SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, will drop a documentary film following the process of making his upcoming first solo album on the day of the album’s release, the band’s agency said Thursday. The documentary, titled “Suga: Road to D-Day,” is a road movie featuring the rapper’s [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop giant BTS will release his first collaboration single with singer IU after three years Friday, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The song, titled “People Pt.2,” will be included in “D-Day,” Suga’s debut solo album set for release April 21, according to BigHit Music. The two singers [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, became the first K-pop female solo artist with an album that was sold more than 1 million copies in its first week of sales, her agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said in a release that her first solo single album “Me,” [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Nmixx has claimed a spot on the Billboard 200 main albums chart of the United States for the first time since its debut last year. Billboard said on Twitter on Monday (U.S. time) the K-pop rookie debuted on the chart, ranking 122nd with its first [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Jimin, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, has made history with his single “Like Crazy” reaching the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, becoming the first South Korean solo artist to top the list. “Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s first solo album, “Face,” ranked second on this week’s Billboard 200 chart, industry data showed Monday. “Face” started with 164,000 equivalent album units earned, making it the second-largest debut week after Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time.” The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Suga will debut his official solo album “D-Day” on April 21 under a stage name for his previous individual projects, Agust D, his agency BigHit Music said Monday. “D-Day” will mark the final installment of the “Agust D” trilogy, which began with his mix tapes “Agust D” [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo, a vocalist of the biggest K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, topped iTunes’ global songs chart with “Flower,” one of her first solo singles, the group’s agency said Saturday. “Flower” debuted atop the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart and the service’s top songs charts in 60 countries in the Americas, Europe, [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will join the Army as an active duty soldier, the band’s agency said Saturday. “J-Hope will be enlisting in the Army as an active-duty soldier to fulfill his mandatory military service,” BigHit Music said on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. It, [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin has become the highest charting member of K-pop superstar BTS on the British Official Singles Chart, with his solo song “Like Crazy” debuting at No. 8. According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the track off his first solo album, “Face,” reached No. 8 on the [...]