The second EP from NCT Wish sold over a million copies in the first week, said label SM Entertainment Monday citing a local tally. “Poppop,” released last week, is also the band's first album to reach the milestone. Combined, NCT's youngest subunit has sold nearly 2 million copies of previous albums: debut single “Wish,” second single “Songbird” and first mini album “Steady.” The second EP received more than 1.2 million in preorders. The new album also topped a number of major album sales charts

Jin of BTS is planning to host his first solo fan concert tour in June, said label Big Hit Music on Friday. He will launch the tour, “#RunSeokjin_EP. Tour,” with a two-date event in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province and the following weekends, visit Chiba and Osaka in Japan, respectively. The tour’s American leg will take him to Anaheim, Dallas, Tampa and Newark through July and the artist will head over to Europe in August to meet fans in London and Amsterdam. He will put songs from his upcoming second

SHINee uploaded a new poster Friday for its seventh standalone concert slated to be held in Seoul May 23-25. The four members donned up in white suits posed for the camera ready to host the live show dubbed “Every Stage Shines Around You.” The three-day show will be their first new gig in about two years and will mark the debut anniversary of debut which falls on the last day. Live performances from the last two days will be broadcast online as well for fans who could not join in person. The ban

Boy band Close Your Eyes will greet fans in five cities in Asia, announced agency Uncore on Friday. For its first fan meeting tour titled “Closer Moments,” the band of seven is set to visit Yokohama and Osaka in Japan before flying over to Hong Kong and Taipei in June, after the meet-and-greet in Seoul May 24-25. The rookie band was formed through the audition program “Project 7” which concluded in December last year. It debuted earlier this month with eight-track album “EternalT” which sold ove

Twice has added Korean-language parts to Coldplay single “We Pray,” and put it out as a single, according to Warner Music Korea. The nonet opened the British band’s Korea concert on Wednesday with a medley of hit songs as a special guest and sang together the single with the band, inserting lyrics in Korean. The original song is part of the band’s tenth studio album “Moon Music” and the “Twice Version” was published officially online on Friday. “(The single) is a meaningful song that encourages

Jimin of BTS has generated 1.6 billion plays on Spotify with solo single “Who.” He achieved the feat in 270 days, reaching the milestone in the shortest time for an Asian artist, and the sixth-shortest time overall. “Who” fronted his second solo album “Muse” that was rolled out in July 2024. The single debuted on Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 14 and spent 33 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100, surpassing the record his band held at 32 with “Dynamite.” It enjoyed 28 weeks in total on the UK Official Singl

Park Woojin of AB6IX will bring out the solo physical single “Cool & Hot” on April 30, agency Brand New Music announced Thursday. He participated in all aspects of the single, from the concept and songwriting to visuals, to better express his style through the song. It will be his first solo endeavor in over two years after the EP, “Own.” He was the first member of the band to drop a solo album. On Wednesday, bandmate Lee Daehwi released the project single “Lovestruck” via Contents X and Dream U

Astro is releasing a single in memory of late Moonbin on Saturday, said agency Fantagio on Thursday. The band teamed up with friends and family of their bandmate who passed away two years ago. The list of musicians who participated in making single “Moon” include: Moon Sua of Billlie, sister of Moonbin; Viviz; Minhyuk, Kihyun and I.M of Monsta X; Hoshi, Wonwoo, Minkyu, Dogyeom and Seungkwan of Seventeen; Bang Chan of Stray Kids; and Chanhee of SF9. Last year, Jinjin put out self-written single “

Rose of Blackpink was named as one of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2025” by Time magazine. She was selected by one of the “Pioneers” in the annual list published on Wednesday in the US. “She’s such as dynamic performer and songwriter, and I think it’s incredible that she’s able to captivate arenas full of people as both a member of the biggest girl group in the world and also as a solo artist,” gushed actor and producer Lily Collins in the accompanying article, touting the artist as “the

A rumor has rekindled online surrounding Taemin of SHINee and choreographer No:ze, and his agency Big Planet Made Entertainment said Wednesday that it is looking into the matter. Video clips and photographs have been circulating online including those of two people, some claiming to be the pair, hugging and walking arm in arm. A previous speculation that Taemin and No:ze were dating also emerged in late 2023. The dancer performed together with the singer for his solo performance of “Guilty” in N

Jungkook of BTS reached another milestone with his solo digital single. He surpassed the 2.3 billion listens mark on Spotify with his first solo single “Seven (feat. Latto),” cementing the pioneering position he holds for an Asian artist on the platform. The single from 2023 ranked No. 85 on the most-streamed songs chart in the history of the music platform as well. “Seven” spent 91 weeks straight on its Weekly Top Songs Global chart, a record for a K-pop solo singer, and topped its Daily Top So

Stray Kids will roll out third EP in Japan on June 18, label JYP Entertainment announced Wednesday. It is about three years since its last EP, “Circus,” which debuted atop Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking and iTunes Top Albums Chart in 17 regions. “Circus” earned platinum certification in Japan in September 2022. The six-track album included Japanese-language version of “Maniac,” which topped iTunes Top Songs Chart in 12 regions, and music video for the titular track surpassed 100 million views as o

Zerobaseone entered the Billboard 200 at No. 28 with its fifth EP “Blue Paradise,” according to the latest chart dated April 19. It is the boy band’s first entry on the main albums chart and also placed them at No. 16 on Billboard Artist 100. Earlier this month, the band marked their first release of physical albums in the US with the new EP as well as pop-up stores in New York and Los Angeles that offered a range of exclusive merchandise. The mini album was first released in Korea in February a

Three members of disbanded project girl group IZ*ONE each gave fans updates on their solo careers Tuesday. Kwon Eunbi dropped the digital single “Hello Stranger” on Monday. Through her agency Woollim Entertainment, she introduced the single album, saying, "The title track ('Hello Stranger') contains a story of inviting a stranger to my secret world. It is full of charm while exuding mysterious ambience." Choi Yena announced that she will host her solo stand-alone concert in Taiwan in May, after

Enhypen will tour the US and Europe in August and September, announced agency Belift Lab on Tuesday. The seven-piece act will embark on the American leg of the tour in New York on August 6. After going live twice, it will head over to Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. In the following week, it is set to hop around Europe for the first time. The tour stops are London and Manchester, UK as well as Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin and Paris. This is an expasion of its ongoing tour “Walk the Line,” which