SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Monsta X, a six-piece K-pop boy band, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week, becoming the third K-pop band ever to make the top five on the album tally. “All About Luv,” the band’s new album, came in fifth on the album chart dated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Map of the Soul: 7,” the new album of K-pop super band BTS, is bound to debut atop the Billboard 200 next week, the band’s historic fourth No. 1 on the chart, the company has said. “The set, which was released Feb. 21 via Big Hit Entertainment, could earn [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Propelled by the decadeslong expertise of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, coupled with the distribution network of Capitol Music Group (CMG), K-pop boy band SuperM scored a No. 1 on the main Billboard albums chart with its debut album. Billboard said on its official website Monday (Korean time) that the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Brand new K-pop act SuperM topped a main Billboard chart upon its debut in the United States, according the chart result re-released on Monday. The supergroup’s first release, “SuperM: The 1st Mini Album,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week of Oct. 19, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — “The Dream Chapter: Star,” the debut album of new boy band Tomorrow X Together, also known as TXT, landed at 140 on the main Billboard 200 album chart, becoming the highest-charting debut album by a K-pop male act, Billboard said Tuesday. The chart results dated March 16 came after [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A pink-hued photo image of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK hit the cover of the Billboard magazine’s March edition, making the quartet the first Korean female music group representing the American pop magazine. The cover image of Billboard’s March edition was released on its official website on Thursday (U.S. time), [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The office of President Moon Jae-in has celebrated the second Billboard victory by sensational K-pop stars BTS, joining BTS fans’ jubilation. “Huge congratulations to BTS on topping the Billboard 200 for a second time!” the presidential house Cheong Wa Dae said on its English Twitter account. The post was [...]
NEW YORK, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – KCON, a global K-pop festival that brings music stars to overseas fans, took place over the weekend in Newark, New Jersey. The two-day event at the Prudential Center, attended by some 53,000 fans, was divided into two parts — K-pop concerts and outdoor convention programs. The event brought [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — When the members of K-pop boyband BTS were asked why they make music in an interview last January, they wanted to bring up the topic of self-love and happiness. BTS, which stands for “bangtan” boys, (bangtan in Korean means bullet-proof) earned their first number one album on the Billboard [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Girls’ Generation’s latest album “Holiday Night” rose to the top of Billboard’s World Albums chart, according to the music publication Wednesday. The K-pop girl group’s sixth full-length album, released on Aug. 4, stood at No. 1 on the chart for the week of Aug. 26, according to Billboard’s website. [...]