It was another huge night for the K-Pop industry and fans alike on January 21 at day two of the 30th Golden Disc Awards! The first night of the 30th Golden Disc Awards on January 20 focused on digital single awards. Album awards were given out on the second night of the ceremony on January… Continue reading Winners of the 30th Golden Disc Awards, Day Two
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BEAST’s Lee Gikwang and Lee Yul Eum Confirmed to Join “Monster”
BEAST‘s Lee Gi Kwang and actress Lee Yul Eum are confirmed to star in the upcoming drama “Monster” (tentative title). These two will be playing the younger versions of the main characters and will take charge of the first two episodes of the drama. Since this is the first time the two are acting together, many… Continue reading BEAST’s Lee Gikwang and Lee Yul Eum Confirmed to Join “Monster”
QUIZ: Can You Name All Members of the Top-Selling 2015 Male K-Pop Groups?
How closely have you been following K-pop in 2015, and how well do you know your boy groups? Test your knowledge by naming all the members from groups who ranked within the top thirty of album sales in 2015! WARNING: this quiz is much harder than it seems. Much much harder. Ready to get your… Continue reading QUIZ: Can You Name All Members of the Top-Selling 2015 Male K-Pop Groups?
BEAST’s Yang Yoseob and Lee Gikwang to Substitute for Injured Yoon Doojoon at Idol Star Athletics Championships
BEAST members Yoseob and Kikwang are subbing in for their leader Doojoon at MBC‘s 2016 Idol Star Athletics Championships! On January 18, Yoseob updated his Twitter to say, “The pain in BEAST’s leader Doojoon’s left leg has got a bit worse, so Kikwang and I have decided to become Doojoon’s left and right legs and… Continue reading BEAST’s Yang Yoseob and Lee Gikwang to Substitute for Injured Yoon Doojoon at Idol Star Athletics Championships
30th Golden Disc Awards Announces 2nd Lineup
Following the announcement that the 30th Golden Disc Awards will be moving the Seoul, the committee has released the second lineup for the award show! The previously released list included artists BIGBANG, SHINee, BEAST, BTS, f(x), A Pink, and VIXX. The list announced today adds the following artists: EXO, Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Kyuhyun, Girls’ Generation’s… Continue reading 30th Golden Disc Awards Announces 2nd Lineup
“Running Man,” Park Jin Young, 2PM’s Nichkhun, and BEAST Take Home Trophies at Weibo Awards
On December 7, the “2015 Weibo Night” took place in Beijing, hosted by popular Chinese social networking site Weibo. The annual awards ceremony awards those who have made waves in the fashion, financial, and entertainment spheres in the past year. Due to the popularity of SBS’s “Running Man” in China, members Song Ji Hyo, Gary,… Continue reading “Running Man,” Park Jin Young, 2PM’s Nichkhun, and BEAST Take Home Trophies at Weibo Awards
Updated 2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
An updated version of the 2015 album sales previously reported has been released. The previous version only included sales through November 2015, and the new version calculated in December sales. Group EXO still holds strong in the top position with a total of 1,727,099 albums sold. Unseating BIGBANG from the second position, BTS has risen from… Continue reading Updated 2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
Idol Groups Whose Contracts Will Expire in 2016
In 2016, K-pop fans can look forward to the comeback of popular groups and the debut of many highly anticipated rookies, but there are also many idol groups who are approaching the end of their contracts with their current company. Often, each member in a group will have slightly different contract times. Therefore, if a… Continue reading Idol Groups Whose Contracts Will Expire in 2016
EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
During the month of December, several K-Pop groups have made big increases in their number of subscribers on Naver’s V app, with EXO in particular getting a huge number of new fans on V! According to Top Star News, from December 8 to January 4, the EXO channel gained 404,568 new subscribers and has now… Continue reading EXO, BTS, and BIGBANG Gain Impressive Number of New Subscribers on Naver’s V App
2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed
News outlet Top Star News has revealed the 2015 album sales rankings according to Gaon Chart. They combined group, solo, and unit group albums sales. Then they compiled a list of the 26 top selling artists. Did your favorite group or artist make the cut? In first place comes EXO with a staggering 1,205,657 albums sold at… Continue reading 2015 K-Pop Idol Album Sales Rankings Revealed