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BTS’ Jimin garners 300m Spotify streams with ‘Serendipity’
Jimin of BTS amassed 300 million streams on Spotify with his solo single “Serendipity” as of last week. It is his seventh solo endeavor to reach the milestone. “Serendipity” is part of the band’s repackaged “Love Yourself: Answer” album from 2018. The single topped the iTunes Top Songs Chart in 80 regions and earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Before unveiling the full-length single, an intro version of the R&B serenade was included in the band’s fifth
April 21, 2025 -
NCT Wish’s 2nd EP exceeds 1 million sales
The second EP from NCT Wish sold over a million copies in the first week, said label SM Entertainment Monday citing a local tally. “Poppop,” released last week, is also the band's first album to reach the milestone. Combined, NCT's youngest subunit has sold nearly 2 million copies of previous albums: debut single “Wish,” second single “Songbird” and first mini album “Steady.” The second EP received more than 1.2 million in preorders. The new album also topped a number of major album sales charts
April 21, 2025 -
EXO's Kai to return with 1st album in 2 years
Kai of K-pop boy group EXO will release his first album in two years Monday, his agency SM Entertainment said. Titled "Wait on Me," the singer's fourth EP will be available on major music streaming platforms at 6 p.m., simultaneously with the release of the music video for the title track. According to the agency, the lead single "Wait on Me" is a pop track infused with Afrobeats rhythms, blending a restrained percussion groove with tension-building synth string sounds. The song expresses the be
April 21, 2025 -
Big Ocean returns as seductive mermen
Deaf idol group Big Ocean is making a comeback to mark both the first anniversary of its debut and Korea’s Day of Persons with Disabilities on Sunday. Big Ocean released its second mini album “Underwater,” with four tracks: the main track “Attention,” PJ’s solo song “Sinking,” and two B-sides that Lee Chan-yeon helped write, “Fade Out” and “End of Time.” “Underwater” tells the story a group who realize they are mermen and embark on a journey to awaken their instincts. According to the group’s ag
April 20, 2025 -
Taeyeon's Japan concerts canceled two days before scheduled dates
K-pop star Taeyeon’s upcoming concerts in Japan have been canceled just two days before they were set to take place. On Thursday, SM Entertainment announced via its official Japanese website that "The Tense," Taeyeon’s concerts originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena, have been canceled. The agency cited delays in equipment delivery as the reason for the cancellation. “The equipment used for the Asia tour is currently being transported to Japan, but it has not yet ar
April 18, 2025 -
BTS’ Jin to visit 9 cities for 1st fan concert tour
Jin of BTS is planning to host his first solo fan concert tour in June, said label Big Hit Music on Friday. He will launch the tour, “#RunSeokjin_EP. Tour,” with a two-date event in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province and the following weekends, visit Chiba and Osaka in Japan, respectively. The tour’s American leg will take him to Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa and Newark through July and the artist will head over to Europe in August to meet fans in London and Amsterdam. He will put songs from his upcoming second
April 18, 2025 -
SHINee reminds fans of upcoming concert
SHINee uploaded a new poster Friday for its seventh standalone concert slated to be held in Seoul May 23-25. The four members donned up in white suits posed for the camera ready to host the live show dubbed “Every Stage Shines Around You.” The three-day show will be their first new gig in about two years and will mark the debut anniversary of debut which falls on the last day. Live performances from the last two days will be broadcast online as well for fans who could not join in person. The ban
April 18, 2025 -
Close Your Eyes to tour 5 cities
Boy band Close Your Eyes will greet fans in five cities in Asia, announced agency Uncore on Friday. For its first fan meeting tour titled “Closer Moments,” the band of seven is set to visit Yokohama and Osaka in Japan before flying over to Hong Kong and Taipei in June, after the meet-and-greet in Seoul May 24-25. The rookie band was formed through the audition program “Project 7” which concluded in December last year. It debuted earlier this month with eight-track album “EternalT” which sold ove
April 18, 2025 -
Twice drops Coldplay collaboration single
Twice has added Korean-language parts to Coldplay single “We Pray,” and put it out as a single, according to Warner Music Korea. The nonet opened the British band’s Korea concert on Wednesday with a medley of hit songs as a special guest and sang together the single with the band, inserting lyrics in Korean. The original song is part of the band’s tenth studio album “Moon Music” and the “Twice Version” was published officially online on Friday. “(The single) is a meaningful song that encourages
April 18, 2025 -
After losing appeal in injunction against Ador, NewJeans must win main suit: legal experts
NewJeans appear to be losing ground in their prolonged legal dispute with their agency, Ador. The girl group filed an appeal Wednesday challenging the court’s decision on the same day to uphold its earlier injunction ruling in favor of Ador, which prohibits NewJeans from independently signing advertising contracts or pursuing separate music activities. The group had filed an objection to the ruling in March. In the initial injunction ruling, the court rejected all 11 claims submitted by NewJeans
April 17, 2025 -
Hybe America’s Big Machine Music wins publisher of the year at AIMP Nashville Awards
Big Machine Music, a label under Hybe America, was named publisher of the year at the 10th AIMP Nashville Awards, the company announced Thursday. The awards, hosted annually by the Association of Independent Music Publishers, recognize outstanding achievements by independent publishers and songwriters in the American country and pop music scene. Big Machine Music earned the honor for a second time, following its previous win in 2021. “This is an amazing honor, but being part of Nashville’s vibra
April 17, 2025 -
Jimin logs 1.6b Spotify streams with ‘Who’ in record time
Jimin of BTS has generated 1.6 billion plays on Spotify with solo single “Who.” He achieved the feat in 270 days, reaching the milestone in the shortest time for an Asian artist, and the sixth-shortest time overall. “Who” fronted his second solo album “Muse” that was rolled out in July 2024. The single debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 14 and spent 33 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, surpassing the record his band held at 32 with “Dynamite.” It enjoyed 28 weeks in total on the UK Official Singl
April 17, 2025 -
AB6IX’s Park Woojin to return as solo act
Park Woojin of AB6IX will bring out the solo physical single “Cool & Hot” on April 30, agency Brand New Music announced Thursday. He participated in all aspects of the single, from the concept and songwriting to visuals, to better express his style through the song. It will be his first solo endeavor in over two years after the EP, “Own.” He was the first member of the band to drop a solo album. On Wednesday, bandmate Lee Daehwi released the project single “Lovestruck” via Contents X and Dream U
April 17, 2025 -
Astro pays tribute to late member with friends, family
Astro is releasing a single in memory of late Moonbin on Saturday, said agency Fantagio on Thursday. The band teamed up with friends and family of their bandmate who passed away two years ago. The list of musicians who participated in making single “Moon” include: Moon Sua of Billlie, sister of Moonbin; Viviz; Minhyuk, Kihyun and I.M of Monsta X; Hoshi, Wonwoo, Minkyu, Dogyeom and Seungkwan of Seventeen; Bang Chan of Stray Kids; and Chanhee of SF9. Last year, Jinjin put out self-written single “
April 17, 2025 -
Blackpink’s Rose makes Time’s most influential 100 list
Rose of Blackpink was named as one of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2025” by Time magazine. She was selected by one of the “Pioneers” in the annual list published on Wednesday in the US. “She’s such as dynamic performer and songwriter, and I think it’s incredible that she’s able to captivate arenas full of people as both a member of the biggest girl group in the world and also as a solo artist,” gushed actor and producer Lily Collins in the accompanying article, touting the artist as “the
April 17, 2025