SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jimin’s solo track “Who” has set a new record as the longest-running K-pop song on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing “Dynamite” by his own group BTS. According to the latest chart released Tuesday (U.S. time), “Who” jumped 12 spots to reach No. 29, marking its 33rd consecutive week on [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has set a new record for first-week album sales for an album by a K-pop female soloist released this year, her agency said Friday. Jennie’s first studio album, “Ruby,” sold more than 660,000 copies in its first week after being released on March [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop garnered the most attention among globally popular South Korean cultural content in Asia, Europe and Latin America, while people in North America, Africa and Oceania showed greater interest in Korean food, according to a government report released Tuesday. The annual report was jointly published by the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s “Who” and BLACKPINK member Rose’s “APT.” were the two most-streamed K-pop songs on Spotify in the second half of 2024, the global music streaming platform announced Tuesday. The two tracks secured the top spots on Spotify’s Global Impact List, ranking first and second among the 30 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Three K-pop acts have been named among the top 20 global artists by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). According to the Global Artist Chart 2024 announced Tuesday (London time) by the federation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide, Seventeen ranked third, following Taylor [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop star G-Dragon will launch his first individual world tour in eight years with two concerts in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, next month, the gigs’ organizer said Wednesday. The “Ubermensch in Korea” tour will start at Goyang Stadium on March 29-30, according to Coupang Play. It marks the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop star G-Dragon will perform as a headliner at the Head in the Clouds Los Angeles 2025, his agency, Galaxy Corporation, said Thursday. Head in the Clouds Los Angeles is a global music festival organized by 88rising, an Asian American entertainment company, to showcase Asian artists to the United [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) - Lee Soo-man, the legendary figure behind the global rise of K-pop, is setting his sights beyond the phenomenon known as “hallyu.” The founder and former executive producer of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment envisions a future where Korean entertainment transcends national labels. “We must now move beyond hallyu,” Lee said [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — After years of robust growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, the K-pop industry has shown signs of cooling, with physical album sales declining and export revenues stagnating in the past year. Industry experts are looking to BTS and Blackpink’s planned comebacks to reinvigorate the market in 2025, while closely watching major [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop fandom, primarily composed of women in their 20s and 30s, has emerged as a defining force in South Korea’s protest culture, blending activism with the hallmarks of fan culture. The recent impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol highlighted this unique phenomenon, with protests resembling the energy and organization of [...]