SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Virtual K-pop boy band Plave has achieved million-seller status with its third EP, “Caligo Pt.1,” its agency said Monday. The album sold 1,038,308 copies in the first week since its release last Monday, Vlast said, citing data from Hanteo Chart. It marks the first time an album by a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean music industry has expanded its foray into the global market with well-trained idols and their devoted fans, and now it is venturing into the virtual space with a new breed of idols. Non-humans, hyper-real avatars made with artificial intelligence (AI) have growingly taken the stage in the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — “GIRL’S RE:VERSE” will present an experimental K-pop idol survival show where current idol members will play virtual reality (VR) characters to compete in a virtual world, Kakao Entertainment said Tuesday. Set in a metaverse named W, the 30 contestants in the survival show will play their corresponding avatars to [...]