The Korea Herald

[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...
BTS to release 'Stay Gold' from upcoming Japanese album next week

Jun 11, 2020

K-pop superstar BTS will release "Stay Gold," the title track of its upcoming new Japanese full-length album, next week. The original Japanese song will be revealed to the public at 6 p.m. on June 1...
BLACKPINK announces June release date for new single

Jun 10, 2020

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK on Wednesday announced the release date of their first new song in 14 months. The band's label-management agency, YG Entertainment, said the quartet will put out a new tra...
BTS' agency inks partnership with US streaming firm Kiswe

Jun 9, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, the management company of K-pop super stars BTS, said Tuesday it has inked a deal with US streaming service provider Kiswe Mobile to cooperate in areas of real-time online conc...
Daechwita: When traditional music meets K-pop

Jun 8, 2020

Suga’s new single marks the continuing trend of century-crossing genre-mixing in K-pop
[Herald Interview] Natty makes miraculous debut after six years

Jun 8, 2020

Natty is a super rookie in the K-pop world who debuted only a month ago with the single “Nineteen.” Among fans of the genre, however, her name is not unfamiliar. Having been an idol trainee for six ...
20 songs from BTS Suga’s mixtapes

Jun 8, 2020

We delve into BTS rapper’s Agust D persona, through which he relays his most candid, personal, raw stories