IVE has swept the Korean music charts with their latest hit! On April 2 at 9:30 a.m. KST, Instiz’s iChart officially announced that IVE’s catchy new pre-release track “Kitsch” had scored a certified all-kill, making it the first song released in 2023 to achieve the feat. A certified all-kill is awarded to songs that are… Continue reading IVE Achieves Certified All-Kill With “Kitsch,” Making It 1st Song Of 2023 To Do So
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aespa To Set New Record For Fastest Foreign Artist In History To Hold Concert At Tokyo Dome
aespa will be making history at the Tokyo Dome this summer! On August 5 and 6, aespa will be holding two nights of concerts at the famous Tokyo Dome in Japan, which has a capacity of approximately 55,000. Although the group is currently already in the midst of their sold-out first Japanese tour “SYNK :… Continue reading aespa To Set New Record For Fastest Foreign Artist In History To Hold Concert At Tokyo Dome
April Variety Show Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for variety shows! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, interaction, media coverage, community awareness, and viewership indexes of 50 popular variety programs, using big data collected from March 2 to April 2. tvN’s “Jinny’s Kitchen” rose to the… Continue reading April Variety Show Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
NewJeans Becomes 1st Artist In History To Sweep Top 3 Spots For 3 Months On Melon’s Monthly Chart
NewJeans has just achieved an amazing feat on Korea’s biggest music streaming service! On April 2, NewJeans’ agency ADOR announced that the rookie girl group had swept the top three spots on Melon’s monthly chart for March. For the third consecutive month, their smash hit “Ditto” remained No. 1 on the chart, while “OMG” and… Continue reading NewJeans Becomes 1st Artist In History To Sweep Top 3 Spots For 3 Months On Melon’s Monthly Chart
TWICE, TXT, BTS, Stray Kids, NCT 127, NewJeans, And BLACKPINK Claim Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on April 1! TWICE’s new mini album “READY TO BE” spent its second consecutive week at No. 1, in addition to charting at No. 11 in its second week on the Billboard 200. After achieving the biggest U.S. sales week of any K-pop girl… Continue reading TWICE, TXT, BTS, Stray Kids, NCT 127, NewJeans, And BLACKPINK Claim Top Spots On Billboard’s World Albums Chart
Watch: “The Glory” Star Cha Joo Young Reveals Her Real-Life Personality + Im Siwan Works Out With Choo Sung Hoon In “The Manager” Preview
Cha Joo Young will be hanging out with her “The Glory” co-stars Song Hye Kyo and Lim Ji Yeon on MBC’s “The Manager”! On April 1, the popular reality show aired a preview of its upcoming episode, which will feature Cha Joo Young and MMA fighter Choo Sung Hoon as guests. The newly released preview… Continue reading Watch: “The Glory” Star Cha Joo Young Reveals Her Real-Life Personality + Im Siwan Works Out With Choo Sung Hoon In “The Manager” Preview
BTS’s Jimin Cancels Live Appearance On Tomorrow’s “Inkigayo”
BTS’s Jimin has cancelled his scheduled appearance on tomorrow’s live broadcast of “Inkigayo.” On April 1, BIGHIT MUSIC confirmed reports that the singer would no longer be attending the live broadcast of the SBS music show the following day. Instead, only his pre-recorded performance of his title track “Like Crazy” will be aired during the… Continue reading BTS’s Jimin Cancels Live Appearance On Tomorrow’s “Inkigayo”
April Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
The Korean Business Research Institute has published this month’s brand reputation rankings for variety stars! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 50 popular entertainers, using big data collected from March 1 to April 1. Yoo Jae Suk defended his position at the… Continue reading April Variety Star Brand Reputation Rankings Announced
BIGHIT Announces BTS’s J-Hope Will Be Enlisting In Army As Active-Duty Soldier
BTS’s J-Hope will be fulfilling his mandatory military service as an active-duty soldier in the army! On April 1, BIGHIT MUSIC officially announced that J-Hope would be enlisting in the army as an active-duty soldier. The agency also requested that fans refrain from attending his entrance ceremony, stating that there would be no public event… Continue reading BIGHIT Announces BTS’s J-Hope Will Be Enlisting In Army As Active-Duty Soldier
“Music Core” To Not Air Today
MBC’s “Music Core” will not be airing this week. According to MBC, the April 1 episode of the weekly music show has been cancelled due to live coverage of the opening of the 2023 KBO (Korea Baseball Organization) season. Instead of “Music Core,” MBC will be airing the season’s opening game between the KIA Tigers… Continue reading “Music Core” To Not Air Today