Stray Kids cinched gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America with “Hop,” according to the organization on Tuesday in the US. The album came out in December last year and is the band’s ninth endeavor overall to earn gold in the country. It is the octet’s fifth album to do so, a first for a K-pop band. The 12-track album sold over 1.8 million copies in the first week and topped iTunes Top Albums Chart in 28 regions while lead single “Walkin on Water” ranked atop its Top

J-Hope of BTS told fans Tuesday that he is poised to bring out two more solo singles by the end of this year. “Interestingly, all three songs will be different in style,” he said, sharing the plan on a fan communications application. While working on the album in the US, he thought hard about what music his fans would love and came up with the answer: “good music.” He is building up his own music career with the new singles, including “Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” he dropped last week, and they

Jimin of BTS rewrote history on Billboard’s Hot 100 with solo single “Who,” according to the chart dated March 15. The single ranked No. 41 on the main songs chart and made the chart for 32 weeks in total, surpassing the record 31 week stay set by Psy’s “Gangnam Style” for a K-pop solo act, and tying the longest stay for a K-pop singer set by BTS with “Dynamite.” “Who” is the main track from his second solo EP “Muse” which continues to renew his own record on Billboard 200, ranking No. 154 in 33

Kang Daniel announced plans to expand his tour to Europe via agency ARA on Wednesday. He is planning to visit London, Paris, Hamburg, Germany and Warsaw in May in the span of a week for his tour “Act.” The Warsaw gig will be his first visit to the Polish capital. He launched the tour last year in Seoul and travelled to Tokyo and Osaka, Japan in January and to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Sydney last month. He wrapped up the Asian leg of the tour in Taipei on March 1. It was his first time p

Hoshi X Woozi, a new subunit from Seventeen, debuted atop a series of music charts at home and abroad, said agency Pledis Entertainment Tuesday. The duo dropped first single “Beam” on the previous day and claimed the top spot on daily album sales chart in Korea while focus track “96ers” headed straight to the top of the real-time chart from Bugs and iTunes Top Songs Chart in two regions. B-side track “Pinocchio (feat. So!Yoon!)” also sat among top 10 on the chart in 10 regions. Music video for “

Lisa of Blackpink hit Billboard 200 at No. 7 with her first solo full album “Alter Ego,” according to chart preview unveiled on Monday in the US. The LP is her first solo entry on the main albums chart and is the second highest spot claimed by a K-pop solo female singer, after Rose whose first LP “Rosie” had ranked No. 3. “Alter Ego” debuted on UK’s Official Albums Top 100 at No. 20. Meanwhile, Rose stayed at No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “APT.” maintaining the spot for the second week. The

Zerobaseone will greet fans at its second fan concert “Blue Mansion,” slated to be held in Seoul on April 18-20, agency WakeOne Entertainment said Monday. The nine members will host the event 1 1/2 years after their first fan concert which was held at Gocheok Sky Dome in August 2023. They will demonstrate the performance skills they have honed through the “Timeless World” concert tour, which took them to eight cities across Asia and drew about 140,000 attendees. A concert film of the tour will c

Members of SF9 talked about their 14th EP, “Fantasy,” which was released Tuesday, via agency FNC Entertainment. “We are happy to show a new side to fans and expectations are higher since Jaeyoon is back with us after almost three years,” said leader Youngbin. Inseong thanked Jaeyoon as well, crediting him for boosting everyone’s energy to have a laugh while practicing for the comeback. “I’ve missed fans and being on stage so much while enlisted,” said Jaeyoon, underlining how the time away made

Mark of NCT will release his first solo full album on April 7, according to a local media report on Monday. Label SM Entertainment confirmed the news following the report. Originally scheduled for a February release, he pushed back the timetable to refine the album to perfection. The musician has two digital singles as a solo act: “200” and “Fraktsiya (feat. Lee Youngji)” dropped in May and December last year. Mark is currently touring North America as a member of NCT127. Six members of the subu

SHINee is slated to host a concert in Seoul on May 23-25, label SM Entertainment announced Monday. The live show dubbed “SHINee World VII Every Stage Sines Around You” will be the band’s seventh such event and will mark the group's 17th debut anniversary. All four members will celebrate the milestone on stage even though Onew and Taemin switched agencies last year. Some fans have voiced concern over the band’s future as a quartet, especially after Onew and Taemin did not join the lineup for SM’s

Stray Kids will roll out digital single “Mixtape: dominATE” on March 21, JYP Entertainment announced Monday. It will be the band’s fifth release in the Mixtape series, and is titled after the eight-member act’s ongoing world tour that kicked off in Seoul in August last year. The band will resume the tour with a two-day show in Santiago and will have 55 shows held over 34 cities across the world by the end of July when it will hit the staidum in Rome. The tour is set to draw 2.2 million concertgo

Jennie of Blackpink placed her first solo studio album “Ruby” atop iTunes Top Albums Chart in 21 regions. Focus track “like Jennie” swept music charts abroad with all 14 B-side tracks trailing along. Music video for the main track claimed No. 1 spot on YouTube’s trending video charts upon release and generated over 16 million plays on the platform as of Monday. She dropped three songs in advance before the full release of the album and all made Billboard’s Hot 100: “ExtraL” featuring American ra

Infinite is set to return as a full group Thursday with the release of the group's eighth EP, “Like Infinite.” The album consists of seven tracks, including “Dangerous,” effortlessly combining disco punk sounds and energetic rhythms and demonstrating the perfect chemistry among the bandmates honed through their 15 years together. “Like Infinite" is part of the band’s project to celebrate the milestone of 15 years, along with the tour “Limited Edition.” The tour began in Seoul in December last ye

Fantasy Boys gave fans a taste of their upcoming fourth EP “Undeniable” through teaser photographs, released via agency Pocket Doll Studio on Thursday. The ten members showed more mature sides of themselves, donning black leather with silver accessories. They flew to Japan Tuesday for their Japan tour, “Shine The Way,” which consists of four shows in the country: two in Osaka on Friday and another two in Tokyo on Monday. The tour is named after their first LP in Japan which will be released Marc

A movie will bring Seventeen’s “Right Here” concert to the silver screen, the band’s agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday. The film will premiere with limited screenings worldwide from April 2; in Japan, it will hit cinemas May 16. Viewers can reexperience the band’s concert in Goyang, Korea, in October 2024. The two shows drew about 58,000 fans and marked the beginning of the "Right Here" world tour that came to a close in Bangkok in February. Overall, over 1 million fans attended the 30 s