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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink hits 1b Spotify streams with ‘How You Like That’
Blackpink added another record under its belt as it reached 1 billion plays on Spotify with “How You Like That,” according to label YG Entertainment on Thursday. It is the first K-pop girl group -- and third female band, only after Fifth Harmony and Spice Girls – to hit the milestone with a single song and did so in the shortest time at three years and eight months. The group has amassed 12.6 billion streams on the platform so far and won a Guinness World Record last year as
K-pop March 14, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Ex-NCT Lucas to tour Asia for fan concerts
Lucas, formerly of NCT, will host a fan concert tour in Asia from April, according to label SM Entertainment on Wednesday. He will kick off tour Fiat Lux: 熙 in Hong Kong on April 13 and visit Jakarta, Taipei and Manila until mid-June. More cities will be added to the tour soon, said the firm. The performer is set to release first solo single “Renegade” on April 1, returning to the spotlight after a two-year hiatus. He confirmed the news of his solo debut last week, ending speculati
K-pop March 13, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ Jungkook hits 5 billion Spotify streams
Jungkook of BTS reached 5 billion hits on Spotify, a first for a K-pop solo artist. He achieved the feat in 748 days since he opened his own account on the platform, setting a record for a K-pop act. The record is led by his first solo single, “Seven (feat. Latto),” that amassed 1.4 billion streams. The single garnered 1 billion plays in 108 days, the shortest time in Spotify history. Meanwhile, the music video for “Standing Next to You,” which fronted his solo album &l
K-pop March 12, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to kick off world tour in May
Tomorrow X Together will host its third international tour starting May, announced label Big Hit Music on Monday. The five-piece act will begin the tour, “Act : Promise,” with a three-day concert in Seoul from May 3 to May 5. All live shows will be broadcast online as well. The rest of the tour itinerary will be announced soon, added the firm. Meanwhile, the band will unveil its sixth EP “minisode 3: Tomorrow” on April 1 and will have a showcase in Seoul on the same day.
K-pop March 11, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] NewJeans picks up Billboard Women in Music award
NewJeans was named Group of the Year from 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards, a first for a K-pop act. The five members picked up the trophy at the ceremony held in Los Angeles on Wednesday after performing “Super Shy” and “ETA” on stage in costumes fashioned after school uniforms. Participating in the awards alone “is so surreal and it’s hard to believe we’re in the same room as you all,” said Hanni for the acceptance speech. “I’
K-pop March 8, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] NCT Dream floats teaser for 5th EP
NCT Dream unveiled teaser photographs for the group's upcoming fifth EP on Wednesday. In line with the name of the teaser content -- “icantfeelanything” -- the seven bandmates can be seen standing expressionless on stairs and in front of a box gleaming in neon green. A series of props, from red yarn and a flower aflame to a broken mirror, also raised expectations for the story in the EP, “Dream()scape,” which rolls out on March 25. The EP will be the first to portray
K-pop March 7, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Blackpink tops 300m views with ‘Lovesick Girls’ dance video
Blackpink's performance video for "Lovesick Girls" surpassed 300 million views as of Tuesday, according to label YG Entertainment on Wednesday. It is the group’s seventh dance video to reach the milestone and achieved the feat in almost 3 1/2 years. “Lovesick Girls” fronted Blackpink's first full album “The Album” and debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 59. The LP hit both the Billboard 200 and the UK’s Official albums chart at No
K-pop March 6, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Riize to launch fan concert tour in May
Rookie band Riize will visit fans in nine regions around the world for the group's first fan concert tour, according to SM Entertainment on Tuesday. The Rising Day tour will kick off in Seoul in the first week of May with a two-day concert, and will bring the six bandmates to Tokyo, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Taiwan capital Taipei, the Philippines capital Manila, Singapore, Bangkok and Indonesia capital Jakarta up until the end of August. More cities may be added later, according to the mana
K-pop March 5, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT to drop mini album next month
Tomorrow X Together will make a comeback with their sixth EP on April 1, announced label Big Hit Music on Monday. The news for EP “minisode 3: Tomorrow” came with a motion logo blending different colors representing each of albums the band has released so far, hinting that the upcoming album will carry on with the narrative it has weaved through them. The five members shared the news first with the audience at its concert held over the weekend in Seoul. The live show marked the fif
K-pop March 4, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] The Boyz to return next month
The Boyz will make a comeback March 18 with the third installment of the group's second studio album, announced agency IST Entertainment on Thursday. The album “Love Letter” is the final part of the LP “Phantasy” and comes about four months after the release of the second installment, “Sixth Sense,” which sold over 600,000 copies in the first week, a career-high for the band. The upcoming album will feature all 11 members as Joo Haknyeon has rejoined afte
K-pop Feb. 29, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Le Sserafim’s 3rd EP becomes million-seller
Le Sserafim sold more than 1 million copies of its third EP, according to a local tally on Wednesday. The EP “Easy” is the group’s third million-selling album, following its second EP “Antifragile” and first studio album “Unforgiven.” The new mini album logged close to 990,000 in first-week sales, failing to surpass that of the first LP, but topped Oricon’s daily and weekly album rankings as well as the iTunes Top Albums chart in 18 regions. The
K-pop Feb. 28, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] Karina of aespa is dating actor Lee Jae-wook: report
Karina of aespa and actor Lee Jae-wook are confirmed as dating, according to Lee's agency CJeS Studios on Tuesday. The announcement follows a local media report that said the two have been dating since they both attended the fashion show in Milan for Prada’s fall/winter collection in January. It was love at first sight, the article said, citing an anonymous source. Karina's label SM Entertainment is yet to comment on the news report. Karina, as part of the quartet, will start t
K-pop Feb. 27, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] EXO to host fan meet in April
EXO is planning to greet fans in person at a meetup on April 14 at Incheon's Inspire Arena, announced label SM Entertainment on Monday. Fan meet “One” will let fans gather with the band for the first time in about a year. All members except Kai and Sehoon, who are serving their military duty, will be present. The veteran idol band put out its seventh studio album “Exist” in July last year, its first full-group effort in almost five years. The LP sold over 1.56 mill
K-pop Feb. 26, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS hits 1.8b views with ‘Dynamite’ music video
BTS has notched 1.8 billion views on YouTube for the first time with the music video for “Dynamite,” according to Big Hit Music on Friday. The disco pop tune was released in August 2020 as a digital single. It is the septet’s first English-language song and debuted atop Billboard’s Hot 100, a first for a K-pop act. The single topped the main songs chart three weeks and stayed on the chart for 32 weeks in total. It also earned the band a Grammy nomination, another first
K-pop Feb. 23, 2024
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS’ Jungkook adds streaming record with ‘Standing Next to You’
Jungkook of BTS has amassed 400 million streams on Spotify with his solo single “Standing Next to You,” Big Hit Music said Thursday. The single reached the milestone in the shortest time for a K-pop solo song. “Standing Next to You” is the focus track from his solo album “Golden” that was rolled out in November last year and is his fifth solo song to achieve the feat -- following “Seven (feat. Latto),” “3D (feat. Jack Harlow),” Charlie
K-pop Feb. 22, 2024
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