Seventeen will not meet fans in person during its fifth fan meet “Seventeen in Carat Land,” agency Pledis Entertainment said Friday. 　 Through its official fandom channel Weverse, the company announced that it would cancel the in-person meet for the event after the social distancing guideline was strengthened as the country seeks to overcome another COVID-19 wave. 　 The 13-member group was originally planning to host the fan meet events in southern Seoul from Aug. 6-8, both off- a

K-pop July 16, 2021

Another bout of speculation on a collaboration between Coldplay and BTS emerged after lyrics from “My Universe,” thought to be the British band’s new song, was registered on lyrics database MatchLyrics on Thursday. 　 BTS’ label Bit Hit Music, however, said that it cannot confirm the news and asked fans for their understanding. 　 There have been talks about a potential collaboration since April when Chris Martin was reported to be in Korea. Earlier in June a tweet appear

K-pop July 15, 2021

Taeil of NCT set a world record with his Instagram account, Guinness World Records announced Tuesday in the UK. 　T he idol broke the record for the fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, as he reached the seven-digit milestone in just one hour and 45 minutes after his first post, it said. 　 He announced on a fandom application that he opened an account on Instagram on July 6. 　 “I never imagined myself becoming a Guinness World Records title holder,” he said after

K-pop July 14, 2021

The music video for “On the Ground,” the solo debut of Blackpink’s Rose, surpassed 200 million views on YouTube on Tuesday, announced label YG Entertainment on the same day.   　 It has been 123 days since the video’s release. It stormed past 100 million views in about a week, the shortest time for a video by a K-pop solo female artist. The song topped iTunes top songs chart in 51 regions and topped both of Billboard’s worldwide tallies, the Global 200 and Bil

K-pop July 13, 2021

Lisa of Blackpink will shoot a music video for her solo debut song this week, label YG Entertainment said Monday. 　 It confirmed an earlier media report that said she would start shooting the video and is set to drop her first solo music this summer. 　 The label announced last year that the members, except for Jennie who was the first to drop her solo album in 2018, will put out solo projects one by one after the release of the band’s full-length album in September. Rose rolled out hers

K-pop July 12, 2021

Twice rose to No. 1 on Billboard’s world albums chart with “Taste of Love,” according to the publication’s latest tally that became available Friday.   　 The band’s tenth EP came out on June 11 and stayed on three major Billboard charts for three consecutive weeks, ranking No. 90 on the Billboard 200 and No. 67 on the Artist 100 for the week of July 10. It has entered 11 charts in total, and is showing no signs of waning.   　 “Taste of Love”

K-pop July 9, 2021

BTS will appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” about a year after the group’s last visit, next week.   　 The band floated a teaser trailer on the show’s social media channel on Wednesday in the US in which RM said: “We’re coming back to ‘The Tonight Show.’ Make sure to tune in!”   　 The septet will perform “Butter” and upcoming song “Permission to Dance” on July 13 and 14, respectively. The t

K-pop July 8, 2021

Stray Kids’ new single “Mixtape: OH” hit Billboard’s world digital song sales chart at No. 1, the publication announced in a tweet Wednesday.   　 “It earns the group its 26th career entry on the chart and first No.1,” said the tweet.   　 The songwriting trio 3Racha -- Bang Chan, Changbin and Han -- co-authored the song that sings of how one feels like a child when faced with the feeling of love.   　 As a Forbes article pointed out, the fact

K-pop July 7, 2021

Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation returned with new song “Weekend” on Tuesday.  The songstress discussed her new song through her label SM Entertainment introducing it as one that you can listen to casually and that would lift up the mood.  “I’m happy to bring out an upbeat song after a long while,” she said. The lightheartedness let her work on it with smiles and she wants to share more good energy. She tried to be as relaxed as possible while recordi

K-pop July 6, 2021

SF9 declared there is no limit for the band at a showcase held in Seoul on Monday.   　 The nine-piece act put out its ninth EP, “Turn Over,” a year following previous EP “9loryUS.”   　 “I feel nervous and excited at the same time coming up on the stage again after a year,” said Youngbin. The band is in high spirits, however, having built up confidence after participating in “Kingdom: Legendary War,” a contest show among boy bands, he a

K-pop July 5, 2021

BTS will appear in an online talk show to discuss new music on July 9 after the release of its single CD “Butter.” 　 In the special show titled “A Butterful Getaway with BTS,” the band will perform its new song “Permission to Dance” for the first time. It is another collaborative work with British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran. 　 The upcoming single CD consists of the new song as well as “Butter,” which has set multiple records, including staying

K-pop July 2, 2021

Jennie of Blackpink set another record as a solo musician, as her song “Solo” surpassed 300 million streams on Spotify, label YG Entertainment said on Thursday. 　 This is the first time a K-pop solo act’s song has reached the milestone. 　 The song came out in November 2018 as the band’s first solo project. Not only did it sweep every major music chart in Korea but also topped iTunes song charts in 40 regions. She became the first K-pop female musician to top the iTunes

K-pop July 1, 2021

Twice landed at the top of real-time charts in Japan with its new song “Perfect World,” which was released Wednesday in advance of the release of the same-titled album.   　 The song shot to No. 1 on real-time charts including that of Line Music. The main track, along with the music video, was unveiled before the group’s third full Japanese album set to come out on July 28.   　 In the music video, the bandmates appear charismatic and alluring, depicting the image of

K-pop June 30, 2021

The video for BTS’ historic hit “Butter” has surpassed 400 million views on YouTube. 　 It is the band’s 13th video to reach the milestone. 　 The video drew over 3.9 million concurrent viewers when it was released May 21, a record high. Within 24 hours, it drew over 108.2 million views on YouTube, the most for a music video on the platform in 24 hours. 　 The summer anthem of this year is rewriting history, having stayed at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 for five co

K-pop June 29, 2021

2PM returned after five years with its seventh full album “Must." 　 It is first time in almost five years since all six members put together an album since the fifth LP “Gentlemen’s Game.” 　 “Time has changed a lot. There are many who have been expecting us, and there also would be those who don’t know us,” said Jun K at the online media conference. 　 “I hope many would find out what appeal 2PM has and which color each of the member has,&r

K-pop June 28, 2021