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

​BTS releases digital single 'Take Two' to commemorate 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- BTS has rolled out its digital single "Take Two" to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the band's debut. All members including two members fulfilling their mandatory military service -- J-Hope and Jin -- participated in the song featuring a soothing vibe and acoustic rhythms ahead of the 10th-anniversary festival set to begin on June 12. Big Hit released the seven-member band's single at 1 p.m. (0400 GMT) on June 9. "The song conveys their a

June 9, 2023

Online music streaming service Melon to provide chart data for Billboard

SEOUL -- Chart data by South Korea's major online music streaming service Melon will be included in Billboard charts. Melon, operated by the content and entertainment wing of South Korea's web service giant Kakao, became the first domestic streaming service to provide chart data for the global magazine that creates music charts of popular songs all over the world. Kakao Entertainment said in a statement that Melon streams would be provided to Billboard starting on June 7. T

June 7, 2023

Action-comedy film 'The Roundup: No Way Out' garners more than 4.5 mln viewers

SEOUL -- "The Roundup: No Way Out" has swept over the South Korean box office with an accumulated 4.5 million admissions only five days after its release. In the action film, Ma Dong-seok, an action film actor also known by the English name of Don Lee, plays a tough detective who investigates a drug crime involving yakuza, a crime group that originated in Japan. Data released by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) on June 5 showed that the film attracted 4,512,386 moviegoers.

June 5, 2023

Ethnic fusion band Second Moon to perform fusion genre of traditional Korean music in Virginia

SEOUL -- South Korean ethnic fusion band Second Moon will showcase "Moonlight Flows," an experimental song that amalgamated traditional Korean music with Irish music elements, to mesmerize American fans. The seven member-band will perform at Capital One Hall, a performing arts theater in Tysons, Virginia. Second Moon is known for blending pansori, a traditional Korean narrative music, with different genres such as jazz, tango, Latin music, and American pop. Group members

June 2, 2023

W Concept to release BTS T-shirts prior to group's 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- W Concept, the online apparel shopping mall wing of South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae, will release BTS T-shirts designed to celebrate the group's 10th debut anniversary. A limited amount of fashion items would be sold through two official websites to attract both South Korean and overseas consumers. The seven-member band's agency has earlier announced that the 10th-anniversary festival titled "2023 BTS FESTA" would take place at various attraction

June 1, 2023

BTS' digital single 'Take Two' to be released ahead of 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- Big Hit will roll out BTS' digital single "Take Two" prior to the seven-member band's 10th debut anniversary. All members participated in the song including two members currently fulfilling their compulsory military service -- J-Hope and Jin. The group debuted on June 13, 2013. The new single will be released at 1 p.m. (0400 GMT) on May 31, Big Hit said through its social media platform Weverse. The agency added: "We sincerely express our gratitude t

May 31, 2023