SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video of BTS’ 2017 hit song “DNA” topped 1 billion YouTube views on Monday, becoming the band’s first music video to surpass that milestone. “DNA,” the lead track of BTS’ 2017 album “Love Yourself: Her,” achieved the feat early Monday morning, according to the band’s label-management agency [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — “Sour Candy,” American pop singer Lady Gaga’s latest song featuring K-pop quartet BLACKPINK, reached the No. 1 spot on more than 50 Apple iTunes charts, according to the group’s management agency Friday. The song, part of Lady Gaga’s new album “Chromatica,” climbed to the top of the iTunes Song [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Monsta X on Tuesday thanked fans for helping them achieve a career-changing success in the United States earlier this year. “All we have are happy memories when looking back. Our hearts swell up with emotions,” Monsta X rapper I.M, whose real name is Im Chang-kyun, said during [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular girl group TWICE will make a comeback with its ninth EP, “More & More,” next month, the first in a series of major K-pop comebacks expected to heat up the early summer chart race. JYP Entertainment’s nine-piece multinational team will release its new record on June 1. It [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of Korean pop sensation BTS, released his new mixtape “D-2″ and the music video for the title track “Daechwita” on Friday. The term “daechwita” refers to a genre of Korean traditional music where percussion instruments are used to play music at a king’s parade and other [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will make its first American television outing on cable music network MTV, according to the group’s agency Friday. A prerecorded stage performance of the group’s latest song, “Can’t You See Me,” will be aired on U.S. broadcaster’s “MTV Fresh Out Live” program Friday [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Epik High, Zico and other top South Korean hip hop stars will perform as part of an online concert hosted by video-sharing mobile platform TikTok next week, the company said Thursday. The company announced that it will hold the online concert, named TikTok Stage with Hiphopplaya, next Wednesday at [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger male solo K-pop star than Jung Ji-hoon, aka Rain, from the better part of the 2000s. Rain was then lauded by the South Korean media as the country’s one and only “world star,” coming up with hits such as the album [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Putting their 2019 debut success behind them, K-pop act Tomorrow X Together said Monday they have worked hard to pursue artistic growth through their new EP, “The Dream Chapter: Eternity,” trying out self production and a surprise remake of a beloved Korean pop classic. “All of our members try [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop quartet BLACKPINK plans to release their first full studio album in September, preceded by serial releases of two new singles starting next month, the group’s management agency announced Monday. Through an online announcement addressed to fans, YG Entertainment said the four-piece female act have finished recordings and production [...]