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Korea Herald
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
TWS cinches gold in Japan with 3rd EP
The third EP from TWS got a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan on Tuesday. EP 'Try With Us' logged 100,000 shipments as of April and earned the certification, as did its first single 'Last Bell' in December last year. Although the boy band is yet to officially debut in the country, its mini album rose up to No. 2 and No. 5 on Oricon's Weekly Album Ranking and Weekly Combined Album Ranking. The six members are poised to enter Japan in earnest this summer with single 'Nice to See You Again.' The three-track single album is due out on July 2, days before they embark on touring the nation under the title '24/7:With:Us.' They will visit six cities for 13 shows in the span of one month.
Korea Herald
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Le Sserafim to drop 4th Japan single this summer
Le Sserafim announced Thursday via agency Source Music that its fourth single will be released in Japan on June 24. 'Different' will roll out about six months after the group's previous single, 'Crazy,' which earned gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan in January. Its fifth EP 'Hot' released last month debuted atop Oricon's Daily Album Ranking and went gold in Japan. Le Sserafim will meet fans in Japan before the album release, performing in four cities over the course of ten days. The shows will be part of 'Easy Crazy Hot,' the group's first international tour, which kicked off last week in Incheon. After the Japanese leg of the tour, the group will head to five cities in Southeast Asia.
Korea Herald
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Stray Kids go platinum in Japan with 2nd single
Stray Kids earned a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan with their second single in the country. The physical single 'Scars / Thunderous -– Japanese ver. -- ' logged 250,000 shipments as of last week. The single was released in October 2021, and 'Scars,' one of the three tracks, topped the iTunes Top Songs Chart in 32 regions as well as Line Music's Weekly Songs Top 100. Meanwhile, the band of eight will visit Japan in May for its 'Dominate' world tour. Stray Kids will go live in Shizuoka on May 10-11 and 17-18, returning to the country about five months after their Osaka show in December. The three-show gig in Osaka, combined with another three concerts in Tokyo held in November, drew approximately 315,000 fans.
Korea Herald
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
BTS adds another 500 million-stream hit on Spotify with ‘Idol'
BTS has added another 500 million-stream song to its discography on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. According to Spotify's chart on Tuesday, 'Idol,' the main track from BTS' 2018 repackaged album "Love Yourself: Answer," became the group's 15th track to reach the 500 million-stream milestone. 'Idol' is a vibrant track that blends South African Kwaito music with traditional Korean rhythms and chants, layered over EDM and trap grooves. Upon release, the song gained global popularity, debuting at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 21 on the UK Official Singles Chart. In 2022, it was certified Platinum in the streaming category by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. A song must accumulate at least 100 million streams to be certified Platinum. Meanwhile, the alternate version of the track, 'Idol (Feat. Nicki Minaj),' is also approaching a major milestone, with nearly 190 million streams on Spotify to date.
Korea Herald
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Le Sserafim nabs 4th gold in Japan with Korean album
Le Sserafim's fifth EP went gold in Japan for logging 100,000 shipments, according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan on Thursday. The EP 'Hot' achieved the feat in March and became the group's fourth consecutive Korean album to do so, joining its first studio album 'Unforgiven' and third and fourth EPs 'Easy' and 'Crazy.' The mini album debuted atop Oricon's Daily Album Ranking as did all five previous Korean albums. It also ranked No. 1 on Oricon's Weekly Digital Album Ranking. The EP hit the Billboard 200 at No. 9, making it among the top ten on the main albums chart for the fourth time. In the meantime, the group of five will launch its first international tour, 'Easy Crazy Hot,' on April 19 with a concert in Incheon, Korea.
