SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Ive, a leading K-pop girl group whose previous songs have all become huge sensations, cited “unpredictability” as its charm during a press conference Monday to mark the release of its first studio album. Debuting in December 2021 with the single “Eleven,” the sextet instantly skyrocketed to stardom as the [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, on Monday revealed the tracklist for his first solo album, “D-Day,” with two songs respectively featuring late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and his fellow BTS bandmate J-Hope as a collaborator. The tracklist consists of 10 songs, two of which — “Snooze” [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” topped 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its agency said. “Shut Down” is the main track of the four-member group’s second full-length album, “Born Pink,” released Sept. 16 last year. YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 400 [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The collaboration single “People Pt.2″ by Suga of BTS and K-pop sensation IU, topped iTunes charts in 87 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. The song, released Friday, is part of Suga’s debut solo album, “D-Day,” which is set to come out April 21. The song had claimed the [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK member Jisoo’s debut solo album “ME” has set a new record for the largest number of first week sales by a K-pop female soloist, her agency said Friday. “ME” has sold 1.17 million copies in the first week since its release last Friday, YG Entertainment said, citing data [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, will drop a documentary film following the process of making his upcoming first solo album on the day of the album’s release, the band’s agency said Thursday. The documentary, titled “Suga: Road to D-Day,” is a road movie featuring the rapper’s [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop giant BTS will release his first collaboration single with singer IU after three years Friday, the band’s agency said Wednesday. The song, titled “People Pt.2,” will be included in “D-Day,” Suga’s debut solo album set for release April 21, according to BigHit Music. The two singers [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Walter Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University announced on Monday (local time) that it will host a conference under the theme of “The Future of Hallyu” on April 19. During this conference, Christopher Hanscom, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Kim Ju-oak, [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Jisoo, a member of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, became the first K-pop female solo artist with an album that was sold more than 1 million copies in its first week of sales, her agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment said in a release that her first solo single album “Me,” [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group Nmixx has claimed a spot on the Billboard 200 main albums chart of the United States for the first time since its debut last year. Billboard said on Twitter on Monday (U.S. time) the K-pop rookie debuted on the chart, ranking 122nd with its first [...]