NewJeans ranked No. 74 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “OMG,” up three places from last week. The song debuted on the chart on Jan. 28, at No. 91 and rose to No. 79 in the second week. “Ditto,” the pre-release from the single album “OMG,” extended its stay on the chart to a fifth week, sitting at No. 82. It hit the chart at No. 82, its first entry on the main singles chart. Both songs are staying ...

Key of SHINee landed on top of the iTunes top albums chart in 20 regions with “Killer,” a reissue of his second solo studio album, “Gasoline.” The second LP came out six months ago and was No. 1 on the chart in 24 regions. The repack consists of 14 songs in total, including three new songs -- the main track of the same title, “Heartless” and “Easy.” The musician will perform in front of his fa...

The8 of Seventeen hurt his left collarbone, according to his agency, Pledis Entertainment, on Monday. The idol suffered a fracture in the bone and will need to limit movement to a minimum and wear a stabilizer for the time being, the company said. He will still participate in a series of activities including an autograph session in China and a fan meet event in Seoul. The 13-member act is hosti...

Enhypen’s music video for “Drunk-Dazed” generated 100 million views on YouTube as of Thursday, according to agency Belift Lab on Friday. It is the boy band’s first music video to achieve the feat. “Drunk-Dazed” is the lead track from its second EP, “Border: Carnival,” that came out in April 2021. The band picked up three trophies from television music charts with the pop rock tune while the EP ...

Jay Park will bring out his new single, “Yesterday,” on Feb. 13, according to agency More Vision on Thursday. It will have two tracks: the lead track of the same name and “Love Is Ugly,” featuring Hwasa of Mamamoo. Last week, the rapper debuted as television host, taking over the 30-year-old late night music talk show “The Seasons.” He will also serve as one of the mentors for wannabe idols in ...

Shin Ji-min, formerly of AOA, will resume her music career as a solo performer and will release her first EP on Feb. 22, announced agency AloMalo Entertainment on Tuesday. A teaser poster for her first solo EP, “Boxes,” shows her, sporting long blonde locks, looking into the camera. It has been about two years since she quit the team after she was accused of bullying bandmate Kwon Mina for almos...

Boy band Just B will team up with AleXa and drop an album on Feb. 14, Blue Dot Entertainment announced Tuesday. The singer will be the featured artist in “MBTI,” the focus track of “Just B With You Part 1.” It will be the first of the band’s global projects launching this year. The six-member act held concerts in Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico late last month, wrapping up its first oversea...

Hyojin of ONF will put out a special single before he completes his military duty, said agency WM Entertainment on Monday. The leader of the boy band finished preparing the single “Love Things” before he enlisted. All members of the band, except for Japan native U, started serving their mandatory duties in December 2021 and will be discharged in June. The band released special album “Storage of...

Kang Seungsik of Victon will greet his fans on his own at a fan meet event scheduled for March 4, said agency IST Entertainment on Friday. It is likely to be the last time he meets his fans in person before he starts serving his military duty on March 20. He is to serve as a member of the Korean military band like his bandmate Hang Seungwoo, who was discharged last month. Victon hosted a concer...

V of BTS set a record on Instagram again, drawing 55 million followers on his personal account. He achieved the feat on Jan. 31, about 13 months and 25 days since he set up the account. He has been enjoying record-breaking streaks on the social network service ever since all BTS members opened individual accounts to the public in December 2021. He reached 1 million followers in 43 minutes, and ...

Stray Kids will headline Lollapalooza Paris as the first K-pop act to do so, according to label JYP Entertainment on Wednesday. The band will kick off the music festival that will be held in the French capital July 21-23. Spread over three days, the event will have a string of musicians such as Rosalia, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X. The eight-member act will be the first K-pop musician to be inv...

Sanha and Moonbin of Astro will host their first standalone concert as a duo on March 18-19, announced agency Fantagio on Tuesday. The pair will hold concerts in Seoul under the title “Diffusion,” inspired by the title of its third EP “Incense” that came out earlier this month. The EP topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 18 regions and was No. 2 on Oricon’s weekly album ranking. The music vide...

Han Seungwoo of Victon completed his mandatory military service as of Jan. 27, said agency IST Entertainment on Monday. He enlisted in July 2021 and served his duty as a member of the Korean military band. The performer thanked fans for waiting for and supporting him throughout his enlistment through his agency. He said he had learned a lot over the 1 1/2 years, and above all, he was reminded o...

The six members of girl group Momoland decided to leave their agency MLD Entertainment after their exclusive contract expired after seven years, said the company on Friday. The group debuted in 2016 as a seven-member act with album “Welcome To Momoland.” It has released a number of hit songs including “Bboom Bboom” that fronted its 2018 album “Great!” In 2017, two members joined before leaving i...

BTS extended its stay on the Billboard 200 for the 32nd consecutive weeks, with its anthology album “Proof” climbing to No. 114, up six rungs from last week. “Proof” was the band’s sixth album to make it on the chart. RM’s first solo album “Indigo” from December last year sat at No. 193. The album peaked at No. 3 on the chart and has stayed on it for six weeks, the longest period for a K-pop so...