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Le Sserafim logs 2 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100
Le Sserafim is spending another week on Billboard’s Hot 100 with “Spaghetti (feat. J-Hope of BTS).” The single ranked No. 89 on the chart dated Nov. 15, after entering it at No. 50, the highest rung for the group. This makes Le Sserafim the third K-pop group to log two weeks on the main songs chart this year, after Blackpink and Twice. On Billboard's Global 200 and Global excl. US charts, “Spaghetti” ranked No. 7 and No. 4, respectively. It also logged two weeks on the UK Official Singles Top 10
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Stray Kids tease upcoming album ‘Do It’
Stray Kids shared new teasers for their upcoming mini album “Do It” on Tuesday. Individual photographs of eight members set a mysterious tone for the album due out on Nov. 21. Instrumental versions of all four songs from the set — including the two main tracks “Do It” and “Divine” — were also unveiled. The group gave fans a taste of the album through a mash-up video released Sunday with snippets of the songs. All were written by 3Racha, the songwriting trio of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han. “Do It
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Katseye keeps rising on Billboard’s Hot 100
Katseye continues to climb Billboard’s Hot 100, ranking No. 33 on the chart dated Nov. 15 with “Gabriela.” The B-side track from the group's second EP, “Beautiful Chaos,” claimed the highest spot for the group so far, rising four rungs from the previous week. The single debuted on the main songs chart at No. 94 in July and gained momentum from its performance at Lollapalooza Chicago in August. The EP extended its stay on the Billboard 200 to a 19th straight week, sitting at No. 43 after peaking
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Enhypen cinches triple platinum with 4th Japan single
Enhypen’s fourth physical single in Japan was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, according to the organization on Wednesday. “Yoi” surpassed 750,000 shipments as of October, a first for the seven-piece team. The single album was released in July and logged 500,000 shipments in three days, earning double platinum certification. It was the band's first Japanese album to sell half a million in the first week, and topped Oricon’s Daily and Weekly Single Ranking
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In global push, MAMAs leave K-pop roots behind
Despite Korean fans' calls for the Mnet Asian Music Awards to return to Seoul, South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM plans to expand its global reach by holding its annual event overseas, bringing together fans and artists around the world. "At Mnet, our guiding vision, 'music makes one,' reflects our commitment to uniting the world through music. In line with that vision, we began hosting MAMA overseas in 2010 and have since continued to lead the globalization of K-pop by staging the event in
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Hybe gathers 80 global leaders to shape next phase of Hybe 2.0
Hybe is hosting its Global Leadership Summit in Incheon from Tuesday to Thursday, bringing together more than 80 leaders from its overseas branches across Korea, Japan, the US, Latin America, China and India to discuss the company’s mid- to long-term growth strategy. The Hybe 2.0 vision, shifting to a "music-platform-tech" framework, focuses on achieving superior global market leadership by prioritizing high-quality content and innovative fan experiences across diverse regional and genre-specifi
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NCT’s Jeno, Jaemin to try acting
Jeno and Jaemin of NCT will appear in a short-form drama that starts airing in the first half of 2026, their label SM Entertainment said Tuesday. The two landed roles in “Windup,” set in high school. Jeno will play a pitcher whose once-bright career is thwarted when Jaemin, newly transferred, offers to be his manager. It will be the first time the former is acting while the latter had a part “Method to Hate You,” a two-episode drama adaptation of webtoon, in 2019. The upcoming drama is co-produc
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Chuu to host fan meetup next month
Chuu invited fans to a fan concert in Seoul on Dec. 13-14, according to her agency ATRP on Tuesday. The news of her second fan concert came in the form of a holiday-themed poster, complete with a Christmas tree, a wreath and a pile of presents, against a pink door with her name written on a plaque. The meetup will be Chuu's first in Korea in about two years. Between the two gigs, she rolled out two mini albums: the second and third EPs, “Strawberry Rush” and “Only Cry in the Rain.” The singer al
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Seventeen’s Hoshi drops English-language single
Hoshi of Seventeen, to the excitement of fans, announced the release of a new solo single on Tuesday via agency Pledis Entertainment. The teaser trailer for the surprise drop shows a guitar shattered to pieces and the idol falling slowly in reverse, before zooming in on a guitar pick inscribed with “You're just a Fallen Superstar.” He layered his voice over a mixture of fast-paced drum beats and lyrical guitar sounds for the song, which is also his first English-language solo track. The new sing
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TWS adds Macao, Kaohsiung to 1st tour
Boy band TWS will expand its first international tour, “24/7: With: Us,” to Greater China, agency Pledis Entertainment announced Monday. The group is set to perform in Macao and in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 24 and 31, respectively. The tour began in June with a three-day show in Seoul and spanned six cities in Japan, where they gave 13 concerts in just one month. Macao was where the six members had their first showcase in the region, introducing their second EP “Summer Beat!” in August last yea
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Catwalks are K-pop's hottest stage of the moment
In today's fashion world, singers are no longer settling for a front-row seat as models strut down the catwalks — they have made their way onto the runway. When Blackpink's Lisa became the first K-pop act to perform at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show last year, the event's return after a six-year hiatus, many were taken aback by the unexpected crossover. The rarity of a K-pop star taking center stage at a global fashion show made her performance a striking symbol of how far K-pop's influence ha
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Hybe posts record quarterly revenue, nears 2 trillion won in cumulative sales
Hybe, the K-pop powerhouse behind BTS, has set a new record for quarterly revenue, driven by strong global tour performances, with cumulative sales through the third quarter approaching 2 trillion won ($1.37 billion). The company on Monday reported consolidated revenue of 727.2 billion won in the third quarter, up 37.8 percent from the same period last year. This surpasses the previous quarterly record of 726.4 billion won set in the fourth quarter last year. With strong growth in the first two
Nov. 10, 2025 -
Big Ocean heads to Paris next month for year-end concert
Big Ocean, the first K-pop idol group composed of deaf members, will hold a year-end concert in Paris next month. According to its agency Parastar Entertainment, Monday, members Chan-yeon, PJ and Ji-seok will perform a concert titled “Heartsign: When Hands Sing, Hearts Answer” on Dec. 7 at the Bataclan. The Bataclan, once the site of tragedy in a November 2015 terrorist attack, today carries deep historical and emotional significance as a symbol of healing, recovery and rebirth. Through “Heartsi
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SM Entertainment to debut all-Japanese girl group GPP: Why now and what it could mean
SM Entertainment Japan's first all-Japanese girl group GPP, set for an early 2026 debut, signals a deliberate strategy shift that will leverage the company's decades of experience and fanbase in the Japanese market. The debut announcement aligns with the K-pop industry’s growing focus on Japan-localized groups, a strategy that competitors JYP and Hybe have already explored. JYP debuted NiziU, a nine-member all-Japanese girl group formed through "NiziU Project" in December 2020. The group quickly
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I-dle’s Miyeon wraps up second solo outing on a high
Miyeon of I-dle wrapped up promoting her second solo EP “My, Lover.” The mini album sold more than 200,000 copies in the first week, a career-high for her as a solo singer whose first solo EP “My” logged about 99,000 about 3 1/2 years ago. Main track “Say My Name” debuted atop real-time music chart Bugs while the seven-track set topped two major music charts in China. The album also made iTunes Top Albums Chart in 18 regions, including Russia where it claimed the No. 1 spot. Meanwhile, a pop-up
Nov. 10, 2025