SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Girls’ Generation’s new album topped iTunes charts in 31 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. The eight-member group digitally released “Forever 1,” its first album in five years, on Friday afternoon. “Forever 1″ ranked No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums charts in 31 countries, including Sweden, Finland, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — “Bad Decisions,” a collaboration single by four BTS members — Jin, Jimin, V and Jungkook — U.S. producer-singer-songwriter Benny Blanco and rapper Snoop Dogg, topped iTunes charts in 74 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. Big Hit Music said the song, released the previous day, ranked No. 1 on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Girls’ Generation, one of the longest-running K-pop girl groups, made a highly anticipated comeback Friday, the anniversary of the day of its debut in 2007, with “Forever 1.” “Forever 1,” the group’s seventh full-length album, marks its first group project since its previous LP “Holiday Night” five years ago. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — NewJeans, the first girl group from an independent label under K-pop powerhouse Hybe, has made an impact on music charts at home and abroad upon its debut. The five-piece multinational group debuted Monday under the label ADOR with its first EP “New Jeans.” It consists of members — Minji, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group BTS has announced the return of its own variety show, titled “Run BTS,” after 10 months. “‘Run BTS’ will finally make a return after a 10-month break,” the band said in a teaser video it shared on social media Monday. “Please look forward to the release, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup has said there could be a way to allow members of K-pop supergroup BTS to perform overseas while carrying out their mandatory military service. Lee made the remark during a parliamentary defense committee meeting Monday, saying the issue can be handled without breaching the principle [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope of the K-pop superband BTS has performed as the final act of Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza festival, becoming the first Korean artist to headline a major U.S. music event, his agency said Monday. The rapper-dancer closed the four-day festival that drew a total of 105,000 music fans with an [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK, a top K-pop girl group, will officially drop its highly-anticipated second studio album in September, the group’s agency said Monday. It has been earlier announced that the quartet will return to the music scene this month with the new album. But YG Entertainment said in a video posted [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop group Stray Kids put out its new digital single, titled “Mixtape: Time Out,” on Monday, the group’s agency said. “Aug. 1 is a meaningful day, when the name of the band’s fandom ‘Stay’ was made, so the band prepared a surprise present to celebrate the fandom’s birthday,” JYP [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest repackage album from Seventeen has come in fourth on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, becoming the band’s highest-charting album. “Sector 17″ was fourth on the Billboard 200, selling 34,000 equivalent album units, Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of the upcoming chart. The Billboard [...]