NewJeans tops 300m Spotify streams, Haerin graces magazine cover

NewJeans reached 300 million plays on Spotify with “Hurt,” surpassing the milestone for the tenth time, Ador said Friday. The track from its eponymous debut album reached the milestone Wednesday, on the heels of “How Sweet,” which did so late last month. The news comes amid growing speculation that the group is set to return. Haerin was the first to step back into the spotlight, appearing on the cover of Marie Claire Korea’s September issue. It is her first individual move since she returned to

2026-08-14 11:10:52:00

BTS’ Jungkook hits 1.2b mark on Spotify with Charlie Puth collab

The collaboration between Jungkook of BTS and Charlie Puth, “Left and Right,” has exceeded 1.2 billion streams on Spotify. This makes Jungkook the first-ever Asian solo artist to have three songs to reach the threshold. His “Seven (feat. Latto)” has more than 3 billion and “Standing Next to You” over 1.2 billion streams. The musician has amassed more than 11.3 billion streams under his profile, with his first solo album “Golden” accounting for 7.3 billion. The 11-track set is maintaining a spot

2026-08-14 10:37:58:00

TWS tops Billboard Japan Hot 100 with 2nd single

TWS claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100 with “Soda Soda,” according to the latest chart published Wednesday. "Soda Soda" is the first K-pop song to top Billboard Japan's main songs chart, the group's agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday. The physical single of the same title sold over 225,000 copies in its first week, a record for the boy group, landing at No. 2 on both Oricon’s Weekly Single Ranking and Billboard Japan’s Top Singles Sales Chart. The team of six will likely

2026-08-13 12:18:49:00

BoyNextDoor to drop single in Japan before tour

BoyNextDoor is rolling out a digital single in Japan on Aug. 18, its second in the country, according to KOZ Entertainment on Thursday. The six-member act will perform the single “Boom Boom Boom” on a live television show one day before release, marking its first new song in Japan in about a year. The single comes three days before the group begins the Japan leg of its first overseas concert tour, “Knock on Vol. 2.” It will take it to six regions in the country: Kanagawa, Saga, Osaka, Miyagi, Na

2026-08-13 11:35:48:00

Alpha Drive One teases 2nd EP

Boy group Alpha Drive One unveiled teaser visuals for its second EP, “Unbreakable: Boy Beast,” via agency WakeOne Entertainment on Wednesday. The photographs and video were inspired by stray cats, as the name of the related concept film, “Hissing,” suggests. The seven members evoke the charm of untamed cats, cautious but also seeking attention. The mini album is set to be released on Aug. 24. To mark the album drop, pop-up stores will open in Seoul and Tokyo as well as Shanghai and Guangzhou, Ch

2026-08-13 11:19:51:00

Park Jihoon to hold encore concerts in Seoul next month

Park Jihoon announced Thursday via agency YY Entertainment that he would perform two encore shows in Seoul on Sept. 12 and 13. He has been visiting fans through fan concert tour in Asia, “Re:flect,” since May. The singer and actor kicked it off in Tokyo and greeted fans in Seoul for two days, before heading to eight cities across the region. On Aug. 29, he will take to the stage in Jakarta before concluding the trip back in Seoul. A fan meetup set to take place in Shanghai, however, was canceled

2026-08-13 10:27:56:00

Big Bang excites fans with teaser photos for single

Big Bang’s three members gave more hints for their upcoming digital single “Biiig” with a batch of individual teaser photos, released through YG Entertainment on Wednesday. In the photographs labeled “iii version,” each of the trio emanated a unique energy: G-Dragon curled his lips to reveal a grill on his tooth; Taeyang’s piercing stare was highlighted by pink spiky hair; and Daesung gave mixed signals, posing calmly clad in leopard print. The three are slated to drop the single on Aug. 19, the

2026-08-12 11:48:17:00

Cortis shoots up 75 rungs on Billboard 200

Cortis' second mini album skyrocketed to No. 39 on the Billboard 200, 75 rungs above the previous week, according to label Big Hit Music on Wednesday. The EP “Greengreen” has spent 13 weeks on the main albums chart after debuting on it at No. 3. The main single “Redred” ranked No. 129 and No. 78 on the Billboard Global 200 and Global excl. US, respectively, in its 15th consecutive week on the charts. The album’s rally is likely due in no small part to the North American tour the rookie boy group

2026-08-12 11:18:58:00

BTS charts 20 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 with ‘Swim’

BTS marked its 20th week on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Swim,” ranking at No. 91 on the chart dated Aug. 15. This ties the 20-week streak it logged with “Butter,” the septet’s mega hit from 2021. On Billboard Global excl. US and Global 200, “Swim” ranked No. 4 and No. 12, respectively. The single is the main track from BTS' fifth studio album “Arirang,” which edged up a rung from the previous week to No. 14 on Billboard 200. The LP topped the main albums chart upon release and spent three weeks at

2026-08-12 11:01:07:00

Doh Kyung-soo to launch 10-city Asia tour in October

Doh Kyung-soo, also known as Exo's D.O., will launch a 10-city Asia solo tour titled “Day Off” in Seoul in October, agency Blitzway Music said Tuesday. He is set to kick off the concert tour with a three-day run in Seoul from Oct. 2-4, ten months after his second Asia tour. Tour stops for the remainder of this year are Macao, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kaohsiung. After a break, he will perform in Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila and Tokyo before wrapping it up in Taipei in March. Meanwhile, the singer an

2026-08-12 10:28:26:00