Two rookie female groups in the top two. Female artists only in the top nine. How often does that happen? (The answer: Not often.) YG Entertainment’s new female quartet BLACKPINK scored their first No. 1 song with their debut hit “Whistle.” Just like their labelmate and sunbae 2NE1, BLACKPINK has been in training for years. With lots of… Continue reading BLACKPINK Scores Their First Win: Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart, August Week 4
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Top K-Pop Singer Brand Power Rankings For August Revealed
The Korean Business Research Insititute analyzed data from July 25 to August 26 and revealed the top singers according to their brand power. In first place comes EXO who received a total score of 7,670,825 for their brand power. Second place goes to new group BLACKPINK who got 6,922,698. Group I.O.I came in third with… Continue reading Top K-Pop Singer Brand Power Rankings For August Revealed
TWICE’s Momo To Make An Appearance On “Finding Momoland”
TWICE’s Momo will be making an appearance on the Mnet survival program “Finding Momoland!” Momo will appear on the August 26 episode in support of Daisy, a former JYP Entertainment trainee. Her appearance will be in the form of a video message recorded for her friend. Daisy grew up in Canada and she and Momo,… Continue reading TWICE’s Momo To Make An Appearance On “Finding Momoland”
TWICE’s Tzuyu Explains How The Members Help Her Adjust To Life In Korea
On the recent Naver V app broadcast of “Tzuyu Interview” on August 24, Tzuyu revealed that she is still struggling with learning Korean and how TWICE members are helping her adjust well. During the interview, she explains, “Korean is still difficult for me. The words that sunbaes use during broadcasts still sounds unfamiliar to me.”… Continue reading TWICE’s Tzuyu Explains How The Members Help Her Adjust To Life In Korea
Tzuyu Hopes To Continue With TWICE For More Than 10 Years
Recently, Tzuyu sat down with V-Live for an interview as well as a brief photo shoot. During the interview, Tzuyu shares about her dream of being singer, saying, “It wasn’t a dream I had since I was little. But I did like singing and dancing as a kid, which led me to like K-pop as I got… Continue reading Tzuyu Hopes To Continue With TWICE For More Than 10 Years
TWICE Ties Wonder Girls’ All-Time Record For Longest Run In Melon’s Top 10
TWICE, just 10 months after debut, has matched Wonder Girls’ all-time girl group record for longest run of a song in Melon’s weekly top 10 — 17 weeks. TWICE hit week 17 with “Cheer Up” in the third week of August, surpassing EXID’s “Up & Down” (with a 13-week run in the top 10), Girls’… Continue reading TWICE Ties Wonder Girls’ All-Time Record For Longest Run In Melon’s Top 10
Super Junior Celebrates 10 Years Of “Kiss The Radio” And EXO, GFRIEND, And TWICE Send Congrats Via Video
On August 21, the guys of Super Junior celebrated an amazing ten years of hosting their KBS radio show “Kiss the Radio”! The show began on August 21 of 2006, less than a year after Super Junior’s debut in November of 2005, and was first hosted by members Leeteuk and Eunhyuk. Yesung co-hosted with Leeteuk… Continue reading Super Junior Celebrates 10 Years Of “Kiss The Radio” And EXO, GFRIEND, And TWICE Send Congrats Via Video
TWICE’s Mina Shares First Impressions And Who She Would Date If She Was A Guy
On August 21, TWICE’s Mina filmed a solo video on V-App titled, “Black Swan Mina Minari’s Interview.” During the video, Mina talks about TWICE members and their first impressions of her. “Jihyo said that because I did ballet, when I would stand up straight and look at her, she would get a bit scared. Nayeon didn’t know I was Japanese. She thought I looked… Continue reading TWICE’s Mina Shares First Impressions And Who She Would Date If She Was A Guy
Kim Hwan Hee, Park So Dam, And TWICE Make The List On Youth Impact Report 2016
Actresses Kim Hwan Hee and Park So Dam, as well as the girl group TWICE, have all been listed on this year’s Youth Impact Report! The list is compiled by the U.S. entertainment medium “Variety” and features 56 celebrities who had a big impact on youth that year. Last year’s list featured no Korean celebrities. 14-year-old… Continue reading Kim Hwan Hee, Park So Dam, And TWICE Make The List On Youth Impact Report 2016
TWICE’s Momo Rates Her Own Skills And Shares Trainee Hardships
On August 18, TWICE’s Momo held a special broadcast for her fans on the Naver V+ app titled “Beautiful TWICE MOMO #2.” In the interview, Momo shared how she felt when she first came to Korea to be a trainee. “I was chubby at first. I was also really bad at Korean. I didn’t talk… Continue reading TWICE’s Momo Rates Her Own Skills And Shares Trainee Hardships