Universal Music Group (UMG) and YG Entertainment are investing in VenewLive ― a joint venture set up by Big Hit Entertainment ― to nurture the new steaming platform in an effort to reach more people around the world. Big Hit, the agency that represents BTS, announced Wednesday that YG and UMG have decided to invest in KBYK Live, a company established last May by Big Hit and Kiswe, a U.S. streaming service startup. After creating the joint firm, Big Hit and Kiswe launched VenewLive last September to provide an online concert streaming service. With YG and UMG on board, Big Hit said it aims to develop the service into a worldwide platform, where various musicians can interact with global audiences. +
What will Earth be like in 2092? Will everyone have fair access to cutting-edge technology that allows for a peaceful and pollution-free environment? Director Jo Sung-hee, who has created fairytale-like films such as “A Werewolf Boy” (2012) and “Phantom Detective” +
K-pop related tweets remained in full force last year, reaching a new record of 6.7 billion, Twitter Inc. said Thursday. The figure represents a jump of 600 million from 6.1 billion K-pop tweets in 2019. The social media company said +
A preliminary heavy snow advisory has been issued for Wednesday evening in Seoul and surrounding areas, the state weather agency said. Seoul and western Gyeonggi Province are expected to receive 3 to 10 centimeters of snowfall, while eastern Gyeonggi Province +
K-pop sensation BTS has made the list of the “10 best pop bands of all time” by the American men’s magazine Esquire. Esquire on Jan. 30 announced that BTS was one of the 10 groups to make the list alongside +
Some 280,000 viewers across the world watched K-pop girl band BLACKPINK’s first-ever online-only concert, titled “YG PALM STAGE ― 2021 BLACKPINK: THE SHOW,” Sunday, according to the quartet’s agency YG Entertainment. “Our primary data shows that about 280,000 people purchased +
The Korean drama “Crash Landing on You,” K-pop dynamite group BTS and the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” were among the top drivers of the Korean Wave, or “hallyu,” last year, a government report showed Thursday. Some 9.5 percent of hallyu fans +
Superstar BTS has earned five nominations for the 2021 Korean Music Awards with its record-breaking albums and songs released last year. BTS has been named in the Musician of the Year, the Album of the Year, the Song of the +
K-pop dynamo BTS is set to drop a new edition of its hit album “BE” next month, the band’s agency said Monday. The new edition titled the “Essential Edition,” will drop on Feb. 19, according to Big Hit Entertainment. BTS +
An OCN’s weekend original drama “The Uncanny Counter” official said on the 25th, “The production of Season 2 has been confirmed. We are coordinating specific matters such as the filming schedule and timing.” OCN is a movie channel on basic +
“Ice Cream,” K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s new single, remained on Billboard’s main singles Hot 100 chart for three consecutive weeks +
It’s only natural to want to know everything about someone you adore. Fans’ admiration for their favorite celebrities is not +
K-pop girl group TWICE finished first on a Japanese weekly album chart with its latest repackaged album “#TWICE3,” its management +
K-pop band Monsta X will star in an online video series aimed at promoting treasured Korean cultural heritage overseas, according +
K-pop superstars BTS on Tuesday garnered nominations in two categories — Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist — for the +
As more and more K-pop groups create backstories and universes of their own, FNC Entertainment’s newest K-pop group, P1Harmony, is +
Twitter Korea on Tuesday released a new report, “#KpopTwitter 2020 World Map,” which looks back on K-pop’s rapid growth on +
K-pop super group BTS will deliver performances on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in the United States for +
K-pop superstar BTS will deliver a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly this week, returning to the +
South Korean boy band BTS’ new single, “Dynamite,” again finished second on Billboard’s main singles chart, spending its fourth week +
K-pop boy band BTS on Monday appeared on the “Tiny Desk Concert” show on National Public Radio (NPR), presenting a +
With a mere estimate of the market value of Big Hit Entertainment, the label behind BTS, reaching nearly 4.6 trillion +
Korean ARMY of K-pop boy group BTS sent a protest truck to the group’s agency Big Hit Entertainment. On December 14, a couple of protest trucks were seen parked in front of Big Hit Entertainment headquarters located in Seoul. The trucks were sent by BTS’ fans, known as ARMY, to +
Seoul received the first measurable snowfall of the season on Sunday as the state weather agency issued a heavy snow advisory for the metropolitan area and other parts of the country. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Seoul received about 0.8 centimeters of snow as of 6 a.m. and +
With just two weeks left until Christmas, BTS on Friday unveiled a holiday remix version of its upbeat chart-topping song “Dynamite.” The remix version, released at 2 p.m., shows the band singing in front of a Christmas tree holding selfie sticks. The jolly ambiance and Christmas bells in the background +
K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine “entertainer of the year,” the U.S. weekly said Thursday. BTS “isn’t just the biggest K-pop act on the charts. They’ve become the biggest band in the world ― full stop,” the influential magazine said in a Twitter post. “Between releasing multiple +
The announcement of the death of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman was the most shared on Twitter worldwide in 2020, and got the most “likes” of any Tweet ever, the social media platform said on Monday. The Aug. 28 post by Boseman’s family saying the actor had died of colon +
