SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS released its much-awaited digital single “Butter,” with the vibrant summer pop-dance track racking up more than 34 million YouTube views in just three hours. The seven-piece group rolled out the succinctly titled track at 1 p.m., less than a year after dropping its massively successful English-language [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Gfriend, known for its powerful performances and formerly school girl concept, bid farewell to fans after their longtime agency announced the termination of their contract. Source Music, which had represented the six-piece group since its debut in 2015, on Tuesday announced their contract will end on Saturday. While the [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS is set to appear as the first performer on a summer concert series hosted by the popular American TV show “Good Morning America.” The seven-piece act is among a lineup of more than 20 musicians who will be performing at this year’s series that will run [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group aespa, the four-piece K-pop act that debuted in November under a concept of connecting with avatars, said the rare theme has added a unique touch to its profile. Trained and produced by K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, the band’s name comes from the English words “avatar, experience and [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Singer-actress IU has donated 500 million won (US$441,350) to charity groups in aid to the underprivileged, her management agency said Monday. The money was delivered to five groups, including the Korea Pediatric Cancer Foundation and the Korea Unwed Mothers Families Association, on Sunday, which was her birthday, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS is featured on the cover of the latest issue of U.S. popular culture magazine Rolling Stone. “BTS appears on our June cover,” the magazine tweeted Thursday (local time), posting an interview with the septet as the cover story on its website. The magazine said it is [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will make a guest appearance on a reunion special of the popular American sitcom “Friends” later this month, according to Billboard. The seven-piece act will join the original cast of the ’90s comedy and other top stars in the special to air May 27 on streaming [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars BTS will put on its first performance of the upcoming release “Butter” at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) scheduled for later this month. The seven-piece act will be performing at the annual music awards for the fourth consecutive year, unveiling “Butter” at the ceremony scheduled for May [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group ITZY has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart for the first time in the third year of its debut. The five-piece act’s latest EP “Guess Who,” reached No. 148 on the Billboard 200, which compiles the week’s most popular albums in the United States, according to [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — NCT Dream, a subunit of SM Entertainment’s boy band brand NCT, said its first studio album “Hot Sauce” marks its transition into adulthood as well as a bookmark of its yearslong bond. The 10-track album also titled “Mat,” which translates to taste or flavor in Korean, is the unit’s [...]