SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Lee Soo-man, the chief producer and founder of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, on Tuesday announced plans to diversify the company’s business and include more fans in the process. “Our metaverse content has been recognized for its originality through blockchain technology, and in an era where content is valued, the [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen has landed on Billboard’s main albums chart this week with its new EP, making its first appearance on the prominent U.S. music chart in its seven-year career. “Your Choice” came in at No. 15 on this week’s Billboard 200, the U.S. music publisher said Monday [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — All-female groups, often dubbed as “girl groups,” are ruling domestic music charts in South Korea, taking the lead in the summer dance-pop race. With the exception of superband BTS and American pop star Justin Bieber, who have long led the charts with “Butter” and “Peaches,” girl groups are reigning [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop star band TWICE’s new EP album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard main albums chart this week, becoming the second K-pop girl group to make the chart’s top 10. “K-pop girl group TWICE debuts at No. 6 with ‘Taste of Love,’ with 46,000 equivalent album units earned,” [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — After releasing three million-selling albums, K-pop boy band Seventeen is aiming to land on key Billboard charts with its latest release “Your Choice.” The 13-member group on Friday dropped the six-track album, fronted by main track “Ready to Love,” returning to the K-pop scene after eight months. “We’ve always [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Brave Girls, a girl group that rose to surprise stardom at the brink of disbandment, said it wishes to become the new summer queen of the K-pop scene with its latest release. “We would like to become a group people think of when summer comes,” the group said during [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band EXO has added another album to its list of million-selling albums with the latest release “Don’t Fight the Feeling,” its management agency said Tuesday. The EP, released last week, has sold 1.09 million copies as of Sunday, becoming the nine-member group’s sixth million-selling album, according to [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) saw its latest album land at fifth place on the Billboard main albums chart in its best record since debut. “South Korean pop quintet Tomorrow x Together notches its first top 10 album on the Billboard 200 as ‘The Chaos Chapter: Freeze’ [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Taking a trip down memory lane has always been one option for many musicians. But the K-pop scene seems to be increasingly turning to more of these oldies but goodies ahead of summer. The move comes a year after project group SSAK3 topped domestic music charts. Like its group [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — All-male K-pop act 2PM will release a new album this month, coming back from a near five-year hiatus after its members completed their military service, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. The six-member group’s seventh full album, titled “Must,” will drop on June 28, JYP Entertainment announced on its [...]