Winners at first #APAN Music Awards

Winners at first APAN Music Awards: Clockwise from top left) BTS, TWICE, Kang Daniel, Monsta X and NCT 127 (Twitter)  The inaugural APAN Music Awards ceremony was held on Jan. 24 to honor excellence in music in 2020. It was hosted by “Running Man” stars Kim Jong-kook and Jeon So-min at the Kyunghee University Grand Peace Palace

Hyun Bin thanks GF Son Ye-jin as he wins grand prize at 2020 APAN Star Awards

Hyun Bin thanks GF Son Ye-jin as he wins grand prize at 2020 APAN Star Awards

‘Daesang’ winner iKON finalizing to join ‘Kingdom’ K-pop boy band competition

‘Daesang’ winner iKON finalizing to join ‘Kingdom’ K-pop boy band competition: iKON (Twitter) iKON, which won the “daesang” (grand prize) for the song “Love Scenario,” is in the final stages of negotiation to join “Kingdom,” a competition between K-pop boy bands. Korean media reported that iKON, if finally confirmed to appear on the show, will be competing against Stray

Is Sandara Park sick? Fans worried about her swollen neck

Is Sandara Park sick? Fans worried about her swollen neck: Sandara Park on 'Video Star' with a swollen neck (Screenshots from MBC Every 1’s “Video Star”)  Fans have expressed their concern that something is wrong with Korean star Sandara Park’s health after seeing her on a Korean TV show. Sandara, also known as Dara and a former member of K-pop group

BTS for Smart, BLACKPINK for Globe: Telco wars go into K-pop high gear

BTS for Smart, BLACKPINK for Globe: Telco wars go into K-pop high gear: BTS for Smart (top) and BLACKPINK for Globe (Photos: Smart website, Globe) The rivalry between Smart and Globe, the two leading telecommunications companies in the Philippines, has spilled into K-pop. Smart Communications announced on Jan. 18 that it has signed up K-pop boy band BTS as its new

K-pop boy band Treasure tops weekly music chart with first official debut album

K-pop boy band Treasure tops weekly music chart with first official debut album: Treasure, The First Step Treasure Effect, Hanteo Chart, (G)I-DLE, NCT, Victon, TXT, Kai, ENHYPEN, MCND, Jeong Sewoon, Sungkyu, Infinite, EXO Rookie K-pop idol group Treasure topped the weekly music chart with their first official debut album “The First Step: Treasure Effect.” Hanteo Chart rele

SNSD’s Hyoyeon asked to name Korean actress ‘drooling from drugs’ in Burning Sun club

SNSD’s Hyoyeon asked to name Korean actress ‘drooling from drugs’ in Burning Sun club: Kim Sang-kyo (left) and Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon at Burning Sun club (Kim Sang-kyo’s Instagram)  K-pop group Girls’ Generation member and DJ Hyoyeon was dragged into the Burning Sun club scandal that forced Big Bang member Seungri to retire from the entertainment industry in March 2019. He

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on bashers after BTS issue: ‘We will just ignore you’

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on bashers after BTS issue: ‘We will just ignore you’: Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (left) and BTS (Photos: Rep. Cayetano’s Facebook page and Twitter)  Lawmaker Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano addressed bashers after fans of K-pop superstars BTS criticized him on social media for using the boy band for political stunt. Cayetano

K-pop performance powerhouse Seventeen appears on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

K-pop performance powerhouse Seventeen appears on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’: Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen made their US debut performance of the song “Left & Right” on the Daytime Emmy award-winning “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Jan. 13. “My next guest has sold over six million albums and have had their songs streamed more than two billi

Angry fans slam, curse Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano for using BTS for politics

Angry fans slam, curse Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano for using BTS for politics: Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (left) and BTS (Photos: Rep. Cayetano’s Facebook page and Twitter)  Angry fans slammed and cursed Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano for using K-pop superstars BTS for political stunt. Cayetano is reportedly launching a political bloc in the House