Lee Hyori’s father has passed away. On April 12, Lee Hyori’s agency Antenna confirmed reports that her father had passed away earlier that day. The singer had previously mentioned on variety shows that her father had been battling an illness. Lee Hyori’s family will be holding a funeral for the departed on April 14, and…
GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province -- When Netflix’s documentary “BTS: The Return” premiered on March 27, one scene stood out for its tension: Bang Si-hyuk, Hybe chairman, and the members of BTS sat around a table debating whether to incorporate “Arirang,” a traditional Korean folk song, into their new hip-hop track “Body to Body.” Some members voiced concern about foregrounding such a weighty cultural symbol. Bang argued that in a stadium of 60,000 to 70,000 people — with more than half likely to be int
Katseye, the multinational girl group formed through a partnership between Hybe and Geffen Records, surprised the audience with a special collaboration at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, Saturday. The group took the stage alongside Huntrix — the fictional trio from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” — voiced by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami. The unexpected joint performance featured “Golden,” which made history this year as the first K-pop song to win both a Grammy
BTS’s latest album has already gone silver in the United Kingdom! On April 10 local time, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) announced that BTS’s new album “ARIRANG” had received an official silver BRIT certification, making it their 14th album to achieve the feat. According to the BPI’s certification thresholds, albums are certified silver at 60,000…
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from March 12 to April 12. IVE held onto their spot at the top of…
BTS has claimed a 12th music show trophy for “SWIM”! On the April 11 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BTS’s “SWIM,” DAY6’s Wonpil’s “Highs and Lows,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” BTS ultimately took the win with a total of 8,532 points. Congratulations to BTS! Watch a clip of the winner…
The Rose will be going on a temporary break after releasing a new album and going on a 10th-anniversary tour. In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the band announced that they planned to take a break “not as an ending, but as a moment to breathe… to grow… and to find ourselves again, individually. So…
BTS has snagged a 13th music show trophy for “SWIM”! On the April 12 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were BTS’s “SWIM,” IVE’s “BANG BANG,” and Hearts2Hearts’ “RUDE!” BTS ultimately took the win with a total of 8,590 points. This is the third time that “SWIM” has taken first place on…
MBC’s “Perfect Crown” is on the rise! On April 11, the new romance drama starring IU and Byeon Woo Seok enjoyed a significant increase in viewership for its second episode. According to Nielsen Korea, “Perfect Crown” rose to an average nationwide rating of 9.5 percent, taking first place in its time slot across all channels.…
AxMxP’s Juhwan will be temporarily halting all activities due to his health. On April 10, FNC Entertainment announced that Juhwan had been diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and would therefore be sitting out the band’s upcoming activities in order to focus on his recovery. The agency’s full statement is as follows: Hello.This is…
