MONSTA X’s Hyungwon Enters Self-Quarantine + His Drama Halts Filming After COVID-19 Case Discovered On Set

MONSTA X’s Hyungwon’s upcoming drama “Fly Again” (literal translation) has temporarily halted filming after someone involved with the production tested positive for COVID-19. On August 1, Hyungwon’s agency announced that while filming the drama, he had come into close contact with the individual who has since been diagnosed with COVID-19. While Hyungwon himself tested negative for… Continue reading MONSTA X’s Hyungwon Enters Self-Quarantine + His Drama Halts Filming After COVID-19 Case Discovered On Set

Watch: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, MONSTA X’s Minhyuk, 2PM’s Wooyoung, And Kwanghee To Appear In Summer Special Of “Amazing Saturday”

tvN’s “Amazing Saturday” is gearing up for a special summer episode! The preview for next week’s episode features Kwanghee, (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, 2PM’s Wooyoung, and MONSTA X’s Minhyuk. The concept for the summer special is “music show MCs,” which all of these idols have done at some point in their careers. To complete the look, Park… Continue reading Watch: (G)I-DLE’s Miyeon, MONSTA X’s Minhyuk, 2PM’s Wooyoung, And Kwanghee To Appear In Summer Special Of “Amazing Saturday”

MONSTA X’s Shownu Enlists In The Military + Members Send Him Off

MONSTA X’s Shownu has enlisted in the military! The idol previously wrote a letter to Monbebe (fandom name) to share that he would be enlisting in the military on July 22. Starship Entertainment also released a statement announcing that Shownu would undergo basic training for three weeks before fulfilling the rest of his mandatory military… Continue reading MONSTA X’s Shownu Enlists In The Military + Members Send Him Off

9 K-Pop Rappers That Can Sing Like Main Vocalists

Every K-pop rapper gives it their all when they’re spitting bars, so their level of talent is already stunning. However, there are some rappers out there that go above and beyond with their performance capabilities – singing isn’t necessarily a part of the job description, but that doesn’t stop these nine idols from being able… Continue reading 9 K-Pop Rappers That Can Sing Like Main Vocalists

July Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 632 boy group members, using big data collected from June 17 to July 17. BTS’s Jimin topped the list… Continue reading July Boy Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Watch: MONSTA X, Brave Girls, ATEEZ, And Rain Team Up To Give You A “Summer Taste” In New MV

MONSTA X, Brave Girls, ATEEZ, and Rain have released their new collaboration track “Summer Taste”! “Summer Taste” is part of Starship Entertainment and Pepsi’s collaborative campaign called “2021 Pepsi Taste of Korea Campaign.” The song is written by AIMING, while MONSTA X’s I.M and ATEEZ’s Hongjoong are also credited as lyricists. The song’s fun synth… Continue reading Watch: MONSTA X, Brave Girls, ATEEZ, And Rain Team Up To Give You A “Summer Taste” In New MV

MONSTA X’s Shownu Announces He Will Enlist In The Military This Month

MONSTA X’s Shownu will be enlisting in the military later this month. On July 10, Shownu wrote a post on the group’s official fan café. Hello, how are you doing? This is MONSTA X’s Shownu. From July 22, I will be taking a short hiatus as I fulfill my national defence duties. It feels like just yesterday… Continue reading MONSTA X’s Shownu Announces He Will Enlist In The Military This Month

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

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