Photo Credit: HYBE BTS’ new single, “Butter” has broken the 24-hour debut stream record on Spotify and YouTube. BTS managed to rack up 20.9 million global streams, beating out Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care.” On the overall Spotify global chart, “Butter” clocked in at number two behind Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U.” The K-pop group […]
Photo Credit: Marie Claire Korea / CC by 3.0 Blackpink has surpassed 60 million subscribers on YouTube – second behind Justin Bieber. The K-pop act may soon surpass the Canadian pop-star, as their following is growing fast. The quartet of girls surpassed the record earlier this morning (April 13), according to their agency YG Entertainment. […]
Photo Credit: 7Loves in Las Vegas / CC by 3.0 A North Korean propaganda site calls K-pop acts ‘slaves’ and says they ‘suffer miserable lives.’ The report with the headline, “South Korean youth singers owned by big companies, forced to live miserably.” The propaganda used the moniker ‘youth singers’ to refer to K-pop acts like […]
Photo Credit: Timothy Eberly K-pop went missing on Spotify in February. Now fans are campaigning to bring it back. Hundreds of K-pop artists from multiple genres and styles were removed from Spotify in February. A complicated licensing dispute between Spotify and South Korean distributor, Kakao M, is to blame. Kakao M is now a direct […]
Photo Credit: Korea Dispatch / CC by 3.0 BTS isn’t breaking up – the oldest member of the K-pop boy band was granted a military deferment. Kim Seok-Jin, the oldest member of the group, was slated to turn 28 later this week. Under South Korean law, all men are required to enlist in the military […]
Photo Credit: I Dare U JK / CC by 3.0 Will BTS disband in the face of upcoming military service? Here’s what we know. So far, the South Korean government has seemed unwilling to give BTS an exemption. Seoul’s defense ministry has suggested that exceptions may be made. But Defense Minister Suh Wook told local […]
Photo Credit: Jimin Memories Gallery Jimin of K-pop group BTS has broken a new TikTok record with his latest solo video. The video becomes the most liked video of a South Korean on the platform – hitting over 9 million likes. The same video became the most viewed video by a Korean on the platform […]