SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS said it will suspend performing as a group and focus instead on solo projects to explore the growth of individual members. The septet unveiled the plan on a YouTube video posted on Tuesday night of the group casually having dinner together to celebrate its ninth anniversary. [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Enhypen will put out its third EP titled “Manifesto: Day 1″ on July 4, the band’s agency Belift Lab said Tuesday. The album marks the first release from the septet since “Dimension: Answer,” the repackaged version of its full-length album, in January. Enhypen unveiled a logo [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ new album “Proof” sold over 2 million copies on the first day of its release, its entertainment agency said Saturday. The anthology album had sold a total of 2.15 million copies as of 11 p.m. Friday, just 10 hours after it became available in the market, [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS on Friday dropped the anthology album “Proof” that wraps up the first chapter of its nine-year career with a tribute to its journey to become a top boy band in the world. The album and the music video for its lead single, “Yet To Come (The [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group aespa will hold a showcase in Los Angeles this month for its American fans, its agency said Tuesday. The group will perform its hit singles and new songs during the “aespa Showcase SYNK in LA” at YouTube Theater on June 26 (U.S. time), SM Entertainment [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS will make a highly anticipated return to the music scene Friday with an anthology album titled “Proof.” The group will drop the album compiling the group’s nine-year-long activities since its debut at 1 p.m. on Friday in South Korea, which is midnight U.S. EST, apparently with [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen’s fourth full-length album has sold more than 2 million copies in the first week of its release, a record for all albums released this year, the group’s agency said Friday. “Face the Sun” has sold 2,067,769 units since it hit music stores a week ago, [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY will roll out a new EP next month, to be followed by the its first-ever U.S. tour, the group’s agency said Thursday. The five-member group will release the EP titled “Checkmate” at 1 p.m. on July 15, JYP Entertainment said. It marks the band’s first [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group aespa has reached a global partnership deal with the U.S. giant Warner Records, its South Korean management company said Wednesday, as the quartet looks to establish its presence in international markets. SM Entertainment said the deal with Warner covers music content distribution and marketing promotion. [...]
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supergroup BTS highlighted the need to respect one another as they made their first visit to the White House on Tuesday for a rare meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden. The group also joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in a daily press briefing before meeting [...]