Tag: BTS

7 K-Pop Fan Meeting Disasters

Going to a fan meeting for the opportunity to meet your favorite idols face-to-face is every K-pop fan’s dream. Although most of these events go smoothly, disaster strikes occassionally. Whether through crazed “fans,” technical malfunctions, or poorly thought-out games, the fan meeting incidents below left attendees wanting. AOA – Mina At an AOA fan meeting… Continue reading 7 K-Pop Fan Meeting Disasters

BTS Takes 5th Win for “Run” on “Music Bank,” Performances by Dal Shabet, Lucky J, and More

BTS has grabbed the first “Music Bank” trophy of the year! BTS beat out PSY for first place on January 8’s episode of “Music Bank,” marking the fifth time they’ve taken the top spot on a music show for their hit track “Run.” It was also a special award for the guys, both because they… Continue reading BTS Takes 5th Win for “Run” on “Music Bank,” Performances by Dal Shabet, Lucky J, and More

BTS Reschedules Canceled Japanese Concerts

It looks like BTS will be seeing their Japanese fans after all. The group had previously cancelled two Japanese concerts scheduled for December 27 and 28, citing health reasons as members V and Suga were suffering from vertigo.  After returning to Korea and undergoing medical examinations, neither one of them were found to have serious… Continue reading BTS Reschedules Canceled Japanese Concerts

Must Watch Performances From the Year-End Music Festivals

Many of K-pop’s biggest acts came together to close out 2015 with a bang through the year end music festivals. Starting with the SBS Gayo Daejun on December 27,  the KBS Gayo Daechukje was three days later on December 30, and finally the MBC’s Gayo Daejejun on December 31 to ring in the new year.    In case you… Continue reading Must Watch Performances From the Year-End Music Festivals

VIXX’s Ken, BTS’s Jin, and B1A4’s Sandeul Show Off Friendship

2016 is the Year of the Monkey, and three idols with the same zodiac sign recently gathered together to show off their friendship on social media. On December 6, BTS’s Jin uploaded a picture of himself with VIXX’s Ken and B1A4’s Sandeul on the official BTS twitter. In the caption, he wrote, “Three people who… Continue reading VIXX’s Ken, BTS’s Jin, and B1A4’s Sandeul Show Off Friendship

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

Korean Students Choose Which Idols They Want as Their Classmates

School uniform company elite polled a total of 388 elementary, middle, and high school students; asking them which idol they would like to have as their classmate. Students were able to vote for two weeks on the company’s official SNS page starting from December 15. The company released the results today, and some groups have… Continue reading Korean Students Choose Which Idols They Want as Their Classmates

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

Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 1

Happy New Year!  This is the first music chart of 2016. There are some changes on the chart scoring. MBC’s Music Core is no longer having a music chart, so we adjust the total TV Network ranking from 45% to 40%, while GAON chart increases from 20% to 25%. At some point this year, we… Continue reading Weekly K-Pop Music Chart 2016 – January Week 1