Bang Si-hyuk is known among fans as the mastermind behind K-pop superstars BTS, but he is a veteran of the Korean music industry who has worked as a producer, executive, and entrepreneur. His accomplishments are continuing to grow at a global scale as CEO of Big Hit Entertainment: The company is expanding its reach into eCommerce, gaming, and tech to create a cohesive eco-system for their consumers — and just this morning announced that its label, Source Music, is holding a global audition to launch of a new girl group. Q : How do you see yourself as a company leader? What is your management philosophy? A : I don’t see myself as a great businessman, but more as a +
One of South Korea’s longest-running music chart shows is streaming old episodes from the 1990s and 2000s, a move that has proven a hit with music fans. SBS’ “Inkigayo” has been showcasing the best of Korean pop music to viewers +
American TV network NBC will remake the Korean drama “SKY Castle” into a pilot program, reports said Thursday. Yoo Hyun-mi, the writer of the original drama, said earlier Thursday that American entertainment company Warner Bros (WB) has been involved. “Korea +
Popular boy group Seventeen unveiled its new album cover photo for the first time ahead of its comeback. The agency presented the third official album covers of the “Truth Ver.” of the album “An Ode,” which had been released through +
The Korean government has designated 17 days from Sept. 12 to 29 as Autumn Tourism Week, aiming to boost domestic tourism, as well as inbound tourists’ visits to Korea. This Autumn Tourism Week will include Chuseok, a Korean holiday similar +
Nichkhun, a Thai member of K-pop boy group 2PM, is establishing a presence in his mother country as an actor, his agency JYP Entertainment said Wednesday. Born in the U.S. to Thai-Chinese parents, Nichkhun, 31, will star in the Thai +
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K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN marked the beginning of its world tour named “Ode To You” with three shows in Seoul over the weekend. This is the 13-member group’s second world tour, following “Diamond Edge” two years ago. Over 40,000 people +
Everland will host an 80-day Halloween festival from August 30 to November 17, along with “Blood City Season 3,” a blockbuster horror event. The Everland Halloween Festival, famous for its horror-themed events, has been introducing various horror contents every year +
The cherry blossoms that come to mind first in spring. This year’s cherry blossom day in Seoul is expected to be on the fifth of next month. And the cherry blossom festival that you might have been waiting for begins at the same time as the flower blossom. On Saturday, +
On Saturday, 10,000 BTS fans from the boy band’s official fan club – better known as ARMY – gathered in Seoul’s Oil Tank Culture Park in Mapo District, western Seoul, to celebrate 2,080 days since the mega-hit act’s debut in 2013. “ARMY UNITED in SEOUL,” is the second event in +
South Korea was ranked 54th among 156 states in the list of the happiest countries in the world. Finland was ranked first for the second year in a row. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released the 2019 World Happiness Report on Wednesday, according to which South Korea received +
BLACKPINK has become the first K-pop group with more than 20 million subscribers on YouTube. As of noon Saturday, the band’s YouTube channel has 20,277,518 subscribers, way higher than K-pop sensation BTS with 16.3 million. BLACKPINK is currently the 45th most-popular artist on the video sharing service, with 59.6 million +
Global idol group BTS has confirmed their appearance at the “THE FACT MUSIC AWARDS”. BTS has grown into a global idol group, they will attend the “The Fact Music Awards” on April 24 and take part in the event with fans,” the committee of the “The Fact Music Awards” said +
As former project group Wanna One member Park Ji-hoon prepares for his highly-anticipated solo debut, his agency released a teaser of the upcoming mini album’s title track ‘L.O.V.E’ on Wednesday. His first solo mini album “O’CLOCK” will be released at 6 p.m. on March 26 through major online music streaming +
Discover Seoul Pass BTS Edition will be available for pickup and on-site purchase starting today. Discover Seoul Pass is an item optimized for individual foreign tourists who want to travel freely in July 2016 released by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization and is a free pass +
A new album from massively successful K-pop band BTS has surpassed 2.6 million copies in presales at home and abroad, the group’s management agency said Tuesday. Preorders became available on Wednesday, and in the first five days of the pre-order period, “Map of the Soul: Persona” sold 2,685,030 copies, Big +
The first lineup of SBS Inkigayo Super Concert 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships was unveiled, it was reported that BTS, MOMOLAND, IZ*ONE, N.Flying, and Nature will participate. The SBS Super Concert-2019 Gwangju FINA World Swimming Championships, which will be held at the Gwangju World Cup Stadium on April 28, has +
Yeongdeungpo Yeouido Spring Flower Festival, where visitors can enjoy various cultural and artistic performances and cherry blossoms, has been established as Korea’s representative spring festival. Yeongdeungpo-gu (Chae Hyun-il, head of the district office) announced on that the Yeouido Spring Flower Festival won the grand prize in the “2019 Korea Festival +
A welcome news came as many meteorologists forecast that spring flowers will bloom three to five days earlier than usual due to high average temperatures. Cherry blossoms have already begun to bloom in Jeju Island, which is located south of Korea. Cherry blossoms that have begun to bloom in Jeju +
Once a member of one of the most popular boy bands in K-pop, disgraced singer steps away from the industry. Seungri has decided to retire while on top of his game, after becoming mired in a slew of serious accusations that include soliciting prostitution and watching spycam porn. A Big +
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