Update: BTS Secures 4 Nominations For 2020 MTV VMAs + BTS, BLACKPINK, And MONSTA X Nominated For Best Group

Updated August 25 KST: The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards has now announced its Best Group award nominees! BTS, BLACKPINK, and MONSTA X are nominated for the award alongside 5 Seconds of Summer, The 1975, Chloe x Halle, CNCO, Little Mix, Now United, and Twenty One Pilots. BTS won the Best Group award at the ceremony last… Continue reading Update: BTS Secures 4 Nominations For 2020 MTV VMAs + BTS, BLACKPINK, And MONSTA X Nominated For Best Group

Update: ITZY Counts Down To Comeback With D-Day Poster For “Not Shy”

Updated August 17 KST:  ITZY has released a D-Day poster for “Not Shy”! Updated August 16 KST:  ITZY has shared a highlight medley for their upcoming album! Updated August 12 KST: ITZY shared an MV teaser for “Not Shy”! Updated August 10 KST: ITZY has unveiled the track list for their upcoming mini album “Not… Continue reading Update: ITZY Counts Down To Comeback With D-Day Poster For “Not Shy”

Somi Shares How BLACKPINK’s Lisa And Jisoo Gave Her A Boost Of Strength During Comeback Prep

Somi shared how grateful she is to BLACKPINK’s Lisa and Jisoo for being pillars of support while she filmed her latest MV! On the July 29 episode of “Idol Radio,” Somi appeared as a guest after recently making a comeback with her track “What You Waiting For.” During the show, she shared that Lisa and… Continue reading Somi Shares How BLACKPINK’s Lisa And Jisoo Gave Her A Boost Of Strength During Comeback Prep

Watch: SSAK3 Scores 1st Ever Win With “Beach Again” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Somi, AB6IX, WOODZ, And More

SSAK3 has grabbed their first ever music show trophy! On the July 30 episode of “M Countdown,” the nominees for first place were SSAK3’s “Beach Again” and Somi’s “What You Waiting For.” SSAK3 took the win with a total score of 6,420 to Somi’s 4,339. SSAK3 is a three-member group composed of Yoo Dragon (Yoo… Continue reading Watch: SSAK3 Scores 1st Ever Win With “Beach Again” On “M Countdown”; Performances By Somi, AB6IX, WOODZ, And More

Stray Kids Postpones Concerts In Thailand And Indonesia Due To COVID-19

Stray Kids has postponed their concerts due to concerns regarding COVID-19. On July 30, JYP Entertainment released an official announcement regarding Stray Kids’ concerts. They wrote, “Stray Kids World Tour ‘District 9: Unlock’ scheduled for August 9, 2020 in Bangkok and August 15, 2020 in Jakarta have unfortunately been postponed due to the proliferation of… Continue reading Stray Kids Postpones Concerts In Thailand And Indonesia Due To COVID-19

Super Junior-K.R.Y. Announces Plans For Online Concert Through “Beyond LIVE” Platform

Super Junior-K.R.Y. will be holding an online concert! On July 30, it was announced that Super Junior-K.R.Y. will be holding their “Beyond LIVE – Super Junior-K.R.Y.: When We Were Us (The Moment With Us)” convert through Naver V LIVE. “Beyond LIVE” is an online performance platform launched collaboratively by SM Entertainment and Naver that aims to create… Continue reading Super Junior-K.R.Y. Announces Plans For Online Concert Through “Beyond LIVE” Platform

SSAK3 And BLACKPINK Sweep All Of Gaon’s Weekly Charts

SSAK3 and BLACKPINK dominated this week’s Gaon charts! Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Hyori, and Rain’s new co-ed trio SSAK3 earned a triple crown on the latest Gaon weekly charts with their debut track “Beach Again” (also known as “Summer Sea Again”). The song, which achieved a perfect all-kill earlier this month, swept the No. 1… Continue reading SSAK3 And BLACKPINK Sweep All Of Gaon’s Weekly Charts

Lee Hyori, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, Jessi, And Uhm Jung Hwa Confirm Plans To Hold 1st Meeting For New Girl Group Project

It looks as though Lee Hyori’s dream girl group is about to become a reality! Last month, while planning the debut of her new co-ed trio SSAK3 with Yoo Jae Suk and Rain on MBC’s “How Do You Play?”, Lee Hyori revealed that she wanted to form a girl group with Jessi, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, and… Continue reading Lee Hyori, MAMAMOO’s Hwasa, Jessi, And Uhm Jung Hwa Confirm Plans To Hold 1st Meeting For New Girl Group Project

TXT To Sing New Theme Song For Japanese Anime “Black Clover”

TXT will be lending their voices to the soundtrack of the animated series “Black Clover”! On July 29, “Black Clover”—a Japanese animated series based on a popular manga—officially announced that it would be changing its theme song to a brand-new track by TXT. Starting with the September 1 broadcast of the show, TXT’s upcoming Japanese… Continue reading TXT To Sing New Theme Song For Japanese Anime “Black Clover”

BTS’s “Lights” Is 1st Original Japanese Song By Korean Artist To Go Silver; BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” Earns Them 1st RIAJ Certification

BTS’s “Lights” and BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” are now officially certified hits in Japan! Earlier this year, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) implemented a new certification system for online streaming of songs, as an addition to its pre-existing certification systems for physical album shipments and digital download sales. According to the new system,… Continue reading BTS’s “Lights” Is 1st Original Japanese Song By Korean Artist To Go Silver; BLACKPINK’s “Kill This Love” Earns Them 1st RIAJ Certification