SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lisa of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has secured four nominations at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, one of the major music awards in the United States. According to a list of nominees announced by MTV VMAs on its homepage Tuesday (U.S. time), Lisa was nominated for Best K-pop, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new Disney+ original capturing the latest trip by BTS members Jimin and Jungkook before their military enlistment will captivate fans with its release next month. “Are You Sure?!” set to premiere Aug. 8, highlights the strong chemistry of the duo, known affectionately as Busanz, owing to their Busan [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop megastar BTS will release a song dedicated to the band’s fans this week, the group’s agency said Monday. The digital single, “Never Let Go,” will come out at 1 p.m. Friday (Korean time), BigHit Music said on the group’s official social media channels and K-pop fan [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop juggernaut BTS has become the longest-charting K-pop solo artist on U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 main singles chart after Psy. According to the latest chart unveiled Tuesday (U.S. time), Jungkook’s “Standing Next to You” stayed on the chart for 18 consecutive weeks, the second-longest run for any [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop supergroup BTS and Le Sserafim’s Huh Yunjin collaborated with another BTS member J-Hope for his upcoming new solo album, the group’s agency said Tuesday. BigHit Music unveiled a preview of the special album, titled “Hope on the Street No. 1.” The highlight medley features clips from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Global K-pop star Jungkook has held a concert for devoted fans at a gymnasium in Seoul. During the “fan showcase” event at Jangchung Arena on Monday, the member of K-pop superband BTS, passionately sang all the tracks off his first solo album, “Golden,” in front of some 2,800 fans. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — “Standing Next to You,” the latest song from BTS member Jungkook, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at No. 5. The tune came in fifth on this week’s Hot 100 chart behind Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” Taylor Swift’s “Is It Over [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — “Golden,” the first solo album by BTS’ Jungkook, has arrived at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album followed Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” which topped the chart for the second consecutive week, Billboard said Sunday (U.S. time) in a preview of the chart for this [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of global K-pop sensation BTS has hit another “golden” milestone in the music market with his first solo album, “Golden.” According to Hanteo Chart, a leading local tracker of albums sales, “Golden” has sold 2.438 million copies as of midnight Friday, becoming the most-sold album by a K-pop [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungkook of K-pop sensation BTS has performed his three hit singles, including “Seven,” on the American NBC morning show “Today,” his agency said Thursday. The performance took place at Today Plaza in the heart of New York City on Wednesday (U.S. time) as part of the show’s Citi Concert [...]