Popular social media platform Instagram has announced the results for its 2017 Instagram Awards! The three main categories for Korea include Top 5 Accounts, the Most-Loved Account, and the Account With Most Growth. In the next few days, winners will be receiving a trophy in the shape of an Instagram logo. BIGBANG’s G-Dragon won Most-Loved Account, based on the… Continue reading G-Dragon, EXO Members, And More Announced As Winners For 2017 Instagram Awards
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Comebacks And Holiday Releases On The Way In December
With more than half of December to come, there are lots of new releases still in store for 2017! Check out the K-pop world’s schedule for the rest of the month below. December 12 Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon will be making a return on December 12 with her special holiday solo album “This Christmas — Winter Is Coming,” featuring… Continue reading Comebacks And Holiday Releases On The Way In December
EXO’s “Ko Ko Bop” Becomes Their 6th MV To Reach 100 Million Views On YouTube
Another one of EXO’s music videos has joined the 100 million views club! Early morning on December 12 KST, the music video for EXO’s “Ko Ko Bop” reached 100,002,727 views on YouTube. This marks EXO’s sixth music video to reach this milestone as a group, after “Overdose,” “Growl,” “Call Me Baby,” “Monster,” and “Wolf.” The music… Continue reading EXO’s “Ko Ko Bop” Becomes Their 6th MV To Reach 100 Million Views On YouTube
BTS, G-Dragon, BIGBANG, And EXO Set New Record For K-Pop On Billboard’s World Albums 2017 Year-End Chart
Billboard has released its year-end charts for 2017, and there are more releases by Korean artists than ever before on this year’s World Albums chart! BTS’s mini album “Love Yourself: Her” is the highest ranking K-pop release on the 2017 year-end World Albums chart at No. 2. This is the highest that a K-pop album has ever reached on the… Continue reading BTS, G-Dragon, BIGBANG, And EXO Set New Record For K-Pop On Billboard’s World Albums 2017 Year-End Chart
Magazine Records Highest Number Of Copies Sold With Issue Featuring EXO’s Kai
The Big Issue Korea has recorded its highest sales ever! On December 11, the magazine revealed that Issue 168 featuring EXO’s Kai, which has been on sale since December 1, has currently sold more than 28,000 copies. This is the highest number of copies that The Big Issue Korea has sold for an individual issue since… Continue reading Magazine Records Highest Number Of Copies Sold With Issue Featuring EXO’s Kai
32nd Golden Disc Awards Opens Voting For Popularity Award
Voting has begun for the 32nd Golden Disc Awards! The nominees for Disc Daesang, Digital Daesang, and Best New Artist were previously revealed, but these awards are not open for voting as they are given only based on sales and evaluation from expert judges. The only category open for voting is the Popularity Award, which… Continue reading 32nd Golden Disc Awards Opens Voting For Popularity Award
27th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees And Opens Voting For Categories Determined By Votes
Voting has official begun for the 27th Seoul Music Awards! The awards ceremony previously released details about the awards that will be given out at the event, which will be held on January 25, 2018 at Gocheok Sky Dome. Four of the awards will take into consideration direct votes from fans: Bonsang, New Artist Award,… Continue reading 27th Seoul Music Awards Announces Nominees And Opens Voting For Categories Determined By Votes
EXO’s “The War” Becomes Their Best-Selling Album With Almost 1.6 Million Copies Sold
EXO has broken another one of their own sales records with their most recent album! According to Gaon Chart, EXO’s fourth studio album “The War” has recorded 1,592,792 copies sold as of November 30, with the original album having sold 1,086,307 copies, and its repackaged edition “The War: The Power of Music” having sold 506,485 copies.… Continue reading EXO’s “The War” Becomes Their Best-Selling Album With Almost 1.6 Million Copies Sold
2017 SBS Gayo Daejun Announces Star-Studded First Lineup
On the December 10 episode of “Inkigayo,” the first lineup was revealed for the 2017 SBS Gayo Daejun. As reported earlier, EXO, BTS, and Wanna One will be attending. In addition, Red Velvet, Heize, BLACKPINK, BTOB, GFRIEND, Sunmi, WINNER, Bolbbalgan4, TWICE, and IU have been confirmed for the lineup. Going along with this year’s concept… Continue reading 2017 SBS Gayo Daejun Announces Star-Studded First Lineup
December Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed
On December 10, the Korean Business Research Institute announced the newest ranking for brand reputation among boy groups. The ranking is based on the analysis of consumers’ participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes for 90,310,255 pieces of big data from November 8 to December 9. This is a 14.01 percent increase from the 79,213,653 pieces of big data analyzed for the November ranking.… Continue reading December Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Revealed