biggest boy band, is set to hold a two-day fan event in line with its eighth debut anniversary, the group’s agency said Friday. BTS 2021 Muster Sowoozoo, now in its fifth round, will take place through online streaming on [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — All-male K-pop act 2PM will release a new album this month, coming back from a near five-year hiatus after its members completed their military service, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. The six-member group’s seventh full album, titled “Must,” will drop on June 28, JYP Entertainment announced on its [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — “Butter,” the latest hit by boy band BTS, again ranked No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart in its second week after debuting. “BTS’ ‘Butter’ adds a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, a week after it soared in at the summit, [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Tomorrow X Together (TXT) is set to appear on popular American TV shows to perform its first English-language song this month, the group’s management agency said Monday. On Thursday, the five-member boy band will deliver its first performance of “Magic,” along with an interview, on ABC’s “Good [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, the leader of global dynamo BTS, has released a self-written solo song based on his experience of riding his bike across the South Korean capital. The 3 minute and 23 second song, uploaded on YouTube and SoundCloud, is a relaxed and comforting track in which RM raps and [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — In a sign of the growing importance of K-pop fans, major agencies and labels here are launching venues dedicated to them at their corporate sites. While companies have temporarily operated pop-up stores and exhibitions for K-pop fans, the recent openings of these permanent venues mark a shift in how [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for all-female act BLACKPINK’s song “Ddu-du Ddu-du” has broken 1.6 billion views on YouTube. The 2018 hit broke the milestone at 7:22 a.m. Friday, setting a new record for a K-pop act, its management agency YG Entertainment said. The record came roughly 19 months after it [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS has achieved another historic milestone, landing at No. 1 on the Billboard’s main singles chart with its latest single, “Butter.” “BTS’ “Butter” bounds in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart,” Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time), citing figures from MRC Data showing how [...]