SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Monsta X on Tuesday thanked fans for helping them achieve a career-changing success in the United States earlier this year. “All we have are happy memories when looking back. Our hearts swell up with emotions,” Monsta X rapper I.M, whose real name is Im Chang-kyun, said during [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizewire) — K-pop mega group BTS are undoubtedly a huge financial blessing for their record label-management agency Big Hit Entertainment. Thanks to the septet’s smash hit album “Map Of The Soul: Persona” and sellout concerts worldwide, Big Hit posted record sales of 587.2 billion won (US$472.2 million) in fiscal year 2019, [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Popular girl group TWICE will make a comeback with its ninth EP, “More & More,” next month, the first in a series of major K-pop comebacks expected to heat up the early summer chart race. JYP Entertainment’s nine-piece multinational team will release its new record on June 1. It [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop act Tomorrow X Together (TXT) will make its first American television outing on cable music network MTV, according to the group’s agency Friday. A prerecorded stage performance of the group’s latest song, “Can’t You See Me,” will be aired on U.S. broadcaster’s “MTV Fresh Out Live” program Friday [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Epik High, Zico and other top South Korean hip hop stars will perform as part of an online concert hosted by video-sharing mobile platform TikTok next week, the company said Thursday. The company announced that it will hold the online concert, named TikTok Stage with Hiphopplaya, next Wednesday at [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Putting their 2019 debut success behind them, K-pop act Tomorrow X Together said Monday they have worked hard to pursue artistic growth through their new EP, “The Dream Chapter: Eternity,” trying out self production and a surprise remake of a beloved Korean pop classic. “All of our members try [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop quartet BLACKPINK plans to release their first full studio album in September, preceded by serial releases of two new singles starting next month, the group’s management agency announced Monday. Through an online announcement addressed to fans, YG Entertainment said the four-piece female act have finished recordings and production [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Tens of thousands of fans from across the globe simultaneously cheered and applauded in the safety of their own homes when their favorite K-pop boy band, SuperM, appeared on the screen for an online concert. Streamed live on the internet portal Naver’s V Live service on April 26, the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival series held overseas every year, will be held partly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its organizer announced Thursday. Under this year’s banner theme “KCON:TACT 2020 Summer,” KCON will be streamed on June 20-26 through the channel “M-net K-POP” on YouTube, [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The second documentary film by iconic K-pop band BIGBANG will hit YouTube next week, featuring member Taeyang, in the runup to the band’s upcoming music release, its agency said Monday. The first episode of the eight-part documentary, “White Night,” will hit BIGBANG’s official YouTube channel on May 18. Each [...]