K-POP
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BLACKPINK becomes first K-pop band to headline US music festival Coachella
SEOUL -- K-pop girl band BLACKPINK will interact with global fans at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a popular American music event, as its headliner. The four-member band is the first K-pop group to take part in the annual event known for showcasing popular artists in indie rock, hip-hop, and electronic dance music. Coachella said in an Instagram post that the group will perform at the music festival on April 14 and April 21. The headliner role is usually given to th
January 11, 2023 -
Ateez ranks seventh on Billboard's top 200 popular albums chart with 'SPIN OFF : FROM THE WITNESS'
SEOUL -- K-pop boy band Ateez is garnering explosive popularity through its first single album titled "SPIN OFF : FROM THE WITNESS." The album was ranked seventh on Billboard's top 200 popular album chart. The album released on December 30 ranked seventh on January 9, according to KQ Entertainment, the eight-member band's agency. More than 40,000 copies of the album were sold. The music video for the album's title song "Halazia" gained more tha
January 10, 2023 -
Super rookie girl band NewJeans to mesmerize fans using Multiview live-streaming technology
SEOUL -- Using Multiview technology, which enables fans to choose different angles of a concert stage in real-time, South Korea's top web portal service Naver will livestream a performance by NewJeans, a super rookie girl group regarded as one of the most loved K-pop rookie bands in 2022. Viewers can also zoom in on their favorite member while enjoying the concert. Naver said in a statement that the five-member band's performance will be live broadcast on the company's
January 6, 2023 -
Pinkfong's venture capital firm creates $23.8 mln fund to provide tourism content using Baby Shark IP
SEOUL -- Smart Study Ventures, a venture capital firm affiliated with Pinkfong, a South Korean educational entertainment company known for a catchy cartoon song called "Baby Shark," has created a 36 billion won ($28.3 million) fund to establish an offline tourism spot where visitors can enjoy Baby Shark's realistic content and goods. Busan, the southern port city known for its food and culture, invested about 5 billion won. Pinkfong said in a statement on January 5 t
January 6, 2023 -
Thriller series 'The Glory' gains explosive popularity on Netflix
SEOUL -- South Korean thriller TV series "The Glory" became the third most-watched content on Netflix's non-English chart. The series depicts a story of a woman who suffered from vicious bullying at high school taking revenge on bullies after becoming an adult. The global streaming service giant said that the revenge series recorded some 25.4 million hours of viewing only three days after its release on December 30. The Glory was the third-most watched drama series on
January 4, 2023 -
NewJeans' new dance song OMG scores 6.9 mln views on YouTube in less than one day
SEOUL -- OMG, a new dance song by K-pop rookie girl band NewJeans, scored more than 6.9 million views on YouTube in less than a day. The five-member band also topped major South Korean song charts with its songs OMG and Ditto, a calm melodic song released in December 2022. According to data released by iCharts, OMG entered the top 15 only three and a half hours after its release on January 2. As of 3 p.m. (0600 GMT) on January 3, Ditto was ranked first on Melon and Genie, the top t
January 3, 2023 -
Super rookie girl group NewJeans to release single album OMG
SEOUL -- NewJeans, a super rookie girl group formed by ADOR, a subsidiary label of the agency of K-pop superstar BTS, will release OMG, a single album that has surpassed 800,000 pre-orders. Through the album's title track with hip-hop and R&B features, the five-member band will express their cautious and distant feelings with their loved ones while portraying winter vibes. ADOR said in a statement that the new album will be released at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT) on January 2. OMG
January 2, 2023 -
BLACKPINK's Jisoo to release solo album for first time
SEOUL -- K-pop girl band BLACKPINK member Jisoo will release her very first solo album, the band's agency said in a statement without disclosing the release date. Previously, three other members of the four-member band have successfully released solo albums and Jisoo is the last member to go solo. BLACKPINK, which debuted in August 2016, is South Korea's most successful K-pop girl band with a total of some five million album sales worldwide. While BTS pulled the popularity
January 2, 2023 -
Girl band Le Sserafim's dance song Antifragile garners explosive popularity on Spotify
SEOUL -- Le Sserafim, a five-member girl group formed by Hybe's music label Source Music, is gaining explosive popularity on Spotify, the world's most popular music streaming service, through "Antifragile," the title song of the band's second mini album. The dance song released on October 17 was streamed more than 100 million times. According to data released by Source Music, the title track was played more than 100 million times as of December 26. It was stre
December 28, 2022 -
Web novel 'Dating My Best Friend's Sister' to be recreated into digital cartoon in S. Korea
SEOUL -- "Dating My Best Friends Sister," a romance web novel written in English will be recreated into a web cartoon in Korean. The web novel that depicts a secret love story between a young lady named "Kaitlyn" and her boyfriend "Cole" has gained some 400,000 subscribers since it was released in 2019 on Radish Media, a United States-based web novel platform. Cole is a friend of Kaitlyn's brother in the novel. Kaitlyn had a crush on Cole during he
December 22, 2022
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PHOTOS: Railway workers threaten strike
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SK bioscience's influenza vaccine approved in Indonesia
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LG Electronics unveils software kit for AI home robot at global conference
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Kim Jong-un inspects missile base, citing growing US nuclear threat
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to offer insights at AI forum in Mumbai
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CJ Olive Young expands rapidly growing live-streaming commerce
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OPINION: Canada's tariff strategy on Chinese EVs- A misstep in trade and climate policy
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Korea to raise industrial power rates by 9.7%
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OPINION: North Korea and Russia - Alliance of the weak
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Ex-president Lee Myung-bak's elder brother dies at 89