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Hwang You-mee
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[Today’s K-pop] Zerobaseone’s 2nd EP is another million-seller
Zerobaseone’s second EP sold over 1.45 million copies on the day of release, becoming the rookie band’s second million-selling album, said agency WakeOne Entertainment on Tuesday. EP “Melting Point” was released Monday and sold over a million on the day, as did its debut album “Youth In The Shade” in July. The first EP sold more than 1.24 million units on the first day, making the nine-member act the first K-pop musician to sell over a milli
K-pop Nov. 7, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen hits Billboard 200 at No. 2 with 11th EP
The 11th EP from Seventeen notched second place on the Billboard 200, according to the preview article published by the American publication on Monday. EP “Seventeenth Heaven” sold over 5 million copies in the first week and rewrote album K-pop sales records. The mini album claimed the top spot on Oricon’s weekly and weekly combined album rankings, cementing its status as the international artist that topped both charts with the most albums at 11. At home, the band picked up f
K-pop Nov. 6, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Ive hits 100m views with ‘Kitsch’ music video
Ive amassed 100 million views with the music video for “Kitsch,” according to agency Starship Entertainment on Friday. It is the group’s fifth music video to reach the milestone, following those of “Eleven,” “Love Dive,” “After Like” and “I Am.” “Kitsch” -- along with “I Am” – fronted the six-member act’s first studio album, “I’ve Ive,” which came out in April. The LP sold mor
K-pop Nov. 3, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen sweeps charts in Japan with 11th EP
Seventeen placed its 11th EP atop four charts listed by Billboard Japan, according to the latest tally published Wednesday. “Seventeenth Heaven” also landed atop Oricon’s weekly albums ranking, becoming the group's seventh consecutive and 11th in total to do so. The band has the most albums achieve the feat on the weekly chart, according to agency Pledis Entertainment. The mini album sold more than 5.09 million copies in the first week, setting the new high mark for first-week
K-pop Nov. 2, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] NewJeans stays strong on Billboard 200
The second EP from NewJeans charted on the Billboard 200 dated Nov. 4, extending the group's streak to its 14th week in a row. The rookie girl group’s EP, “Get Up,” ranked No. 98, down from the No. 84 spot it held last week, but it recorded the second-longest streak for a K-pop girl group, only after Blackpink’s first studio album, “The Album,” that hung on for 26 weeks. The album hit the main albums chart in August at No. 1. Meanwhile, main tracks from the m
K-pop Nov. 1, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Ex-Treasure Bang Yedam to debut as solo act
Bang Yedam, formerly of Treasure, is planning to return as a solo musician, according to agency GF Entertainment on Monday. He is gearing up to release his first solo album on Nov. 23 and will drop a pre-release from the EP on Nov. 10, added the company. He came under the spotlight through an audition show in 2013, where he was touted as a child prodigy, and after five years of training under label YG Entertainment, he debuted as a member of Treasure in 2020. The left the band and the labe
K-pop Oct. 30, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen reclaims sales record title with 11th EP
Seventeen set a new first-week sales record, selling over 4.62 million copies of its 11th EP in four days, according to a local tally on Friday. This surpasses Stray Kids’ “Five-Star,” which logged 4.61 million in sales and dethroned Seventeen’s previous EP “FML,” which sold more than 4.55 million in the first week. The EP “FML” still holds a record, though, as the first album in K-pop history to sell more than 3 million units on the day of releas
K-pop Oct. 27, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Seventeen tops Oricon chart with 11th EP
Seventeen’s 11th EP topped Oricon’s daily album ranking, according to the latest chart published on Wednesday. EP “Seventeenth Heaven” landed atop the iTunes albums chart in Japan as well as Line Music’s real-time albums chart, said agency Pledis Entertainment on Thursday. It also headed straight to the top of all major music charts at home including Melon’s Top 100, becoming the first boy band to sit atop the chart this year. The 13-member act brought out th
K-pop Oct. 26, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] NewJeans hits 300m Spotify plays with ‘Super Shy’
NewJeans has garnered 300 million streams with “Super Shy” on Spotify, according to agency Ador on Wednesday. It is the group’s fifth song to reach the milestone on the platform and did so in the shortest time for the group at 108 days. “Super Shy” is one of the three main tracks from its second EP “Get Up” and has ranked No. 5 and No. 9 on Spotify’s global daily and weekly top songs chart, respectively, both record spots for the quintet. It has s
K-pop Oct. 25, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Enhypen expands Asia tour
Enhypen added four cities in Asia extending its international tour, said agency Belift Lab on Tuesday. The band will perform seven times in Taipei, Singapore, Macao and New Clark City, Philippines in January and February next year. This extends its second tour “Fate” that began in Seoul in July and brought the seven members to Tokyo and Osaka in September before six cities in the US. The bandmates wrapped up the tour in Chicago in the US on Sunday. Meanwhile, the b
K-pop Oct. 24, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT hits Billboard 200 at No. 3
Tomorrow X Together’s third studio album charted No. 3 on the Billboard 200, according to the chart preview the publication posted on Sunday in the US. The LP “The Name Chapter: Freefall” is the ninth album from the band to enter the main albums chart, the second-most for a K-pop artist, only after BTS. The five-piece act placed all three albums from this year on the chart as well. Its fifth EP “The Name Chapter: Temptation” came out in January an
K-pop Oct. 23, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Stray Kids float teaser for upcoming EP
Stray Kids released a sample of their forthcoming EP, floating a teaser video for a B-side track on Friday. The trailer for “Megaverse” instantly grabs attention with shattering glass, following the eight bandmates crossing over time and space with strong sounds in the background. The band is gearing up to roll out eighth EP “Rock-Star” on Nov. 10, about five months since the group's third studio album, “Five-Star.” The LP charted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 a
K-pop Oct. 20, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] SHINee’s Taemin to host solo concert in December
Taemin of SHINee will hold a solo concert in Incheon, Gyeonggi-do on Dec. 16-17, JYP Entertainment announced Thursday. It has been over four and a half years since the veteran performer hosted a solo gig offline. The live event, dubbed “Metamorph,” will be the first standalone gig at the Inspire Arena, the country’s first multi-purpose arena that is part of a $5 billion resort built near Incheon Airport. The youngest member of SHINee is gearing up to make his comeback as
K-pop Oct. 19, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] Red Velvet to return with 3rd LP next month
Red Velvet returns with a third studio album on Nov. 13, label SM Entertainment announced Wednesday. The LP is titled “What A Chill Kill” and consists of 10 genre-spanning tracks. It is the group’s first full album in about six years and comes approximately a year since its last album, EP “The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday.” The EP was the quintet’s first album to sell over a million and topped the iTunes top albums chart in 47 regions as well as a seri
K-pop Oct. 18, 2023
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[Today’s K-pop] TXT tops Oricon chart with 3rd LP, sets record
Tomorrow X Together’s third studio album hit Oricon’s weekly album ranking at the top, according to the latest chart published on Tuesday. LP “The Name Chapter: Freefall,” released on Friday, topped the weekly chart in only three days, after debuting atop its daily album ranking. The band is the only artist to place three albums atop the weekly albums chart, said Oricon. The quintet’s fifth EP, “The Name Chapter: Temptation,” and second LP in Japan, &ld
K-pop Oct. 17, 2023
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