Korea Observer

K-pop acts get 2020 MTV Video Music Awards nominations : Best K-pop nominees (clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, Monsta X, Red Velvet, (G)I-DLE and TXT (Twitter)  MTV has released the list of nominees for 2020 Video Music Awards (VMA) and several K-pop acts are in Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Crash Landing on You,’ ‘The World of the Married’ are most talked about K-dramas online : (Clockwise from top) Top K-dramas 'Crash Landing on You,' 'The World of the Married' and 'Itaewon Class'  (tvN / JTBC)  “Crash Landing on You” of tvN and “The World of the Married” and “Itaewon Class” of Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Train to Busan’ sequel ‘Peninsula’ surpasses 3 million tickets, No. 1 for 2 consecutive weeks : (From left) 'Peninsula' director Yeon Sang-ho and stars Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re and Kang Dong-won celebrate the 3-million ticket milestone with a cake (Next Entertainment World)  The Korean zombie film “Peninsula,” which stars Kang Dong-won and Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BLACKPINK becomes most subscribed female artist on YouTube Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BTS to release new song in August, new album this year : BTS (Twitter)  K-pop boy band BTS stirred fans’ emotions when it was announced that they will be releasing a new song in August.  Big Hit Entertainment announced that “on August 21, 2020, the new digital single by Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

MAX to reunite with BTS’ Suga in his upcoming ‘Colour Vision’ album : Max with Suga (Instagram)  American singer-songwriter MAX's upcoming album features a collaboration with K-pop boy band BTS member Suga. The 28-year-old multi-platinum artist will drop his album “Colour Vision” on Sept. 18. It has 12 tracks: “Blueberry Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Global fans pick their favorite K-pop stars in KTO survey : (Clockwise from top left) BTS, Big Bang, EXO, Shinhwa, Super Junior and IU (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)  Last July 22, Bulletin Entertainment revealed the results of the social media analysis on Korean singers and actors in a Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BTS’ ‘Bang Bang Con’ sets new Guinness World Records title for most viewed livestream concert : BTS during their online concert (Twitter)  K-pop boy band BTS’ “Bang Bang Con: The Live” held last month set a new Guinness World Records title for the most viewers for a music concert live stream. “756,000 fans Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Train to Busan’ sequel ‘Peninsula’ sells 2 million tickets in one week : 'Peninsula' stars Kang Dong-won (left) Lee Jung-hyun hold thank-you messages after their movie reached 2 million in total admissions on July 21 (Next Entertainment World)  “Peninsula,” the sequel to the 2016 hit Korean zombie film “Train Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

KTO Hallyu tourism report reveals most influential Korean stars on social media in the Philippines : Most talked about on social media in the Philippines are (clockwise from top left) BTS, EXO, BLACKPINK, GOT7 and iKON The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has released a comprehensive research on Hallyu, or Korean Wave, tourism Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com