SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Boynextdoor, a new boy group from Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, made its debut Tuesday amid wide media attention. It is the first boy group from Hybe in about two and a half years since Enhypen in 2020. “I’m very thrilled to finally come to make a debut,” [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Brave Girls will resume activities this summer under a new name, BB Girls, the band’s new agency said Tuesday. Warner Music Korea said Brave Girls’ former members — Minyoung, Yujeong, Eunji and Yuna — will continue their musical journey as BB Girls with the music label. [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” has surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube. The video hit the milestone at 2:28 a.m. Friday, about four years and one month after the song was released in April 2019, YG Entertainment said. BLACKPINK is now the only [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, said Wednesday he has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service. The dancer-rapper posted on Hybe’s K-pop fan community platform Weverse, sharing two photos of himself in a military uniform. “Your letters and words of [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty Fifty has become the longest-charting K-pop girl group on the Billboard Hot 100 in history as it stayed on the U.S. music chart for the ninth consecutive week. According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), the group ranked 18th this week, a step down from the [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) has announced its plans to release a second commemorative medal to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BTS’s debut this year. Last December, the Mint unveiled the first commemorative medal, adorned with the BTS logo and the number 10. It proved to be [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Aespa has set a first-week sales record for K-pop girl groups with its third EP, “My World,” its agency said Monday. “My World” sold over 1.69 million copies in the first week of its release, SM Entertainment said, citing data from Hanteo Chart, a leading local album sales tracker. [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — (G)I-dle, known for songs depicting confident girls and its charismatic stage performances, returned with an album in the same vein Monday. “This album’s message is that those who have good self-confidence are a catch no matter how they look,” the band said during a press conference held at a [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Le Sserafim ranked at No. 6 on this week’s Billboard 200 main album chart with its first official album, “Unforgiven,” industry data showed Monday. It is the first time the rookie girl group has entered the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It previously ranked at [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty Fifty’s “Cupid” has reached No. 8 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, setting a new record for a K-pop girl group. According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the song stayed on the chart for a seventh consecutive week and climbed one spot from [...]