SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — From its inception, SSAK3, a one-off K-pop team created for MBC TV’s weekend variety show “Hang Out With Yoo,” was intended to be a silly tongue-in-cheek project, riding on the coattails of the retro boom in today’s pop culture landscape. At best, the co-ed trio, formed of two late [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS won three nominations for the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, according to the American television network Thursday (local time). The South Korean septet’s “ON,” the lead song on the band’s album “Map of the Soul 7,” was nominated in the categories of [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop quartet BLACKPINK will drop its first full studio album in October, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. On its official blog, YG Entertainment posted an album teaser poster titled “The Album,” with a pink tiara in the middle and the date “2020.10.02″ at the bottom. It is expected [...]
ROME, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A bimonthly magazine dedicated to all things related to K-pop giant BTS has been launched in Italy, in a reflection of the band’s growing popularity, according to the publisher Monday. Italian publishing house Sprea S.p.A launched the magazine, BTS, last month, with the full-color launch edition consisting of some [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giants BTS plan to release a new English-language single next month, the band’s agency announced Monday. The seven-piece act will drop the yet-unnamed digital single on Aug. 21 on domestic and international streaming services, Big Hit Entertainment, the band’s label-agency, announced on the group’s online fan community BTS [...]
SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS’ latest online concert has set a new Guinness world record for most viewers. “BTS have achieved a new Guinness World Records title for most viewers for a music concert livestream,” the Guinness World Records website said Thursday. “756,000 fans from over 100 countries tuned in to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop artist and producer Zico will begin his alternative military service later this month, his management agency said Tuesday. He will enter a boot camp on July 30 for four weeks of basic military training and will then serve as a social worker, according to KOZ Entertainment. All able-bodied [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act TWICE will hold an online concert for its global fans next month using the Beyond Live platform owned by SM Entertainment and Naver, the group’s agency said Friday. The virtual concert, “Beyond Live – TWICE: World In A Day,” will be held Aug. 9 on Beyond Live, [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite nearly half of its full lineup currently absent, the presence of K-pop boy band EXO, a third-generation K-pop stalwart, still resonates loud and deep, as remaining members pursue solo and subunit projects during the group’s hiatus due to the military duty requirements of its members. Currently three members [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group GFriend made a comeback on Monday with its ninth EP album “Song of the Sirens,” with the members becoming more involved in the process of producing an album than ever before. “I regularly jot down memos and ideas (for music), as I’ve always had an interest [...]