Global superstar BTS has earned another “million points” song on Japan’s Oricon music chart with its upbeat pop-disco hit “Dynamite,” the band’s agency said Thursday. “Dynamite,” the all-English summer number released in August, has accumulated more than 1 million points on the Japanese music chart’s weekly single rankings, according to Big Hit Entertainment. Oricon ranks singles based on digital downloads and streaming plays. In the latest weekly chart tallied between Feb. 15-21, “Dynamite” continued to stay strong, ranking No. 6, it added. This is the second time a BTS single has earned more than a million points on the Japanese music chart. Its Japanese single album “Lights/Boy with Luv” also achieved the record 15 months after it was released in +
Gov’t prepares for vaccine shots as 1st batch of 1.5 million doses begins to ship Trucks and ships carrying the first batch of some 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines headed across the country Thursday, marking the start of the +
Purple Island of South Korea Following Hong Kong and Germany, the U.S. CNN and Fox News are also drawing attention by highlighting the “Purple Island” in Banwol-do, Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do in South Korea. According to Shinan-gun County on the 23rd of +
“Map of the Soul: 7,” an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for almost one straight year this week, recording another piece of history for K-pop. According to the latest Billboard chart results +
JENNIE of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK and G-DRAGON of boy group BIGBANG have reportedly been dating for over a year. On February 24, entertainment news outlet Dispatch released an exclusive report that JENNIE and G-DRAGON are currently in a romantic +
K-pop sensation BTS was the most tweeted about the musician in the United States last year, the band’s agency said Monday. In a recent survey by Twitter, BTS topped the list of 2020 most tweeted about musicians in the U.S., +
Yeon Sang-ho’s zombie thriller, “Train to Busan,” which attracted more than 10 million moviegoers at local theaters, will be remade into a Hollywood film, according to foreign news reports. Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto, known for Netflix’s action thriller “The Night +
Big Hit Entertainment, the agency behind global dynamite BTS, and Universal Music Group (UMG) on Thursday unveiled plans to put together a new K-pop boy band that will debut in the United States. In a pre-recorded video streamed early Thursday, +
One of the largest concerns faced by immigrant women living in South Korea after getting married to a South Korean national is dealing with legal problems caused by various illegal acts, a civic support group for female immigrants said Tuesday. +
KCON, a major K-pop and Korean culture festival that draws millions of viewers each season, will be held online again next month amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic, its organizer said Tuesday. The third season of the online event, titled “KCON:TACT,” +
Global K-pop act BTS has said the team’s great internal chemistry was driven by genuine friendship among members and the +
Global K-pop act BTS has said the team’s great internal chemistry was driven by genuine friendship among members and the +
K-pop superstar BTS’ new documentary film, “Break The Silence: The Movie,” topped the South Korean box office on its opening +
K-pop boy band NCT will drop its second album “NCT 2020: RESONANCE Pt. 1” next month after two new members +
Netmarble said Thursday it has launched BTS Universe Story in 173 countries, a storytelling game featuring 3D-scanned avatars of RM, +
K-pop boy band SuperM presented its television debut performance of its new single “One (Monster & Infinity)” on “The Ellen +
This photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows South Korean boy band BTS and American pop star Halsey (C) in +
BTS are officially TikTok’s most-followed Korean act, with the K-Pop heroes passing 20 million followers on the app. They’re no +
Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency for K-pop super group BTS, was to start demand forecasting for domestic and overseas +
K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new single album in Japan in November, according to its label-management company Wednesday. +
A promotional video of K-pop superstars BTS introducing the South Korean capital topped 100 million views in the first 10 +
K-pop supergroup BTS on Wednesday presented a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, urging the world’s youth +
Global music platform Vvid held its first global audition in 2021 with Shofar Music Entertainment. Shofar music entertainment includes sensuous and emotionally talented musicians such as BOL4, 20 years old and Sweden Laundry etc. This audition consists of two categories, Vocal and dancing. The application deadline is February 4th, and +
The BTS album “Map of the Soul: 7,” featuring hit tracks “On” and “Boy with Luv,” has been tallied as the bestselling physical album in the United States last year. Physical album sales of the septet’s fourth full album released in February reached 646,000 in the U.S., according to an +
The cold is at its peak on January 8. The Korea Meteorological Administration said on the 7th of January that the morning low will drop by 5 to 7 degrees from the previous day as the cold peaks on the 8th, and most parts of the country will see a +
Public anger is intensifying over the alleged child abuse of an adopted 16-month-old girl that resulted in her death. Celebrities have joined the “#sorryjungin” campaign to mourn her death and raise awareness on the problem of child abuse. In the latest episode of the SBS investigative reporting TV show “Unanswered +
In 2020, K-dramas soared in popularity as pandemic-driven lockdowns drove viewers to the small screen. They made waves across the globe thanks to streaming platforms like Netflix. Melodrama “Crash Landing on You” caused a sensation in Japan and historical zombie drama “Kingdom 2” attracted attention after viewers raved about the +
