"Map of the Soul: 7," an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for almost one straight year this week, recording another piece of history for K-pop. According to the latest Billboard chart results updated Tuesday (US time), the mega-hit album released in February 2020, came in at 108th on the Billboard 200 chart. This marks the album's 52nd consecutive wee...

The management agency of K-pop stars Jennie of BLACKPINK and G-Dragon of BIGBANG on Wednesday refused to confirm a report that they are secretly dating. Dispatch, an entertainment news outlet, reported on the same day that the two popular singer-rappers have been in a relationship for about a year. YG Entertainment immediately issued a statement, saying it cannot confirm anything about its arti...

Despite her achievements, Sunmi said she is not free of the pressure to keep up with herself and the expectations put on her. “I wanted to give up many times. Even just 10 minutes ago, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to make it. I think I had put a limit on myself -- a limit that didn’t really exist and which I could easily break free from if I really wanted to. I realized at least I had to belie...

WayV will release its third EP “Kick Back” on March 10, according to SM Entertainment on Tuesday. It will comprise six songs that encompass a range of genres. The band’s first studio album “Awaken the World” topped iTunes’ top albums chart in 21 regions as well as charts of China’s largest music site QQ Music and Japan’s AWA when it was released in June last year. Meanwhile, the first...

V of BTS became the first Kpop artist to have two US iTunes chart-topper. In time for the first anniversary of release, his solo single “Inner Child” climbed back up the iTunes Top Songs chart in the US, this time all the way to the top. This is the second time he ranked first at the chart following the feat of “Sweet Night,” his second solo track also from last year.” The song, written by the ...

K-pop sensation BTS was the most tweeted about musician in the United States last year, the band's agency said Monday. In a recent survey by Twitter, BTS topped the list of 2020 most tweeted about musicians in the US, followed by Kanye West, Beyonce and Drake, according to Big Hit Entertainment. Other South Korean bands, ATEEZ, NCT and EXO, also made the top 10, along with Megan Thee Stallion, ...

Rain’s title track from his upcoming EP will feature Chungha, the popstar’s management company Sublime Entertainment said on Friday. Rain is returning with an EP titled “Pieces by Rain” on March 3 and has collaborated with Chungha for his title track “Why Don’t We.” In a teaser photo that came with the announcement, the charismatic pair is captured in mid-dance. The musician also recalled...

Artist to release fifth studio album soon

Doyoung of NCT will be the male lead in a television drama that will air on Friday. In his first serious acting role, the singer will play a good-looking straight-A high school student who has found a way to take a peek at the future while looking for his mother. Titled “Midnight Cafe Season 3 - The Curious Stalker,” this is the third season of an ongoing drama series that featured Bora, of t...

Big Hit Entertainment, the powerhouse of global K-pop sensation BTS, and the world’s biggest music corporation Universal Music Group is partnering up to expand their foothold in the global entertainment industry. The two firms announced on Thursday morning the establishment of a joint venture that will oversee the launching of a new K-pop boy band on the global stage. The group is set to debut t...

NCT 127, a sub-unit of the popular K-pop boy band NCT, topped the Japanese Oricon daily music chart Thursday with its latest EP released in Japan. "Loveholic," the group's first new Japanese album in two years, ranked No. 1 on the daily albums chart just a day after its release on Wednesday, with more than 97,000 unit sales in the country. It marks the second album by the K-pop act to reach top...

Oneus will meet its fans around the world at its first fan meeting session, slated for Feb. 28. It unveiled a poster Wednesday for the event, titled “Between the Earth and the Moon,” which will be broadcast live via its channel on Naver’s V Live. The Earth symbolizes the band, and the Moon refers to their official fandom community, To Moon. The bandmates are wearing school uniforms and study...

Kang Daniel discussed his new music at an online media conference Tuesday. “It took me a long time to talk about this since it was hidden inside me,” said the musician. There was a time when everything seemed overwhelming, he confided, admitting that he had felt as if he was crumbling bit by bit at a certain point. He’d taken some time off, used it to restore himself musically, and come out w...

The singer shares her “resting place” with fans through her 21-track album

KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival that draws millions of viewers each season, will be held online again next month amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, its organizer said Tuesday. The third season of the online event, titled "KCON:TACT," will stream from March 20-28 through YouTube and the Mnet K-pop channel for global fans and on local over-the-top service Tving for domestic f...