SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will kick off its fourth world tour in August. The group announced on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse on Friday that the “Act: Tomorrow” tour will begin with concerts at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Aug. 22 and 23. It [...]
SEOUL, June 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Ateez said Thursday it is always eager to challenge itself musically, striving to surprise fans with fresh sounds instead of remaining confined to a single genre. Departing from its signature intense and energetic sound, which earned it two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, the [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group Seventeen has appeared on U.S. NBC’s “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” performing “Thunder,” the lead track from its fifth full-length album “Happy Burstday,” according to the group’s agency, Pledis Entertainment. The performance, which aired Wednesday (U.S. time), featured synchronized choreography, dramatic lighting and props — including one [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy group Seventeen placed third on Billboard’s 2025 midyear Top Tours chart, earning $120.9 million from ticket sales. According to Billboard’s midyear boxscore report released on Wednesday (U.S. time), Seventeen sold 842,000 tickets across 30 shows on its latest “Right Here” world tour legs. The report covers the [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Hybe, the K-pop company behind BTS, Seventeen and Enhypen, has set up a Chinese subsidiary to support its artists’ expansion into the market, the company said Thursday. Hybe China Co., Ltd. was launched April 2 in Beijing, becoming Hybe’s fourth overseas branch after those in Japan, the United States [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl group i-dle is embracing a bold transformation with its latest comeback — a new name, fresh sound and revamped image. The change signals a new chapter for the group, which returned Monday with “We Are,” its eighth EP and first album in 10 months. “It feels like [...]
SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Rising K-pop girl group ILLIT will return with a new album next month. Belift Lab, the group’s agency, announced Monday on the K-pop fan community platform Weverse that the quintet will unleash its third EP, “bomb,” on June 16. The EP tells the story of the group expanding its [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie girl group Meovv has already made a mark on the K-pop scene with its unique identity that channels the “chic and lovely” characteristics of cats. The group is now hoping to step boldly into a new era with its first physical album, “My Eyes Open Vvide,” set to [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean cultural content fans and global industry leaders will gather in Seoul in June for the inaugural “MyK Festa,” a large-scale government-hosted festival celebrating the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” organizers said Thursday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and its affiliate the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — In another potential sign of easing its tacit ban on the South Korean entertainment industry, Chinese authorities have apparently approved a large-scale K-pop concert set to take place in the country this fall, the first of its kind in years. The Korea Entertainment Producers’ Association said Wednesday that its [...]