SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS has said its first stand-alone performance at this year’s Grammy Awards was meaningful enough to offset their loss for one of the world’s most coveted music honors. “There are many Grammy trophies up for grabs, but there were only 20 singers who had onstage performances during [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seungyoon, the leader of K-pop boy band WINNER who came into the spotlight though a TV audition show more than 10 years ago, said his upcoming solo studio album is a “memoir” of his musical journey over the past decade. Once a teenaged contender on the popular reality show [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Brave Girls, the K-pop act that made a fairy tale comeback after four years thanks to social media, has reached No. 1 on more music charts with its 2017 single “Rollin’.” The upbeat dance track topped Gaon’s latest weekly digital and streaming charts, run by the Korea Music Content [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The K-pop juggernauts that have taken the world by storm got personal in the latest episode of a popular Korean TV show, talking about the blood, sweat and tears they put into their career and how they feel about being a contemporary music icon. BTS appeared on the 99th [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — LOONA has set a new record for a K-pop girl group with its song “Star” making it onto a key North American radio chart for nine straight weeks, its agency said Wednesday. “Star” ranked No. 37 on Mediabase’s Top 40 chart in the week of March 14 to 20, [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Wendy, a member of K-pop girl group Red Velvet, is set to release her first solo material next month, her agency said Wednesday. The singer’s debut solo album, “Like Water,” will drop on April 5, with pre-orders set to start Wednesday, according to SM Entertainment. The upcoming album carries [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — JYP Entertainment, the K-pop agency that manages acts like TWICE and 2PM, on Wednesday announced it will sign a strategic partnership with Chinese technology giant Tencent. Under the deal between JYP and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), JYP will provide music to TME’s platforms, like QQ Music, Kugou Music, [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Rose saw her debut solo release reach No. 70 on Billboard’s main singles chart in the highest ranking for a K-pop female soloist. “On the Ground,” the title track of her double-track solo release “R,” hit No. 70 on the latest version of the Billboard’s Hot 100 updated [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — BLACKPINK’s Rose saw her debut solo release hit No. 43 on the Official Charts, becoming the first K-pop female soloist to chart on the British music ranking. “On the Ground,” the BLACKPINK member’s new release, reached No. 43 on the latest version of the Official Singles Top 100 updated [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Big Hit Entertainment, the K-pop powerhouse behind global sensation BTS, on Friday unveiled a plan to change its name to Hybe and ambitions to become what it called an “entertainment lifestyle platform.” “What we think of as variation of music is that of the indefinite realm and I think [...]