Tag: Music

February 15, 20220Comments

A Year Of Spotify In South Korea. What To Know.

While it's been a year since Spotify debuted in South Korea, here are some quick facts you need to know. All data is from Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 1, 2022. Monthly average K-Pop streams reached over 7.97 billion per month globally in one year, a 27% increase versus pre-launch figures. Traffic to Spotify’s…

February 7, 20220Comments

Is BigBang Planning A Spring Comeback?

BigBang is set to return with new music this spring after a four-year-long hiatus due to the members' mandatory military duties, YG Entertainment said Monday. The group's management agency revealed that the K-Pop act completed recording for the new song and will be filming a music video for the song. However, BigBang's comeback date…

IMFACT Departs From Agency

Members of K-Pop boy group IMFACT have departed from Star Empire Entertainment. The South Korean label, home to well-known boy group ZE:A, announced the news on Twitter. "The exclusive contract of IMFACT, who debuted in 2016 and has been together for the past seven years, has ended," the statement read. "After careful discussion, IMFACT…

January 4, 20220Comments

Sunmi, Psy, (G)I-DLE And More To Perform At Expo 2020 Dubai

Stray Kids, Sunmi, Psy, (G)I-DLE, Golden Child, and Forestella are slated to take the stage at EXPO 2020 Dubai on January 16. The South Korean pavilion confirmed in an Instagram post that the K-Pop concert is in celebration of Korea National Day, which is celebrated annually in August. Stray Kids. Image via Stray…

January 3, 20220Comments

Did ‘SMTOWN 2022’ Concert Break A New Record?

SM Entertainment’s online concert 'SMTOWN 2022 : SMCU EXPRESS @KWANGYA' amassed 51 million streams from 161 different regions. The South Korean agency confirmed it set a new view record for a Korean online concert, compared to over 35 million-plus viewers from last year’s SMTOWN Live “Culture Humanity” event. '#SMTOWN2022 : SMCU EXPRESS @ KWANGYA' records…

January 3, 20220Comments

December 31, 20210Comments

BTS’ V Lights Up Burj Khalifa Once Again

December 30, 20210Comments

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K-Pop Artists That Broke Records In 2021

December 5, 20210Comments

BTS’ ‘Butter’ Remix Charts High In UAE

BTS’ holiday remix of ‘Butter’ charted high on the UAE iTunes chart following its release. The carol pop genre track climbed high on the all-genre, pop and K-Pop chart on the platform. On Friday, BTS shared the remix to express their gratitude for the enthusiastic support and love from their fans, ARMYs.…

November 18, 20210Comments

Stray Kids, Chung Ha To Perform In Saudi Arabia

Stray Kids and Chung Ha will be performing in Saudi Arabia on January 14 as part of the Riyadh Season. Turki Al-Sheikh, CEO of the General Entertainment Authority, took to Twitter to confirm the K-Pop acts coming down to Riyadh next year at the International Arena. خلوكم مستعدين .. 🇸🇦❤️🇰🇷#موسم_الرياض pic.twitter.com/c7t1eZHsVO — TURKI ALALSHIKH…