Watch: ASTRO Takes 1st Win For “After Midnight” On “The Show”; Performances By Golden Child, Dreamcatcher, Weeekly, And More

ASTRO has won their first music show trophy for “After Midnight“! On the August 10 episode of “The Show,” the candidates for first place were Golden Child’s “Ra Pam Pam,” Dreamcatcher’s “BEcause,” and ASTRO’s “After Midnight.” ASTRO ultimately took the win with a total of 9,520 points. Congratulations to ASTRO! Watch their comeback performance and… Continue reading Watch: ASTRO Takes 1st Win For “After Midnight” On “The Show”; Performances By Golden Child, Dreamcatcher, Weeekly, And More

Watch: BTS Takes 7th Win For “Permission To Dance” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Somi, Sunmi, Dreamcatcher, ASTRO, And More

Congratulations to BTS for winning first place with “Permission to Dance” on SBS’s “Inkigayo”! Second place was AKMU’s “NAKKA,” and third place went to aespa’s “Next Level.” Watch the winner announcement below! This week’s performers were Kang So Ri, Golden Child, Kim Woojin, Kim Hye Yeon, Dreamcatcher, Sunmi, Seongri, Somi, SOLE, ASTRO, Weeekly, JUST B, and… Continue reading Watch: BTS Takes 7th Win For “Permission To Dance” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By Somi, Sunmi, Dreamcatcher, ASTRO, And More

K-Pop Releases To Look Forward To In August

With the Olympics wrapping up in early August, the Korean music industry is gearing up for a rush of new releases this month! Here’s what to look forward to: August 2 ASTRO makes a comeback with their eighth mini album “SWITCH ON.” Golden Child drops their second studio album “GAME CHANGER.” Somi returns with her… Continue reading K-Pop Releases To Look Forward To In August

Watch: Golden Child Returns With Cinematic MV For “Ra Pam Pam” Comeback

Updated August 2 KST: Golden Child is back with a new studio album! The boy group released their new album “GAME CHANGER” on August 2 at 6 p.m. KST along with the music video for the title track. The song title “Ra Pam Pam” expresses the sound of a heartbeat, and the lyrics express hope… Continue reading Watch: Golden Child Returns With Cinematic MV For “Ra Pam Pam” Comeback

July Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for male idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various boy groups, using big data collected from June 10 to July 10. BTS topped the list for the 38th consecutive… Continue reading July Boy Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Golden Child’s Bomin And Shim Dal Gi Cast In New Drama

Golden Child’s Bomin and actress Shim Dal Gi have been cast in the upcoming drama “Shadow Beauty” (literal translation). “Shadow Beauty” is a new KakaoTV original drama about Goo Ae Jin, a student who has an inferiority complex about her looks in real life, but who is also a celebrity online named “Genie” with over 770,000… Continue reading Golden Child’s Bomin And Shim Dal Gi Cast In New Drama

Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021

Gaon has shared overall chart results for the first half of 2021! On July 9, the digital chart, download chart, streaming chart, and album chart were released for 2021 through June. The results are based on accumulated weekly data since January 2021, so albums and songs released earlier have more weekly scores included in the results. Digital… Continue reading Gaon Reveals Accumulated Digital And Album Charts For 1st Half Of 2021

Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications

Hanteo Chart has now released Part 2 of its semi-annual Global K-Pop Report for the first half of 2021! The second part of the mid-year report, which was compiled using data collected from January 1 to June 20, uses Hanteo Chart’s Global Authentication data for physical albums to measure K-pop artists’ global popularity in the… Continue reading Hanteo Chart Announces Rankings Of Top 50 K-Pop Artists In 2021 Based On Global Album Authentications

Hanteo Chart Releases Mid-Year Rankings Of Artists Who Contributed Most To K-Pop In 2021

Hanteo Chart has released its Global K-Pop Report for the first half of 2021! According to the new report, which was compiled using big data collected from January 1 to June 20, K-pop album sales are on the rise so far in 2021. By Hanteo Chart calculations, sales of physical K-pop albums rose by 34.25… Continue reading Hanteo Chart Releases Mid-Year Rankings Of Artists Who Contributed Most To K-Pop In 2021

K-Pop SuperFest Announces Star-Studded Lineup Including Rain, THE BOYZ, Jessi, MOMOLAND, And More

An exciting lineup of performers will be taking the stage at K-Pop SuperFest this weekend! K-Pop SuperFest is an upcoming virtual music festival organized by Sessions and Joy Ruckus Club. The event, which will be hosted by THE BOYZ’s Kevin and AleXa, will be streamed live from the Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul. The lineup… Continue reading K-Pop SuperFest Announces Star-Studded Lineup Including Rain, THE BOYZ, Jessi, MOMOLAND, And More

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