Circle Chart: BTS, Stray Kids Top Physical Album Sales In 2022

K-Pop bands BTS and Stray Kids dominated 2022 with physical album sales. BTS sells most copies Here are the top artists with the most albums sold from weeks 1 to 50 in 2022: BTS (6.07 million) Stray Kids (5.83 million) Seventeen (5.46 million) NCT Dream (4.11 million) BLACKPINK (2.82 million) TXT (2.78 million) ENHYPEN (2.69…

December 21, 20220Comments

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Music

Spotify Wrapped 2022: Meet MENA’s Top K-Pop Artists

BTS was crowned as Spotify's most-streamed artist in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2022, the streaming platform revealed to Forbes Middle East. The septet was also the fourth most-streamed artist and had the most-streamed album in the UAE with 'Proof' in the UAE this year. BTS was the most-streamed…

December 6, 20220Comments

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Here Are Spotify’s Top 5 Most-Streamed K-Pop Artists Globally In 2022

BTS was Spotify's most-streamed K-Pop artist globally in 2022, the streaming giant revealed in its latest annual Wrapped results. Top artists Coming in second place is none other than BLACKPINK, followed by TWICE. They are the only K-Pop girl groups ranked in the top five. TWICE's labelmates Stray Kids are the fourth most-streamed K-Pop…

December 1, 20220Comments

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Celebs

BTS, TXT, BLACKPINK And SEVENTEEN Win At MTV EMA 2022

BLACKPINK and Seventeen have received two awards each at this year's MTV Europe Music Awards. The girl group was awarded the Best Metaverse Performance for its virtual in-game concert, "The Virtual," while member Lisa grabbed the Best K-pop award. Seventeen took home trophies for Best New and Best Push.

November 14, 20220Comments

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Top Artists, Songs In Egypt, UAE, And Saudi Arabia Between March-June on Spotify

BTS is the most popular K-Pop artist in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in March-June 2022 on Spotify, the music streaming service revealed. Based on April 2022 data, most K-Pop streamers in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE are between 18-24 years of age. BTS dethrones TOMORROW X TOGETHER, or TXT, the…

November 10, 20220Comments

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BLACKPINK Shut It Down With Powerful Comeback

One of K-Pop’s marquee acts is back bolder than ever with sophomore album, 'Born Pink' and lead track 'Shut Down.' The music video is the third trending for music on YouTube in the UAE as of the time of writing. UAE domination The album ranked high on the iTunes all-genre, pop and K-Pop charts…

September 16, 20220Comments

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BLACKPINK, SEVENTEEN And BTS Score 2022 MTV VMA Awards

SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, and BTS have scored trophies at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). BLACKPINK grabbed the Best Metaverse Performance award as a group. The K-Pop girl group earned their first VMA award for Song of the Summer for 'How You Like That' two years ago. Member Lisa also received her own…

August 29, 20220Comments

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BLACKPINK Drops Single ‘Pink Venom,’ A Hit In The UAE

BLACKPINK released 'Pink Venom,' their first single in nearly two years, just ahead the K-Pop group's nine-month world tour. The act's lead single off of the foursome's forthcoming album blends the band's signature hip-hop beats with the sound of "geomungo," a traditional Korean six-stringed zither. Their return was accompanied by an eye-popping,…

August 19, 20220Comments

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Events

BLACKPINK To Bring World Tour To Abu Dhabi, Riyadh

BLACKPINK is definitely in our area! The K-Pop superstars are heading over to the UAE and Saudi Arabia next year as part of their world tour, marking the stars' first time performing in the region. The quartet took to social media to announce the news of their 'Born Pink World Tour' schedule. Jisoo,…

August 8, 20220Comments

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Are Jisoo And Son Heung Min Wrapped Up In Dating Rumors, Again?

Rumors linking BlackPink's Jisoo and soccer player Son Heung Min resurfaced on online communities after they flew into South Korea from France on the same day on October 5. However, YG Entertainment said in a statement Sunday the rumors are "groundless and not true." “As the rumors are spreading even overseas, we have become…

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