SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fifty Fifty’s “Cupid” has reached No. 8 on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100, setting a new record for a K-pop girl group. According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the song stayed on the chart for a seventh consecutive week and climbed one spot from [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BTS’ new digital single “The Planet” topped iTunes charts in 67 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. The original soundtrack for TV animation series “Bastions” was released the previous day. The song had claimed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Songs charts in 67 countries, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The collaboration single “People Pt.2″ by Suga of BTS and K-pop sensation IU, topped iTunes charts in 87 countries Saturday, the group’s agency said. The song, released Friday, is part of Suga’s debut solo album, “D-Day,” which is set to come out April 21. The song had claimed the [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS member Jimin’s single “Set Me Free Pt. 2″ topped iTunes charts in 110 countries Saturday, the group’s agency BigHit Music said. The hip-hop track, released at 1 p.m. Friday, is part of his debut solo album, “Face,” which will roll out next Friday. The song had claimed the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Minho, a member of the K-pop boy group SHINee, topped iTunes albums charts in 39 regions around the world for his solo debut album, “Chase,” the group’s agency said Wednesday. The album hit No. 1 on charts in countries including the United States, Japan, Canada, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Girl group (G)I-dle topped daily and weekly charts of five major local music streaming services with its release “Nxde” on Tuesday, a week after it dropped. “Nxde,” the main track off the band’s fifth EP “I Love,” sat atop real-time, daily, weekly and top 100 songs charts of Melon, [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop supergroup BIGBANG topped various music charts in and outside of South Korea upon returning with a new single, “Still Life,” on Tuesday after a four-year hiatus due to its members’ mandatory military service. The digital single debuted at No. 1 on real-time charts of major online music services, [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop songstress IU has swept major music charts here with her latest album and past releases, landing more than 15 songs in the top 100 simultaneously. The 28-year-old soloist placed 16 songs in the top 100 on the latest daily music charts by streaming services Melon and Genie Music, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In the whirlwind of A-list K-pop groups’ releases in April 2018, a unlikely 2017 ballad topped the charts of major online music stores, raising many a fan’s eyebrows. Even amid the heated competition between such top-rung bands as TWICE, WINNER and EXO-CBX, a subunit of EXO, who dropped new [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The digitalized hits of the legendary rock band the Beatles have conquered the top six slots in the international sections of major South Korean music charts, data showed Monday. The songs became available on South Korean music streaming websites at midnight, as Universal Music Group, the distributer, authorized 10 [...]