South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by topping the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the latest chart revealed Wednesday (U.S. time), the quintet’s 2nd EP title…

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 4, 8; ADDS BTS Jungkook’s ranking on Billboard Hot 100 in last three paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) — South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by topping the Billboard 2…

South Korean girl group NewJeans has achieved a significant milestone by topping the Billboard 200 main albums chart for the first time since its debut a year ago.According to the latest chart revealed Wednesday (U.S. time), the quintet’s latest EP ti…

Cambodian people throughout the country are going to celebrate Chol Vossa (enter rainy season) or Rainy Retreat, one of annual religious festivals, next week.This year, the festival will fall on Aug. 2 and last until Oct. 29, in the pagodas across Cam…

J-Hope of K-pop juggernaut BTS will release a CD edition of his debut solo album “Jack in the Box” released a year ago, the band’s agency said Monday.BigHit Music said the album’s “HOPE Edition” will be put out on Aug. 18.The edition will have three l…

BTS member Jungkook’s first solo single, “Seven,” topped iTunes Top Song charts of 106 countries around the world Saturday, one day after its release, its agency, BigHit Music, said.Jungkook unveiled the digital single Friday, becoming the sixth membe…

Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Seoul on Saturday to enjoy an annual major LGBTQ festival amid opposition from some protesters, its organizer said.The Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) took place in Seoul’s Euljiro 2-ga area, where …

Tens of thousands of people gathered in downtown Seoul on Saturday to enjoy an annual major LGBTQ festival amid opposition from some protesters, its organizer said.The Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF) took place in Seoul’s Euljiro 2-ga area, where …

RM, leader of K-pop supergroup BTS, on Saturday shared how he feels about the band’s 10th anniversary, which fell earlier this week.He hit the stage for “It’s Kim Nam-joon at 5 p.m.,” a special program held as part of the two weeks of BTS 10th Anniver…

K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty’s hit song “Cupid” has charted for the 12th consecutive week on the British Official Singles Chart Top 100.According to the latest chart released Friday (British time), the song ranked 12th, dropping five places from…