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BTS targets No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Having already set a litany of new records for the K-pop industry, BTS is now aiming higher: grabbing the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart and ultimately on the highly competitive Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, the septet said Thursday.

Music | 2018-05-24 14:28

Chief of BTS agency joins Billboard list of International Power Players

Bang Si-hyuk, the chief of the talent agency managing K-pop boy band BTS, has been chosen as one of Billboard's "International Power Players." The CEO and executive producer of Big Hit Entertainment was one of 73 music industry executives who "are in the vanguard," according to the list posted on Billboard's website on Monday (U.S. time).

Music | 2018-05-23 10:01

History of Korean girl groups revisited

Many people might mention S.E.S. and Fin.K.L., two K-pop icons from the 1990s, as the “roots” of modern K-pop girl groups. With their music and choreography still vivid in living memory, it makes some sense. Choi Kyu-sung, a photographer-turned-music critic who recently published his latest book “Ancestors of Girl Groups,” says otherwise, based on his lifetime collection of 3...

Music | 2018-05-22 18:07

TWICE welcomes fans to 'fantasy park'

Girl group TWICE invited their fans to a wondrous evening party on Sunday, performing one big song after another at the “TWICELAND ZONE 2: Fantasy Park” concert at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, with a bit of a twist and cover songs.

Music | 2018-05-22 17:01

BTS wins Billboard Top Social Artist Award again

Boy band BTS rewrote K-pop history Monday by winning the Billboard Music Top Social Artist Award for the second time in a row, following their stunning rise in the same fan-voted category last year.

Music | 2018-05-21 17:17

BTS' new album tops iTunes charts in 65 nations

N.Flying embraces sentimental alternative rock in new album

K-pop rap rock band N.Flying released its fourth mini-album “How Are You?” on Wednesday.“The concept of this album is sentimental and sexy,” the group's drummer Kim Jae-hyun said during a showcase. “We surveyed our fans at the concert and asked what concept they expect from us.”

Music | 2018-05-20 21:28

BTS' new album tops iTunes charts in 65 nations

The new album by BTS has dominated the iTunes charts globally, within hours of its release, its agency said Saturday. Big Hit Entertainment said the seven-member act's third full-length album, titled "Love Yourself: Tear," claimed the top spot on iTunes' Top Albums charts in 65 countries including the U.S., Australia and Brazil.

Music | 2018-05-19 15:22

BTS wins Billboard Top Social Artist Award again

Sung Si-kyung to drop new single on May 25

Sung Si-kyung, a veteran balladeer, will drop a new digital single on May 25, according to his agency on Thursday. This time, Sung teamed up with Kwon Soon-kwan, a member of indie duo No Reply, for the new single. The agency didn't disclose the title of the song, but confirmed it will be a ballad and Kwon composed and wrote the lyrics for it.

Music | 2018-05-17 14:19

Korea's largest 'idol' festival idolCON to be held July

idolCON, a festival connecting K-pop idol stars with their fans, will be held on July 7 and 8 at the KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province.

Music | 2018-05-13 16:59

Surgeon behind rockstar's death slapped with 1 year in prison

A surgeon who caused rock star Shin Hae-chul's death has been jailed for a year after a case - which questioned whether the doctor violated any law while attending to the star - that lasted more than three years.

Music | 2018-05-11 17:20

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