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Seven members, seven years: A look back and forward at GOT7’s career

K-popJan 19, 2021

Some fans, dissatisfied with JYP’s support for GOT7, may welcome the chance for the individual bandmates to shine brighter. Although they are no longer together as they were before, it’s only the sta...
Treasure closes ‘First Step’ with first studio album ‘Treasure Effect’

K-popJan 11, 2021

The music video for “My Treasure” is a short piece of fairy-tale music in itself, according to Jun-kyu, filled with fantastical visual elements that can simply enlighten the viewers. Ji-hoon said th...
Treasure gears up for first studio album

K-popJan 4, 2021

By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )
[Herald Interview] Pop stars and ‘MORE’: Girl group K/DA comes ‘ALL OUT’ with first EP

K-popDec 29, 2020

Q. “MORE” has garnered almost 55 million views and “THE BADDEST” some 36 million views. How was the making of the music videos? Evelynn : We started with a lyric video for “THE BADDEST,” and we all...
[Herald Interview] How K/DA became the ultimate music fan experience, and beyond

K-popDec 29, 2020

The debut of K/DA, the virtual girl group of four characters from online arena game League of Legends, in 2018 could have ended as just a one-time gift for loyal fans of the game. But with the relea...
Big Hit Labels concert: The start of a new tradition, or a trend that’s getting trite?

K-popDec 10, 2020

While both sides have denied speculation, it is no secret that the two firms have been on bad terms since MBC reportedly mistreated BTS during its 2018 year-end music show. BTS attended most year-end...
BTS rewrites Billboard history with 'Life Goes On'

K-popDec 1, 2020

It was not the first time that sensational K-pop boy band BTS had seen its name at the top of US music publication Billboard’s main singles chart, but this time it was different. Billboard on Monday...
EXO’s Kai goes solo with R&B pop album

K-popNov 30, 2020

Referring to his eight bandmates, who are mostly focused on solo activities either as actors or musicians, Kai said, “I’m looking forward to the day when we will come together again, upgraded as indi...
Stray Kids ‘unlock’ pandemic-hit stage with virtual concert

K-popNov 23, 2020

K-pop boy band Stray Kids held their first virtual concert “Unlock: Go Live In Life” on Sunday, connecting with global fans online amid the virus outbreak. Streamed through Beyond Live -- a livestre...
Avatar idols take center stage

K-popNov 17, 2020

Will this avatar rush become mainstream in K-pop? Experts agree virtual characters like avatars are more seriously embraced by younger music fans -- especially Gen Z, born in the late 1990s and afte...
[Herald Interview] Verivery goes beyond the barrier, makes inroads on Billboard

K-popOct 30, 2020

Verivery thanked fans for celebrating the band’s milestone Billboard debut during an interview with The Korea Herald on Tuesday. With “G.B.T.B,” the lead track on its new album “Face Us,” the seven-...
‘Minisode 1: Blue Hour,’ TXT’s short tale told in the era of COVID-19

K-popOct 27, 2020

Tomorrow X Together -- read ‘tomorrow by together’ or TXT in short -- made a splash debut in 2019, making a buzz even ahead of their official debut as the first boy band launched by Big Hit since BTS...
Key takeaways from Big Hit’s big stock debut

K-popOct 20, 2020

At 8:50 a.m. on Thursday, Chairman Bang Si-hyuk of Big Hit Entertainment, home to K-pop phenom BTS, rang the bells marking the company’s initial public offering at the Korea Exchange headquarters in ...
[Herald Interview] AKMU Suhyun to debut solo with dance pop single ‘Alien’

K-popOct 16, 2020

Going solo, Suhyun also strayed off from her usual acoustic sound, and took up a fresh challenge of dance pop. “Chanhyuk suggested I should try pop music since it would suit me best. ‘Alien’ was arr...
Blackpink unveiled: Netflix documentary searches beyond the spotlight

K-popOct 14, 2020

With the documentary as a rare occasion putting the girls in front of cameras off the stage, Lisa, the group’s member hailing from Thailand, said the experience was surprisingly easy, thanks to Suh w...