Tuesday, December 29, 2020
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
Sunday, December 27, 2020
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.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
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
Sunday, December 20, 2020
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
Friday, December 18, 2020
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
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
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
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