With half of the year over, let's take a look back to see which albums that were released around this time sold the most. Take note: These numbers come from the Hanteo charts.
On July 5, Sunday, BTS's song "Black Swan" hit #1 on iTunes in its 103rd country, making it the song to top the charts in most countries in history. They beat out Adele's record of 102 countries with her song "Hello". Adele had previously held on to that record for five years.
Korean netizens shared who they think is the "stan attractor" from their group a.k.a the member of the group that attracts people to become fans of their respective groups.
Wanna know who spits out bars the fastest in K-pop? YouTuber "Movictoria" revealed who these idols are, measuring how fast they rap by SPS - also known as syllables per second.
On June 29, Big Hit Entertainment released a notice about the current status of their legal proceedings towards malicious activities of netizens. While this may seem a good action by BTS's label, ARMYs were angered because of the agency's sluggish move that they sent a protest truck to express their dismay.
The world is currently going through a pandemic caused by COVID-19, and social distancing is now a priority to avoid the risk of catching the virus. During such a hard time for many around the globe, both BTS and TWICE have done their part to combat the virus - both by spreading information and donating to those in need. Now, it seems like Jungkook and Tzuyu are helping in their own little way.
BTS member RM shared updates about his life on the 30th. He posted photos of himself visiting an art exhibition and some outdoor shots.
Twitter is a booming social media platform amongst K-Pop groups, and many use it as a way to send messages and update their fans. Companies also use Twitter to post announcements on events, schedules, livestreams, and more.
"GRAPHIC LYRICS," a project that will feature a graphic representation of BTS' lyrics will be published on the 30th.
BTS's Jungkook has drawn attention due to how often he is searched for on Google.
BTS V was hailed as the sexiest existing musician in the world—again! In the recent poll conducted by entertainment portal site PopSlider, the worldwide K-pop star BTS V is indeed the sexiest musician alive in the world 2020 after getting a strong approval rating of 54 percent, or more than 26,000 votes from the readers in the site.
BTS literally "Paved the way" for other K-pop acts! On June 28, Knetz opened a discussion on an online Korean community site, agreeing to ARMYs and other K-pop enthusiasts that BTS indeed paved the way for K-pop.
The Korean Business Research Institute has released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop acts (both soloists and K-Pop groups) for the month of June. To determine which groups make the list, they analyzed trends such as consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage