Kpop

On Tuesday, June 14, the seven group members announced that they are going on a hiatus -- via a translator -- to pursue solo work, which almost instantaneously knocked HYBE shares in South Korean trade down by nearly 28 per cent, reports 'Variety'. HYBE shares had fallen by just about 25,000 won on Wednesday morning and continued to drop throughout the day, wiping out $1.7 billion of market capitalisation.

Septet Jin, 29, Suga, 29, J-Hope, 28, RM, 27, V, 26, Jimin, 26, and Jungkook, 24, broke the news to their armies of fans during their annual FESTA dinner which celebrated the hugely popular band's nine years together, reports femalefirst.co.uk. RM said it was time for them to work on their own, adding: "I always thought that BTS was different from other groups, but the problem with K-pop and the whole idol system is that they don't give you time to mature.

Mingyu said 'Face the Sun' candidly depicts the band's ambition to be an important presence like the sun and its strong will to squarely face all hardships on the journey with courage and move straight forward. The album consists of nine tracks, all of them sung by the members as a group, without any solo or unit numbers. The main song, "Hot", which combines hip-hop with western guitar sounds, is all about the band's desire to become a presence as hot as the sun.

TXT's fourth EP "minisode 2: Thursday's Child" has sold 1.07 million copies in just two days after its release Monday, Big Hit Music said, citing data from Hanteo Chart, a local albums sales tracker, Yonhap news agency reported. It became the first million-selling album from the band since its debut in March 2019.

K-pop's fourth generation 'It boys', Tomorrow X Together, popular as TXT revealed that their member Beomgyus cover of 'Wonder' through the groups official social media channels. In the video, Beomgyu presents his own interpretation of 'Wonder' in an emotional style against a background of the night views of Seoul including the Han River. BEOMGYU's tender voice harmonizes with the band's sound, creating a dreamlike mood.

While accepting the honour on Saturday, RM reflected on what the success of the hit song means to them, and described what it was like to perform their first shows since 2019 this past week. "We'd like to thank Variety for this amazing honor," RM said, reports variety.com. ""Butter' holds a very special place in our heart. During these uncertain and turbulent times with the pandemic, we took time to look back on our past and present and decided to release 'Butter' in hopes of lifting spirits."

Released in August 2020, the chartbuster single reached the milestone in just over a year, according to a report by Yonhap quoting Big Hit Music, the agency that represents BTS. ‘Dynamite’ has become BTS’ third ever music video to cross these many views on Youtube.

Blackpink is a quartet comprising Jisoo, Jennie, Rose, and Lisa. The band's debut song reached the top of every record chart in Korea within only four hours of its release, announcing a splendid arrival of 'The Monster Rookie'. Each member of Blackpink possesses distinctive talent such as vocal, dancing, rapping, and musical skills while boasting perfect chemistry among the members.

This is the highest rank any K-pop girl group has achieved with their very first album, according to Aespa's management agency, SM Entertainment. The Billboard 200 rankings are based on physical album sales and other digital sales records. It ranks the most popular album of the week in the United States.

The band performed 22 songs in different outfits and themed backgrounds. The five-member band consisting of Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai began the concert with their debut single 'Crown'. The performances were high on energy and the group was accompanied by dancers in black masks for few tracks.