Le Sserafim has achieved 100 million views on YouTube on the music video for “Crazy,” agency Source Music said Thursday. It is the eighth music video from the group to reach the milestone. American magazine Teen Vogue picked it as one of 15 Best K-Pop Music Videos of 2024 earlier this month, writing: “From beginning to end, ‘Crazy’ makes you feel like you’re on a Y2K acid trip.” “Crazy” is the titular track from the group's fourth EP and

K-pop Dec. 19, 2024

Jimin of BTS surpassed 1.2 billion plays on Spotify with solo “Who” on Monday. He achieved the feat in just 151 days -- the shortest time for both a K-pop artist and a male solo artist, beating the record previously set by Harry Styles' with “As It Was.” “Who” fronted Jimin's second solo album “Muse” and has spent 21 weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 after entering it at No. 12. The hip-hop R&B tune ranked No. 43 on the chart dated

K-pop Dec. 18, 2024

V of BTS made Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third time this year as a solo act. His collaborative remix of Bing Crosby’s winter classic “White Christmas” debuted on the main songs chart at No. 93. He ranked No. 99 on the chart a week earlier with another winter solo single, “Winter Ahead,” featuring Park Hyoshin. In March, the artist placed digital single “Fri(end)s” at No. 65 on the chart and No. 2 on its Digital Song Sales Chart. “White Chris

K-pop Dec. 17, 2024

Rose of Blackpink entered the Billboard 200 at No. 3 with her first solo full album, according to the chart preview published Sunday in the US. It is the highest spot for a K-pop solo female singer on the main albums chart. She rolled out her LP “Rosie” on Dec. 6, and the album debuted on the UK’s Official Albums Chart Top 100 at No. 4. The main track “Toxic Till the End” ranked No. 72 on its Singles Chart Top 100 with the prerelease “APT.” still sitting

K-pop Dec. 16, 2024

NewJeans has accumulated 700 million plays on Spotify with “Ditto,” according to agency Ador, citing the platform on Friday. The group repeated the feat it previously achieved with “OMG,” which reached the milestone in August. “Ditto” came out in December 2022 as a prerelease from single album “OMG,” and earned the rookie girl group that had debuted about half a year earlier spots on Billboard’s Hot 100 and UK’s Official Singles Chart T

K-pop Dec. 13, 2024

Babymonster uploaded a poster Thursday announcing the US stops for its first international tour Hello Monsters. The two concerts, in Newark, New Jersey, on Feb. 28 and in Los Angeles on March 2, will both be held in arenas -- a major feat for a rookie girl group. The group has already proved its potential, entering Billboard 200 at No. 149 with its first full album “Drip.” The album topped iTunes' Top Albums chart in 14 regions, while the music videos for focus tracks “Dri

K-pop Dec. 12, 2024

Jimin of BTS extended his stay on Billboard’s Hot 100 to 20 weeks in a row with his solo song “Who,” according to the chart published Tuesday in the US. This is the longest streak on the main songs chart for a K-pop solo singer in the last decade, and he achieved the feat while climbing back up nine rungs to No. 47. The single hit the chart at No. 12 while his second solo album “Muse” which it fronted debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 2. The album leaped back up 4

K-pop Dec. 11, 2024

V of BTS hit Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 99 with the single “Winter Ahead,” according to the chart preview published Tuesday. It is his fifth solo entry on the main songs chart, following “Christmas Tree” for the 2021 drama “Our Beloved Summer”; “Slow Dancing” and “Love Me Again” from his first solo album “Layover”; and the digital single “Fri(end)s” from March. The artist teamed up with singer Park Hyoshin

K-pop Dec. 10, 2024

BTS surpassed the 1.9 billion view mark on YouTube with the music video for “Dynamite,” said label Big Hit Music Monday. It was the first time the band reached the milestone. “Dynamite” was rolled out in August 2020 and made a hotshot debut on Billboard’s Hot 100, a first for a K-pop artist. The upbeat single topped the main songs chart two more times and stayed on it for 32 weeks in total, setting records for a K-pop act. Meanwhile, solo albums from RM and Jin made

K-pop Dec. 9, 2024

Twice made a comeback Friday with 14th EP “Strategy,” about 10 months after its previous EP “With YOU-th.” As the album title suggests, the nonet sings of their “strategies” finding and expressing love. “It has been a while. We are returning as a full group … and we’d love to see the reaction from our fans,” said Momo via label JYP Entertainment adding that the title track “is the most hip among songs from us.” The lead sin

K-pop Dec. 6, 2024

Rose of Blackpink amassed 500 million views on YouTube with the music video for “APT.,” her agency The Black Label said Thursday. She achieved the feat in less than 48 days breaking the record for a K-pop artist. “APT.,” featuring Bruno Mars, came out on Oct. 18 and swept all music charts at home and abroad. The catchy tune is enjoying a six-week stay on Billboard’s Hot 100, having peaked at No. 8, the highest spot for a K-pop female solo singer. It also entered the

K-pop Dec. 5, 2024

The second solo album from RM was picked as one of “The 100 Best Albums of 2024” by Rolling Stone magazine. The American publication ranked the album “Right Place, Wrong Person” at No. 88, writing, “His lyrical ride is made even more mind-expanding by the music laid down by RM and his collaborators. (The album) is psychedelia-tinged and soulful, its lyrics’ intense self-interrogation balanced by music that feels like an invite to further explorations.” T

K-pop Dec. 4, 2024

Ive’s music video for “After Like” surpassed 300 million views on YouTube, said agency Starship Entertainment Tuesday. “After Like” is the title track from the group's third single album released in 2022. The genre-breaking hit swept all music charts in Korea and earned the group 14 trophies from television music chart shows. It also enjoyed 17 and 25 weeks straight on Billboard’s Global 200 and Global excl. US charts, respectively, peaking at No. 20 an

K-pop Dec. 3, 2024

Baekhyun of EXO announced plans for a year-end fan meetup via agency INB100 on Monday. He will throw a “Chaotic Party” in Seoul on Dec. 21-22 inviting fans to enjoy a winter holiday atmosphere with him at the event. The second day’s live show will be broadcast online. It will be the veteran idol's first fan meeting since his “Snack Party” about 11 months ago. At the time, he toured Asia on his own for the first time that came to an end with an encore gig in Seo

K-pop Dec. 2, 2024

BTS added another video to the list of its visuals with more than 1 billion views on YouTube, as “Butter” reached the milestone late Thursday. The music video for the 2021 mega hit joined the list of “Dynamite,” “Boy With Luv,” “DNA,” “Mic Drop (Steve Aoki Remix),” “Idol” and “Fake Love.” The video earned the septet four Guinness World Records upon release. The synth pop tune made a hotshot debut on Billboard&rsq

K-pop Nov. 29, 2024