SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Monday. The song had recorded 200,839,307 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Saturday, 68 days after its release on Dec. 19, ADOR said. This brought [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has canceled his request to delay enlistment, the group’s agency said Sunday, in a move to join the country’s mandatory military service. BigHit Music did not provide a specific time frame on when he will join the military, saying only it will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS ranked second on the 2022 chart for top global artists released Thursday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It marks the South Korean group’s third consecutive year in the top three on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Minnie, a Thai member of K-pop girl group (G)I-dle, will release a collaboration single with British pop star Anne-Marie, next month, the group said Thursday. It tweeted that the song, titled “Expectations,” will hit music services around the world on March 9, without giving further details. Minnie debuted as [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE will hold its largest-ever world tour in 14 major cities around the world starting in April, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The “Ready to Be” tour is the fifth world tour by the nine-piece group and the first since its last one held about one [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS will drop his first official album as a solo artist next month. The dancer-vocalist said on social media Wednesday the album, titled “Face,” will come out March 24. The album depicts the singer facing himself and preparing for his new start as a soloist, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop giant BTS’ 2016 song “Save Me” has surpassed 700 million views on YouTube, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The video hit the milestone at about 8 p.m. Monday, bringing to 11 the number of the band’s music videos seen more than 700 million times, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group The Boyz returned as a whole group for the first time in about a year Monday, presenting a concept of “fallen angels” for the new release. Member Eric joined the team for its eighth EP, “Be Awake,” about a year after he suspended activities due to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, on Monday released images of him camping in a desert area as part of the group’s photo book project. The photo book, titled “Wholly or Whole me,” will come out on March 9, making him the last runner in the septet’s “Special [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group Ive is working on its first full-length album with a goal of releasing it in April, the group’s agency, Starship Entertainment, said Saturday. The group that consists of six members — An Yu-jin, Jang Won-young, Gaeul, Liz, Rei and Leeseo —- debuted in December 2021 with the [...]