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 [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Jimin, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, has made history with his single “Like Crazy” reaching the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, becoming the first South Korean solo artist to top the list. “Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s first solo album, “Face,” ranked second on this week’s Billboard 200 chart, industry data showed Monday. “Face” started with 164,000 equivalent album units earned, making it the second-largest debut week after Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time.” The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Suga will debut his official solo album “D-Day” on April 21 under a stage name for his previous individual projects, Agust D, his agency BigHit Music said Monday. “D-Day” will mark the final installment of the “Agust D” trilogy, which began with his mix tapes “Agust D” [...]