SEOUL, Mar. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop has gone through a lull in early 2018, with the PyeongChang Winter Games prompting a virtual industry-wide freeze on major new releases. iKON’s “Love Scenario” reigned over the charts for more than 40 days since late January with no clear contender in sight. But with the Olympics out [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop girl band MAMAMOO will release its first new single in six months next week, its agency said Friday. RBW said the song, titled “Paint Me,” is about their wish to “paint” the new year together with fans. The agency unveiled a teaser image on its social media accounts. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual global music fair will kick off next week in Seoul to help promote Korean pop music in overseas markets, organizers said Wednesday. K-pop, as it is known, is already becoming more popular among young people in other Asian countries, as well as in Europe and the Americas, with its influence generating interest in other facets of Korean culture. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — With an early summer heat wave gripping the nation, dormant K-pop players are coming out of the woodwork to wage a hot music chart war this summer — with Mamamoo taking aim with its fifth EP album “Purple.” “The color purple is produced by mixing pink and blue. Pink [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) - The South Korean girl group industry is undergoing a generational shift, with new girl groups expanding their presence in the K-pop power structure. Almost 20 years has passed since the debut of the “first generational” girl groups — SES of S.M. Entertainment, Babyvox of DR Music and Fin.K.L. of DSP Entertainment – in [...]