BTS’s agency chairman, Bang Si-hyuk, has been featured on the cover of the April issue of Billboard Magazine, which explored the future of K-pop. Billboard called Bang an individual who is “restructuring the (world) music business” and credited him as a major player in K-pop’s rapid growth. The magazine introduced him as an entrepreneur and […]
Blackpink has surpassed even the legendary British girl group Spice Girls. Spice Girls are considered the most successful girl group in pop history. Blackpink has become the girl group with the highest tour revenue in the world for a single tour. They earned 100 billion won in just two months from concert earnings alone. Touring […]
SBS drama ‘Mobeom Taxi 2’ has achieved true success, surpassing Korea to rank #1 for 7 consecutive weeks on overseas OTT (online video streaming services). According to Asia’s largest OTT platform Viu on the 20th, ‘Mobeom Taxi 2’ (English title: Taxi Driver 2) topped the most-watched show in 16 countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, and […]
According to foreign media such as the NY Times on the 20th (Korean time), “K-pop fans are expressing deep sadness at the news of Moonbin’s death, who introduced the genre of K-pop to them.” Furthermore, they criticized, “There have been unfortunate deaths, such as SHINee’s Jonghyun in 2017, 100%’s Minwoo in 2018, f(x)’s Sulli and […]
A bill requiring entertainment companies to disclose their revenue settlement records to their affiliated celebrities at least once a year has passed the National Assembly’s standing committee. The bill also prohibits agencies from forcing underage celebrities to undergo excessive appearance management or work more than seven hours a day. On the 20th, the National Assembly’s […]
Passionate fans consider it official to buy the latest cheering items after booking tickets for idol group concerts after fierce competition. In fact, last September, the official website of idol group ‘fromis_9’ sold out of the available stock of cheering items within 10 minutes of starting sales. When the competition is intense, the cost rises. […]
On April 24, Fantagio announced through ASTRO’s official fan cafe that they have prepared a memorial space at their headquarters for fans who wish to pay their respects to Moonbin. The agency expressed their desire to provide a comfortable space for fans to remember and honor the late artist. The memorial space will be open […]
On April 16th, Blackpink performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the largest music festival in the United States, held in Indio, California. Dressed in outfits that combined their symbolic colors of pink and black, Blackpink opened the show with “Pink Venom.” They then performed a series of their global hit songs, including […]
Singer Jessi has joined More Vision, a talent agency founded by Jay Park. On the 14th, More Vision announced Jessi’s signing through their official SNS account, releasing a video of Jessi’s recruitment during her performance at the “Rolling Loud” concert in Thailand. The video captured Jessi’s charismatic and deadly stage presence, culminating in a shot […]
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On the 16th, the ‘Taxi Driver 2’ team of SBS announced to Xports News that “the production of season 3 of ‘Taxi Driver’ has been confirmed.” They also stated in an official statement that they will soon begin discussions with actors, writers, and other relevant parties. However, they added that “there is currently no decision […]
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