BTS has been announced the winners of 2021’s IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award, making them the first act to win the award for two consecutive years. Members Jimin, RM, Jin, V, Suga, J-Hope and Jung Kook became familiar faces in the IFPI Global Artist Chart since 2018 when they landed second…
ASTRO member Cha Eun-woo's original soundtrack (OST) 'Focus On Me' topped the global iTunes Top Songs charts, including the UAE. It dominated in 12 countries, including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand. The song for the KakaoPage webtoon 'The Villainess is a Marionette' also ranked high in nations such…
BTOB's comeback as a full group for the first time in nearly four years with the album 'Be Together,' charting high on the UAE iTunes charts. The 13-song package topped the all-genre, K-Pop, and pop chart in the country. The title track 'The Song' , however, didn't debut on the iTunes charts. The 13-track album…
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…
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…
Members of K-Pop boy group IMFACT have departed from Star Empire Entertainment. Departure 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…
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…