SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The music video for “Solo,” an individual single from Jennie, a member of popular girl group BLACKPINK, topped 900 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, a first for any female K-pop solo artist. The video hit the milestone four years and four months after it was uploaded, the group’s [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE has snatched its career-high ranking of No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart. Billboard said on social media Sunday (U.S. time) that the nonet’s “Ready to Be” debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 for this week with 153,000 equivalent album units earned, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s single “Set Me Free Pt. 2″ topped iTunes charts in 110 countries Saturday, the group’s agency BigHit Music said. The hip-hop track, released at 1 p.m. Friday, is part of his debut solo album, “Face,” which will roll out next Friday. The song had claimed the [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie girl group Ive will return with its first full-length album “I’ve Ive” on April 10, Starship Entertainment, which manages the group, said Friday. The agency said last month the band was working on its first studio album, without giving the date of the release and the name of [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin of K-pop superstar BTS will release a song to be included on his first solo album and its music video Friday, the group’s agency BigHit Music said. “Set Me Free Pt. 2″ is part of the vocalist’s first individual album, “Face,” set to roll out a week later. The [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, has said the date for his enlistment in the military has been set. He, however, did not reveal the exact date, apparently hoping to make his future entry to a military boot camp a low-profile event. “I can’t give you the details, [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) – “OMG,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered 200 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Wednesday. The song had recorded 202,076,893 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Monday, 70 days after its release on Jan. 2, ADOR said, citing data [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new digital single from J-Hope of K-pop boy group BTS has debuted at 60th on the U.S. Billboard’s main singles chart. According to the latest Billboard Hot 100 released Tuesday (U.S. time), J-Hope’s “on the street” hit No. 60, becoming the highest-charting solo song from the dancer-rapper. It [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group NCT Dream will release an English language version of its 2022 song “Beatbox” this month, the group’s agency said Tuesday. The new version will hit various music services in the world at 1 p.m. next Tuesday, SM Entertainment said. “Beatbox,” the original song, is the main [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kai, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, put out a new individual EP, “Rover,” on Monday. The EP marks his first release as a soloist since his second EP, “Peaches,” in November 2021. Kai, who debuted in 2012 as the main dancer of the nine-piece group managed by [...]