SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group NCT Dream will hold three concerts in Seoul next month, the group’s management agency said Friday. The concerts titled, “The Dream Show2: In a Dream,” will take place at Gocheok Sky Dome in southwestern Seoul on July 29-31, SM Entertainment said. The final, third concert will [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook, a member of K-pop giant BTS, rolled out a collaborative single with U.S. singer-songwriter Charlie Puth on Friday. Produced by Puth, the song titled “Left and Right,” is a uplifting, summery song featuring the unique colors of the two vocalists. The tune will be included on Puth’s third [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS on Friday agreed to fully support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, including holding a global concert in the southern port city of Busan, the local government said. Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Busan [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group Seventeen will kick off its third world tour with two live concerts in Seoul this weekend. The shows will take place at Gocheok Sky Dome, the largest capacity stadium in South Korea with room for around 25,000 attendees, on Saturday and Sunday, according to the [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Two new singles from the BTS anthology album “Proof” have entered the Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart for this week. According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), “Yet To Come,” the main track of the album, debuted at No. 13 and “Run BTS,” also off the [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop giant BTS’ new single “Yet To Come” has topped the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, becoming the group’s sixth No. 1 debut on the chart, Billboard said on social media. The song is from the septet’s new album, “Proof,” which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS’ new album, “Proof,” has topped the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart for this week, becoming the sixth chart-topper from the South Korean group, the chart’s operator said. The anthology album landed atop the Billboard 200 by earning 314,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Long-running K-pop group Super Junior will release the first volume of its 11th full-length album next month, the group’s agency said Saturday. Label SJ said the five-track “The Road: Keep on Going” will be out July 12, and will be followed by the second volume and the complete combined [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for global sensation BTS’ “Dynamite” passed 1.5 billion views on YouTube on Friday, becoming the second most-viewed video from the band, its management agency said. The video for the megahit single released in August 2020 reached the milestone at 1:11 p.m., Big Hit Music said. It [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Global streaming giant Netflix has recently announced its plans to renew a slew of its hit Korean-language originals, like the smash-hit survival drama “Squid Game,” for more seasons in an apparent bid to gain fresh momentum as the pandemic winds down. Earlier this week, Netflix confirmed that “Squid Game” [...]