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BTS’s “Heartbeat” is their latest music video to hit the 100 million mark! On May 25 at approximately 8:06 a.m. KST, BTS’s music video for their 2019 song “Heartbeat” surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. BTS first released “Heartbeat” as part of the soundtrack for their interactive game BTS WORLD on June 28, 2019 at
BTS’s “ARIRANG” has extended its own record on the Billboard 200! On May 24 local time, Billboard announced that BTS’s latest album “ARIRANG” had ranked No. 10 in its ninth consecutive week on the Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States. “ARIRANG” is now the first album by
The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has announced its latest batch of official certifications! This month, &TEAM’s new Japanese EP “We on Fire” earned an official triple platinum certification for over 750,000 units shipped in Japan. According to the RIAJ’s certification thresholds, albums are certified gold at 100,000 units shipped and platinum at 250,000
BIGBANG’s Taeyang is soaring to new heights with his latest album! Last week, Taeyang made his long-awaited solo comeback with his new album “QUINTESSENCE” and its title track “LIVE FAST DIE SLOW” on May 18. By the end of the day, the album had already sold over 26,000 copies, smashing Taeyang’s previous first-week sales record
Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on May 23! CORTIS’s new EP “GREENGREEN” jumped to No. 1 on this week’s World Albums chart, in addition to becoming their first album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard 200. CORTIS’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” also held steady at
CORTIS has won a ninth music show trophy for their hit song “REDRED”! On the May 24 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were NMIXX’s “Heavy Serenade,” ILLIT’s “It’s Me,” and CORTIS’s “REDRED.” CORTIS ultimately took the win with a total of 5,904 points. Congratulations to CORTIS! Watch their performances, win, and
Get ready for a fun episode of JTBC’s “Knowing Bros” (“Ask Us Anything”) featuring Yena, along with AND2BLE’s Zhang Hao and Han Yu Jin! On May 23, the popular variety show aired a sneak peek of its upcoming episode, which will feature Cristina, Yena, Zhang Hao, and Han Yu Jin as guests. Zhang Hao and
BIGHIT MUSIC has issued an official statement regarding the recent unauthorized use of TXT’s Yeonjun’s solo song “GGUM.” The agency’s full English statement is as follows: Hello,This is BIGHIT MUSIC. We have confirmed that the audio track for Yeonjun’s song “GGUM” was unlawfully used and illegally uploaded to domestic and international DSPs (digital streaming platforms)
With spring in full swing and summer well on its way, it’s about time to break out the brights! These K-pop idols are showing us how to do patterns and pops of color right this season. Don’t be scared to dabble in some stripes, polka dots, or quirky patterns – your faves are doing it,
