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 [...]
CANNES, France, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans Park Chan-wook and Song Kang-ho were named Best Director and Best Actor, respectively, at this year’s Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. It is the first time in the country’s cinema history that Korean films have taken home two titles at a time at the world’s most [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group Seventeen returned with its fourth full-length album titled “Face the Sun” on Friday, unveiling an ambition to become as “hot” as the sun in the K-pop scene. The album released at 1 p.m. marks the band’s first since its last EP, “Attacca,” in October and first studio [...]
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House next week to discuss ways to deal with rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the U.S., the White House said Thursday. “On Tuesday, May 31st, global K-pop phenomenon and Grammy-nominated musical group from the Republic [...]