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BTS to debut new lead single 'Life Goes On' at American Music Awards

Oct 31, 2020

K-pop megastar BTS will debut its highly anticipated new single, called "Life Goes On," at a US music award show next month, the band's agency said Saturday. The seven-member boy band will hold a li...
[Herald Interview] Verivery goes beyond the barrier, makes inroads on Billboard

Oct 30, 2020

Verivery thanked fans for celebrating the band’s milestone Billboard debut during an interview with The Korea Herald on Tuesday. With “G.B.T.B,” the lead track on its new album “Face Us,” the seven-...
WINNER's Mino returns with artistic, confessional 2nd solo album

Oct 30, 2020

Mino, the witty rapper and lyricist of K-pop boy band WINNER, said Friday his upcoming second solo album is all about showing what kind of musician he is. Mino, whose real name is Song Min-ho, is se...
SM chief Lee Soo-man talks about online concerts, robots, avatars in future for K-pop

Oct 28, 2020

Lee Soo-man, the chief producer and founder of one of South Korea's biggest music agencies SM Entertainment, mentioned the potential of online concerts, robots and avatars in the future for the K-pop...
New car launching event, online concert mixed into virtual showcase

Oct 28, 2020

South Korea's largest entertainment and auto companies plan to introduce an unprecedented virtual showcase combining an online concert and a new car launching event next month, according to an announ...
Refund Sisters: latest K-pop sensation that S. Korea is raving about

Oct 27, 2020

It depends on what you define K-pop as, but the Refund Sisters are probably not your typical K-pop stars. Brimming with confidence and bad girl vibes, nothing seems to daunt the group's four divas -...
‘Minisode 1: Blue Hour,’ TXT’s short tale told in the era of COVID-19

Oct 27, 2020

Tomorrow X Together -- read ‘tomorrow by together’ or TXT in short -- made a splash debut in 2019, making a buzz even ahead of their official debut as the first boy band launched by Big Hit since BTS...
BTS' 2014 album lands on Billboard main albums chart

Oct 27, 2020

A 2014 EP album by K-pop megastar BTS has made a surprise debut on the Billboard main chart. "BTS' 'Skool Luv Affair' debuts at No. 12 on this week's Billboard 200. It's the group's 12th career entr...
BTS nominated for American Music Awards for 3rd year

Oct 27, 2020

K-pop megastar BTS has been nominated for this year's American Music Awards (AMAs) for a third consecutive year, the band's agency said Tuesday. The seven-member band was nominated in two categories...
Twice in struggle between good and bad with ‘I Can’t Stop Me’

Oct 26, 2020

Twice is facing the duality of good and evil in its brand new single “I Can’t Stop Me.” The nine-piece band dropped its second full-length Korean album “Eyes Wide Open” on Monday evening, which feat...
TXT's new album appears more relatable than ever amid COVID-19

Oct 26, 2020

K-pop act Tomorrow X Together said Monday their upcoming album captures the stories and sentiments of teens who are living in an unprecedented world amid the new coronavirus pandemic. "Like everyone...
Annual K-Music festival to hit London this week as live-online hybrid event amid pandemic

Oct 26, 2020

The annual K-Music festival in London will kick off this week for a 17-day run as a hybrid event combining live performances and YouTube livestreaming amid the global coronavirus pandemic, its organi...
BLACKPINK becomes first K-pop girl group to sell 1m albums

Oct 26, 2020

After becoming the first K-pop girl group to rank No. 2 on the Billboard main album chart, BLACKPINK has set another record by becoming the first all-female act to sell more than 1 million albums, it...
TWICE says 2nd full album shows band's more daring, dark side

Oct 26, 2020

Popular K-pop girl group TWICE said Monday that its upcoming full-length album "Eyes Wide Open" will likely surprise fans with the band's darker and bolder side. "It portrays the danger and anxiety ...
SM Entertainment's new girl group to debut in Nov.

Oct 26, 2020

SM Entertainment, the K-pop powerhouse that represents popular girl groups Girls' Generation and Red Velvet, on Monday announced the debut of a new girl group next month. Little is known about the n...