SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jungkook has topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his first solo single, “Seven,” becoming the second South Korean soloist to lead the list following his bandmate Jimin. Released July 14, “Seven,” a summery pop song featuring American female rapper Latto, has sold 153,000 song downloads [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Jimin, a member of the K-pop superstar BTS, has made history with his single “Like Crazy” reaching the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, becoming the first South Korean solo artist to top the list. “Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s first solo album, “Face,” ranked second on this week’s Billboard 200 chart, industry data showed Monday. “Face” started with 164,000 equivalent album units earned, making it the second-largest debut week after Wallen’s “One Thing at a Time.” The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums [...]
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, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group BIGBANG’s Taeyang and BTS’ Jimin have made their debut as solo artists on the U.S. Billboard’s main singles chart for their collaboration single “Vibe.” The digital single landed at 76th on the Hot 100 for this week by scoring 4.2 million streams and 20,000 downloads in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The latest release from South Korean boy group Ateez has debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 main albums chart. Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of its music charts for this week that the K-pop group had charted for the second time in the top [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – “Indigo,” the first solo album of BTS leader RM, has surged to No. 3 on Billboard’s main albums chart this week, making him the highest-charted K-pop soloist. Billboard said in an article on the preview of this week’s charts Monday (U.S. time) that RM became the first BTS member [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — RM, leader of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has made it onto U.S. Billboard’s two main charts for his first solo album, “Indigo.” The album, released Dec. 2, debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for this week, while its lead track “Wild Flower” began at No. [...]
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, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group ITZY claimed its first top 10 spot on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart, with its fifth EP, “Checkmate.” “ITZY’s Checkmate debuts at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, giving the South Korean quintet its first top 10 effort,” Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in [...]