This marks BTSŌĆÖs twelfth release to enter the Billboard 200 chart. Out of all other K-pop groups, BTS has the most releases that have charted on Billboard 200. The album sold a total of 564,290 copies and topped the Japanese Oricon Daily Chart for six consecutive days since it was first released. The album also debuted at #1 on the Oricon Weekly Chart. Source (1)

MTV VMA released a full list of final nominees on July 26th. The MTV Video Music Award will take place on August 28th. BTS was nominated in four categories, including Best K-Pop (ŌĆ£Yet To ComeŌĆØ), Best Choreography (ŌĆ£Permission to DanceŌĆØ), Best Metaverse Performance (ŌĆ£MinecraftŌĆØ) and Best Visual Effects (Hit collab ŌĆ£My UniverseŌĆØ with Coldplay). The group earned their first VMA nods in 2019 and won the Best Group and the Best K-Pop awards....

On February 15th, J-Hope posted a photo on his Instagram account with a caption that reads, ŌĆ£He is healthy and sound.ŌĆØ Ā The photo shows J-Hope gazing at Jimin, who is looking outside the window. Back on January 30th, Jimin went to the emergency room after experiencing a sudden abdominal pain and a mild sore throat. He was diagnosed with both COVID-19 and acute appendicitis and underwent surgery on the 31st....

HYBE has signed MOU with Busan Metropolitan City to bring the World Expo 2030 to the city. According to the announced memorandum, the BTS members will serve as ambassadors, hold a global concert in Busan, organize activities to appeal to Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) members, and personally introduce the proposed site to the BIE Enquiry Missions. They must also act as ambassadors during South KoreaŌĆÖs presentation session, be present on election day to support the bid, provide photos and videos for the cityŌĆÖs digital campaigns, and distribute promotional videos through official social media channels....

BTS, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, and more top stars were confirmed to be in the line up for this yearŌĆÖs online concert. The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival, which will be held on September 18th and September 19th, is expected to be online due to COVID-19. BTS is said to be working on a new album at the moment. The groupŌĆÖs new Japanese album, ŌĆśMAP OF THE SOUL : 7 ŌĆō THE JOURNEYŌĆÖ is currently topping various music charts in Japan and sold 564,290 copies so far....

Elkie recently notified Cube of the termination of the contract. Cube Entertainment told SPOTVNEWS, ŌĆ£Elkie is currently staying in Chain. We are working on details regarding the termination of the contract.ŌĆØ Earlier, a post that claims that Elkie notified Cube of the termination of the contract through a law office in Beijing, China, started to spread on Weibo. With this, concerns over CLCŌĆÖs future promotions also surfaced. Elkie herself shared her feelings through her social media when she wrote that she had a lot of difficulties walking along this path and that whenever faced with situations that didnŌĆÖt give her any leeway, she felt incompetent and frustrated....

On Sept. 18, a video titled ŌĆ£DinDin, you lovely friend, youŌĆÖre saying we used to date?ŌĆØ was uploaded on HyunyoungŌĆÖs YouTube channel, ŌĆ£Cho Hyunyoung TV.ŌĆØ In the clip released, Hyunyoung introduced DinDin, saying, ŌĆ£DinDin is a childhood friend. We grew up together in the same neighborhood since we were kids.ŌĆØ DinDin then added, ŌĆ£Is it okay if I say this? We dated for about two weeks,ŌĆØ to which Hyunyoung blazed up, saying, ŌĆ£What on earth are you talking about?...

Epik High talked about recent events ahead of the release of the 10th full-length album Epik High is HereõĖŖ (part 1) on the 18th. As they returned in about three years and three months, they explained, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs only been about two years since we established an independent agency with only Epik High in it. We each had more work, and we went to perform overseas often as we got a lot of belated attention from abroad in 2019....

tvNŌĆÖs How Long Will You Make Me Dance With My Shoulders? announced the appearance of EXOŌĆÖs Xiumin and Baekhyun. After getting discharged from the military, Xiumin will make his comeback through fellow SM artist KyuhyunŌĆÖs entertainment show. The trailer showed Xiumin and Baekhyun playing games and even dancing together, raising expectations. Meanwhile, Xiumin took his last vacation as a soldier the previous month and was discharged on Dec 6 without returning to the base to prevent the spread of COVID-19....

