SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Ive has proved its status as one of the hottest rookie girl groups with its latest single “After Like” dominating domestic charts and having sold far more copies than two preceding hits from early on. The six-member group dropped its third single “After Like” on Aug. 22, making the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY has recorded its first million seller with its latest album, “Checkmate,” the band’s agency said Thursday. Released on July 15, the group’s fifth EP passed the 1 million threshold Wednesday afternoon, JYP Entertainment said, citing data from the country’s benchmark Circle Chart. The EP earned [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition on K-pop sensation BTS’ first nine years since its debut in 2013 will be held in Seoul and the southern port city of Busan, organizers said Wednesday. The “2022 BTS Exhibition: Proof” displays photos, materials, videos and various other types of content showing the past, present and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans flocked to “SM Town Live 2022: SMCU EXPRESS,” which was held for the first time in three years at the Tokyo Dome in Japan from Saturday to Monday. The festival, hosted by SM Entertainment, starred BoA, Super Junior, SHINee, Red Velvet, NCT, aespa and other SM artists. Fans [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean legal drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” has retained the top position on Netflix’s latest weekly viewership chart of non-English TV shows for the fifth consecutive week even after it finished airing in the country, the global video streaming service said Wednesday. The TV sensation, which aired every [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Having spent nearly 14 years in the music industry as a member of once hugely popular K-pop idol group SHINee, Key has many thoughts in his head these days before he turns 31 next month. “Am I an adult? Can I become perfect if I marry like my parents [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group BLACKPINK’s new single “Pink Venom” arrived on the U.S. Billboard’s main singles chart at No. 22, Billboard has said. Billboard said on Twitter on Sunday (U.S. time) the song ranked 22nd on this week’s Hot 100, earning the group its eighth career entry and fourth top 40 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — In celebration of the return of the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, landmarks in major cities around the globe, including Seoul, Tokyo and New York have turned pink, its management agency said. YG Entertainment said Sunday that it hosted the Light Up The Pink event that has lit up [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center Indonesia on Friday hosted an event where participants paraded the streets wearing hanbok, the traditional Korean attire, in Jakarta. The participants strolled around major areas in Jakarta wearing hanbok, promoting the garment’s beauty and its symbolism of Korean culture to Indonesians. The center called for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK has won in two categories at the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the biggest U.S. pop music awards, becoming the first K-pop girl group to accomplish the feat. The South Korean group lifted the trophies for Best Metaverse Performance and Best K-pop during this year’s event held [...]