Major K-pop updates 2023

June 17, 2023

Live Nation Philippines announces that K-pop girl group TWICE’s “Ready To Be” fifth world tour will have a second show at the Philippine Arena on Oct. 1, 2023.

Ticket sales for the second show will begin at 12 p.m. on Sunday. 


June 12, 2023

Fans of K-pop megastars BTS flocked to hotspots around Seoul on Monday to mark the supergroup's 10-year anniversary, with South Korea unveiling a special commemorative stamp series to celebrate.

The group's fans -- known collectively as ARMY -- gathered outside the offices of its agency HYBE to take selfies and record TikTok videos in front of a huge mural of the stars being painted on a wall.

Korea Post unveiled a special edition series of stamps in BTS's honour set to go on sale at post offices Tuesday -- the official anniversary of the septet's debut -- having already sold out almost instantly online. — AFP


May 24, 2023

SM Entertainment confirms that Sungchan and Shotaro have left NCT and will be debuting in a new group that will be launched this year.


May 12, 2023

K-pop megastars BTS will release a memoir in South Korea and the United States in July, its US publisher says, triggering feverish excitement from the supergroup's global fanbase.

BTS has become a global cultural phenomenon, selling out stadiums and dominating charts around the world while raking in billions for South Korea's economy.

Titled "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS", the book was co-written by South Korean journalist Kang Myeong-seok and members of the band, according to the publisher. — AFP


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