K-Wave Stateside: K-Pop Stories in American News (Week of September 30 - October 6)

Taeyang Will Perform a Free Show in San Francisco Next Month

Big Bang member Taeyang will be in San Francisco next month to do a free K-Pop show. NBC Bay Area which is a blog explained about what fans need to do in order to attend the free event which is to go to the Iggy's Music Experiment site so that fans can participate in social media challenges and other fun activities. MTV Iggy is sponsoring the show on November 26.

Busker Busker Mercilessly Dominates the Korean Music Charts

We knew this was going to happen, Busker Busker's new album has completely dominated the Korean Music Charts for the first week of October and Popdust quickly caught the attention. All nine tracks from their album has taken up the first nine spots on the singles chart which is truly amazing. Their lead single "First Love" which is currently number one, has sold over 576,292 digital downloads so far. Truly remarkable!