SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie girl group Le Sserafim has entered the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time, after its debut six months ago. The K-pop act ranked No. 14 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart with its second EP, titled “Antifragile,” the group’s agency Source Music said Tuesday, quoting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Famous South Korean cartoonist Lee Hyun-se has decided to teach his cartoon drawing techniques to an artificial intelligence (AI). Comic book publisher Jaedam Media Co. announced that it had signed a deal with the 66-years-old legendary cartoonist to develop AI technology for cartoon and webtoon production. After establishing a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, debuted as a solo artist through a collaborative single with British rock band Coldplay on Friday. The vocalist simultaneously released “The Astronaut” and its music video worldwide at 1 p.m. in Korea, or midnight in the United States (EST). “The Astronaut” marks [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean boy group BTS, its member Jungkook and girl group BLACKPINK will compete for this year’s People’s Choice Awards, a U.S. awards show for recognizing people in entertainment. According to the full list of 2022 People’s Choice Awards nominees released by the organizers on its homepage Wednesday (U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids have stayed high on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart for the second consecutive week with their new EP “Maxident.” The eight-track album ranked 11th on the latest Billboard 200 chart updated Tuesday (U.S. time), a week after debuting at No. 1. “Case 143,” [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — RM of K-pop supergroup BTS will emcee a new educational-entertainment TV show on cable channel tvN, the channel has said. Director Jang Hang-jun will co-host “The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge,” set to be broadcast in the second half of this year, the broadcaster said Tuesday. A sequel to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group (G)I-dle topped daily and weekly charts of five major local music streaming services with its release “Nxde” on Tuesday, a week after it dropped. “Nxde,” the main track off the band’s fifth EP “I Love,” sat atop real-time, daily, weekly and top 100 songs charts of Melon, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BLACKPINK will headline British Summer Time (BST) Hyde Park in London next year, the group’s agency and the festival announced Saturday. The four-member act will play the major British music festival on July 2, 2023, becoming the first Korean artists to perform in the event, YG Entertainment [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The exclusive performance video of BLACKPINK member Lisa’s individual song “Money” has exceeded 700 million views on YouTube, her management agency said Friday. The video surpassed the tally at 6:05 p.m. the previous day, according to YG Entertainment. “Money” is a track on Lisa’s first single album, “LALISA,” released [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS will drop his first solo single, titled “The Astronaut,” on Oct. 28, his agency said Wednesday. The song will make Jin the second BTS member to debut as an individual artist, following J-Hope, Big Hit Music said on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. [...]