Girl group feels like debuting anew with long-awaited first studio album ‘I Never Die’

Lisa of Blackpink reached 400 million streams on Spotify with her solo song “Money,” said label YG Entertainment on Monday. The song was released in September last year and amassed the number on the platform in the shortest time for a K-pop solo artist, added the company. She now has five songs that reached the milestone including four as a member of Blackpink: “Kill This Love,” “Ddu-du D...

Three members of K-pop girl group Red Velvet -- Irene, Joy and Yeri -- have tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of all two concerts scheduled for the weekend, the group's agency said Monday. The members recently tested positive through self-test kits and then underwent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which returned positive results, SM Entertainment said. Having com...

The 8, a member of K-pop boy group Seventeen, will release his fourth individual single sung in Chinese this week, his agency said Monday. The single, "Hai Cheng," will hit online music services across the world at 11 a.m. Friday, Pledis Entertainment said. It marks the first individual song from the member in about 11 months, after he dropped "Side By Side" in April last year. The title "Hai ...

K-pop supergroup BTS' three live concerts in Seoul have attracted 2.46 million fans both on and offline, the group's agency said Monday. The "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" shows were held at Seoul Olympic Stadium on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights, with the first and third-night shows streamed live online and the second-night concert available for "live-viewing" at movie theater...

The second of K-pop supergroup BTS's three concerts in Seoul has raked in more than $32 million from movie theaters across the world, where fans in different countries were able to watch it live, according to a report by a US entertainment magazine. "BTS Permission To Dance On Stage - Seoul" was held Saturday as one of the septet's first shows before a live audience in its home country since 201...

Rocket Punch will greet fans in person at fan events next month, announced agency Woollim Entertainment on Friday. The event, titled “Punch Time 2,” will be held in Seoul on April 2 and 3. It has been almost 2 1/2 years since the group’s first fan meeting. It will be broadcast live as well for fans around the world. The group put out its fourth EP, “Yellow Punch,” in February. The six-tra...

BTS reunites with local fans, marks “return home” with first in-person concert in 864 days

Kihyun of Monsta X will hold an online showcase to mark the release of his first solo music on March 15. The showcase will start three hours after his single “Voyager” is fully unveiled. He will perform the focus track of the same name for the first time and also share his experience making the single. The single will consist of three tracks, including “Comma,” for which he co-wrote the l...

K-pop boy band to hold live in-person concerts in Seoul

Sanha and Moonbin of Astro tested positive for COVID-19 and will suspend all activities including promotion of their upcoming second EP as a unit. Both first tested negative for rapid antigen tests, but were confirmed to have contracted the virus through PCR tests. Sanha is showing no symptoms and Moonbin is showing those similar to a slight cold, said agency Fantagio on Tuesday. The two ...

Girl group Weeekly held an online showcase Monday to discuss its new single “Play Game: Awake.” It has been about seven months since the fourth EP “Play Game: Holiday.” The single contains candid and confident messages, said the bandmates. They maintained a healthy and positive energy, but expanded their original narratives, they added. The single consists of three tracks including th...

New album produced by Soyeon, Yuqi and Minnie consists of nine tracks

The Korea Music Content Association has joined hands with the Korean Intellectual Property Office to crack down on online sellers of counterfeit K-pop merchandise, according to the association on Monday. Amid the global popularity of Hallyu content, an increasing number of items that violate trade marks and other rights of entertainment agencies are being sold online. Frequently pirated items in...

South Korean boy group NCT Dream will give an online concert next month with its second full-length record set to drop late this month, the group's agency said Monday. The concert "Dream Stage: Glitch Mode" will be streamed on the Beyond Live platform on April 5, SM Entertainment said. The subunit of the 23-person K-pop mega group NCT will perform tracks in the second full album "Glitch Mode" a...