Akdong Musician has left YG Entertainment following the expiration of their 12-year exclusive contract. On the 21st, YG issued an official statement saying, “After much consideration, Akdong Musician decided to pursue th…
“The Our Song Exhibition,” released in 1985 and responsible for introducing a fresh breeze into Korean popular music, is set to make a comeback after 40 years.…
As K-POP rises as a global mainstream culture since the pandemic, fanbases are expanding rapidly around the world, including on American university campuses.…
Tensions between China and Japan have begun to directly impact K-POP groups’ activities in China. Recently, there has been a series of cancellations or exclusions of Japanese members from events hosted by K-POP groups in…
2025 was a year that witnessed the peak performance of K-pop tours. According to Billboard’s year-end box score chart, K-pop achieved its best results ever in the global tour market.…
Netflix’s original animation “K-POP Demon Hunters” has emerged as a standout success story for K-POP in 2025. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the series achieved Netflix’s highest viewership figures to date…
BLACKPINK’s Jennie and TWICE’s Chaeyoung were both included in Rolling Stone’s “The 100 Best Albums of 2025” list released by the American music magazine.…
The K-POP newcomer market is experiencing significant momentum. New groups that reject established idol formulas and embrace unique identities are gaining attention both domestically and internationally, shaping a new tr…
K-Pop mega group Stray Kids achieved a historic milestone by reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart with their mixtape “DO IT,” released in November 2025.…
The original soundtrack for Netflix’s animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" is sweeping global charts, achieving the greatest success in K-POP history.…
K-POP achieved its best-ever performance in the tour market in 2025. According to Billboard’s statistics, K-POP artists accounted for 7.7% of the top 100 tours this year, showing continuous growth from 5.1% in 2023 and 4…
When aespa’s Winter appeared on the red carpet at the 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon held at Incheon Inspire Arena on December 25, the horizontal tattoo on the lower part of her right arm, which was usually visible, was completel…
The biggest dispute in the K-Pop industry has come to an end. Nearly 11 months after NewJeans announced the termination of its exclusive contract with ADOR on November 28, 2024, the Seoul Central District Court ruled on…
The U.S.-based investment firm MarcyPen Capital Partners and South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management established a strategic joint venture named MarcyPen Asia to launch a K-pop investment fund worth $500 million.…
K-Pop has proven its growing influence in the global music market by dominating Billboard’s year-end charts for 2025.…
K-Pop once again demonstrated its global influence by holding its first concert at Japan’s largest stadium, the National Stadium.…
Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” has been confirmed as a global cultural phenomenon in 2025. The American weekly magazine TIME selected this film as its “Breakthrough of the Year,” and it also received nomina…
K-POP’s global expansion is accelerating. KBS’s “2025 Music Bank Global Festival in Japan” will be held on December 13 and 14 at the National Stadium in Tokyo under the theme “Golden Road,” while Australia is preparing t…
Netflix has sparked controversy by releasing a new video featuring the music group HUNTR/X from the popular animated film ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’.…
As the year 2026, the year of the Horse, approaches, K-POP idols have expressed strong determination for the new year.…
Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” was selected by the American weekly magazine Time as its “Breakthrough of the Year” for 2025.…
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.…
Masspen Capital Partners, an investment firm co-founded by Jay-Z — the husband of pop star Beyoncé and a renowned American rapper — is establishing a private equity fund focused on K-culture with a value of $500 million…