24 K-pop idols make it to ‘The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020’ list

24 K-pop idols make it to ‘The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020’ list: (Clockwise from top left) BTS’ V, BTS’ Jungkook, EXO’s Lay, NCT’s Taeyong, BTS’ Jimin, ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo, ENHYPEN’s Ni-Ki, Seventeen’s Mingyu and Wonho. (Screenshots from TC Candler’s YouTube video) TC Candler’s The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2020 includes 24 K-pop idols, touting it as “widely

BTS’ Suga to attend Big Hit concert following shoulder surgery: ‘I’m recovering well’

BTS’ Suga to attend Big Hit concert following shoulder surgery: ‘I’m recovering well’

BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ becomes only pop album certified platinum in US in 2020

BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ becomes only pop album certified platinum in US in 2020: BTS and the cover of their 'Map of the Soul: 7' album. (Big Hit) The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) revealed that K-pop superstars BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7” has earned the distinction of being the only pop album that was awarded platinum certification in the US in 2020. In it

Korean fans demand Ilhoon’s immediate removal from BTOB due to marijuana scandal

Korean fans demand Ilhoon’s immediate removal from BTOB due to marijuana scandal

Korea promulgates law to allow BTS to postpone military service until age 30

Korea promulgates law to allow BTS to postpone military service until age 30: BTS (Twitter) The Korean government promulgated on Dec. 22 a law that will allow K-pop superstars BTS and other pop culture artists to postpone their military service until age 30. This came after South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill on Dec. 1 that grants outstanding pop culture artis

K-pop boy band BTOB’s Ilhoon facing case of smoking marijuana

K-pop boy band BTOB’s Ilhoon facing case of smoking marijuana: Ilhoon (Instagram)  Jung Ilhoon, 26, member of K-pop boy band BTOB, is facing a case of smoking marijuana several times for years. A report by Korean broadcasting network Channel A on Dec. 21 stated that the police investigated Ilhoon’s habitual drug use. The police determined that Ilhoon smo

Korean music industry experts choose best singers, rookies of 2020

Korean music industry experts choose best singers, rookies of 2020: (Clockwise from top left) BTS, BLACKPINK, Seventeen, Oh My Girl, StayC, Aespa, Cravity and Treasure (Twitter, Instagram, Mnet Asian Music Awards) Korean music industry experts have voted to name the best singers, rookies and events of 2020. News outlet News1 held a year-end survey among 22 exp

K-pop star BoA probed on suspicion of smuggling psychotropic drugs to South Korea

K-pop star BoA probed on suspicion of smuggling psychotropic drugs to South Korea

Korean celebrities who passed away in 2020

Korean celebrities who passed away in 2020: (Clockwise from top left) Park Ji-sun, Go Soo-jung, Moon Ji-yoon, Park Ji-hoon, Yohan, Oh In-hye and Kim Ki-duk (Instagram, KBS News) The Korean entertainment industry mourned the death of several celebrities this year. In Google’s top trending searches in the Philippines for 2020, Korean actress

Gallup survey reveals top Korean movie stars who shined in 2020

Gallup survey reveals top Korean movie stars who shined in 2020: The top 10 Korean movie stars who shined in 2020 are (clockwise from top left) Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Ma Dong-seok, Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Gong Yoo, Ha Jung-woo,  Lee Jung-jae, Kim Hye-soo and Lee Jeong-eun (Instagram, KOFIC)  Gallup Korea has revealed its yearly list of the top 10

Top 10 Korean entertainment stories of 2020

Top 10 Korean entertainment stories of 2020: (Clockwise from left) BTS, BLACKPINK, EXO’s Chen and Chanyeol, ex-AOA’s Jimin and Mina, scene in 'Parasite,' Lee Min-ho in 'The King: Eternal Monarch,' Choi Jong-hoon, Jung Joon-young, 2AM’s Im Seulong and Red Velvet’s Irene. (Photos: Twitter, Instagram, KOFIC, Barunson E&A, CJ Entertainment, SB

Hyun Bin, ‘Crash Landing on You,’ top Google searches in the Philippines in 2020

Hyun Bin, ‘Crash Landing on You,’ top Google searches in the Philippines in 2020: Google search, Year in Search 2020, Hyun Bin, Kim Soo-hyun, Korean dramas Captain Ri and his hit drama “Crash Landing on You” became the top trending searches in the Philippines in 2020. For its yearender, Google has released the 2020 Year in Search lists and in the Philippines, Korean persona

Late K-pop stars Sulli, Goo Hara’s Instagram accounts memorialized

Late K-pop stars Sulli, Goo Hara’s Instagram accounts memorialized: The Instagram accounts of the late K-pop stars Sulli of f(x) and Goo Hara of KARA have been memorialized. “Memorialized accounts are a place to remember and celebrate someone’s life after they have passed away,” according to a notice by Instagram. Sulli died at age 25 on Oct. 14, 2019. Her bod

BTS online concert, ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Parasite’ among Google’s top trending searches in 2020

BTS online concert, ‘Dynamite,’ ‘Parasite’ among Google’s top trending searches in 2020: BTS (top) and “Parasite” (Twitter, CJ, Barunson, KOFIC) K-pop superstars BTS’ online concert and song “Dynamite,” and the Oscar winning Korean film “Parasite” were among Google’s top trending searches globally in 2020. Google has released the lists of the Year in Search 2020, which were “based

#ThisHappened: Twitter names top 10 most tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020

#ThisHappened: Twitter names top 10 most tweeted K-pop accounts globally in 2020

Grammy nominee BTS bags multiple places on Billboard’s 2020 year-end charts

Grammy nominee BTS bags multiple places on Billboard’s 2020 year-end charts: BTS (Twitter) Billboard has released its annual year-end charts and K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS placed in many rankings including bagging the No. 1 spots. In the overall rankings, BTS grabbed 18th place on the Top Artists for 2020 from 15th in 2019, 8th in 2018 and 10th in 2017.

YouTube unveils top 10 most popular music videos in Korea in 2020

YouTube unveils top 10 most popular music videos in Korea in 2020: YouTube, BTS, BLACKPINK, Zico, ITZY, Oh My Girl, Jo Jung-suk, IU, Hospital Playlist YouTube has revealed the top 10 most popular music videos in South Korea in 2020 as part of its yearender. The top 10 list is based on views in South Korea from the period Jan. 1 to Nov. 15 this year. BTS and B

BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed Korean YouTube channel with over 50 million

BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed Korean YouTube channel with over 50 million: BLACKPINK (Instagram) K-pop girl group BLACKPINK emerged as the most subscribed Korean YouTube channel with over 50 million, earning them the Custom Creator Award or “Ruby Play Button.” As such, they are the first Korean channel to receive the “Ruby Play Button” award from YouTube, given to ch