BTS, EXO, GOT7 nominated anew for 2020 Billboard Music Awards

BTS, EXO, GOT7 nominated anew for 2020 Billboard Music Awards: K-pop boy bands BTS, EXO, GOT7 received nominations for the 2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), a repeat of what happened last year. The BBMAs announced the nominees in 55 categories for this year’s ceremony, which will be held on Oct. 14 at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and to be […]

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New K-pop boy band ENHYPEN to debut by end of the year

New K-pop boy band ENHYPEN to debut by end of the year: A new K-pop boy band will be debuting this year under a company of Big Hit Entertainment, which has produced BTS. Upcoming multinational idol group ENHYPEN is composed of seven members who won in the recent Korean survival audition show “I-Land.” The winners were selected during the final episode of […]

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BTS, NCT, ATEEZ, EXO emerge as most tweeted musicians in US under quarantine

BTS, NCT, ATEEZ, EXO emerge as most tweeted musicians in US under quarantine: K-pop boy bands BTS, NCT, ATEEZ and EXO became the most tweeted about musicians in the US during the quarantine period. Twitter provided Manila Bulletin Entertainment with the Twitter From Home trend report with the list of most tweeted about musicians, movies, TV shows and food, and emoji trends in […]

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Airing dates of ‘Coffee Prince’ documentary revealed

Airing dates of ‘Coffee Prince’ documentary revealed: The hit 2007 Korean drama “Coffee Prince” is getting some sort of a reboot through a documentary that will see the cast reunite after 13 years. Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye will join co-stars Kim Dong-wook, Lee Sun-gyun, Kim Jae-wook and Chae Jung-an for the TV documentary. According to MBC, […]

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BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ ranks No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100, Global 200 music charts

BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ ranks No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100, Global 200 music charts: K-pop superstars BTS’ hit all-English single “Dynamite” grabbed the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in its third week.  BTS made history when “Dynamite,” released on Aug. 21, topped the Hot 100 chart, becoming the first Korean act to achieve the feat. It spent two weeks at No. […]

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Korean actress Oh In-hye dies after being found unconscious at home

Korean actress Oh In-hye dies after being found unconscious at home: Korean actress Oh In-hye, who was found unconscious on Sept. 14 at her home in Incheon City in South Korea, has died. She was 36.

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Hyun Bin under self-quarantine after filming in Jordan

Hyun Bin under self-quarantine after filming in Jordan: Korean actor Hyun Bin, star of the hit drama “Crash Landing on You,” has returned to South Korea after filming his new movie in Jordan.  He arrived at Incheon International Airport on Sept. 12 and underwent testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He will be under self-quarantine for two weeks […]

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Park Bogum’s military training photo revealed

Park Bogum’s military training photo revealed

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BTS say ‘thank you’ as ‘Dynamite’ dominates Hot 100 chart for second straight week

BTS say ‘thank you’ as ‘Dynamite’ dominates Hot 100 chart for second straight week

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BTS topping Hot 100 chart to generate $1.43 billion in economic effect

BTS topping Hot 100 chart to generate $1.43 billion in economic effect: K-pop superstars BTS’ recent feat of topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart will generate an economic effect of 1.7 trillion won (about $1.43 billion or P69.7 billion), according to the Korean government.

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