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Mnet launches another audition show amid Produce 101 controversy

Oct 4, 2019

Mnet’s new survival audition show “World Klass” premieres Friday, with a score of contestants competing over the next few weeks to become the next K-pop star. Viewers will see 20 trainees from count...
Q&A: SuperM answers big questions before its debut this week

Oct 2, 2019

After weeks of teasing fans with numerous clips, photos and announcements, SuperM is finally stepping into the music scene later this week. The group’s ultimate goal, according to its producer, S.M....
Capitol’s creative director says SuperM’s debut performance will be ‘historic’

Oct 1, 2019

With just days to go before SuperM’s debut on Friday, a creative director at Capitol Music Group, S.M. Entertainment’s US partner, says the K-pop supergroup’s first performance will be special and hi...
Rookie Oneus drops new EP ‘Fly With Us’

Oct 1, 2019

Rookie band Oneus, which debuted earlier this year, was already back to the music scene Monday with new EP “Fly With Us.” The six-track EP is the final chapter of the band’s “US” trilogy that starte...
Meet the members of K-pop supergroup SuperM

Sept 27, 2019

Ahead of the group’s debut, we look back on the individual members -- each a star in their own right
Military musical brings K-pop idols back to stage on military terms

Sept 24, 2019

A rare military musical brought back to the stage a group of high-profile K-pop stars who went out of the public eye to fulfill their mandatory military service, including members of the popular boy ...
Zico to release 1st full-length solo album

Sept 20, 2019

K-pop artist and producer Zico will release his first full-length solo album in his eight-year music career later this month, his management agency said Friday. The new album, "Thinking," will be re...
BTS leader donates 100 m won for students with hearing impairments

Sept 20, 2019

RM, the leader of the popular boy band BTS, has donated 100 million won ($83,745) to help students with hearing impairments, a Seoul school said Friday. The BTS leader made the donation earlier this...
[REVIEW] Seventeen’s ‘Ode to You’ rattles Seoul with unwavering love for fans

Sept 19, 2019

Over the last few years, fans have learned that Seventeen always goes above and beyond when it comes to them. In a familiar scene at K-pop concerts, when Seventeen said “jump,” the crowds jumped. Whe...
Kassy drops new love-themed EP ‘Rewind’ for your autumn blues

Sept 19, 2019

Singer Kassy is back with her second EP, “Rewind,” nearly six months after the single “True Song.” The album, which consists of four songs and one instrumental track, keeps in line with the title as...
#Sunmipop: 7 Songs to celebrate the best of Sunmi

Sept 19, 2019

Looking back on the singles that propelled the former Wonder Girls member to stardom as a solo artist
Dreamcatcher’s video game fantasy gets real with ‘Raid of Dream’

Sept 18, 2019

The act is teaming up with a video game to further polish their distinctive sound
Seventeen delves into ‘fear’ with new single

Sept 18, 2019

Seventeen has always been associated with playfulness and quirkiness, but not this time. The 13-piece multinational boy band has returned with its long-awaited single “Fear,” which features the act i...
BTS’ special playlist

Sept 18, 2019

After enjoying a monthlong vacation, BTS resumed its activities Monday, boarding a plane for an overseas engagement. While its agency, Big Hit Entertainment, declined to disclose details of the trip,...
Music fans flock to stream K-pop classics

Sept 18, 2019

One of South Korea’s longest-running music chart shows is streaming old episodes from the 1990s and 2000s, a move that has proven a hit with music fans. SBS’ “Inkigayo” has been showcasing the best ...