ATEEZ is back with another epic dance practice video! On February 8, ATEEZ released the official dance practice video for “Adrenaline,” the chart-topping title track of their new mini album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4.” The new video offers a full view of the song’s powerful choreography and the eight ATEEZ members’ impressively synchronized moves, along…
A grand face-off in K-pop is on the horizon, as two of the industry’s most prominent girl groups — Blackpink and Ive — are gearing up for back-to-back releases late this month. With only four days separating the two groups’ respective returns, K-pop fans are anticipating a head-to-head battle on the charts, pitting one of the most globally recognized acts against a leading fourth-generation girl group, each of them known for consistently putting out hits. On Feb. 27, Blackpink will release its t
BTS is set to achieve another milestone at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, with the highest-ever audience capacity for a single concert at the venue, according to Live Nation UK. Via its social media channels, the British concert promoter announced that BTS’ fandom, Army, would “create highest single show capacity” to date for the group’s upcoming concert at the venue. BTS is scheduled to hold two shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7, with an estimated 120,000 fans attendi
NCT WISH has just made YouTube history! On February 8 KST, NCT WISH’s “Cham Cham Cham” short-form video surpassed 100 million views on YouTube, making them the first K-pop boy group ever to reach the milestone with a YouTube Short posted on their official account. The viral video, which was first posted in August of…
Indonesian K-pop fans are calling out a major South Korean bank for its financing of coal-linked industrial projects, showing fan communities, once centered purely on entertainment, are increasingly mobilizing as political and social actors. Kpop4planet, a global climate advocacy platform created by K-pop fans, argues that Hana Bank's overseas lending to Indonesia's Harita Group, a major domestic nickel producer, contradicts its public climate pledges and exploits the influence of K-pop stars fo
i-dle has won a third music show trophy for “Mono” (featuring Skaiwater)! On the February 8 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were Car, the Garden’s “My whole world,” i-dle’s “Mono,” and LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI” (featuring BTS’s j-hope). Congratulations to i-dle! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below: Other performers on…
The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from January 8 to February 8. IVE topped this month’s list with a brand reputation…
Stray Kids dominated the U.S. box office with their new feature film! On February 6, the group’s new concert film “Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience” took No. 1 at the U.S. box office on its official opening day. According to The Numbers, the film—which features footage from Stray Kids’ concert at SoFi Stadium in California—grossed…
KiiiKiiii has won a second music show trophy for “404 (New Era)”! On the February 7 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were i-dle’s “Mono” (featuring Skaiwater), EXO’s “Crown,” and KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era).” KiiiKiii ultimately took the win with a total of 8,396 points. Congratulations to KiiiKiii! Watch their performance,…