On the 21st, Beakhyun released the teaser images for his new mini-album on March 30th. Following the dreamy sample video, released with EXOŌĆÖs various official accounts on the 20th, the teaser images came out at midnight on the 21st. The set of images revealed a different side of Baekhyun as he melted into the fairytale concept. Hence, expectations for the upcoming album are once again on the rise. BaekhyunŌĆÖs 3rd mini-album Bambi will be released to various music platforms at 6 PM KST on the 30th....

The singer started off by stating, ŌĆ£First of all, I would like to apologize for what happened. This is very late, but I didnŌĆÖt have the chance to speak my position,ŌĆØ and added, ŌĆ£It is true that I was afraid that the dream I was chasing would shatter due to my previous actions. But as days passed, the growing of criticisms made me more afraid.ŌĆØ She then carefully denied the bullying allegations, saying, ŌĆ£I never hit anyone or inflicted violence on anyone, not once, and I was never forced to transfer schools....

It recently held an OST fundraising project for the JTBC drama She Would Never Know, which is being participated by fans all around the world. The project not only surpassed 100% of the target amount within five hours of its start but also exceeded 200%, proving high popularity amongst global fans. This OST funding project is not the first. Before She Would Never Know, it previously also released projects for OST albums in tvNŌĆÖs Start-Up, Stranger 2, and JTBCŌĆÖs 18 Again....

Samjin Company English Class, scheduled to be released on Oct. 21, is a movie about three high school graduates joining forces to investigate the companyŌĆÖs corruption. Go Ah Sung, who mainly played a role representing the position of ŌĆ£underdog,ŌĆØ plays the role of Lee Ja Young. Despite being only given all kinds of chores such as running errands, making coffee, and cleaning as her task, Ja Young grows up as she struggles to shed light on the companyŌĆÖs irregularities....

The Silent Sea is a sci-fi mystery thriller set in a precarious future where Earth is running out of water. An elite team embarks on a mission to the moon in search of unknown samples stored in an abandoned research lab in space. Bae Doona, Gong Yoo, and Lee Joon are confirmed to star in this upcoming Netflix series. The released poster portrays astrobiologist Song Ji Ahn (Bae Doona) standing on the face of the moon....

The groupŌĆÖs 4th regular album Breath of Love: Last Piece and its title track ŌĆ£Last Piece,ŌĆØ released on Nov 30, blasted onto No. 1 on US iTunes Top Album Chart and Top Song Chart on Dec 1. Then on Dec 2, they landed at No. 2 on both charts. The music video for the double title track ŌĆ£Last PieceŌĆØ also heated up fansŌĆÖ hearts with colorful group dance and sensuous directing, putting the video on the top spot of YouTube Trending Worldwide (Music Videos)....

Based on the webtoon of the same name, See You in My 19th Life tells the story of a woman with an extraordinary ability. She can remember the memories of all her past lives. After her previous life is cut short by a tragic accident, she sets out to reconnect with the people of her past life in her current one. HODU&U Entertainment told media outlets on the 25th, ŌĆ£Ha Yoon Kyeong was offered a role in See You in My 19th Life and is now positively reviewing it....

Regarding the negative response to her romance with the actor in the show, Ha Yoon Kyung shared, ŌĆ£I know. There were just so many unanswered questions waiting to be addressed, and the romance between the two seemed a little abrupt as they didnŌĆÖt have enough time to develop feelings for each other. But, we did our best not to give off such an impression by filming scenes where we quarrel and deny our feelings toward each other....

The star referred to herself as a ŌĆśKangaroo mom,ŌĆÖ explaining, ŌĆ£I am a Kangaroo mom because 95 percent of the time my life revolves around my children. That is because it took me 10 years to have a baby.ŌĆØ She added, ŌĆ£I took a pregnancy test and saw two lines on the strip, so my husband and I thought we would finally become parents. I got pregnant around January or February....