Netflix’s Korean original series “Sweet Home” has been gathering force on Netflix streaming charts worldwide, since its Dec. 18 release. The horror series topped Netflix’s daily streaming chart in 11 different countries, Friday, including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and Peru, according to FilxPatrol, a streaming data aggregator platform. The show reached +
The “2020 SBS Gayo Daejun” will be held as a 100% pre-recording, not a live broadcast. SBS said on the 24th that “2020 SBS Gayo Daejun in DAEGU” will be fully followed by the COVID 19 quarantine guidelines and all stages will be pre-recorded for the safety of the cast +
K-pop superstar BTS’ megahit song “Dynamite” has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard’s main singles chart this week. “Dynamite” ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be refreshed Tuesday (U.S. local time), up 15 notches from No. 24 last week, Billboard said Monday. The rebound came following +
This year’s theme of the “2020 KBS Song Festival” was decided as “Connect,” meaning that K-pop singers and fans would not be able to meet with “music” in a world where everything has been reversed due to COVID-19. TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo and actress Shin Ye-eun were selected +
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 themselves Bangtan Sonyeondan, or bulletproof boys. Unlike mainstream K-pop acts backed by polished producing and intricate marketing schemes, the septet made a hard +
The annual Lotus Lantern Festival, called “Yeondeunghoe” in Korean and held to mark Buddha’s birthday, has been officially designated Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Dec. 16 made the decision in its 15th session held online. Other Korean cultural heritage +
On December 17, the morning temperature will drop to a minimum of 19 degrees Celsius, and the strong cold will be raging. The Korea Meteorological Administration said on the 16th that the lowest temperature in the morning of the 17th will fall below minus 12 degrees in central inland, eastern +
Two South Korean figures — Jeong Eun-kyeong and Bong Joon-ho — have been included on the TIME 100 list of +
This photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows South Korean boy band BTS and American pop star Halsey (C) in +
BTS are officially TikTok’s most-followed Korean act, with the K-Pop heroes passing 20 million followers on the app. They’re no +
Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, used to be by far the biggest shopping season for traditional markets nationwide, with +
The government will not permit any modified forms of mass rallies in central Seoul on a national holiday early next +
The government will not permit any modified forms of mass rallies in central Seoul on a national holiday early next +
Big Hit Entertainment, the management agency for K-pop super group BTS, was to start demand forecasting for domestic and overseas +
Samcheong Park is the first officially designated park in Seoul, and still among the more popular areas for a stroll +
South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed over 100 for the second straight day Thursday, as sporadic cluster infections continued +
K-pop girl group TWICE will release a new single album in Japan in November, according to its label-management company Wednesday. +
A promotional video of K-pop superstars BTS introducing the South Korean capital topped 100 million views in the first 10 +
K-pop supergroup BTS on Wednesday presented a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly, urging the world’s youth +
Korean novelist Cho Nam-joo has been nominated for the National Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in +
A flu vaccine crisis is looming after the government’s temporary halt of a free vaccination program created panic among the +
President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday again stressed the need to declare the end of the Korean War, and requested the +
“Ice Cream,” K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s new single, remained on Billboard’s main singles Hot 100 chart for three consecutive weeks +
Officials on Jeju Island are bracing for a possible surge of COVID-19 infections on the resort island as many tourists +
It’s only natural to want to know everything about someone you adore. Fans’ admiration for their favorite celebrities is not +
Kimbap is a Korean dish that has become popular and widely loved around the globe. In Vietnam, kimbap is so +
K-pop girl group TWICE finished first on a Japanese weekly album chart with its latest repackaged album “#TWICE3,” its management +
I’m sure there are many people who want to go on a snowflake trip in winter Korea. I think you’re +
Where do locals usually go to unwind? to hang-out? and to engage in a whole host of health and beauty +
Love Your BTS & Seoul! Seoul Travels for ARMY Hallyu icon BTS will hold their final concert for their “Love +
Korea government will expand the target of issuing multiple visas to increase the number of tourists from China and Southeast +
Ski resorts can be found throughout Korea, the host country of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. For visitors who have +
Winter season is one of the most beautiful and wonderful time of the year to visit and explore South Korea. +
If you have ever been to Korea or are planning to visit, you may have heard of the area named, +
Thanks to the increasing popularity of KPOP, more and more foreign tourists are visiting Korea. Naturally, the number of solo +
One of the critical reasons for visiting Korea might be shopping! Especially Korean-made clothes are famous for reasonable prices and +
For those people who live in a tropical country like me, we always dream about experiencing snowflakes falling from the +
