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[Today’s K-pop] TXT hits Billboard chart at No. 4 with 4th EP
Tomorrow X Together entered Billboard 200 at No. 4 with its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child.” The boy band “notched its highest-charting album yet,” said the publication on the website on Sunday in the US. This is the band’s sixth time entering the chart. It also put two albums among top five on the chart back to back, label Big Hit Music said. TXT came in first place at a television music chart show with main track “Good Boy Gone Bad&rd
K-pop May 23, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen sells 2m copies of 4th LP in preorders
Seventeen’s upcoming fourth studio album sold more than 2 million copies in preorders, according to distributor YG Plus on Friday. The LP “Face the Sun” is likely to become the biggest-selling album for the band whose five previous albums each sold over a million units. The LP will be fully unveiled on May 27 and the 13-member act will host a showcase the next day. The event will be broadcast live around the world through a range of platforms including
K-pop May 20, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GOT7’s Jay B to host solo fan concert next month
Jay B of GOT7 will host his own fan concert in Seoul on June 18, his label H1gher Music announced on Thursday. The “Nostalgic” concert comes a year after his online fan meet event “Somo:Fume, Style of My Own: Fume” that drew over 1,800 viewers. The concert will be broadcast online as well for fans from around the world. The musician joined the label as a solo artist last year and released his first solo EP “Somo:Fume” that topped iTunes top albums chart
K-pop May 19, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GFriend’s Yerin shows off her colors with debut EP
Yerin, formerly of now-disbanded GFriend, held a media showcase on Wednesday to introduce her first solo EP “Aria.” Even though she debuted in 2015 as a member of the girl group, she admitted that she was all nerves and full of doubts. “I questioned myself, wondering if I could do it right without making any mistake. But I am confident,” she declared before performing on stage. “It would be a lie if I said I didn’t’ feel the pressure striking o
K-pop May 18, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] SHINee’s Onew to release 1st LP in Japan
Onew of SHINee will roll out his first studio album in Japan on July 6, his label SM Entertainment announced on Tuesday. The LP will consist of ten tracks: six new songs and four remakes of hit Japanese songs including Kazumasa Oda’s “Kirakira” and Misia’s “Everything.” He will unveil the LP “Life Goes On” gradually -- first with a pre-release song “Kirakira,” followed by more tracks. The veteran idol will then tour Japan from
K-pop May 17, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids to drop 2nd EP in Japan next month
Stray Kids will put out its second Japanese EP “Circus” on June 22, the group’s label JYP Entertainment announced on Monday. It will consist of six tracks -- a title track and two new songs, as well as Japanese versions of three songs, including “Maniac,” the lead track from the group’s most recent EP “Oddinary.” The EP came out in March and reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The songwriting trio within the band – Bang Chan, Changbin
K-pop May 16, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids’ EP sells over 1 million
Stray Kids earned certification for its million-selling EP “Oddinary.” The EP was released on March 18 and has become the band’s second million-seller, following second studio album “Noeasy” last year. The EP sold 1.3 million copies in preorders and in the first week of sales, sold more than 850,000 units, a record for the eight-member act. The album landed atop the Billboard 200 and made the band the third K-pop musician ever to achieve th
K-pop May 13, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids’ “Thunderous” music video tops 200m views
The music video for Stray Kids’ 2021 hit “Thunderous” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube, according to label JYP Entertainment on Thursday. It became the third music video from the eight-member act to reach the milestone following those of “God’s Menu” and “Back Door.” The song is the main track from its second full album “Noeasy” and topped iTunes top songs chart in 52 regions when it came out in August last year.
K-pop May 12, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT’s new album becomes million-seller in record time
Tomorrow X Together’s fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” sold more than 1.07 million copies in two days, according to label Big Hit Music on Wednesday. The EP came out Monday and became the boy band’s first million-selling album, only three years since its debut, a record in K-pop history. It sold more than 1.46 million units in preorders. The five-track EP topped iTunes top albums chart in 43 regions upon release as did focus track “Good Boy Gon
K-pop May 11, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT tops iTunes chart in 43 regions with 4th EP
Tomorrow X Together landed atop the iTunes top albums chart in 43 regions with its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child,” said label Big Hit Music on Tuesday. The EP was released on Monday and sold over 910,000 copies on the day. The band is the second K-pop band to sell more than 900,000 units on the first day of sales, second only to BTS. The main track “Good Boy Gone Bad” was No. 1 on the iTunes top songs chart in 19 regions, and the music video amassed 5
K-pop May 10, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] GOT7 to reunite for new EP
All seven members of GOT7 will make a comeback in an eponymous EP on May 23, according to Warner Music Korea on Monday. The last time the group created new music was for the digital single “Encore” from February last year. The previous physical album, its fourth, was “Breath of Love: Last Piece,” which came out in November 2020. “The album is for those who have waited for us, and everyone who is there for us,” the bandmates said in a statement, describi
K-pop May 9, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] WJSN to host concert in June
WJSN will host a standalone concert in June for the first time in over three years, said agency Starship Entertainment on Friday. The concert will be held in Seoul on June 11-12 and is titled “Wonderland.” The 10-member act debuted in 2016 with “MoMoMo.” It originally planned to hold the concert “Obliviate” in 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its previous concert was “Secret Box” from 2019. “
K-pop May 6, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids extends stay on Billboard 200 to 6th week
Stray Kids added another week to its streak on Billboard 200 as EP “Oddinary” ranked No. 126 on the chart for the week of May 7. The EP from March debuted on the chart as No. 1, and the eight-piece act became the third K-pop artist to top it following BTS and SuperM. The EP has reigned on the publication’s world albums chart for six consecutive weeks. The album generated 100 million streams on Spotify as of last month and the music video for main track “Maniac”
K-pop May 4, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] Le Sserafim tops iTunes chart in 13 regions with debut album
Le Sserafim landed atop the iTunes top albums chart in 13 regions with its debut EP “Fearless,” according to agency Source Music on Monday. The EP was among the top 10 on the chart in five countries. The titular track was No. 1 on the iTunes top songs chart in two regions, as was the track “Blue Flame” in Peru. Members Chaewon and Yoonjin participated in writing the lyrics for the latter. All tracks from the EP entered LINE Music’s real-time chart in Japan o
K-pop May 3, 2022
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to kick off world tour in Seoul in July
Tomorrow X Together will kick off its first international tour with a two-day concert in Seoul, slated for July 2-3. The second day’s live performance will be broadcast online as well. The tour, named “Act: Love Sick,” will carry on in the United States from July 7, bringing the band to seven cities including Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the five-member band will make a comeback with its fourth EP “minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” on Ju
K-pop May 2, 2022
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