SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group Ive has notched up a fourth straight hit with its first full-length album “I’ve Ive.” The album’s prereleased song “Kitsch” and lead track “I Am” have shot to the top of South Korea’s largest music streaming platform Melon’s Top 100 chart, occupying the No. 1 and [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular girl group Ive’s member Rei will temporarily suspend her activities due to a health problem, her agency said Tuesday. “Rei recently visited a hospital as she had experienced abnormal symptoms, such as chest palpitations and shortness of breath, and was advised by a doctor that she needs to [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jisoo arrived at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts this week with her individual song “Flower.” Billboard said on social media Monday (U.S. time) that Jisoo became the third member of the quartet to chart in the top [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for “How You Like That,” a 2020 hit single by K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, has surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube. The group’s agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday the video hit the milestone earlier in the day, becoming the quartet’s sixth video with more than 1.2 [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Ive, a leading K-pop girl group whose previous songs have all become huge sensations, cited “unpredictability” as its charm during a press conference Monday to mark the release of its first studio album. Debuting in December 2021 with the single “Eleven,” the sextet instantly skyrocketed to stardom as the [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, on Monday revealed the tracklist for his first solo album, “D-Day,” with two songs respectively featuring late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and his fellow BTS bandmate J-Hope as a collaborator. The tracklist consists of 10 songs, two of which — “Snooze” [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The music video for K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” topped 400 million views on YouTube on Saturday, its agency said. “Shut Down” is the main track of the four-member group’s second full-length album, “Born Pink,” released Sept. 16 last year. YG Entertainment said the music video surpassed 400 [...]
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 [...]