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· Daniel Anderson
Cast, crew of HBO’s ‘The Idol’ spill on Jennie Kim’s role: ‘Her job was to sit there and look pretty’
A recent exposé reveals the extent of Jennie’s Kim role on the upcoming HBO series “The Idol” — and a firestorm of controversial production troubles. “The Idol” stars singer The Weeknd, whose birth name is Abel Tesfaye, and Lily-Rose Depp. Created by Tesfaye and “Euphoria”…
· Ryan General
The BTS effect: Dior stock soars to all-time high following appointment of Jimin as global ambassador
French luxury fashion brand Dior saw an unprecedented surge in stock prices following the announcement of BTS member Jimin as its newest global ambassador. Jimin is reportedly the first Asian man to held the position in the brand‘s history.
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK named Time Entertainer of the Year 2022
K-pop superstars BLACKPINK have become the first girl group ever to be named TIME Magazine’s Entertainer of the Year. TIME listed a few of the K-pop act’s achievements this year, from their award show debut at the VMAs to their sold-out “Born Pink” world tour. In 2019, TIME…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: BTS’s RM releases solo, KARA makes 15th anniversary comeback, fourth gen wins big awards
BTS’ RM, JYP Entertainment’s ITZY and SM Entertainment’s Red Velvet all made comebacks this week, but there were a good handful of other noteworthy releases, namely KARA’s 15th anniversary return. This week also saw two big award shows, the Melon Music Awards and the MAMA Music…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop Weekly: SM terminates contract with co-founder, BLACKPINK’s Jennie gifted custom Porsche and the 2022 AMAs reveal nominated K-pop acts
This week saw a plethora of new music releases from veteran idols and soloists alike. There was also a “League of Legends” collaboration, as well as some shake-ups with industry giant SM Entertainment and the addition of a K-pop category to this year’s American Music Awards.…
· Daniel Anderson
Blackpink to ‘Born Pink’: New music announcement trailer drops
K-pop superstars Blackpink dropped a new announcement trailer on Sunday which included a time frame for their upcoming music, new album and world tour. The trailer, titled “Born Pink,” is 30 seconds long and reveals that a pre-release from the group is coming this month. A new…
· Daniel Anderson
Blackpink are ‘Ready for Love’ in new music video collaboration with ‘PUBG Mobile’
K-pop girl group Blackpink and “Player Unknown’s BattleGround (PUBG) Mobile” have released their anticipated single “Ready For Love” today. The collaboration was part of Blackpink and PUBG’s first-ever virtual concert project earlier this month. The quartet’s AI avatars…
· Daniel Anderson
OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder spills ‘Secrets’ on Blackpink collaboration for upcoming album
OneRepublic lead vocalist Ryan Tedder teased his potential involvement in Blackpink’s upcoming album during an interview with “Good Morning America” on Friday. “I think one or two of my songs have made the album,” he said. “From what I’ve been told, and the stuff that I did with…
· Daniel Anderson
Rolling Stone Korea apologizes for Blackpink column that said Lisa has an ‘exotic appearance,’ Jisoo not ‘most talented’
Rolling Stone Korea has issued an apology and correction today following backlash over their column and profile piece about Blackpink originally released on July 5. Two passages in particular caused an uproar among K-pop netizens, especially Blackpink fans, with one claiming…
· Daniel Anderson
‘How You Like That?’: Blackpink announces comeback and world tour
YG Entertainment announced yesterday via press release that Blackpink has an album comeback slated for August as well as a world tour before the end of 2022. According to the statement, the album will kick off “a continuous large-scale project which will extend through the…
· Bryan Ke
Leonardo DiCaprio outed as BTS ARMY by ‘Parasite’ star Cho Yeo-jeong
“Parasite” actor Cho Yeo-jeong revealed that she bonded with Leonardo DiCaprio over their love for K-pop mega group BTS during the 92nd Academy Awards in February 2020. A huge fan: Cho, 40, recalled her time speaking with the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star at the awards…
· Ryan General
BTS Becomes First All-Asian Group on Rolling Stone With ‘Future of Music’ Issue
South Korean supergroup BTS just became the first all-Asian act to appear on the front cover of pop culture magazine Rolling Stone. .@BTS_twt appears on our June cover.
· Ryan General
A Singapore Billionaire’s Son Now Owns 49% of Rolling Stone
A start up from Singapore has just purchased a significant stake in the pop culture magazine Rolling Stone. Singapore-based BandLab Technologies, a collaborative music online platform, bought a 49% stake of the influential American print and online magazine
· Riley Schatzle
Steve Jobs in 2003: ‘Bankrupt’ Streaming Music Services ‘Treat You like a Criminal’
On April 28, 2003, global tech giant Apple Inc. introduced the iTunes Music Store, marking the beginning of a dramatic evolution in how people purchase and listen to music. Over the past three years, however, Apple has seen a decline in iTunes’ once-mighty digital download sales…