The 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA) has announced its MC lineup! Last year, Ilgan Sports—the Korean newspaper that created the famous Golden Disc Awards and organized it for 24 years, from 1986 to 2020—launched a new music award ceremony honoring mainstream artists from a variety of genres, including K-pop and trot. On August 25,… Continue reading Red Velvet’s Irene, Nam Ji Hyun, And KISS OF LIFE’s Natty To Host 2025 Korea Grand Music Awards (KGMA)
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idntt, SHINee’s Key, And “KPop Demon Hunters” Soundtrack Top Circle Weekly Charts
Circle Chart (formerly known as Gaon Chart) has revealed its chart rankings for the week of August 10 to 16! Album Chart MODHAUS’s new boy group idntt topped this week’s physical album chart with their first unit unevermet’s self-titled debut mini album. AMPERS&ONE’s “LOUD & PROUD” entered the chart at No. 2, while SHINee’s Key’s… Continue reading idntt, SHINee’s Key, And “KPop Demon Hunters” Soundtrack Top Circle Weekly Charts
PURPLE KISS Announces Dates And Cities For Final Tour Before November Disbandment
PURPLE KISS has revealed the dates and cities for their upcoming U.S. tour “A Violet to Remember”! On August 24 local time, PURPLE KISS announced their plans for their final tour before their impending disbandment in November. PURPLE KISS’s “A Violet to Remember” tour will take them to 13 cities across the United States: after… Continue reading PURPLE KISS Announces Dates And Cities For Final Tour Before November Disbandment
TXT, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, BTS, ILLIT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, And More Rank High On Billboard World Albums Chart
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on August 23! After two weeks at No. 1, TXT’s latest album “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” dropped to No. 2 in its fourth consecutive week on the World Albums chart. The album also spent its third week on the Billboard 200 at No. 125.… Continue reading TXT, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, BTS, ILLIT, Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, And More Rank High On Billboard World Albums Chart
Watch: CORTIS Drops New Dance Practice Videos For Debut Tracks “GO!” And “What You Want”
BIGHIT MUSIC’s new boy group CORTIS has shared a closer look at the choreographies for their debut tracks! On August 24, CORTIS released “Moving version” dance practice videos for their pre-debut single “GO!” and their debut track “What You Want.” In contrast to the group’s previously released “Fix version” dance practice videos, which offered full… Continue reading Watch: CORTIS Drops New Dance Practice Videos For Debut Tracks “GO!” And “What You Want”
Watch: ALLDAY PROJECT Takes 3rd Win For “FAMOUS” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Stray Kids, CORTIS, And More
ALLDAY PROJECT has won a third music show trophy for their debut track “FAMOUS”! On the August 24 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were WOODZ (Cho Seung Youn)’s “Drowning,” aespa’s “Dirty Work,” and ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS.” ALLDAY PROJECT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,669 points. Congratulations to ALLDAY… Continue reading Watch: ALLDAY PROJECT Takes 3rd Win For “FAMOUS” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Stray Kids, CORTIS, And More
BTS’s Jungkook Becomes 1st K-Pop Soloist To Hit 200 Million Views With 3 MVs From Same Album
BTS’s Jungkook has achieved an impressive new feat on YouTube! According to BIGHIT MUSIC, on August 24 at 2:24 a.m. KST, Jungkook’s music video for his 2023 solo hit “Standing Next to You” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube. With this latest achievement, all three of Jungkook’s music videos from his solo debut album “GOLDEN”—“Seven”… Continue reading BTS’s Jungkook Becomes 1st K-Pop Soloist To Hit 200 Million Views With 3 MVs From Same Album
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” Becomes 1st K-Pop Song To Top UK’s Official Singles Chart For 3 Weeks
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” continues its record-breaking streak at No. 1 in the United Kingdom! For the week of August 21 to 27, “Golden”—the smash hit by the fictional girl group HUNTR/X from the film “KPop Demon Hunters” (sung by EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami)—remained No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart (widely regarded as the… Continue reading HUNTR/X’s “Golden” Becomes 1st K-Pop Song To Top UK’s Official Singles Chart For 3 Weeks
Watch: BLACKPINK Takes 10th Win And Triple Crown For “JUMP” On “Music Core”; Performances By Stray Kids, CORTIS, And More
BLACKPINK has won a 10th music show trophy—and a second triple crown—for their latest single “JUMP”! On the August 23 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BLACKPINK’s “JUMP,” ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS,” and SHINee’s Key’s “HUNTER.” BLACKPINK ultimately took the win with a total of 6,684 points. This is the third… Continue reading Watch: BLACKPINK Takes 10th Win And Triple Crown For “JUMP” On “Music Core”; Performances By Stray Kids, CORTIS, And More
Stray Kids’ “KARMA” Sells Over 2 Million Copies In Just One Day
Just one day into their comeback, Stray Kids’ new album is already a “double-million seller”! On August 22 at 1 p.m. KST, Stray Kids made their highly-anticipated return with their fourth studio album “KARMA” and its accompanying title track “CEREMONY.” According to Hanteo Chart, “CEREMONY” sold an impressive total of 2,080,072 copies on its first… Continue reading Stray Kids’ “KARMA” Sells Over 2 Million Copies In Just One Day