The K-pop industry is experiencing growth on a global scale. As HYBE, the major K-pop agency, rises to fourth place in terms of international tour revenue, Jay-Z’s investment firm in the United States has joined forces w…
Daegu is accelerating its strategy to reinvent its city brand by adopting the success formula of the globally successful Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.” On the 11th, the Daegu Policy Research Institute held a…
A photo showing all 7 members of BTS gathered in a studio has been released, confirming that preparations for their comeback in March 2026 are in full swing.…
BLACKPINK is set to return with full-group activities in early 2026. The group had planned to comeback this winter but shifted the schedule to early next year.…
The K-POP scene in 2025 demonstrated growth within a multifaceted ecosystem, ranging from fresh musical styles by new groups to academic and cultural events. In terms of new songs, diverse genre fusion stood out.…
Driven by the global success of Netflix’s hit series “KPop Demon Hunters,” K-pop world tours will commence in early 2026.…
K-POP group Stray Kids has rewritten chart history by achieving 8 consecutive No. 1 positions on the Billboard 200. This record was established when their new song “DO IT” debuted at No.…
The 2025 K-pop music market began with the soundtrack to Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” taking over streaming platforms and music charts.…
ROSÉ of BLACKPINK and Bruno Mars’ collaboration “APT.” secured the 9th position on Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Hot 100 chart, rewriting K-POP history.…
2025 became a year that left a lasting mark on K-Pop history. Idols crossed artistic boundaries, experimented with various genres, and expanded their activity stages to include films and dramas.…
K-POP’s presence in the global tour market expanded to an all-time high in 2025. According to Billboard’s year-end box score chart, K-POP accounted for 7.7% of the top 100 tour performances this year, marking a significa…
BTS has begun intensive preparations for a full-group comeback in the spring of 2026. The members are focusing on rigorous work to reach the day when they can reunite with their fans after completing their military servi…
Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” which depicts Rumi, Mira, and Joy as K-pop girl group HUNTR/X fighting evil spirits through music, has emerged as the biggest cultural phenomenon of 2025.…
Analysis suggests that the K-POP market in 2025 reached a historic turning point as multiple trends emerged simultaneously, including the resurgence of long-running idols, expanded solo activities, debates over industria…
BTS’s 2018 song “Angelman” has reentered the top spot on the U.S. Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart after seven years.…
The K-POP market in 2025 is gaining momentum from the Debut of new artists and the return of major groups. KickFlip is a seven-member boy band under JYP Entertainment, named after a skateboarding technique that involves…
Netflix’s animated film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ reinforced K-POP’s international prominence on global music and search charts throughout 2025.…
According to Spotify Wrapped 2025 statistics, K-Pop’s overwhelming influence in the global music market has become clearly evident.…
Japan’s largest music statistics website, Oricon, has released its 2025 year-end charts. This year, K-pop groups and artists under K-pop agencies (such as NewJeans from JYP Entertainment) made up half of the entries in O…
“Anpanman,” a B-side track from BTS’s 2018 album *Love Yourself: Tear*, reached the top of the Billboard chart after seven years. Though not originally intended as the title track, it climbed to No.…
Group Stray Kids and CORTIS dominated the Hanteo Chart’s 4th week of December rankings. The world’s only real-time music chart, Hanteo Chart, released its weekly rankings for the 4th week of December 2025 at 10 a.m.…
Stray Kids have become the first K-pop group in Billboard 200 history to achieve 8 consecutive No. 1 positions. This accomplishment marks the first record ever set by a Korean artist in the nearly 70-year chart history o…
Jennie received the Best Female Artist award at the 2025 Asian Pop Music Awards (APMA). Prior to the ceremony, she had been nominated in 9 categories, becoming the most-nominated artist, and she confirmed her dominance b…
Korean popular music was once referred to as “gayo.” The term “K-POP,” which is believed to have originated in Japan in the late 1990s amid the popularity of “HOT music,” emerged as a genre designation.…
Jang Won-young of IVE secured an overwhelming first place in the girl group individual brand reputation rankings.…