BTS, one of the world’s most popular pop groups, has become the first all-South Korean act to make it into the top 10 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart. The group’s hit single “Dynamite” moved up a spot to rank No. 10 on the chart measuring radio airplay in the United +
K-pop diva Chungha has tested positive for COVID-19, according to her agency MNH Entertainment, Monday. “Chungha had the coronavirus test after coming into contact with a person who had tested positive,” the agency wrote on the singer’s fan page. “The result came out this morning and she tested positive.” The +
After winning trophies at major music awards around the world, BTS picked up the top prizes at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the biggest year-end music awards show in the K-pop industry, held late Sunday. The seven-piece group took home all four of the grand prizes ― Artist of +
BTS is sweeping 2020 MMA; Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year were all the world’s most popular boy group, BTS. At the 2020 MMA (Melon Music Awards) held on the afternoon of the 5th of December, BTS won all three grand prizes, including +
After a record-breaking 2020, BTS has ranked No. 1 on the Billboard’s year-end Top Artists Duo/Group chart for the first time in its career, the U.S. music publication reported. “BTS is the first non-U.S act to be the year’s top duo/group since British/Irish boy band One Direction led in both +
Concerns over spread of the new coronavirus in the local music industry are rising after some K-pop group members tested positive for the infectious virus earlier this week. Two members of girl group EVERGLOW — Yiren and Si-hyeon — have tested positive for the virus, their management agency Yue Hua +
A China-based fan community of Jin, a member of K-pop megastar BTS, opened a street project in western Seoul on Tuesday to celebrate the singer’s 28th birthday, officials said. The community named China Jin Bar opened the BTS Jin Theme Street on the main commercial festival avenue of the bustling +
South Korea’s daily new COVID-19 cases stayed below 100 for the third consecutive day, though authorities strive to bring the +
Ministries, government organizations and municipal administrations are rushing to draw up countermeasures against a possible spike in the number of +
Actor Ji Chang-wook and actress Kim Ji-won have taken the lead roles in the first season of the upcoming web +
A cultural center in the traditional village of Bukchon in central Seoul will provide kits for making lanterns with the +
K-pop boy band Monsta X will take part in the “Visit Cultural Heritage Campaign.” According to the Korea Cultural Heritage +
K-pop band Monsta X will star in an online video series aimed at promoting treasured Korean cultural heritage overseas, according +
K-pop superstars BTS on Tuesday garnered nominations in two categories — Top Duo/Group and Top Social Artist — for the +
Nearly 1,000 travel agencies in South Korea have gone out of business in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that +
After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week earlier this year, the fashion week showcasing the spring-summer +
As more and more K-pop groups create backstories and universes of their own, FNC Entertainment’s newest K-pop group, P1Harmony, is +
Twitter Korea on Tuesday released a new report, “#KpopTwitter 2020 World Map,” which looks back on K-pop’s rapid growth on +
K-pop super group BTS will deliver performances on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in the United States for +
South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases rebounded to over 100 on Wednesday, snapping three consecutive days of a two-digit rise, +
With the continuing spread of COVID-19, the number of travelers visiting their hometowns or traveling locally during the upcoming Chuseok +
K-pop superstar BTS will deliver a special message at the 75th United Nations General Assembly this week, returning to the +
In recent years, youth dramas or youth romance series have not been the pick of many South Korean TV viewers, +
South Korean boy band BTS’ new single, “Dynamite,” again finished second on Billboard’s main singles chart, spending its fourth week +
South Korean President Moon Jae-in emphasized Monday the importance of global cooperation, based on multilateralism, in the fight against the +
South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases stayed below 100 for the third consecutive day Tuesday as the country’s virus fight +
K-pop boy band BTS on Monday appeared on the “Tiny Desk Concert” show on National Public Radio (NPR), presenting a +
It snowed for the first time this winter throughout Seoul today (Dec 3). It snowed in Jeonju and other parts +
The late 1800s and early 1900s is called the enlightenment period in Korea. After the Korea-Japan Unequal Treaty 1876, the +
Our December winter adventure in South Korea starts in the most wonderful and magical theme park, Everland! This theme park +
If you are tired of crowded Hongdae and Yeonam, there is this district called Mangwon which is relatively quiet, but +
Koreans are known for our love toward various kinds of liquor such as soju, beer, wine, etc. Among many kinds +
The popularity of BB guns is on the rise as a way for young people in their 20s and 30s +
With the 2019 Korea-ASEAN special summit closed on Nov 26, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who visited South Korea +
South Korea may extend visa-free privileges to Filipinos once steps are taken to reduce the estimated 15,000 “illegal” Filipinos living +
With winter quickly approaching, ski resorts nationwide are gearing up for their ski season. The first ski resorts that have +
Have you ever hear of the area named “Ikseondong” in Seoul? Ikseondong has been really popular among young Koreans for +
