SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Yonhap) -- A culture group on Thursday criticized the recently revised law allowing celebrities to delay their mandatory military service, raising questions on its feasibility. E... 16:58 Dec. 24
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS' megahit song "Dynamite" has resurged to the top 10 on Billboard's main singles chart this week. "Dynamite" ranked No. 9 on the Hot 100 chart to be... 11:38 Dec. 22
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop band BTOB's rapper Jung Il-hoon was apprehended by the police earlier this year for allegedly smoking marijuana on multiple occasions, according to law enforcement ... 10:17 Dec. 22
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The music video of "Dynamite," K-pop superstar BTS' 2020 megahit song, has racked up 700 million views on YouTube, its agency said Friday. The video surpassed the mark... 10:51 Dec. 18
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- Global streaming giant Spotify said Friday it plans to launch a music streaming service in South Korea, home to the booming K-pop industry, in the first half of 2021. ... 10:09 Dec. 18
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- In 2013, seven fledgling young men, who mostly grew up in towns outside of South Korea's megacity Seoul, made their debut as a hip-hop group. They called the... 10:00 Dec. 18
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group TWICE ranked No. 72 on the Billboard main albums chart this week, renewing its highest record on the U.S. music publisher's ranking. "Eyes Wide Open,"... 14:08 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BTS has hit the top five on a Billboard radio airplay chart for the first time with its mega-hit single "Dynamite." The band's first English-language s... 10:24 Dec. 16
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- With just two weeks left until Christmas, BTS on Friday unveiled a holiday remix version of its upbeat chart-topping song "Dynamite." The remix version, released at 2 ... 16:42 Dec. 11
(ATTN: UPDATES with more information in paras 5-6; RECASTS 8th para) By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine "entertainer of the year," t... 02:08 Dec. 11
By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- K-pop megastar BTS has been named the Time magazine "entertainer of the year," the U.S. weekly said Thursday. BTS "isn't just the biggest K-pop ac... 01:42 Dec. 11
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha, who has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, will postpone the release of her single and first studio album, slated for this week and early next year... 16:42 Dec. 09
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- JYP Entertainment's new girl group NiziU has topped Japan's Oricon weekly music chart with its debut single album, the company said Tuesday. The nine-member group's alb... 16:09 Dec. 08
By Lee Minji SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Random cluster infections are breaking out across the country and the South Korean music industry is no exception from the new coronavirus. In most cases, ... 15:40 Dec. 08
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Members of K-pop girl group TWICE have tested negative for the new coronavirus, their agency said Tuesday. "TWICE members, including Sana, and their manager have all te... 11:26 Dec. 08
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- BTS, one of the world's most popular pop groups, has become the first all-South Korean act to make it into the top 10 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart. The group's hit ... 09:18 Dec. 08
(ATTN: UPDATES with TWICE member's testing in paras 6-10; ADDS new photo) SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her agency said Monday, as a huge w... 17:59 Dec. 07
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- Singer Chungha has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, her agency said Monday, as a huge wave of mass infections has been penetrating the K-pop industry. "After ... 15:38 Dec. 07
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- "BE," the latest album by K-pop megastar BTS, came in at No. 3 on the Billboard's weekly main albums chart. "BTS' 'Be' falls from No. 1 to No. 3 on the new Billboard 20... 09:49 Dec. 07
(ATTN: ADDS details; RECASTS group name in para 15, final photo caption) By Lee Minji SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- After winning trophies at major music awards around the world, BTS has picked up the ... 09:19 Dec. 07