SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Controversy surrounding Kris, leader of EXO M and who filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment on Thursday, is apparently causing an escalating stir, as another member from the famous K pop boy group, is criticizing his behavior, arguing Kris’ legal action is “irresponsible.” Exo, formed in 2011 by SM [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – In an unusual move for a K-pop idol star, Kris, who is a Chinese member of boy band EXO-M, filed a lawsuit today against SM Entertainment — none other than the firm he belongs to. Kris reportedly sued SM Entertainment, demanding a cancellation of their exclusive contract that is [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyosung of K-pop girl group Secret is going solo with her new single album “Top Secret” which was released on May 12. Especially, the music video of the album’s title track “Good-night Kiss” is making a big hit. Showing off her glamorous figure and alluring dance moves, Hyosung won [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) – It is unusual that members of K-pop groups are acting in Wheesung’s new music video. Girls Day’s Yura and Tin Top’s CAP appear as the main actor and actress in the music video, “Night and Day,” the title track of Wheesung new album “The Best Man.” The music video [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Representing the old and new idol groups, GOD and EXO play a tug-of-war to rule the K-pop charts. Just after one day when the “new” idol group EXO released the tracks in its second mini album “Overdose” which took the No. 1 place in 10 music streaming sites on [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop group EXO set highest record of preorders with its new mini album “Overdose.” Released on May 7, EXO’s new album secured 658,710 copies of preorders (Korean version 372,160 copies and Chinese version 286,550 copies) and set record in the volume of preorders in mini album history. Upon releasing [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Billboard reviewed favorably the new music video of Akdong Musician “Give Love,” saying “another peppy, breezy track.” On May 5, Billboard introduced Akdong Musician’s third single “Give Love” and its music video. About the music video, Billboard said, “After a somber mini-film for second single ‘Melted,’ Akdong Musician released [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop fans used to give their beloved stars fan letters and stuffed toys, but nowadays they give “the woods.” On May 6, Tree Planet, a social enterprise which plants trees, announced that a forest has been created in Gangnam to be named after Baekhyun, a member of K-pop boy [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “Crush,” the second album of Korea’s quartet girl group 2NE1 ranked 61st on Billboard album chart, the highest ever score in the K-Pop history. 2NE1 also secured 22 percent of popularity rating in the “most popular K-Pop Girl Group” survey conducted by the “Girl Group Week” magazine. Billboard introduced “Come Back [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Apink, a lovely six-member girl group, successfully came back with their new mini album “Pink Blossom” in late March and the title track of “Mr. Chu” have swept the local music charts throughout the month of April. “Mr. Chu” is a cute and fun pop dance song that [...]