Posted : 2021-03-10 09:11 By Dong Sun-hwa Lee Jang-woo, a professor of business administration at Kyungpook National University, poses with his book, "K-pop Innovation" (2020). Courtesy of Lee Jang-wooK-pop titan BTS secured a nomination from the Grammys ― one of the world's most prestigious music awards ― and is poised to perform at the event on March 14 (U.S. time). Last year, the Big Hit Entertainment group became the first K-pop act to reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with its smash-hit, "Dynamite." On top of that, BLACKPINK became the country's first girl band to sell more than 1 million copies of its 2020 release, "THE ALBUM," which debuted at No.2 on the Billboard 200 chart and conquered the iTunes album chart in 57 regions around the world.