K-pop

K-pop

#iKON
iKON to release 1st album since leader B.I's departure last year
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band iKON will return to the music scene with a new album, "i DECIDE," next week. The new album, set for official release on Feb. 6, is iKON's third EP and ... 17:46 Jan. 30
#(G)I-dle world tour
Girl group (G)I-dle to go on first world tour in April
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- Popular K-pop girl group, (G)I-dle will kick off its first world-trotting concert tour in April, according to its management agency Thursday. "I-LAND: WHO AM I" will k... 15:27 Jan. 30
#SuperM Jimmy Kimmel Live!
SuperM to appear on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' show next month
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band SuperM will appear on American TV show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" next month to promote its Billboard-topping album, according to the band's management agency on... 14:54 Jan. 30
#BTS CBS show
(2nd LD) In black suits, barefoot, BTS premieres new single 'Black Swan' on U.S. TV show
(ATTN: CHANGES headline; UPDATES throughout) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS took the stage on a famous U.S. TV show early Wednesday morning, wearing sleek black suits and going bar... 17:49 Jan. 29
#BTS CBS show
(LEAD) BTS says K-pop finally recognized worldwide with Grammy appearance
(ATTN: UPDATES with more comments in paras 5-10) SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Having become the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys this week, BTS said Wednesday that K-pop has finally been re... 16:43 Jan. 29
#BTS CBS show
BTS says K-pop finally recognized worldwide with Grammy appearance
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- Having become the first Korean act to perform at the Grammys this week, BTS said Wednesday that K-pop has finally been recognized in the global music scene. "We felt l... 16:10 Jan. 29
#CONNECT BTS Seoul
CONNECT, BTS art project lands in Seoul ahead of album release
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) -- A thick mass of fog, tinted fluorescent green, yellow and pink, instantly blinds the visitor, who, unable to recognize the environment visually, has to use... 14:43 Jan. 29
#NCT 127
NCT 127 to drop new full-length album in March
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop boy band NCT 127 will return with a new studio album in March, its agency said Tuesday. SM Entertainment said the group's second full-length album, "NCT #127 Neo... 15:27 Jan. 28
#Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish to have concert in Seoul in August
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Grammy-winning teenage pop star Billie Eilish will have a concert in Seoul in August, marking the first South Korea visit by the chart-topping sensation. According to ... 14:33 Jan. 28
#BTS
BTS new single 'Black Swan' ranks 57th on Billboard singles chart
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS' new song "Black Swan" landed at 57th on Billboard's latest main singles chart. "'Black Swan' by BTS debuts at No. 57 on Billboard Hot 100. This b... 10:59 Jan. 28
#BTS
(LEAD) BTS becomes first K-pop act to perform at Grammys
(ATTN: ADDS statement from BTS in last two paras) SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS has performed at the Grammys, becoming the first South Korean act to do so, in the latest in a seri... 16:35 Jan. 27
#BTS
BTS becomes first K-pop act to perform at Grammys
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS has performed at the Grammys, becoming the first South Korean act to do so, in the latest in a series of milestones the band has accomplished in Kore... 15:04 Jan. 27
#K-pop band return
Return of A-list bands to heat up K-pop scene this spring
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Yonhap) -- The return of a group of A-list K-pop bands will heat up the music scene here this spring. After setting a record for most album sales with "Map of the Soul: Persona" ... 09:00 Jan. 27
#Billboard
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk named to Billboard's Power List
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- Bang Si-hyuk, the chief producer for K-pop sensation BTS, has made the 2020 Billboard Power List. The U.S. music publication unveiled its annual list of the industry's... 13:51 Jan. 26
#BTS performance
BTS to dazzle fans with series of U.S. shows next week
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS will dazzle the world music scene with a series of high-profile performances in the United Sates next week ahead of its official release of a new alb... 10:00 Jan. 25
#IZ*ONE
IZ*ONE to resume music career next month
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl band IZ*ONE will return to the music scene next month, resuming its high-profile music career that was put on hold amid a vote-rigging scandal involving the ba... 14:42 Jan. 23
#TWICE
TWICE music video 'TT' hits 500 mln YouTube views
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- "TT," a 2016 music video by K-pop girl band TWICE, hit the milestone of 500 million YouTube views Thursday, the band's management agency said. The video achieved the f... 09:49 Jan. 23
#Korea trot music
TV variety shows rekindle interest in time-honored musical genre
By Park Boram SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- With its simple two-beat rhythm and no-nonsense lyrics, South Korea's nearly century-old trot genre has long been confined as entertainment of the aged. ... 16:35 Jan. 22
#BTS new world tour
BTS announces beginning of new world tour in April
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super band BTS announced Wednesday that a new globe-trotting concert tour, "Map of the Soul," will kick off in April in Seoul. The tour is scheduled to open with... 11:16 Jan. 22
#Yang Joon-il
(Yonhap Feature) Yang Joon-il: More than 'the 1990s' G-Dragon'
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The K-pop scene has a new -- or some may say old -- shining star. Yang Joon-il, a 50-year-old singer who was considered an outcast in the early '90s, has ... 09:00 Jan. 22