The music videos for Blackpink’s “Pink Venom” and “Shut Down” reached 400 million and 200 million views, respectively, on YouTube, according to label YG Entertainment on Wednesday. The former is the prereleased single from its second studio album, “Born Pink,” which was fronted by the latter. The “Pink Venom” music video logged over 90 million views on the platform in 24 hours when it came out in August, and surpassed 100 million views in th

K-pop Oct. 26, 2022

RM of BTS will co-host an entertainment program that launches this winter. With movie director and TV personality Jang Hang-jun, he will lead tvN’s “The Dictionary Of Useless Human Knowledge,” a third spin-off of a popular talk show. A score of intellectuals such as a forensic doctor, astronomer and novelist will be regulars. The leader of the mega band confirmed the news via his Instagram, saying, “So it happened.” He is known to have been a fan of the television

K-pop Oct. 25, 2022

BTS gave fans a sneak peek Monday at its upcoming photo book “Us, Ourselves, and BTS ‘We.’” It will be the final installment of its eight-part series that featured each of the seven members one by one. As the teaser photographs hinted, the book has two main themes: sports day and self-portraits. The book will be fully unveiled on Nov. 7. Separately, Jin left Seoul on Monday to join Coldplay in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He will perform the forthcoming single “The Ast

K-pop Oct. 24, 2022

Lisa of Blackpink hit 700 million views on YouTube with the performance video for her solo single “Money,” YG Entertainment announced Friday. The video is the quartet’s 11th to reach the milestone. “Money” is from Lisa's solo debut single “LaLisa,” and topped iTunes top songs chart in 66 regions. It hit Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 84 and ranked No. 46 on UK’s Official Chart Top 100. The superband left Seoul on Friday and headed to Dallas, whe

K-pop Oct. 21, 2022

    Kara will release a new album in Japan on December 21 to mark its 15th anniversary, its agency RBW Entertainment announced on Thursday. The Japanese-language album “Move Again [Japan Edition]” will be its first album released in the country in six years. Beginning Feb. 23, the veteran group will tour Japan, hopping from Osaka to Fukuoka and Yokohama. The band made an official debut in Japan in 2010 with the single “Mister” and swept the Oricon charts wi

K-pop Oct. 20, 2022

(G)I-dle landed atop iTunes top albums chart in 40 regions with the group's fifth EP “I Love.” The EP was released Monday and main track “Nxde” debuted at No. 1 on all major real-time music charts at home. Paying homage to Marilyn Monroe, the five bandmates all went blonde for the new album that takes a stab at prejudices against female stereotypes. The six-track EP sold over 700,000 copies in preorders, a new best for the quintet. It comes about seven months since the g

K-pop Oct. 19, 2022

    Mamamoo will host its first international tour starting from next month, agency RBW Entertainment announced Tuesday. The quartet will kick off the “My Con” tour with concerts in Seoul from Nov. 18-20. Once the group departs, it will be the first time for the girl group to tour outside Korea since its debut in 2014. The name of the tour not only reflects the group's confidence, but also plays on the title of the group's 12th EP, “Mic On,” which it rolled

K-pop Oct. 18, 2022

Jin of BTS will be the first member of the septet to enlist. His enlistment was pushed back to end of this year as recommended by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, but he will retract the deferral later this month and follow the procedure for mandatory military service, said label Big Hit Music on Monday. The rest of the members will carry out their duties according to their respective plans, and everyone is hoping to resume full-group activities approximately in 2025, the company ad

K-pop Oct. 17, 2022

     Stray Kids’ seventh EP “Maxident” sold over 2.18 million copies in the first week of its release, label JYP Entertainment said Friday. The EP became the fourth-most sold album in K-pop history and the band the second-bestselling artist. The top three bestselling albums all belong to BTS. Main track “Case 143” headed straight to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs Powered By Twitter chart, raising expectations that it would also r

K-pop Oct. 14, 2022

  Kim Dayeon of Kep1er and Won of Ciipher are seeing each other romantically, according to a local media report on Thursday. There have already been speculations among fans that they are in a relationship, as the pair uploaded on social media their pictures visiting the same places, wearing the same clothes. Kep1er’s agency told the media outlet that it will not deny the rumor. “We’re not responding to the dating rumor because we don’t see a reason,” it said. R

K-pop Oct. 13, 2022

    Lee Chaeyeon, formerly of Iz*One, held a media showcase in Seoul Wednesday to bring out her first solo EP “Hush Rush.” “I am nervous filling up the stage on my own, not as a team, but am also excited to show a new side of me,” she said. She has paved her way as a performer through a string of audition shows, including “Produce 48,” through which the multinational girl group was formed. “I’ve missed the stage so much and couldn’t

K-pop Oct. 12, 2022

  Chen of EXO will roll out his third solo EP on Oct. 31, the singer's label SM Entertainment announced on Tuesday. The “Last Scene” EP comes about three years after the release of “Dear My Dear.” The new EP will consist of six tracks. He completed serving his military duty in April and resumed activities as a member of the band, joining bandmates Suho and Kai on stage for the label’s all-star concert in Tokyo, despite mixed responses from fans. In January 2020

K-pop Oct. 11, 2022

Le Sserafim’s forthcoming EP sold more than 560,000 million units in pre-orders as of Friday, according to a distributor. EP “Antifragile” started receiving pre-orders on Sept. 19 and surpassed the sales record of its debut album “Fearless.” The EP will be the rookie girl group's first album since it became a quintet. A trailer for the new EP, dubbed “The Hydra” after one of the five tracks, clocked up 1 million views on YouTube in about 10 hours. On Sa

K-pop Oct. 7, 2022

Seulgi of Red Velvet claimed the No. 1 spot on iTunes albums charts in 38 regions with her first solo album. She stepped out on her own for the first time in eight years since debuting as a member of the quintet, with her solo EP “28 Reasons.” She is the third of the group to put out a solo effort, following Wendy and Joy. British music magazine NME summed up the six-track EP as “pure brilliance.” She “embodies a character who can switch between mischievous and inn

K-pop Oct. 6, 2022

Ive’s agency Starship Entertainment and Kyungpook National University are caught up in contentious dispute over the rookie sensation’s appearance at the school’s festival. The school’s student association first announced the group’s scheduled gig had been canceled due to visa issues. The agency refuted Wednesday with a statement saying that there was a proposal, but nothing specific had been discussed and no contract was signed. The association issued a rebuttal on

K-pop Oct. 5, 2022