SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The BTS megahit “Dynamite” has become a double platinum certified single in the United States in the latest record-breaking streak for the K-pop juggernauts. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Wednesday (U.S. time) that the septet’s digital single “Dynamite” released in August has earned double platinum. A [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, the main vocalist of K-pop sensation BLACKPINK, performed her chart-topping solo release “On the Ground” on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Donning a glittery outfit, the singer appeared on the popular American TV show on Tuesday (U.S. time) to perform the title track of her debut [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Super Junior, one of the longest-running K-pop boy groups, has dropped a new album in a belated celebration of the 15th anniversary of its debut. The group’s 10th studio album, titled “The Renaissance,” carries 10 songs, including the main track “House Party” as well as “Super,” “Burn the Floor,” [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop female soloist Chungha will release a full Spanish language version of the song “Demente” on Wednesday, the singer’s management agency said. The new version of “Demente,” a track from the singer’s latest album, is set to drop at 1 p.m. on major global music streaming platforms, according to [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop megastar BLACKPINK became the first girl group worldwide to garner 20 million followers on the music streaming giant Spotify, its management agency said Tuesday. The four-piece K-pop act set the record Monday (U.S. time), about 15 months after it pushed down Fifth Harmony to No. 2 on the [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernauts BTS brightened up the Grammy awards with another striking performance of its megahit “Dynamite,” writing history as the first Korean nominee to perform on the annual music show often dubbed “music’s biggest night.” The seven-piece act — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — joined [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean all-female band BLACKPINK’s music video “How You Like That” has garnered 800 million views on YouTube in what its agency said was reached in the shortest time for a female K-pop act. The quartet’s music video of the hit song reached the milestone at 9:58 p.m. [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK has dominated iTunes charts in 51 countries, with her latest solo song, her agency said Saturday. According to YG Entertainment, the song, “On The Ground,” from her first solo album “R,” topped iTunes Top Songs charts in countries that included the United States, [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band SHINee will hold its first-ever online concert next month after coming back from a two-year hiatus, the group’s management agency said Saturday. The concert, titled “Beyond LIVE – SHINee: SHINee World,” will be livestreamed on April 4 on V Live, a streaming platform of the country’s [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Rose, the main vocalist of K-pop sensation BLACKPINK, said the two tracks for her first solo album “R” came like fate, explaining how she instantly fell in love with them. The singer, the second member of the four-piece act to go solo, released the two-track album featuring songs “On [...]