Ateez ranks second on Billboard's top 200 popular album chart with 'The World EP.2: Outlaw'

SEOUL -- K-pop boy band Ateez is garnering explosive popularity through its ninth mini album titled "The World EP.2: Outlaw." The album, released on June 12, was ranked second on Billboard's top 200 popular album chart. "ATEEZ scores its highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 as The World EP.2: Outlaw bows at No. 2 with 105,500 equivalent album units earned — the Korean pop act’s best week by units," Billboard said in a statement on June 25.

June 26, 2023

​Action-thriller series Bloodhounds gains explosive popularity on Netflix

SEOUL -- South Korean action-thriller series Bloodhounds, by Jason Kim, became the most watched content on Netflix's non-English chart. The Korean language-based series featuring exceptional boxing techniques depicts the story of two boxers in their 20s caught up in the cruel world of private loans fighting against money lenders to survive. The global streaming service giant said the South Korean content recorded 8.1 million views on its weekly non-English TV show category with

June 21, 2023

NewJeans' dance song OMG selected as seventh best song by Rolling Stone

SEOUL -- OMG, a dance song by K-pop girl band NewJeans, was ranked seventh among 74 songs of the first half of 2023 by American magazine Rolling Stone. The song featuring electronic dance music and exciting dance rhythms was selected in the monthly magazine's list called "The Best Songs of 2023 So Far." "A throwback to the most blissful moments of Nineties R&B that has a 21st-century appeal, 'OMG' is a pristine pop song with a glowing — and glow

June 16, 2023

Big Hit to publish commemorative book for BTS' 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- BTS' agency will publish a book titled "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS" to commemorate the K-pop legend's 10th debut anniversary. The book which contains various behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the K-pop phenomenon will be available in 23 languages including English, Korean, and Japanese. The boy band, debuted on June 13, 2013, has topped Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with six songs over the past 10 years. Big Hit is currently hosting

June 15, 2023

Baby Shark's creator to work with Nickelodeon for third series of 'Baby Shark's Big Show!'

SEOUL -- South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong will collaborate with Nickelodeon Animation, an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global, to produce the third series of Baby Shark's Big Show!, an animated children's television series based on Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" brand. Luke Youngblood, a British actor who played a Gryffindor student in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," will participate in Pinkfong's

June 15, 2023

Kakao starts beta-test for interactive webtoon story-building content platform

SEOUL -- Kakao, a major webcomics service operator in South Korea, has kick-started the beta service for an interactive chatting app in which users can play the roles of their favorite webtoon characters to become the "story-changer" of unique webcomic stories. Webcomics, well-known by the name of webtoons, originated in South Korea in the early 2000s. Web service giants Kakao and Naver are the top players in the global market which is growing at an annual average growth

June 15, 2023

Amorepacific to operate event spot to celebrate BTS' 10th debut anniversary in central Seoul

SEOUL -- South Korea's top beauty product maker Amorepacific will run a special event zone designed to commemorate BTS' 10th debut anniversary at its headquarters in Seoul's central district of Yongsan. Visitors can enjoy the band's music videos at the company's auditorium and take photos at a photo booth displaying the seven members' images. Big Hit is hosting the event named "2023 BTS FESTA" in the capital city to interact with fans of the K-pop

June 14, 2023

Virtual model Lucy to sell artworks through live commerce show

SEOUL -- Lucy, a 29-year-old virtual model created by the home shopping channel of South Korea's conglomerate Lotte, will appear in a live commerce show to promote artworks created by Noh Jun, a South Korean sculptor known for sculpting human-like animal characters. The virtual influencer with some 167,000 Instagram followers will interact with viewers on Lotte Homeshopping's mobile TV service "L.live" to sell three different animal characters -- rabbit, cat, and fenn

June 12, 2023

Big Hit to turn Seoul City purple to celebrate BTS' 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- Seoul City will be stained purple, an iconic color of BTS, to celebrate the seven-member band's 10th debut anniversary. The seven-member band, debuted on June 13, 2013, rolled out a digital single titled "Take Two" four days before the event to commemorate the anniversary. Big Hit will host the event named "2023 BTS FESTA" in various regions in the capital city where purple lights and media facades will be displayed. The 14-day event will take pla

June 12, 2023

Stray Kids tops Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart for third time

SEOUL -- Boy band Stray Kids has topped Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with its album "5-Star." Along with BTS, the eight-member band became the second K-pop group that won first place more than twice on the weekly chart that ranks the 200 most popular albums in the United States. The album, released on June 2, arrived atop the list on Billboard 200 chart with 249,500 equivalent album units sold in the U.S. in the week ending June 8. Group members expressed

June 12, 2023