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[Herald Interview] AKMU Suhyun to debut solo with dance pop single ‘Alien’

Oct 16, 2020

Going solo, Suhyun also strayed off from her usual acoustic sound, and took up a fresh challenge of dance pop. “Chanhyuk suggested I should try pop music since it would suit me best. ‘Alien’ was arr...
Upcoming album by Seventeen exceeds 1m in presales

Oct 16, 2020

The upcoming special album by K-pop boy band Seventeen has scored more than 1 million preorders ahead of its release next week, the group's management agency said Friday. "Presales of 'Semicolon' to...
BTS wins fourth Top Social Artist prize at Billboard Music Awards

Oct 15, 2020

K-pop boy band BTS won the Top Social Artist award at this year's Billboard Music Awards (BBMA), their fourth consecutive victory in the category. At the award event held at the Dolby Theater in Los...
BTS becomes 1st artist to top Billboard Social 50 chart for 200th consecutive week

Oct 14, 2020

K-pop superstar BTS became the first-ever musical act in history to top Billboard's Social 50 chart for 200 weeks in a row this week. Billboard said Tuesday (US time) that BTS ranked No. 1 on this w...
BLACKPINK says filming Netflix doc was 'much-needed time' for K-pop group

Oct 14, 2020

South Korean girl group BLACKPINK called its latest project -- appearing in the first K-pop documentary produced by Netflix -- something that gave "much-needed time" for the quartet that has emerged ...
Blackpink unveiled: Netflix documentary searches beyond the spotlight

Oct 14, 2020

Director Caroline Suh hopes to deliver the “human side” of the K-pop superstars
Tourism promotion videos featuring Leenalchi back with more S. Korean cities

Oct 14, 2020

The eccentric yet addictive tourism promotional videos featuring Korean music act Leenalchi and the Ambiguous Dance Company are back -- with three more videos featuring other South Korean cities. Th...
BTS' pop-up stores to open online next week amid pandemic

Oct 13, 2020

K-pop superstar BTS will open online pop-up stores inspired by its latest studio album, "Map of the Soul: 7," next week amid the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic, the band's management agency sai...
BLACKPINK's 'Boombayah' tops 1b YouTube views

Oct 13, 2020

The music video of "Boombayah," K-pop megastar BLACKPINK's debut song, became the band's third video to exceed 1 billion YouTube views on Tuesday. The music video hit the milestone around 8:26 a.m.,...
BTS takes top two spots on Billboard singles chart

Oct 13, 2020

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- South Korean boy group BTS has achieved its second No. 1 on Billboard's main singles chart with a song featuring the South Korean septet climbing to the summit this week, Billboar...
BTS' online concert draws nearly 1m viewers from 191 countries: agency

Oct 12, 2020

Nearly 1 million viewers watched an online concert of K-pop superstar BTS held over the weekend, the band's agency said Monday. Some 993,000 viewers from 191 countries and territories watched "BTS M...
[Herald Review] BTS and ARMYs virtually yet strongly connected in ‘Map of the Soul: ON:E’

Oct 12, 2020

Encouraging both his fellow members and the fans, RM said, “The ARMYs I know and the BTS you all know we’re all strong. We’ll find a way. We always have. If there’s no way, let’s draw the map, the wh...
BLACKPINK's 1st full album hits No. 2 on Billboard in newmilestone for K-pop girl group

Oct 12, 2020

K-pop megastar BLACKPINK's first full-length album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard main album chart this week, setting a new record in the history of South Korean girl groups. "At No. 2 on the Bil...
[Photo News] BTS and ARMY in online concert

Oct 11, 2020

Kpop sensation BTS held its second online concert titled “BTS MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E” on Saturday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 120-minute show, packed with cutting-edge technology, featured the ...
TWICE unveils track list for 2nd full-length album ahead of release this month

Oct 11, 2020

K-pop girl group TWICE's upcoming full-length album includes collaborations with popular musicians, such as Dua Lipa and Heize, its agency said Sunday. The nine-member group's second full-length alb...