A ‘K-pop Miracle’ has happened in the North American market. Rookie group FIFTY FIFTY has entered the U.S. Billboard Main Single Chart ‘Hot 100’ after just four months since their debut, surpassing the group NewJeans that caused a sensation in the K-pop market. According to Billboard’s latest chart (April 1st), FIFTY FIFTY’s first single title […]
An online K-pop concert aimed at promoting the spread of Hallyu culture in China continued to sell out. According to the Korean Content Agency’s Beijing Business Center on the 28th, tickets for the “ON THE K: ASSEMBLE” concert, which will be held on the evening of the 31st at the Korean Cultural Center’s basement performance […]
Recently, as the popularity of K-contents has increased, illegal distribution has been increasing both domestically and internationally. The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism stated that “the number of visitors to illegal video streaming sites is increasing, and cases such as the emergence of illegal sites dedicated to web novels continue to occur, but the […]
It has been revealed that K-pop stars have swept up eight out of the ten best-selling albums (physical and digital) in the complex global market. According to the ‘Global Album Sales’ chart released annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on the 28th, BTS’s ‘Proof’ ranked second based on last year’s sales […]
Taeyang’s agency, THEBLACKLABEL, told NewsEn, “Taeyang is currently preparing an album with the goal of making a comeback in mid-April. Nothing has been confirmed yet.” In January, Taeyang made a solo comeback with “VIBE,” featuring BTS’s Jimin, and proved his staying power by topping domestic and international charts. The song surpassed 100 million streams on […]
(G)I-DLE and Nature are showing outstanding performances among six-year-old girl groups. (G)I-DLE (Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, Shuhua) and Nature (Sohee, Saebom, Lu, Chaebin, Haru, Yuchae, Sunshine, Aurora, Loha) debuted in 2018 and have now entered their sixth year. This year, which is considered the starting point of the fourth-generation idol, has seen a large number […]
On March 27 (local time), Billboard reported, “New girl group FIFTY FIFTY debuted at #100 on the ‘HOT 100’, Billboard’s weekly US popular song chart, with their debut single ‘CUPID’.” FIFTY FIFTY has become the fastest K-pop group to enter the Billboard main chart. FIFTY FIFTY debuted with ‘THE FIFTY’ in November of last year. […]
BTS Jimin’s pre-release track ‘Set Me Free Pt.2’ has set a new debut history by breaking K-pop records. Released on March 17th at 1 PM, Jimin’s ‘Set Me Free Pt.2’ achieved the most first-week streaming record among solo debuts in Korea with 29.48 million streams on Spotify during its first week (March 17th-23rd). Drawing much […]
Naver Webtoon announced on the 27th that the Thai drama “Beauty Newbie,” based on the original Korean webtoon “My ID is Gangnam Beauty,” will be aired early next year. “Beauty Newbie” is a Thai drama based on a webtoon original, not a remake of a Korean drama produced in 2018. It consists of 14 episodes, […]
On the 27th, the production team of SBS’s new Friday-Saturday drama “Romantic Dr Kim” season 3 announced that the first episode will air on April 28th at 10 PM. “Romantic Dr. Kim 3” is a drama that depicts the story of a “real doctor” set against the backdrop of a modest local hospital made of […]
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