SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of fans from across the globe simultaneously cheered and applauded in the safety of their own homes when their favorite K-pop boy band, SuperM, appeared on the screen for an online concert. Streamed live on the internet portal Naver’s V Live service on April 26, the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Having rescheduled the entire itinerary of its world tour this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, K-pop boy band BTS will stage a live online concert next month, inviting fans from across the world, its management agency said Thursday. The septet will connect with its fans “Army” through the [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The second documentary film by iconic K-pop band BIGBANG will hit YouTube next week, featuring member Taeyang, in the runup to the band’s upcoming music release, its agency said Monday. The first episode of the eight-part documentary, “White Night,” will hit BIGBANG’s official YouTube channel on May 18. Each [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Baekhyun, a main vocalist of popular K-pop boy band EXO and SuperM, will return with his second solo EP later this month, his agency said Saturday. The seven-track album, titled “Delight,” will hit the local music scene on May 25, according to SM Entertainment. Released in July last year, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Topping iTunes singles charts in 59 countries and territories Thursday, “Eight,” a high-profile collaboration song between K-pop queen IU and BTS’ Suga, became a chart sensation. Following its official release Wednesday evening, “Eight,” a pop rock number, topped the iTunes singles chart in the United States, France, Singapore, New [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation TWICE will release a new Japanese single, “Fanfare,” in July, with the aim of making another megahit in the Japanese music scene. Uploading a video clip on its Japanese social media accounts Tuesday, the girl group broke the news of the album release. “We will release our [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop band BTS will join ex-U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and American pop icon Lady Gaga in giving speeches during a virtual commencement event by YouTube next month, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The streaming event, “Dear Class of 2020″ set for June [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — G-Dragon became the first South Korean celebrity to sign a corporate endorsement deal with a Chinese company following Beijing’s virtual ban on “hallyu,” or South Korean pop culture, since 2016, the singer’s agency said Monday. The singer-rapper of K-pop act BIGBANG recently signed a deal with Chinese bottled water [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Global band BTS has begun a new journey to produce an album, possibly the first self-produced album in the band’s high-profile seven-year music career. Appearing on a live video log on YouTube last week, BTS member Jimin shared the news on the project, the band’s new discographic journey that [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop world is bracing for one of the highest-profile K-pop matches this upcoming summer that will pit the two overridingly top girl bands, TWICE and BLACKPINK, against each other. In about five years since their debuts in 2015 and 2016, respectively, TWICE and BLACKPINK played instrumental roles in [...]