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Jung Kookâs â3D,â featuring Jack Harlow, has topped this weekâs new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 29) on Billboard, choosing the team-up between the BTS member and Louisville rapper as their favorite new music release of the past week. â3Dâ brought in 62% of the vote, beating out new […]
Even though his Latto-assisted âSevenâ is still dominating music charts around the world, Jung Kook already has his eyes set on his next smash hit. On Friday (Sept. 28), the BTS member unleashed â3D,â a brand new collaboration with Grammy-nominated âFirst Classâ rapper Jack Harlow. Over a funky instrumental that evokes Justin Timberlakeâs âSeñorita,â Jung […]
The 20 contestants of The Debut: Dream Academy were put to the test on Friday (Sept. 15) when they completed the first mission of the competition. And the newest YouTube installment of the girl group competition also says goodbye to its first two finalists.
The mission was a showcase with the goal to âlevel up your skills as a global girl group,â as the contestants were previously split into two dance teams and two vocal teams. âTeam members are crucial business partners, and itâs important to know proper work etiquette with your business partner,â HYBE Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk explained in the first episode, which aired last week.
The girls were split into four teams for the mission, with two vocal teams and two dance teams. The first dance team consisted of Daniela, Megan, UA, Adéla and Hinari, while the second dance team featured Emily, Ezrela, Marquise, Yoonchae and Mei. The first vocal team included Karlee, Lexie, Iliya, Brooklyn and Manon and the second vocal team consisted of Sophia, Lara, Celeste, Samara and Nayoung.
Fans voted on WeVerse and YouTube for their favorite contestants after the jaw-dropping performances, but ultimately, the first two contestants eliminated in the mission were 19-year-old Adéla from Slovakia and 14-year-old Hinari from Japan (pictured below).
Adela
Courtesy of HYBE x Geffen Records
Hinari
Courtesy of HYBE x Geffen Records
The remaining 18 contestants have flown from Los Angeles to Korea for Mission No. 2, where they will continue the competition at a training & development facility where many K-pop groups have trained.
When the 20 finalists were announced last month, Chairman Bang said at a press event in LA: âI have wanted to form an international group based on K-pop methodology for a while. To do this, I believed we needed a capable partner. When I met [Interscope Geffen A&M Records CEO] John [Janick], from the first moment, we both felt instantly that we had a connection, musically and creatively. I am very proud of the rich history we have made and the tremendous talent we have found. I am proud of the opportunities we have created within the K-pop universe.â
For his part, Janick added: âSince we began our partnership two years ago, Bang and I have often spoken about our shared beliefs in artist development, music and creativity. To develop a global group with Bang, with the best of K-pop methodology, and our Geffen team, is truly special and will bring to life a first-of-its kind experience in music. Each candidate is incredibly talented, dedicated, and driven, making this an exciting moment for music fans around the world.â
Watch the episode above.
Tuesday (Sept. 12) evening proved a big night for STAY when Stray Kids nabbed a Moon Person for best K-pop at the 2023 MTV VMAs. Stray Kids were nominated for the VMA for alongside aespa, BLACKPINK, Fifty Fifty, Seventeen and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. When sisters and social media stars Charli and Dixie DâAmelio announced that […]
Is there anything better than some aespa in the morning? On Wednesday (Sept. 6), the K-pop stars graced Good Morning America for a performance of âBetter Thingsâ and a conversation about their ongoing Synk: Hyper Line Tour. âWe are so excited to be here,â Giselle gushed. âWe are so appreciative of all the love and […]
After kicking off their Born Pink World Tour last October, K-pop superstars BLACKPINK are set to conclude their worldwide trek with two new shows in Seoul, South Korea. The girl group announced the new gigs, dubbed the tourâs âfinale,â on their Instagram page on Wednesday (Aug. 16). Through a meticulously curated series of posts that […]
South Korean companies SM Entertainment and Kakao Entertainment have launched what they are calling a âlocal integrated corporationâ in North American as part of previously hinted-at efforts to accelerate their joint stateside operations and build upon the successes of their K-pop artists in the worldâs largest music market. The companies said on Tuesday (Aug. 1) […]
More than half of the debuts on this weekâs July 22-dated Billboard global charts come from Taylor Swift, as she lands 22 new entries from Speak Now (Taylorâs Version). But despite her record-tying haul, she doesnât score the highest new entry on either list.
This weekâs Hot Shot Debut comes courtesy of NewJeans, starting at No. 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. rankings with âSuper Shy.â For good measure, the South Korean group adds a second arrival, the eponymous âNew Jeans,â at Nos. 32 and 19, respectively.
âSuper Shyâ starts with 63 million streams and 6,000 downloads sold worldwide in the week ending July 13, according to Luminate. Not only is it NewJeansâ highest-charting single yet, its first frame yields the biggest one-week streaming total of the groupâs career, surpassing the 46.5 million clicks for âDittoâ in the week ending Jan. 5.
NewJeansâ new peak is another in a year of building success. The five-person group â Danielle, Haerin, Hanni, Hyein, and Minji â earned its first global chart hit when âAttentionâ debuted on the Aug. 13, 2022-dated Global Excl. U.S. listing at No. 174. âHype Boyâ debuted one week later, and âCookieâ the week after that, signaling the arrival of K-Popâs new contenders.
At the turn of the year, âDittoâ and âOMGâ hit the top 10 of both lists, with the former reaching as high as No. 4 on Global Excl. U.S.
Just before the one-year anniversary of NewJeansâ global chart debut, âSuper Shyâ extends the groupâs peak, blocked from the top spot by Olivia Rodrigoâs âVampireâ on the Global 200 and by Myke Towersâ âLaLaâ on the Global Excl. U.S. tally.
NewJeansâ international strength continues to spread. The groupâs roster of hits has performed well on Billboardâs Hits of the World charts, crowning lists across Asia, including multiple No. 1s in Singapore, Taiwan and its native South Korea. âSuper Shyâ debuts atop those rankings and marks the groupâs first chart-topper in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Further, âSuper Shyâ is breaking ground in English-language markets as the first NewJeans track on Australia Songs, debuting at No. 22. In the U.S., it instantly becomes the groupâs highest-charting entry on the Billboard Hot 100, arriving at No. 66.
Travis Scott, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny have cracked open the Utopia briefcase just a tad Friday (July 21) to release their new single, âKPOP.â âKPOPâ comes just a week before Scottâs Utopia livestream event at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on July 28 to launch his first studio album in five years. The […]
Just a few months after launching Lights, his debut solo EP, MONSTA Xâs JOOHONEY has announced that he will enlist in the military on June 24, in a statement shared with Billboard on Thursday (July 13). âI thought a lot about when would be a good time to share this news with you,â JOOHONEY wrote […]