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How Trump and K-pop ended up in the same headline

Jun 24, 2020

With election looming in US, politicization of K-pop fans accelerating
Seventeen is back and they are fearless

Jun 23, 2020

Seventeen released their seventh mini-album “Heng:garae,” with “Left & Right” as its lead track, on Monday. The record, featuring six tracks, comes about nine months after their third full album “An...
K-pop powerhouses ask for financial support from government

Jun 21, 2020

In response, the ministry said that it is currently reviewing some of the measures that would allow the companies to hold small concerts in four cities outside of Seoul -- Gangneung in Gangwon Provin...
SM Entertainment expresses support for US Black Lives Matter movement

Jun 19, 2020

SM Entertainment, one of South Korea's oldest and most influential K-pop entertainment companies, on Friday expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. "We stand with...
BTS' 'Map of the Soul: 7' becomes No. 1 sold album in Japan during H1

Jun 19, 2020

K-pop group BTS was the biggest seller of music in album format in Japan during the first half of 2020, according to Japan's main music sales tracker Friday. "Map of the Soul: 7," the septet's studi...
Is there a media double standard for K-pop?

Jun 18, 2020

‘Dark side, robotic, manufactured’: Examining the media tropes about K-pop
[Herald Interview] Onewe still adapting to idol system, but have never been happier to do music

Jun 18, 2020

Many popular bands tell a story of how childhood friends from a same block or classmates who shared musical passion started out as an underground band. Onewe, a five-piece band under RBW Entertainme...
Stray Kids cook up ‘God’s Menu’

Jun 18, 2020

Continuing to forge their own path, Stray Kids returned with “God’s Menu,” taking the group’s creative ethos to the next level. The new single was released Wednesday evening as the lead track of the...
BTS producer Bang Si-hyuk makes Billboard's '2020 Indie Power Players' list

Jun 16, 2020

Bang Si-hyuk, head of BTS' management agency Big Hit Entertainment, was chosen by American music publication Billboard as one of the top leaders in the global independent record industry in 2020. Ba...
[Herald Review] BTS’ Bang Bang Con The Live: Nothing short of real-life intimacy

Jun 15, 2020

Even for BTS, long accustomed to sold-out stadium tours, an online streaming concert using its own platform was a whole new level of experience. “Today, it’s even harder to perform than usual maybe ...
[Herald Interview] Meet the couple behind BTS and TXT’s latest hits

Jun 15, 2020

“Everyone I worked with in the label is very mom-and-dad like. They have this ‘We’ll take care of you’ attitude,” Fontana said. They particularly praised Bang Si-hyuk, the label’s chairman and chief...
BTS' 'Bang Bang Con' becomes world's biggest paid online concert: company

Jun 15, 2020

A concert streamed by K-pop giant BTS on Sunday became the world's biggest paid online music event in terms of number of viewers, the band's management company said Monday. Big Hit Entertainment ann...
K-pop fans: A diverse, underestimated and powerful force

Jun 12, 2020

How the largely apolitical scene came to attract fans who are very much political
[Video] A walk through K-pop paradise: SMTown and K-Star Road

Jun 12, 2020

A guide to the home of K-pop and what fans will find there
Video unveiled for BTS' autobiographical song 'We are Bulletproof: the Eternal'

Jun 12, 2020

K-pop giant BTS on Friday released a music video for "We are Bulletproof: the Eternal," off of its most recent album "Map of the Soul: 7," as part of the group's annual fan celebration event. The an...