SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Entertainment has struck a deal with the U.S. Billboard magazine to further propel K-pop onto the world stage, the South Korean entertainment firm said Thursday. Joseph Chang, co-CEO of Kakao Entertainment, Billboard U.S. President Mike Van and Kim Yuna, the publisher and CEO of Billboard Korea, signed the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group ILLIT has made history by entering the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main songs chart with its debut single “Magnetic.” “Magnetic” secured the No. 91 spot on the upcoming Hot 100 chart, Billboard said on social media Tuesday (U.S. time), becoming the first debut song by [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member J-Hope has broken his own record on the U.S. Billboard 200 main albums chart as his latest album debuted at No. 5. “Hope on the Street Vol. 1,” which the rapper-dancer released March 29, claimed the fifth spot on the chart dated for April 13, Billboard said [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — V, a member of K-pop megaband BTS, has scored another hit on the Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart despite serving in the military. His latest digital single, “FRI(END)S,” debuted at No. 65 on this week’s chart, unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time). It marks V’s fourth entry on the chart [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl group TWICE’s latest album has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard main albums chart, marking the first chart-topper for the group. TWICE rose atop the Billboard 200 with its 14th mini-album, “With YOU-th,” beating out other popular albums, such as Morgan Wallen’s “One Thing At A [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Ateez’s latest album has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard main albums chart, marking the first chart-topper for the group. Ateez rose atop the Billboard 200 with its second full-length album, “The World Ep. Fin: Will,” beating out other popular albums, such as Taylor Swift’s [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Enhypen has matched its highest Billboard 200 ranking with its latest release, “Orange Blood.” The septet’s fifth EP debuted at No. 4 on the chart, tying with the group’s previous EP, “Dark Blood,” which also peaked at No. 4, Billboard said in a preview for this [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids has entered the Billboard Hot 100 main singles chart for the first time in its career with its latest song. “Lalalala,” the lead track on the octet’s new EP, “Rock-Star,” debuted at No. 90 on the chart for this week, Billboard said on [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Stray Kids has claimed its fourth No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard’s main albums chart with its latest EP, “Rock-Star.” The eight-track album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart for this week with 224,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States, Billboard said in a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstars Stray Kids will perform at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). The BBMAs announced on social media Tuesday (U.S. time) that the South Korean band has been chosen to perform at the awards ceremony scheduled for next Tuesday. NewJeans, one of the hottest K-pop girl groups, had [...]