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· Ryan General
Watch: ‘Metal Gear’ voice actor narrates tour of Kojima Productions’ new studio in Tokyo
Kojima Productions, founded by legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima of “Metal Gear” fame, celebrated their seventh anniversary on Friday with a short tour of their new high-tech studio. The tour, shared on Kojima Productions’ YouTube channel, is narrated by Akio Otsuka,…
· Iris Jung
Chinese woman’s quest for successful childbirth despite 26 miscarriages sparks criticism
A Chinese mother who gave birth after 26 miscarriages faced online criticism after the hospital released her story. Her 26th miscarriage occurred in 2019 when the mother was 34 years old. The 37-year-old mother finally gave birth to a baby girl through a C-section this year. The…
· Daniel Anderson
BLACKPINK to make U.S. award show debut at 2022 Video Music Awards
K-pop superstars BLACKPINK will make their U.S. awards show debut at the 2022 Video Music Awards on Aug. 28 with a performance of their upcoming new song “Pink Venom,” which is scheduled to be released this Friday. The girl group is nominated for a VMA this year for best…
· Daniel Anderson
Korea Singers Association face backlash after asking BTS to ‘reconsider’ their break
The head of the Korea Singers Association issued a statement on June 22 in The Korea Times imploring BTS to “reconsider” the group’s temporary break. Lee Ja-yeon expressed concern that without BTS, the K-pop industry and the hallyu (Korean wave) would decline. Army was quick to…
· Daniel Anderson
BTS drops 48-track anthology album ‘Proof’ along with ‘Yet To Come’ music video
BTS’ three-disc, 48-track anthology album “Proof” dropped today with the title track music video “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment).” “Yet To Come” is one of three new songs on the album, including “Run BTS” and “For Youth.” The first two discs of the album are out now…
· Daniel Anderson
President Joe Biden ‘covers’ BTS’ song ‘Butter’ on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’
The “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” spliced together clips of Joe Biden to create a cover of BTS’ English track “Butter.” It was shown during Fallon’s opening monologue on Monday evening as part of a joke about Biden’s weekend tour in Asia. “Butter” is BTS’ second English track…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Cause I, I, I’m in the stars tonight’: BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ to be first K-pop song played in space
BTS’ “Dynamite” may be the first-ever K-pop song to be played in outer space. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute in collaboration with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute will launch their lunar orbiter, the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, on August…
· Michelle De Pacina
Blackpink’s ‘How You Like That’ dance video exceeds 1 billion YouTube views
Blackpink’s dance performance video for their 2020 single “How You Like That” has reached a billion views on YouTube, becoming the group’s sixth official video to do so. Blackpink’s official Twitter account announced the news and thanked the BLINKs worldwide on Feb. 7. The “How…
· Maina Chen
BTS’ Jimin breaks Soundcloud record for most-streamed song ever, surpasses XXXTentacion hit
BTS member Jimin’s single has become Soundcloud’s most-streamed song ever. Stacks on stacks: The megahit K-pop celebrity, who is no stranger to smashing world records, released his solo single “Promise” on the platform on Dec. 31, 2018, which has already reached 300 million…
· Grace Kim
BTS members join Instagram, all surpass 10 million followers within hours
All seven members of BTS launched their individual Instagram accounts on Monday shortly after announcing their upcoming break, expected to last until next spring. Fans around the globe have already flocked to their accounts, with each of the members gaining millions of followers…
· Michelle De Pacina
K-pop superstar group BTS score 3 American Music Awards nominations, including artist of the year
The American Music Awards have unveiled the nomination list for 2021, and superstar K-pop group BTS is featured in multiple categories. Nominations: On Oct. 28, BTS was nominated for three categories at the American Music Awards (AMAs), reported Soompi.
· Bianca Gray
BTS is the first K-pop act to ever appear on Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Songs of All Time’
Iconic K-pop boy group BTS has made Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time” with one of their three English-language songs. “Light it up like Dynamite”: Rolling Stone magazine released their list of the top 500 songs for the first time in 17 years on Sept.…
· Isa Peralta
BTS, Olivia Rodrigo and more win at 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
Asian and Asian American artists, such as K-pop group BTS and singer Olivia Rodrigo, received several awards and nominations at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. About the event: The awards show, hosted by Doja Cat, took place on Sep. 12 at New York City’s Barclays Center,…
· Bryan Ke
Scottish Fold superstar Motimaru breaks world record for most views for a cat on YouTube with nearly 620 million views
Motimaru, a Scottish Fold male cat from Japan, is now a Guinness World Record holder for “Most views for a cat on YouTube” after reaching more than half a billion total views on his channel “motimaru’s diary.” Establishing a record: Motimaru, or known by his millions of viewers…
· Editorial Staff
BLACKPINK is Now the Biggest Music Act in the World, Bloomberg Says
K-Pop group BLACKPINK has been named the world’s biggest music act after topping Bloomberg’s Pop Star Power Rankings. Bloomberg trailed four-week album sales, digital song streams, YouTube views, and 30-day total interactions on Instagram to rank 25 of the biggest musical acts…
· Bryan Ke
Shanghai Martial Artist Sets Guinness World Record Playing Ping Pong With Nunchaku
A martial arts coach in China set a new Guinness World Record for hitting 32 table tennis balls using only a nunchaku, a traditional weapon consisting of two sticks connected by either a chain or rope. Xie Desheng, a 28-year-old martial arts coach in the Shanghai paramilitary…
· Bryan Ke
Hideo Kojima Just Broke an Instagram and Twitter Record at the Same Time
“Death Stranding” director Hideo Kojima has been awarded two Guinness World Records and is now recognized as the “most followed game director on Twitter and Instagram.” Game creator Hideo Kojima (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) is now a record holder for: ✅ Most followers on Twitter for a…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Breaks the Guinness World Record for the ‘Highest Vocal Note by a Male’
Xiaolong Wang, a man from China, has just set a new world record for performing the highest vocal note.
· Ryan General
Japanese Wrestler Uses Powerful Butt to Smash Guinness World Record for Balloon Popping
A Japanese wrestler broke a Guinness World Record by bursting balloons using the power and speed of her butt. Freestyle wrestler Saori Yoshida showcased her balloon-smashing prowess during her segment in Japan’s 24-Hour Television, a live telethon event held every year which…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Students Break World Jump Rope Record in Mesmerizing Video
A group of students in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, has broken the record for “Most Skips Over a Single Rope in One Minute.” The E-Jump Fuji group managed to jump over the spinning rope 230 times thanks to their specialty of fast-skipping in a figure-eight form.