SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, will debut as a solo artist next month, her management agency said Thursday. The rapper-dancer will release her first individual single album titled “Lalisa” at 12 a.m. on Sept. 10 (U.S. eastern time), YG Entertainment said. “The upcoming album will feature [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion are set to release a remix of the group’s single “Butter” Friday, the septet’s agency announced. The collaboration will drop at 1 p.m. Friday (Korean time) amid the original single’s continued success on music charts, including the Billboard Hot [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ mega-hit “Butter” placed eighth on this week’s Billboard main singles chart, staying in the top 10 for 13 consecutive weeks. The summery song dropped one notch to No. 8 on the Hot 100 chart after earlier spending nine weeks at No. 1, Billboard said on its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Joy of girl group Red Velvet and R&B singer-songwriter Crush are officially a pair, their management agencies said Monday. “The two were colleagues but recently began dating,” Joy’s management agency, SM Entertainment, said. Crush’s agency, P Nation, made the same statement. The couple collaborated last year when the 24-year-old [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS’ planned world tour, which has been put off for more than a year due to the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, has been officially canceled, its agency here said Friday. “Our company has worked hard to resume preparations for the BTS Map of the Soul Tour, knowing that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean entertainment scene is expected to experience a heated-up competition this fall among breakout A-list celebrities who will return to the small screen after years of absence. JTBC will open up the “star wars” with the melodrama “Lost,” starring Cannes-winning Jeon Do-yeon, premiering on Sept. 4. Choosing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS has landed at No. 19 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with its latest Japanese compilation album. “BTS, the Best” came in at 19th place on Billboard’s main albums chart refreshed Tuesday (U.S. time), renewing the group’s best first week ranking on Billboard for any [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group NCT Dream will hold a virtual fan meeting in celebration of its fifth debut anniversary later this month, its management agency said Friday. The online event, titled “Hot! Summer Dream,” will be livestreamed on the “Beyond LIVE” channel of internet portal operator Naver’s streaming platform V [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS has been nominated in five categories at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, including “Song of the Year” for its megahit “Dynamite,” the U.S. TV station said Wednesday (local time). This year, the annual awards show will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean superband BTS’ Billboard-topping hit “Butter” came in at No. 4 on this week’s Billboard main singles chart, slipping from last week’s top spot. “BTS’ “Butter” drops to No. 4 after nine weeks atop the Hot 100,” Billboard said on its website on Monday (U.S. time). “It posts [...]