SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A fall from grace by “Produce 101,” South Korea’s most sensational idol audition show to date, is derailing the burgeoning K-pop careers of the show’s winners. Last week, police put in custody An Joon-young, the director of the Mnet cable show, and the program’s chief producer over suspicions of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop girl band IZ*ONE has postponed the release of its new album amid snowballing vote-rigging allegations at “Produce 48,” a popular K-pop competition show. “Off the Record, the management agency of IZ*ONE, has decided to delay the release of the group’s first full-length album, originally scheduled for Nov. 11, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — IZ*ONE, a project girl group formed through the idol competition show series “Produce,” sold more than 130,000 copies of its latest album titled “HEART*IZ” in the first week of its sales, breaking a previous record set by TWICE. “IZ*ONE’s ‘HEART*IZ’ sold 132,109 copies during the April 1-7 period. It [...]