SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — January is usually a bleak month after year-end festivities and the hype for ambitious New Year’s resolutions have faded. But in the K-pop industry, January is set to be packed with debuts and comebacks by both rookies and veteran acts this year. On Monday, 12-piece group TREASURE is set [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Rookie girl group aespa’s song “Black Mamba” has earned 100 million views on YouTube, becoming the fastest debut music video by a K-pop act to reach the milestone, the group’s agency said Friday. The music video for “Black Mamba” hit the milestone at around 5:35 a.m. Friday, 51 days [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven-member superband BTS, which released megahits “Dynamite” and “ON” in 2020, was the most streamed Korean artist and global group last year, global streaming giant Spotify said Thursday. Spotify’s 2020 Wrapped data, compiled between Jan. 1 and Nov. 15 last year, also showed that the top 10 most streamed [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band Seventeen will hold an online concert later this month to meet fans across the world, its management agency said Tuesday. The concert, titled “IN-COMPLETE,” will take place at 6 p.m. on Jan. 23, according to Pledis Entertainment. It marks the second online event by the 13-member [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO’s Baekhyun attracted some 110,000 viewers from around the world in his first online concert held over the weekend, the singer’s agency said Monday. “Beyond Live – Baekhyun : Light,” livestreamed via Naver V Live on Sunday, drew some 110,000 viewers from 120 countries, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS has become the inaugural winner of a special category at the Japan Record Awards hosted by Japanese broadcaster TBS, the band’s agency said Thursday. The septet won the Special International Music Award at the 62nd Japan Record Awards that was broadcasted live late Wednesday, according to Big Hit [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group ITZY plans to release its first English-language album next month, stepping up its entry into the global music market. The album, titled “Not Shy,” will be released at 2 p.m. on Jan. 22, JYP Entertainment, its management agency, said Monday. It will carry English versions [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SM Entertainment said Monday it will hold a free online concert on the first day of next year to give comfort to those fighting against the novel coronavirus pandemic across the world. The “SMTOWN Live” concert will be live streamed this Friday on social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitter [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar BTS’ megahit song “Dynamite” has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard’s main singles chart this week. “Dynamite” ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be refreshed Tuesday (U.S. local time), up 15 notches from No. 24 last week, Billboard said Monday. The rebound came [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — In 2013, seven fledgling young men, who mostly grew up in towns outside of South Korea’s megacity Seoul, made their debut as a hip-hop group. They called themselves Bangtan Sonyeondan, or bulletproof boys. Unlike mainstream K-pop acts backed by polished producing and intricate marketing schemes, the septet made a [...]