[K-enter] BLACKPINK Jisoo's successful release of 'AMORTAGE' sweeping global music charts

Time for our K-enter news with Walter Lee.

Starting with a female K-pop star, some sweet achievements since her musical return on Valentine's Day last week?

Jisoo from BlackPink has been the talk of the town for weeks here on the Kulture Wave, as February was expected to be a major month for her.

Last Friday, she dropped her highly anticipated mini-album AMORTAGE, featuring the track "earthquake", along with songs like "Your Love," "TEARS," and "Hugs & Kisses."

The album has been making waves globally, dominating music platforms over the weekend.

Upon release, AMORTAGE quickly soared to the top of album charts around the world, including the iTunes rankings in more than 39 countries.

On Spotify, it amassed over 5 million streams on its first day, securing a spot for "earthquake" on the Spotify Global Chart.

In terms of album sales, AMORTAGE debuted at No. 1 on the Hanteo Chart and set a new record for the highest first-day sales by a solo artist in Korea this year.

She is the final member of BlackPink to release her solo music within this past year, NOW we wait until we see all four of them reunite again in the latter half of the year.

Next up, we have a fan meeting to talk about, who is holding the event?

Super star boy group SEVENTEEN will host the "2025 SVT 9TH Fan Meeting SEVENTEEN in CARAT LAND" on March 20 and March 21 at the Incheon Munhak Stadium, giving their fan group "Carat" a chance to meet their idols.

Last year, SEVENTEEN’s fan meeting drew a total of 1.5 million attendees both online and offline.

Considering the vast size of their fandom, this year’s event will take place in a large stadium. Online live streaming will also be available.

In April, SEVENTEEN will head to Mexico to perform at Tecate Pa’l Norte 2025, the largest music festival in the Latin American region. They will be the first K-pop artists to ever participate in the festival.

It’s great to see K-pop groups breaking into new music festivals around the world. It just proves that the genre is still expanding and not slowing down. And lastly some K-movie news Walter.

If you are a fan of the "Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint" web-novel then I am sure you have been eagerly awaiting the movie adaptation. The live-action adaptation, which seems to be titled "Omniscient Reader: The Prophet", directed by Kim Byung-woo , has confirmed its July release but with no official date as of yet.

The story follows Kim Dok-Ja played by Ahn Hyo-Seop , an ordinary man who unexpectedly finds himself transported into the fantasy world of a novel he was reading. It sort of reminds me of the movie "The NeverEnding Story".

It has the highest production budget of all the Korean films scheduled for theatrical release in 2025, estimated at 30 billion Korean won, roughly 20 million US dollars.

The star-studded cast, also includes Lee Min-ho , Nana, and guess who? Jisoo.

Starting with Jisoo and ending with Jisoo. Thanks for all the K-enter news today Walter.

Thank you Soa.