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BTS 'Boy with Luv' ranks 8th on Billboard singles chart

BTS' latest "Boy with Luv" clinched the eighth spot on Billboard's main singles chart, making it the highest-charted K-pop act ever, the U.S. Billboard magazine said Tuesday.

K-pop | 2019-04-23 10:05

NU'EST teases 'Happily Ever After' with 2 new group photos

K-pop boy band NU'EST revealed its first official group photos, Monday, in a build-up to the April 29 release of its new mini-album “Happily Ever After.” The two photos for the sixth album were uploaded on social media at midnight, April 22.

K-pop | 2019-04-22 18:25

TWICE sheds shyness, comes back with confidence

TWICE in its new music video "FANCY"/ Courtesy of JYP EntertainmentBy Jung Hae-myoung Will TWICE still be able to appeal to music fans with their new concept? Instead of shy girls with rosy cheeks, TWICE unveiled its seventh mini album “FANCY YOU” on Monday with charismatic lyrics, and showcasing powerful choreography in music video, “FANCY.” Previousl...

K-pop | 2019-04-22 16:16

BTS on par with Beatles: having 3 Billboard No.1 albums in single year

K-pop boy band BTS has scored its third No. 1 on the main Billboard 200 album chart, becoming the first group since the Beatles to earn three No. 1s in less than a year, Billboard said. "Map of the Soul: Persona," BTS' latest seven-track album released April 12, debuted atop the Billboard 200 for the week of April 27, the website of the music magazine said Sunday (U.S. time),...

K-pop | 2019-04-22 11:11

BTS becomes first K-pop musician to conquer British chart

“Map of the Soul: Persona” reached the top with 26,500 combined sales Friday (local time), according to the Official Charts Co. The album's lead track, “Boy With Luv,” is also the band's first ever British Top 15 single, charting at number 13 the same day.

K-pop | 2019-04-20 17:37

BTS on par with Beatles: having 3 Billboard No.1 albums in single year

BTS breaks its own record for highest first-week album sales with 'Map of the Soul: Persona'

K-pop sensations BTS sold more than 2.13 million copies of their new album, "Map of the Soul: Persona," in the first week of the album's release, setting a new record of highest first-week record sales, the band's management agency said Friday.

K-pop | 2019-04-19 10:45

BTS' new album is out [VIDEO]

The new album from BTS, “Map of the Soul: Persona,” hit major online music stores Friday evening (KST). The release is the opening album of the group's new “Map of the Soul” series, following their two-year-long “Love Yourself” trilogy that posted two No. 1s on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

K-pop | 2019-04-13 15:55

BTS sweeps iTunes charts with new album

BTS sweeps iTunes charts with new album

K-pop titan BTS is sweeping major music charts worldwide with its latest album: “Map of the Soul: Persona.” The album is top of the iTunes Top Albums charts in dozens of countries, including the trend-leading United States and United Kingdom, just hours after it was released Friday at 6 p.m. (KST).

K-pop | 2019-04-13 15:54

Korean entertainment companies' profits to rise 51.5% in 2019: market tracker

According to forecasts by FnGuide Inc., the operating profits for the big three labels -- SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment -- could spike 51.5 percent on-year in 2019, following a similarly strong showing last year.

K-pop | 2019-04-11 13:48

BTS teaser video shows upcoming song is homage to iconic film 'Singin' in the Rain'

BTS has paid homage to the iconic film "Singin' in the Rain" in its music video for "Boy With Luv," the main track of the band's upcoming album, a teaser video showed Thursday.

K-pop | 2019-04-11 11:12

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