On the 1st, the RIAA announced new platinum certifications for BTS as the single sold over 300 million copies over the year. The RIAA grants recognition to albums based on the number of sales: 500,000 or more for Gold, 1 million or more for Platinum, and 2 million or more for multi-Platinum. Currently, BTS holds multiple platinum certifications for three albums and five tracks and has become the k-pop band with the most platinum certifications of all time....

On October 26th, the PeopleŌĆÖs Choice Awards has announced the complete list of this yearŌĆÖs nominees. BTS as a group has earned three nominations, including The Group of 2022, The Music Video of 2022 (for ŌĆ£Yet to ComeŌĆØ) and The Concert Tour of 2022 (for ŌĆ£Permission to Dance On StageŌĆØ).┬ĀLast year, BTS took home three awards in the The Group of 2021, The Music Video of 2021 and The Song of 2021 categories....

A song can achieve a perfect all-kill when it tops various daily and realtime charts on music sites and reaches #1 on iChartŌĆÖs Weekly and Realtime ranking. BLACKPINKŌĆÖs ŌĆ£How You Like That,ŌĆØ SSAK3ŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Summer Sea Again,ŌĆØ and BTSŌĆÖs ŌĆ£DynamiteŌĆØ are the only songs this year to achieve a perfect all-kill. Congratulations BTS and ARMYS! Source (1)

Earlier today, a media outlet reported that Cha has been cast for the role of Yohan Skelp. In response, Fantagio shared, ŌĆ£Cha Eun Woo was offered the role and is positively reviewing it.ŌĆØ Based on the webtoon of the same name, Island revolves around a man who needs a woman to end his cursed immoral life, a woman who does not know of the cruel fate that awaits her, and an exorcist who is swept by guilt after failing to protect a girl....

GQ Korea released a pictorial and an interview with CHOBOM. With blonde hair and a doll-like appearance, the two girls impressively pulled off both the colorful and black-and-white concepts. In an interview conducted afterward, the two girls opened up about their unit group CHOBOM and their debut single Copycat. ŌĆ£From the beginning, we decided on the concept of twins for the album. ThatŌĆÖs why the title track is called ŌĆśCopycat,‘ŌĆØ Chorong said....

According to SPOTVNEWS, Kwon Eunbin has been cast as the second female lead in Seen from a Distance, Green Spring, which is in talks to be programmed as the new KBS drama. Based on the webtoon of the same name, Seen from a Distance, Green Spring depicts the struggles of people in their 20s living in a harsh world that is overshared by the phrase ŌĆ£the beautiful time that only youth can enjoy....

When asked, ŌĆ£Fans are usually dissatisfied with the distribution of parts for TWICE songs. WhatŌĆÖs the difference between main and lead vocals?ŌĆØ Rado explained, ŌĆ£First of all, the main vocalists are Nayeon and Jihyo. They need to keep the overall flow of the song.ŌĆØ He continued, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs not about my personal feelings, but I think right for a good singer to take it (song parts) for the quality. Song parts are not shared equally among members....

Through their official SNS on the 29th, CRAVITY released the tracklist image for their third mini-album CRAVITY SEASON 3 HIDEOUT: BE OUR VOICE. According to the tracklist, the album will consist of 7 songs including the title track ŌĆ£My TurnŌĆØ, ŌĆ£Call My NameŌĆØ, ŌĆ£MammothŌĆØ, ŌĆ£Bad HabitsŌĆØ, ŌĆ£MoonlightŌĆØ, ŌĆ£DangerousŌĆØ, and ŌĆ£Give Me Your LoveŌĆØ. The title song ŌĆ£My Turn,ŌĆØ produced by hit-maker Ryan Jeon, is a restrained yet powerful song. In particular, expectations are rising as WJSNŌĆÖs Exy who has shown musical capabilities through various self-composed songs will be writing its lyrics....

First, Shin Sung Rok got the limelight when he confirmed his appearance in The Penthouse: War in Life as Joo Dan Tae (played by Uhm Ki Joon). But he had to leave before the filming started due to scheduling issues. Netizens are assuming that itŌĆÖs because he got to play the main role in the drama Kairos, which airs at the same time. Oh Man Seok was reported to have been cast to play Ha Yoon Chul in the drama....

Chanyeol is scheduled to attend a press preview of his new movie The Box at Megabox COEX on the morning of March 18. According to the reports, Chanyeol, Jo Dal Hwan, and director Yang Jung Woong will attend the event. This is the first time in about five months that Chanyeol will show his face in a public event since the controversy over his private life surfaced in October last year....

On September 5, tvN new drama Record of Youth raised the viewersŌĆÖ heart rate with a surprise promotional video of Park Bo Gum. Record of Youth, starring Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam, and Byun Woo Suk, follows the lives of three people in todayŌĆÖs fashion industry. While dreams are a luxury not everyone can afford, their youthful passion let them run straight towards their dreams in their own ways....

Phantom unveiled the first look pictures of Lee Ha Nee and Park So DamŌĆÖs characters. Set in Gyeongseong in 1933, the upcoming film follows a group of individuals locked in a secluded hotel. Each of them is suspected of being a spy known as the ŌĆ£Phantom,ŌĆØ planted by the independence army to collect intel deep inside the Government-General of Ch┼Źsen. Lee Ha Nee┬Ātakes on the role of radio intelligence officer Park Cha Kyung working for the Government-General of Ch┼Źsen....

According to a now-suspended Twitter user, a male idol approached her and her friend while they were in a bar in Korea and inappropriately touched them without their consent. The user claimed that he constantly brought up the name of his former boy group to attract women even though he is no longer part of the group and the agency. Towards the end, the user hinted that the idolŌĆÖs name started with a ŌĆ£WooŌĆØ and that he was signed to a Big 3 company (SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment)....

AAA, which will be held on November 25, unveiled an additional lineup following the previous lineup that includes MAMAMOO, NCT 127, ITZY, Stray Kids, ONEUS, CRAVITY, Secret Number, TREASURE, Song Ga In, Kang Daniel, Bigman and AleXa. The new lineup consists of Super Junior, GOT7, TWICE, MONSTA X, Pentagon, AB6IX, THE BOYZ, (G)I-DLE and IZ*ONE. On top of that, pop singer MAX, who became the talk of the town for his collaboration with Suga, will also be attending this yearŌĆÖs AAA....

For the 2021 Luna New Year, Gian84 will challenge flying a super-sized kite. Lying on a bumpy floor full of snow, he burns his passion as he cuts a large cloth with scissors and personally sews it. On top of that, he will show off his webtoon artistŌĆÖs skills as he draws membersŌĆÖ faces to fulfill their New YearŌĆÖs wishes as well. From his wish to start a heart-fluttering relationship to BTSŌĆÖs J-HopeŌĆÖs appearance on the show as a guest, attention focuses on the one of a kind Gian84ŌĆÖs kite....

On Oct. 19, Go Hyun JungŌĆÖs agency IOK Entertainment said, ŌĆ£It is true that the actress received an offer from IŌĆÖve Never Loved Nobody (literal title), and she is positively reviewing it. But nothing has been confirmed yet.ŌĆØ IŌĆÖve Never Loved Nobody tells the story of a woman, who briefly abandoned the titles as a mother and wife to fully commit to her desires, and another woman who became ŌĆ£the support role of her own lifeŌĆØ because of her....