SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band BTOB's rapper Jung Il-hoon was apprehended by the police earlier this year for allegedly smoking marijuana on multiple occasions, according to law enforcement ...
10:17 Dec. 22
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The music video of "Dynamite," K-pop superstar BTS' 2020 megahit song, has racked up 700 million views on YouTube, its agency said Friday.
The video surpassed the mark...
10:51 Dec. 18
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Global streaming giant Spotify said Friday it plans to launch a music streaming service in South Korea, home to the booming K-pop industry, in the first half of 2021.
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10:09 Dec. 18
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- In 2013, seven fledgling young men, who mostly grew up in towns outside of South Korea's megacity Seoul, made their debut as a hip-hop group. They called the...
10:00 Dec. 18
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE ranked No. 72 on the Billboard main albums chart this week, renewing its highest record on the U.S. music publisher's ranking.
"Eyes Wide Open,"...
14:08 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS has hit the top five on a Billboard radio airplay chart for the first time with its mega-hit single "Dynamite."
The band's first English-language s...
10:24 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- With just two weeks left until Christmas, BTS on Friday unveiled a holiday remix version of its upbeat chart-topping song "Dynamite."
The remix version, released at 2 ...
16:42 Dec. 11
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By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine "entertainer of the year," t...
02:08 Dec. 11
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine "entertainer of the year," the U.S. weekly said Thursday.
BTS "isn't just the biggest K-pop ac...
01:42 Dec. 11
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha, who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, will postpone the release of her single and first studio album, slated for this week and early next year...
16:42 Dec. 09
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment's new girl group NiziU has topped Japan's Oricon weekly music chart with its debut single album, the company said Tuesday.
The nine-member group's alb...
16:09 Dec. 08
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Random cluster infections are breaking out across the country and the South Korean music industry is no exception from the new coronavirus.
In most cases, ...
15:40 Dec. 08
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested negative for the new coronavirus, their agency said Tuesday.
"TWICE members, including Sana, and their manager have all te...
11:26 Dec. 08
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- BTS, one of the world's most popular pop groups, has become the first all-South Korean act to make it into the top 10 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart.
The group's hit ...
09:18 Dec. 08
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SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her agency said Monday, as a huge w...
17:59 Dec. 07
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her agency said Monday, as a huge wave of mass infections has been penetrating the K-pop industry.
"After ...
15:38 Dec. 07
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- "BE," the latest album by K-pop megastar BTS, came in at No. 3 on the Billboard's weekly main albums chart.
"BTS' 'Be' falls from No. 1 to No. 3 on the new Billboard 20...
09:49 Dec. 07
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By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- After winning trophies at major music awards around the world, BTS has picked up the ...
09:19 Dec. 07
By Lee Minji
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- After winning trophies at major music awards around the world, BTS picked up the top prizes at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest year-end music ...
00:30 Dec. 07
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SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- After a record-breaking 2020, BTS has ranked No. 1 on the Billboard's year-end Top Artists Duo/Group chart for the fir...
14:53 Dec. 04