A time capsule that global K-pop phenomenon BTS presented to President Moon Jae-in on Sept. 19 during an event marking Youth Day held at Cheong Wa Dae is now on display at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History. The box is displayed in the permanent exhibition hall located on the fifth floor of the museum. The box measures 40 centimeters in length, 30 centimeters in width and 26 cen...

Eunhyuk of Super Junior will produce a musical that will premiere in mid-December, according to production company Shinswave on Wednesday. He will put on “Altar Boyz,” a musical comedy originally from Broadway that depicts five boys who form a band and sing and dance to spread love. A score of K-pop musicians, including Yesung of Super Junior, Chansung of 2PM, Son Dongwoon of Highlight and Ja...

With travel restrictions eased under the "living with COVID-19" scheme, big-name K-pop stars are heading overseas to hold live concerts with foreign fans that have not been held for nearly two years. Superband BTS is at the forefront of the move, scheduled to throw a series of live in-person concerts in Los Angeles, titled "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - LA" to be held at SoFi Stadium on Nov...

BTS fans are eagerly awaiting the band’s upcoming concerts in Los Angeles, slated for Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 1-2. It has been almost two years since the septet has performed in front of fans. Tickets sold out upon release but some became available online as overseas concert tickets can be resold. The original prices ranged from $75 to $450, but scalped tickets started at $233 and spiked as high ...

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BTOB will greet fans for two days in a physical fan meeting event. The group shared the news Monday with a teaser poster for the event, “Welcome to BTOB’s Home.” Along with artwork that showed a snow-covered house full of Christmas spirit -- a Christmas tree and stockings hung over a fireplace -- the poster had names of all six members including Lim Hyunsik and Yook Sungjae, who completed the...

K-pop megastar BTS has clinched four trophies at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA), the most at the annual ceremony. In the ceremony held in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday (local time), the seven-member act took home Best Pop, Best Group, Best K-pop and Biggest Fans. BTS is one of just two names to clinch more than one trophy at this year's MTV EMA, along with British singer-songwriter Ed...

Boy band ONF will put out its sixth EP, “Goosebumps,” Dec. 3, agency WM Entertainment announced Friday. The black-and-white teaser trailer starts with a glitch and shows the title of both the main track and the EP, ending with a mysterious message: “I’ll save you from the nightmare.” In August, the band ranked No. 2 on Billboard’s world digital song sales chart with “Popping,” the title t...

K-pop girl group TWICE will release its third studio album, titled "Formula of Love: O+T= Presales of the album reached 700,000 units, about 200,000 more than its previous release and last EP "Taste of Love," according to JYP Entertainment. The group said the name "Formula of Love: O+T= "The song says that love is not something you can calculate, study and try to find an answer to but is somet...

NU’EST will host a three-day standalone concert and perform in front of fans for the first time in over 2 1/2 years. Its agency, Pledis Entertainment, announced Thursday that the band will hold a concert titled “The Black” from Nov. 26-28 in southern Seoul. The concert’s name comes from a song from its second full-length album, “Romanticize.” The event will show all the band has to offer....

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Youngjae of GOT7 will meet his fans for the first time since he went solo. He will host a digital fan meet, “The First Global Online Fan Meeting -- Colors From Ars,” on Nov. 27, said management firm Sublime Artist Agency on Wednesday. He debuted as a solo musician last month with the EP “Colors From Ars.” The EP topped iTunes albums charts in 26 regions, and the track “Vibin” made No. 1 on it...

Jay Park is teaming up with Wiz Khalifa and the two have put out a collaborative work, announced 7SIX9 Entertainment. Park, one of the most recognized hip-hop musicians in Korea, and Grammy and Golden Globe nominee rapper/singer Khalifa from the US will join forces on the second installment of a project called “Dream-X.” The project was launched last year to create global content. The fir...

K-pop superstars BTS will hit the stage with American rapper Megan Thee Stallion for a joint performance of "Butter" at the 2021 American Music Awards. BTS and Megan Thee Stallion were among the list of AMA performers announced Monday (US time) by the show on its website, along with Bad Bunny and Olivia Rodrigo. The septet was nominated in three categories -- "Artist of the Year," "Favorite Pop...