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BTS' music label Big Hit expanding business portfolio after successful year

Jan 15, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, the music label of K-pop super band BTS, is scrambling to expand its business portfolio of K-pop artists following a sensationally successful year in 2019. A media report said...
Berlin concertmaster to grace Seoul stage as soloist

Jan 14, 2020

Violinist Lee Ji-yoon of Staatskapelle Berlin begins artist-in-residence at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei
Stray Kids, Ateez to kick off world tours over the next month

Jan 14, 2020

Two emerging K-pop boy bands, Stray Kids and Ateez, will kick off globe-trotting concert tours over the next month in a bid to expand their presence outside of their home country. Stray Kids, an eig...
EXO's Chen breaks surprise marriage news, hints at fiance's pregnancy

Jan 13, 2020

Chen, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, made a surprise announcement Monday that he will get married soon, hinting that his fiance is pregnant. "Chen decided to get married after getting into a precio...
MPyC to evolve into multigenre music festival

Jan 13, 2020

The biannual festival Music in PyeongChang (MPyC) festival hopes to carry on the legacy of the PyeongChang Olympics with programs that embrace diversity and peace. The event’s organizers announced t...
K-pop stars temporarily leaving music scene over anxiety disorders

Jan 13, 2020

At the height of their high-profile K-pop careers last year, Kang Daniel and Mina, a member of sensational girl group TWICE, temporarily left show business, complaining of anxiety and other mental di...
BTS' 'Idol' becomes 6th music video to top 600m YouTube views

Jan 12, 2020

The music video of BTS' song "Idol" reached 600 million YouTube views Sunday, becoming the band's sixth video to accomplish the milestone. The music video of "Idol," the lead track of BTS' repackage...
BTS unveils teaser video for new album

Jan 10, 2020

K-pop boy band BTS on Friday released the first teaser video for its new album slated for Feb. 21. The group uploaded "Interlude: Shadow," the first trailer of its fourth full-length album "Map of t...
BTS' 'DNA' music video tops 900m YouTube views

Jan 10, 2020

The music video of BTS' 2017 hit song, "DNA," topped 900 million YouTube views Friday, the band's first music video to surpass that milestone. "DNA," the lead track of BTS' 2017 album, "Love Yoursel...
BTS scores 3 awards at Gaon Chart Music Awards

Jan 9, 2020

K-pop boy band BTS has scored three major prizes at the 2020 Gaon Chart Music Awards, adding to its winning streak at local and overseas music awards. The septet picked up the "Artist of the Year" a...
BTS to pre-release single from upcoming album this month

Jan 9, 2020

K-pop super band BTS will drop a new digital single this month ahead of its official release of a new album in February, according to the band's management agency Thursday. Big Hit Entertainment pos...
Danish pop icon Christopher bound for Seoul in March

Jan 8, 2020

Mesmerizing the city with his Danish charm last year, singer-songwriter Christopher Nissen is reuniting with his fans in less than a year this March. Known as Christopher professionally, the 28-year...
Some 180,000 fans visit BTS pop-up store in Seoul

Jan 8, 2020

Some 180,000 fans visited a BTS pop-up store during its 80-day run in Seoul, the management agency of the K-pop boy band said Wednesday. The pop-up store, "House of BTS," operated from Oct. 18 till ...
Boy band Infinite's Sung-kyu discharged from military

Jan 8, 2020

Kim Sung-kyu, the leader of boy band Infinite, will return to show business following his discharge from the military Wednesday. Kim, also known by his stage name Sungkyu, officially completed his 2...
BTS to drop new album on Feb. 21

Jan 8, 2020

K-pop boy band BTS will return to the local music scene next month with a new album, the group's management agency said Wednesday. The group will put out "Map of the Soul: 7" on Feb. 21, the first r...