Cortis garners 200m Spotify streams with ‘FaSHioN’

Cortis passed 200 million streams on Spotify for the second time, label Big Hit Music announced Wednesday. A B-side track from its debut album, “FaSHioN,” hit the milestone Monday, following “GO!” which fronted the group's EP, “Color Outside the Lines.” The former accumulated 200 million hits in 10 months, about a month after the lead single did. The rookie boy group has amassed 1 billion plays on Spotify since its debut in August. Meanwhile, the quintet is set to kick off the North American leg

2026-07-30 10:36:51:00

BTS hits 1.4b views of ‘Idol’ music video

The music video for BTS’ 2018 hit single “Idol” exceeded 1.4 billion views on YouTube on Wednesday, according to Big Hit Music on Thursday. It is the fifth video from the group to achieve the feat, joining “Dynamite,” “Boy With Luv,” “DNA” and “Mic Drop.” “Idol” is the main track from “Love Yourself: Answer,” a repack of its fifth mini album “Love Yourself: Her” and third full-length album “Love Yourself: Tear.” It was released in August 2018 and entered Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 11 and the UK

2026-07-30 10:18:38:00

Stray Kids to drop digital album on Saturday

Stray Kids will roll out digital album “SKZ-Replay 2026 Pt. 1” on Aug. 1, JYP Entertainment announced Sunday. The rollout is part of a weeklong celebration of the forming of the group’s official fandom community, Stay. According to the track list released Monday, the digital set will comprise 17 tracks including lead single “Battle Ground (Korean Version)” and a number of solo singles, some of which were exclusively performed during the octet’s 2023 tour. The team is running a pop-up cafe to cel

2026-07-27 12:29:45:00

BTS’ Jungkook reaches 1.5b for 2nd time

Jungkook of BTS hit 1.5 billion Spotify streams with “Standing Next to You,” Big Hit Music announced Monday. This is the second time he achieved the feat with a solo song, following “Seven (Feat. Latto).” “Standing Next to You” was unveiled in November 2023 as the focus track for Jungkook's first solo album, “Golden,” hitting Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 5 and spending 19 weeks in total on the main singles chart. It was his sixth entry on the chart and third among the top 10. It landed atop both t

2026-07-27 12:26:12:00

BTS bounces back to top 10 on Billboard 200

BTS' fifth album “Arirang” jumped to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. 1, according to the chart preview released Sunday in the US. The album leapt up 17 rungs from the previous week, charting 13 weeks in the top ten on the main albums chart, a first-ever for a K-pop artist. The group's release of an exclusive vinyl edition with two bonus tracks — “Voice Message: Love Song” and “Normal” — boosted sales alongside a historic performance at the halftime show for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. T

2026-07-27 10:36:53:00

Cortis hits 1b mark on Spotify

Cortis stormed past 1 billion streams on Spotify on Friday, according to Big Hit Music on Sunday. The rookie boy group hit the mark with the 13 songs it has released since debuting in August 2025 -- 12 tracks from two mini albums, “Color Outside the Lines” and “Greengreen,” as well as “Mention Me,” from the soundtrack of the animated film “Goat.” The quintet racked up 100 million plays on the platform in less than a month, having reached 900 million on June 26. The group is poised to start the N

2026-07-27 10:20:08:00

Seventeen’s DK to join drama soundtrack

DK of Seventeen is set to contribute to the soundtrack for “Spooky in Love.” His song “Stay With Me” will be released Sunday as the second song on the soundtrack for the Netflix series, which follows a ghost-seeing heiress and a prosecutor who is seriously afraid of ghosts. The dramatic tune begins with lyrical piano sounds and builds to an explosive rock number. On Thursday, DK left for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with Seungkwan for the subunit's upcoming concerts, which kick off Friday. The Taipei gig

2026-07-24 13:21:38:00

Aespa goes cute for 1st EP in Japan

Girl group aespa released its first EP in Japan, “Kiss N Tell,” on Friday. The six-track set is fronted by a dance pop title track, the music video for which follows the four members at an amusement park. The members' cute and silly sides feel like an about-face from Aespa's biting second studio album in Korea, “Lemonade.” Two songs from “Kiss N Tell” were unveiled in advance: “Attitude,” which was also the opening theme song for the animation “Kill Blue;” and “In Halo,” which is part of the sou

2026-07-24 11:33:41:00

2PM’s Ok Taecyeon to tour Asia for fan meetups

Ok Taecyeon of 2PM announced Friday, via his agency 51K, that he will be visiting fans in Asia this fall. The singer and actor shared his plans to meet and greet fans in Taipei and Beijing in October and Macao in November, with more destinations to be confirmed soon. The “TodaY” tour will be his first tour in the region in about three years. Next month, Taecyeon will perform alongside his bandmates for two concerts, titled “The Return,” at Inspire Area in Incheon. The six members celebrated 2PM'

2026-07-24 11:10:55:00

Hybe girl group collab passes Spotify 100m streams

The collaboration between Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye reached 100 million streams on Spotify as of Friday, just 41 days after its release. The single “Iconic By Mistake” sits high on major music charts worldwide: at No. 21 on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global, No. 38 on Billboard’s Hot 100, and No. 22 on UK Official Singles Top 100. The single's music video is closing in on 100 million plays on YouTube, at over 93 million. Le Sserafim flew to Osaka on Friday for the Japan leg of its tour. Dur

2026-07-24 10:25:06:00