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BTS logs top US CD album sales in first half of 2021

Jul 14, 2021

BTS became the top-selling artist in total CD album sales in the United States in the first half of this year, according to Billboard on Tuesday (US time). The K-pop juggernaut sold 573,000 copies o...
[Today’s K-pop] NCT’s Taeil sets Guinness record with Instagram account

Jul 14, 2021

Enhyphen is enjoying success in Japan, setting records with its debut single that sold over 200,000 copies in the first week of release, according to Universal Music Japan Tuesday. This makes the...
BTS performs 'Permission to Dance' on Jimmy Fallon show

Jul 14, 2021

Superband BTS appeared on the popular American talk show "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Tuesday (US time), putting on its first TV performance of new release "Permission to Dance." The ...
BTS to join global live show to fight COVID-19, climate change

Jul 14, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS and dozens of top international artists will join Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour broadcast show intended to help fight COVID-19, climate change and extreme poverty in September, t...
BLACKPINK to join Hybe's fan community platform Weverse in Aug.

Jul 14, 2021

K-pop queen BLACKPINK will be the next act to go on Hybe's growing fan community platform Weverse, its agency said Wednesday. The four-piece act, which already has a massive fan base on YouTube, wil...
[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink Rose’s “On the Ground” video tops 200m views

Jul 13, 2021

CIX signaled with a video snippet Tuesday that it will put out its first studio album. In the short clip, a black cat sits alone on the grass near the ocean, and as the sun sets it heads somewher...
JYP Entertainment teams up with Sony Music to create boy band

Jul 13, 2021

Sony Music Entertainment Japan announced Monday that it would team up with K-pop powerhouse JYP Entertainment to launch a new boy band. The two jointly held an online press conference in Korea and J...
K-pop rookie Enhypen sweeps Oricon music charts with debut Japanese single

Jul 13, 2021

K-pop rookie Enhypen has topped a key daily and a weekly music chart in Japan with its debut Japanese single, music tracker Oricon said Tuesday. "Border: Hakanai" ranked No. 1 on Oricon's latest wee...
BTS extends No. 1 streak on Billboard Hot 100 to seven straight weeks

Jul 13, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS' summery, up-tempo number "Butter" remained atop Billboard's main singles chart for the seventh consecutive week in the group's best chart record since its debut. ""Butter" is of...
[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink’s Lisa to shoot solo music video

Jul 12, 2021

Astro is coming out with its eighth EP “Switch On” on Aug. 2, its agency Fantagio Music announced on Monday. Following a poster of an open suitcase filled with light-colored clothes that hinted a...
BTS' 'Permission to Dance' ranks No. 2 on Spotify's global chart

Jul 11, 2021

"Permission to Dance" by South Korean superband BTS snatched the No. 2 spot on Spotify's Global Top 200 chart, the global streaming giant said Sunday. The upbeat number was streamed 7,339,385 times ...
New BTS song 'Permission to Dance' tops iTunes charts in 92 regions

Jul 10, 2021

Supergroup BTS has swept more than 90 regional iTunes charts with its new release "Permission to Dance," the act's agency said Saturday. The upbeat number, released at 1 p.m. the previous day, debut...
[Today’s K-pop] Twice tops Billboard world album chart

Jul 9, 2021

Kevin of the Boyz surprised fans by dropping a song he wrote himself. He put out “Rubber Boots,” his first self-written song, via SoundCloud late Thursday at midnight, according to his agency Cre...
BTS compilation album certified million-seller in Japan

Jul 9, 2021

A Japanese-language album by superband BTS has received a million-seller certification in Japan, the group's agency said Friday. "BTS, The Best," the seven-piece band's album released in the Asian c...
K-pop powerhouse JYP teases new girl group debut in 2022

Jul 9, 2021

JYP Entertainment, the agency-label behind K-pop girl groups like ITZY, TWICE and Wonder Girls, is poised to launch a new all-female act next year. The company, which recently posted a new teaser im...