K-WAVE - Dec 17, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
BTS fans have expressed that JTBC's apology regarding the false BTS report is not enough. On Dec. 16, JTBC CEO Song Suk Hee issued a apology for reporting that BTS was taking legal actions against their label
K-WAVE - Dec 16, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
LOONA comes second only to BTS for the record of landing #1 on the USA iTunes Single Chart and Album chart simultaneously. They are the only female K-pop group to have accomplished this, according to a report from AllKPop.
K-WAVE - Dec 16, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
CEO of JTBC, Song Suk Hee, issued an apology on the Dec. 16 episode of "News Room" to formally apologize for running a false news story regarding BTS and a lawsuit filed against Big Hit Entertainment.
K-WAVE - Dec 16, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
The South Korean film, "Parasite," has been making the rounds very successfully in the awards circuit. On Dec. 14, the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced four major wins for the film.
K-WAVE - Dec 13, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
K-pop star, Kim Feel, is dropping his first album in eight years. The album, titled "Yours, Sincerely," was released on Dec. 13.
K-WAVE - Dec 13, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
The new and formely ten member girl group, Cherry Bullet, is downsizing to seven members. FNC Entertainment reported the departure of three members from Cherry Bullet-- Mirae, Kokoro, and LinLin on Dec. 13. The report from FNC Entertainment read as below:
K-WAVE - Dec 13, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
Monsta X performed at "Live with Kelly and Ryan" on Dec. 12, 2019. The K-pop group sang their song "Middle of the Night," from their all-english album dropping next year.
K-WAVE - Dec 12, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
According to data released by Korean Sales @koreansales_twt, BTS topped the chart for best selling artist in Korea in 2019. BTS takes the top position by a huge margin, and is followed by Seventeen and TWICE for the second and third spots, respectively.
K-WAVE - Dec 12, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
Cosmic Girls' member, Dawon, is reportedly taking a leave from the group due to anxiety disorder. Cosmic Girls will continue performing as a 9 member group for now.
K-WAVE - Dec 12, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
"Allure" highlighted BTS member Jungkook for his beauty in 2019. The global fashion magazine released "The Best and Brightest K-Pop Beauty Moments of 2019," as selected by resider K-Pop expert, Devon Abelman.
K-WAVE - Dec 11, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
"Parasite," directed by Bong Joon Ho, earned 7 nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards. The nominations, announced by the American-Canadian Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign-Language Film, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Production Design and Best Editing.
Korea - Dec 11, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
The South Korea culture ministry saw a large increase in their budget allotment for the year 2020. The approved budget for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism was set at 6.48 trillion won (5.4 billion USD). According to an article from Yonhap, the 2020 culture budget allotment sees a 9.4% increase compared to the 2019 budget.
K-WAVE - Dec 11, 2019 AM EST - Kayla Dodge
BTS fans came to the rescue when Twitter Data announced that BTS came in second for most popular tweet of 2019. Fans gathered to push BTS to number one for most popular tweet of 2019. Their famous tweet from the official BTS Twitter account featured Jungkook dancing to Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy."
K-PEOPLE - Dec 10, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
Tiffany Young, currently going solo from Girls' Generation, got emotional after watching encouraging video messages from her girl group members. Girls' Generation members sent messages in support of Tiffany on the MBC show "Human Documentary - People are Good."
K-WAVE - Dec 10, 2019 PM EST - Kayla Dodge
YouTube revealed its top 10 most watched music videos in Korea in the year 2019. The list features K-pop favorites but also some unexpected songs. Check them out below.
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