In 2025, when K-POP’s global influence reached its peak, Beangejangtore and K-Pop Radar released market analysis reports based on merchandise transaction data and music consumption figures respectively.…
음악 스타트업 스페이스오디티의 케이팝레이더가 공개한 2025년 글로벌 케이팝 소비 분석 결과, 한국·일본·인도네시아가 여전히 상위권을 차지하며 소비 시장이 글로벌 다변화 단계로 확장 중이다.
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The K-POP RADAR, a comprehensive dashboard for K-POP artists operated by music startup SpaceAudity, has released its “2025 K-POP World Map” section focused on countries.
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The K-Pop Radar, a comprehensive dashboard for K-Pop artists operated by music startup SpaceAudity, has released the “2025 K-Pop World Map,” which analyzes global K-Pop consumption trends on YouTube through January 1 to…
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The "2.0 era," in which virtual idols evolve beyond mere technology to become independent IPs, is now fully underway.…
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Netflix’s animated series “KPop Demon Hunters” received the Golden Globe awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.…
The K-Pop market in 2025 saw a prominent strength among new-generation girl groups, and it is expected that various new groups across different genres will take control of the market in 2026.
At the 2026 Golden Globe Awards ceremony, singer and composer EJAE won the Best Original Song award for “Golden,” the theme song of Netflix’s animated series *KPop Demon Hunters*.…
34-year-old singer-songwriter EJAE won the Song of the Year award at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards for her theme song “Golden” from Netflix’s animated series *KPop Demon Hunters*, and she revealed the experiences of rejec…
Wooz’s hit song “Drowning” topped Melon’s 2025 year-end chart. Released in 2023, the track achieved a comeback on the chart two years later after Wooz’s live video of singing the song while in military uniform gained sig…
BTS will return as a full group after four years on March 20 with their fifth studio album. Their agency, HYBE, announced that this album marks their first release as a complete group, featuring 14 tracks that will fully…
K-POP’s global icon BTS is set to release a new studio album on March 20, marking its first return as a full group in four years.…
BTS is returning as a full group for the first time in 6 years and 1 month. The group officially confirmed that it will release its fifth studio album at 1 p.m. KST on March 20.…
The K-Pop industry is facing multiple crises, including mental health issues, political controversies, and data security problems.
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Karina of aespa returned to Milan one month later as the brand’s ambassador to attend Prada’s 2026 Fall/Winter Women’s Fashion Show.…
The list of K-POP idols most searched for on YouTube in the United States throughout 2025 has been released. BTS’s Jung Kook, V, and J-Hope occupied the top three positions, highlighting the group’s strong influence.…
While K-Pop’s worldwide popularity reached its peak this year, internal issues of severe growth pains have been identified.…
An analysis suggests that despite reaching a peak of global success in 2025, the K-POP industry is suffering from severe internal growth pains.…
BTS’s Jimin came in first in the December K-POP idol individual brand reputation big data analysis. This result was based on a study conducted by the Korea Corporate Reputation Institute from December 24 of last year to…
The 2025 SBS Gayo Daejeon was held on December 25, which is Christmas, at the Inspire Arena in Incheon. Artists representing the K-POP industry such as Taeyong of NCT, NCT DREAM, Stray Kids, LE SSERAFIM, IVE, and ATEEZ g…
Jennie of BLACKPINK and G-Dragon of BIGBANG topped domestic YouTube K-POP searches in 2025. According to Google Trends data shared on X and Reddit, Jennie was ranked as the most searched female K-POP idol on domestic You…
Korean pop music has achieved remarkable success on the global stage this year. In Billboard’s 2025 K-POP Artist 100 list, SEVENTEEN topped the rankings.…
The 2025 Melon Music Awards were held on December 20 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, officially recognizing the major achievements of the K-pop industry.…
The 17th Melon Music Awards (MMA), one of South Korea’s largest year-end music award ceremonies, was successfully held on December 20 at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul under the theme “Play the Moment.” Organized by Kakao…
The 2025 KBS Music Festival Global Festival was successfully held at the Incheon Songdo Convention Center. Broadcast for approximately 190 minutes starting at 7:15 p.m.…