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BTS ranks 69th on Billboard 200, staying for 12th consecutive week

Globally popular South Korean boy band BTS has stayed on the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the 12th consecutive week. According to the chart updated on Tuesday (local time), the repackaged BTS album, "Love Yourself: Answer," ranked 69th in the week ending Nov. 15.

Music | 2018-11-21 14:56

'K-pop is Korea's cultural heritage'

Song Seung-hwan, producer of hit non-verbal performance “Cookin' Nanta” and artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, has been named as a consultant for the 2018 Korea Popular Music Awards (KPMA).

Music | 2018-11-20 16:43

Wanna One sweeps charts with new album [VIDEO]

The main track of K-pop boy band Wanna One's first studio album has swept local music streaming charts, data showed Tuesday.

Music | 2018-11-20 10:28

Wanna One's first studio album could be their last as 11-member act

With little more than a month to go until the disbandment, K-pop sensation Wanna One released its first studio album “1¹¹=1 (POWER OF DESTINY)” to mark their last as the 11-member act.

Music | 2018-11-19 18:28

Wonder Girls' Yubin to return to state with new solo album

Yubin, from the now-defunct girl group Wonder Girls, is releasing her second solo album on Nov. 27, JYP Entertainment said Monday.

Music | 2018-11-19 10:47

Rapper San E denies sexism allegation

Rapper San E uploaded the lyrics of his song “Feminist” on Youtube, Saturday and said he's not a misogynist.

Music | 2018-11-18 17:01

BTS Jin buys $1.7 million apartment

Jin, a vocalist of seven-member K-pop titan BTS, has bought a 1.9-billion won ($1.7 million) residence at Hannam THE HILL in Hannam-dong, Seoul, reports say. In March, Jin, whose real name is Kim Seok-jin, bought the 88-squre-meter suite for cash. Real estate sources said the value of the property had increased to 20 billion won since then.

Music | 2018-11-18 16:10

Star-studded PEPSI concert thrills fans [PHOTOS]

K-pop superstars put on a special show for thousands of fans who packed Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on Friday evening. Musicians, including Ailee, GOT7, Monsta X, ASTRO, Cosmic Girls (WJSN,) MAMAMOO, Chungha, Bol4, YDPP, WJMK and Soyou, enthralled more than 7,000 fans for nearly three hours at the “LOVE IT. LIVE IT. PEPSI CONCERT.”

Music | 2018-11-18 14:40

Drunken Tiger may be gone, but Tiger JK lives on

Nineteen years after debut, Drunken Tiger unveiled his 10th and final studio album, “X: Rebirth of Tiger JK,” a compilation of his music delivered through thoughtful execution with a handful of collaborating artists.

Music | 2018-11-16 15:47

Wanna One's new song leaked before release

K-pop sensation Wanna One's new song "Spring Breeze" has been leaked ahead of its official release next week.

Music | 2018-11-16 15:02

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