SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Successful K-pop singer Chungha has signed a contract with ICM Partners, a major American talent agency, as she gears up for a U.S. debut, her local agency said Tuesday. “Chungha recently signed an agreement with ICM Partners, one of the top three global agencies in the U.S., and is [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Roaring rookie girl band ITZY on Monday returned with its new album “IT’z ME,” a seven-track record led by the main song “Wannabe.” The lead track has a fusion groove, mixing EDM with other trendy music genres. The song is another collaboration between the five-piece girl band and Galactika, [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of major K-pop concerts have been called off or postponed in Japan as mutual entry restrictions by South Korea and Japan went into force early Monday. South Korea and Japan’s visa waiver programs for nationals from each other were suspended at the start of Monday amid outbreaks [...]
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Many K-pop artists are turning to live online shows to reach out to fans as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak keeps people away from public gatherings. Last month, four-piece boy band WINNER performed live to 964,000 fans through V Live, an online broadcasting platform owned by internet portal Naver. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of countries are either banning or restricting entry for South Korean travelers due to the new coronavirus, South Korea’s popular culture industry is being hit hard. K-pop stars scheduled for overseas tours or movie producers with plans for overseas filming are concerned that they may [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Monsta X, a six-piece K-pop boy band, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week, becoming the third K-pop band ever to make the top five on the album tally. “All About Luv,” the band’s new album, came in fifth on the album chart dated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — “Map of the Soul: 7,” the new album of K-pop super band BTS, is bound to debut atop the Billboard 200 next week, the band’s historic fourth No. 1 on the chart, the company has said. “The set, which was released Feb. 21 via Big Hit Entertainment, could earn [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop ‘super rookie’ band ITZY will return to the music scene next month with a new EP, “IT’z ME,” the band’s management agency said Saturday. “IT’z ME,” set for official release on March 9, is the quintet’s second EP since the band made a sensational debut in February last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Pre-orders for K-pop super band BTS’ upcoming album have topped the 4 million mark, the biggest pre-order volume ever for a South Korean album. Pre-orders for “Map of the Soul: 7,” set for official release on Friday, reached 4.02 million copies as of Monday, BTS’ management agency, Big Hit [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — IZ*ONE has shattered a first-week sales record for albums by girl groups of all time with its new album, the band’s management agency said Tuesday. The group’s first full-length album “Bloom*Iz” sold some 184,000 copies within the first day of its release Monday at 6 p.m., Off the Record [...]