K-pop is moving beyond the global music market to become an object of academic study. By 2026, in the United States, K-pop began to be recognized not just as a musical genre but as a widespread cultural phenomenon.…
HYBE’s stock price plummeted as the long-awaited full reunion of BTS became a reality. Just two days after BTS concluded their comeback performance at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on March 21, HYBE’s shares dropped by 15.…
SM Entertainment and the Inspire Entertainment Resort in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, collaborated to launch a cultural and artistic community service program for teenagers.…
Netflix’s animated series "KPop Demon Hunters" is launching a full-scale marketing collaboration with McDonald's following its Oscar wins.…
BTS released its fifth studio album, “ARIRANG,” on the 20th, marking a full-group Comeback. This comeback is part of a large-scale global project that includes a live performance in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, a Netflix…
JTBC’s drama “Shining” (written by Lee Suk-yeon, directed by Kim Yoon-jin) has recorded ratings in the 0% range. This is the first time in four years that a JTBC Friday drama has achieved such low viewership.…
Lee Soo-man, former CEO and founder of SM Entertainment, announced his return to South Korea’s music industry following the end of a three-year competition ban.…
The live performance held by BTS at Gwanghwamun in Seoul on March 21 reached 300 million viewers worldwide through Netflix’s live streaming.…
ITZY’s Maknae, Yuna, made her solo debut on the 23rd with her first mini-album, “Ice Cream,” released at 6 p.m. The timing was particularly strategic, as interest in her had surged immediately following the viral spread…
Yuna, the Maknae of ITZY, officially made her solo debut on March 23 by releasing her first solo mini album “Ice Cream.” Since her group debut in 2019, Yuna has drawn attention for her cute energy and unique presence, an…
JYP Entertainment’s boy band Xdinary Heroes will make their first comeback of the year by releasing a new mini album titled “DEAD AND” on April 17.…
K-pop supergroup BTS held a stage performance in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square with all seven members together for the first time in four years since their hiatus for military service.…
At BTS’s free concert “BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE｜ARIRANG” held on Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul on the 21st, there was a significant gap between estimated crowd sizes and actual numbers.…
Hive has opened a pop-up store themed around BTS’s new album “ARIRANG” in its office located in Yongsan, Seoul. Named “BTS POP-UP: ARIRANG,” this space was created by partially renovating the lobby area on the first floo…
JYP Ent’s global competitiveness has reached a new level thanks to a stable revenue structure centered around its more experienced artists.…
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BTS dominated global charts as soon as they made their Comeback with their 5th studio album “ARIRANG.” Released at 1 p.m.…
The “BTS THE CITY ARIRANG” project, launched to celebrate the release of BTS’s fifth studio album “ARIRANG,” is transforming major cities around the world (from Seoul to London and New York) into K-pop festival venues.…
BTS launched the urban-based project “BTS THE CITY ARIRANG SEOUL” to commemorate the release of their new album “ARIRANG.” On April 21, the day after the album’s release on April 20, entire Seoul transformed into a massi…
HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk topped the list of individual shareholders in K-culture-related listed companies, boasting assets worth 4.8002 trillion won.…
The Criminal Division 4-1 of the Seoul High Court held the first pretrial hearing for the second instance of the case in which Kakao founder Kim Beom-soo and former Chief Investment Officer Bae Jae-hyun were indicted for…
TOP, formerly of BIGBANG, will release his first solo studio album “ANOTHER DIMENSION” on April 3, according to his agency Topspot Pictures on the 20th.…
TOP, formerly of BIGBANG, will release his first full-length album, “ANOTHER DIMENSION,” on April 3, according to a announcement made by his agency, Topspot Pictures, on the 20th.
G-Dragon, formerly of BIGBANG, will release his first full-length album, “ANOTHER DIMENSION,” on April 3. His agency, Top Spot Pictures, announced this news on the 20th.
NCT DREAM will stage the final concerts of their 4th tour across six performances from March 20 to 29 at the KSPO DOME in Seoul’s Olympic Park.…
Singer Kim Jong-kook has generated significant attention by posting a video on YouTube showcasing his agency, Galaxy Corporation’s new headquarters.…