SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop megastar BTS, will put out his individual book of photography next month before joining the military, the group’s management agency said Thursday. The photo book, titled “Sea of JIN Island,” will come out Dec. 2 as part of the group’s “Special 8 Photo-Folio” [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Stray Kids’ latest album “Maxident” has sold a cumulative 3 million copies, setting the best record for the band and all K-pop acts managed by JYP Entertainment, the agency said Thursday. The EP released on Oct. 7 hit the milestone exactly after a month, JYP said quoting data from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean supergroup BTS has been nominated in multiple categories of the 2023 Grammy Awards, becoming the first K-pop act to receive a Grammy nomination for three consecutive years. The septet was nominated for the best pop duo or group performance for “My Universe,” along with British rock band [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Chen, a member of popular K-pop boy group EXO, said Monday he has experienced much change in his life in the past three years and wants to show himself as he is now through his upcoming release. “For me, this album means a new beginning,” the vocalist said during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A “yellow carpet” was laid out on a popular tourist island in South Korea using autumn leaves. Some 10 tons of autumn leaves were collected in Songpa District, Seoul to create a 100-meter-long “yellow carpet” on Nami Island, located in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The leaves are regarded as a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean idol groups BLACKPINK and Seventeen have received two awards each at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, their agencies said Monday. Girl group BLACKPINK was named Best Metaverse Performance for its virtual in-game concert, “The Virtual,” held in August, and its member Lisa won Best K-pop during [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, is expected to serve in a military unit near South Korea’s border with North Korea, the singer has said, with his enlistment expected within next month. The 29-year-old unveiled the information Sunday when a fan on Weverse, a K-pop fan community [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of the global K-pop sensation BTS will take the stage for the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Nov. 20, his agency has said. “Jungkook will be part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack and will perform at the World Cup [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s debut song “Boombayah” has surpassed 1.5 billion views on YouTube, the group’s agency said Saturday. YG Entertainment said the video passed the milestone at about 3:50 a.m. the same day, six years after the K-pop quartet launched its debut EP album, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, rapper and leader of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Friday he will release his first official solo album, “Indigo,” on Dec. 2. “Finally, my first album is coming thanks to you. I have been preparing for it for four years,” RM wrote in entertainment agency Hybe’s fan community [...]