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…
According to the big data analysis of December’s new idol individual brand reputations conducted by the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute, TWS Dohoon ranked first.…
“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.…
All members of the group NewJeans have decided to return to their original agency, ADOR, by respecting the court’s ruling.…
The K-pop industry is leading the next generation of entertainment markets through global platforms and AI technology.…
K-pop rookie groups in 2025 are shaping the new landscape of K-pop music through diverse musical styles and concepts.…
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.…
The legal battle that shook the K-pop industry between former ADOR CEO Minhee Jin and NewJeans officially concluded after approximately 11 months.…
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…
The National Assembly has decided to aggressively promote environmentally friendly K-Pop concerts. On the 2nd, a discussion forum titled “Strategies for Establishing Carbon-Neutral Guidelines for Performances and Events…
Netflix’s animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” has surpassed 400 million views, firmly establishing itself as a global cultural phenomenon.…
Jennie of BLACKPINK has been named the most nominated artist at the 2025 Asian Pop Music Awards (APMA), accelerating the global success of K-POP solo artists.…
The commercial expansion of Netflix’s animated series *KPop Demon Hunters* is accelerating rapidly. By transferring the fan experience built online to physical spaces, the series is launching a series of global brand col…
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…
Driven by the popularity of KPop Demon Hunters, a wide range of merchandise is being developed. Nongshim is advancing a collaborative project to bring the ramen featured in the movie to actual product form, marking this…
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.…
K-pop is confronting a crisis of self-erosion. The genre that once captivated the world with its artistic quality and creativity is losing its identity by repeatedly adopting trends like those on TikTok and repeating sim…
BLACKPINK’s Jennie and the representative 4th-generation K-pop girl group aespa have been confirmed as part of the final lineup for “The 17th Melon Music Awards (MMA2025)” taking place at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on Dec…
The 25th MAMA Awards were held over two days, from the 25th to the 26th, at the Hong Kong International Airport Stadium.…
“KPop Demon Hunters,” now recorded as the most-watched film in Netflix history, has sparked a global cultural phenomenon.…
Jang Won-young of IVE secured an overwhelming first place in the girl group individual brand reputation rankings.…
Analysts argue that the K-POP market reached a significant turning point in 2025 due to multiple concurrent trends, including the resurgence of long-running idols, increased solo activities, a restructuring of industrial…
The K-POP industry is accelerating its structural transformation away from a focus solely on music and performances toward more diversified content marketing strategies.…
RM of BTS revealed the group’s future plans during a Weverse live broadcast on the 7th. He emphasized BTS’s determination to continue by stating, “The reason we keep this team together is because we have too much love fo…
Z세대 이후 신세대의 K팝 선호도가 팝 음악과 함께 주도권을 차지하면서, K팝이 콘서트 수익 연계 투자상품까지 확대되는 등 본격적인 산업 고도화 단계에 진입했다.