South Korean boy band BTS has been named among the US Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential People on the Internet” for 2018. Time released its annual list Thursday (US time) based on “their global impact on social media and their overall ability to drive news.” BTS was chosen for their […]
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Cable channel tvN is set to air its blockbuster drama series “Mr. Sunshine.” The fantasy-romance series grabbed the attention of viewers even before its airing, as it will be scriptwriter Kim Eun-sook and director Lee Eung-bok’s third time working together. The famed duo have proven their teamwork through hit series […]
Black Pink rewrote history as the highest charting K-pop girl group ever on Billboard 100 chart, as its latest single “DDU-DU DDU-DU” peaked at No. 55 on the competitive ranking dated June 30. According to Billboard, the act’s successive single from its “Square Up“ EP arrives with 12.4 million US […]
Mamamoo announced the newest segment of its ongoing “Four Season Four Color Project” by confirming on Tuesday the release of its seventh EP next month. According to its agency RBW, the new EP based on the theme of summer will be released at 8 p.m. on July 16. It marks […]
Momoland has been cleared of accusations that it bought thousands of its own records to rig the official sales chart after a government investigation found it to be not true. The girl group’s agency MLD Entertainment announced Monday that a probe by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has […]
KCON, a global K-pop festival that brings music stars to overseas fans, took place over the weekend in Newark, New Jersey. The two-day event at the Prudential Center, attended by some 53,000 fans, was divided into two parts — K-pop concerts and outdoor convention programs. The event brought to the […]
The video for BTS’ “Blood Sweat & Tears” has garnered more than 300 million views on YouTube, becoming the fourth video by the K-pop sensation to hit the milestone. The video for the lead song on “Wings,” the group’s second full-length album, released in October 2016, reached 300 million views […]
BTS won the Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist on Monday, dominating the fan-voted category for the second year in a row. The group beat out four singers including Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande to grab the award at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) at the MGM Grand […]
North Korea has not responded to the Seoul government’s list of journalists chosen to attend the ceremony for the dismantlement of its nuclear test site, the unification ministry said Friday. “The government tried to notify (North Korea of the names of) our journalists who will cover the event for the […]
Daegu aims to become Asia’s musical theater hub By Kwon Mee-yoo A variety of musical theater groups from across the globe will hit the southern city of Daegu from June 22 to July 8 during the Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF). The festival celebrates its 12th year with 24 shows […]
