BLACKPINK’s ‘Boombayah’ reaches 1 billion views on YouTube, group’s third MV to achieve feat

BLACKPINK’s ‘Boombayah’ reaches 1 billion views on YouTube, group’s third MV to achieve feat: Iconic K-pop girl group BLACKPINK set a new record when their “Boombayah” music video garnered one billion views on YouTube today, Oct. 13. “Boombayah” is BLACKPINK’s debut song along with “Whistle” released on Aug. 8, 2016 under their debut single album “Square One.” The music videos for “Boombayah” and “Whistle” […]

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Banned singer Steve Yoo’s Korean F-4 visa application denied anew despite Supreme Court ruling

Banned singer Steve Yoo’s Korean F-4 visa application denied anew despite Supreme Court ruling: Banned Korean-American singer Steve Yoo’s F-4 visa application was rejected again by the Korean consulate general in Los Angeles despite a Supreme Court ruling in his favor last March. Yoo, whose real name is Yoo Seung-jun, has been banned from entering Korea for 18 years when he acquired American citizenship […]

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BLACKPINK sets new K-pop girl group record by selling 609,000 copies of ‘The Album’

BLACKPINK sets new K-pop girl group record by selling 609,000 copies of ‘The Album’: BLACKPINK sold more than 600,000 copies of their new album “The Album” in just two days to set the biggest initial sales record in K-pop girl group history. Korea’s Hanteo Chart revealed the sales numbers for “The Album,” which was released in physical form on Oct. 6 after it was […]

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‘Crash Landing on You’ star Hyun Bin thanks fans for birthday greetings, donations

‘Crash Landing on You’ star Hyun Bin thanks fans for birthday greetings, donations: Korean actor Hyun Bin, star of the hit K-dramas “Crash Landing on You” and “My Name Is Kim Sam-soon,” thanked fans for greeting him on his birthday and making donations. Hyun Bin celebrated his 38th (39th in Korea) birthday on Sept. 25 and to mark the occasion, his global fan […]

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BREAKING: YouTube reveals official first 24-hour views for BLACKPINK’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ MV

YouTube reveals official first 24-hour views for BLACKPINK’s ‘Lovesick Girls’ MV: YouTube has revealed the total views in the first 24 hours of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s new music video “Lovesick Girls.” BLACKPINK made their comeback on Oct. 2 with “The Album” which includes the main track “Lovesick Girls.” The music video for the song was also uploaded on YouTube on […]

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K-pop supergroup SuperM’s ‘Super One’ album debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200

K-pop supergroup SuperM’s ‘Super One’ album debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200: K-pop supergroup SuperM’s debut studio album “Super One,” released on Sept. 25, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200 for the Oct 10-dated chart. According to Billboard, the album “bows with 104,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 101,000 are from album sales, 3,000 from SEA units (equaling 5.2 […]

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Dara visits, eats at Filipino market in Seoul

Dara visits, eats at Filipino market in Seoul: Dara (aka Sandara Park) visited a Filipino market in Seoul and got to mingle and take photos with Pinoys and Koreans. She posted her new video “Philippines Market in Korea” on DaraTV on YouTube where she and producer Shin visited the Filipino street market near the Hyehwadong Catholic Church in […]

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It’s finally here: BLACKPINK drops ‘The Album’ with more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide

It’s finally here: BLACKPINK drops ‘The Album’ with more than 1 million pre-orders worldwide: Four years after their debut in the music scene, iconic K-pop girl group BLACKPINK finally have their first ever studio album. BLACKPINK released today, Oct. 2, “The Album,” an eight-track masterpiece fronted by “Lovesick Girls” in

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‘Tenet’, BTS’ ‘Break the Silence’ in top 10 movies in South Korea in September

‘Tenet’, BTS’ ‘Break the Silence’ in top 10 movies in South Korea in September: The American action-thriller film “Tenet” placed first while K-pop superstars BTS’ “Break the Silence: The Movie” grabbed ninth place in the top 10 films in South Korea for the month of September. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office results, 2.98 million people went to Korean […]

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More than 40 million adults in PH watch on YouTube every month

More than 40 million adults in PH watch on YouTube every month: YouTube has revealed that more than 40 million people aged 18 and above in the Philippines watch on the video platform every month in the past year. Watch time across content genres and the number of channels with more than 100,000 subscribers continue to grow, bringing opportunities to creators and […]

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