SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — “OMG,” a hit song from rookie girl group NewJeans, has garnered over 600 million streams on Spotify, becoming the band’s first song to pass the threshold, the group’s agency said Monday. The song had recorded 600,558,542 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Saturday, ADOR said. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Fashion Week, South Korea’s biggest biannual fashion show, will kick off next week for a five-day run to showcase 21 Korean fashion houses, officials said Monday. The fashion week for the 2024 fall-winter season will run from Thursday to next Monday at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group NewJeans will ring in the New Year on U.S. television, joining the star-studded lineup for ABC’s New Year’s Eve show, the group’s agency said Thursday. The “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” show is a perennial favorite for celebrating New Year’s Eve [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The New York Times has chosen South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans as part of its 71 “most stylish” people of 2023, it said Wednesday. The U.S. daily unveiled this year’s list of prominent figures, including singer Beyonce, rapper Doja Cat, actress Gwyneth [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — “Ditto,” a hit single from girl group NewJeans, has accumulated 500 million streams on Spotify, the group’s agency said Monday. The song had recorded 500,424,244 streams on the world’s largest music streaming platform as of Saturday, ADOR said, citing data from the streaming service. It became the group’s second [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Girl group NewJeans received Artist of the Year, considered the top honor, at the 2023 MAMA Awards billed as the biggest annual year-end K-pop awards ceremony. The quintet won the Samsung Galaxy Artist of the Year on the second of the two-night ceremony held at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Rookie girl group NewJeans has emerged as the inaugural winner of the Top Global K-Pop Artist award at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), outperforming BTS’ Jimin, Stray Kids, Tomorrow X Together and TWICE. Top Global K-pop Artist was one of the four K-pop category awards newly established this year. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — NewJeans will perform at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) for the first time as a K-pop girl group. The South Korean quintet was chosen to perform at this year’s awards ceremony, the BBMAs announced on social media Wednesday (U.S. time). The BBMAs are one of the three biggest U.S. [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop juggernaut BTS’ Jimin and girl group NewJeans have each been nominated for four categories at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs). According to the complete list of nominees announced by the BBMAs on Thursday (U.S. time), Jimin is a finalist in four categories — Top Selling Song for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — NewJeans has become the first K-pop girl group to grace the stage for Lollapalooza Chicago, one of the major music festivals in the United States, the group’s agency said Friday. Taking the spotlight on the festival’s opening day at the Grand Park in Chicago, Illinois, the K-pop quintet delivered [...]