K-pop short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. As of 2019, Korean popular music is ranked at number six among the top ten music markets worldwide, with BTS and Blackpink cited as artists leading the market growth. In 2020, K-pop experienced a record-breaking year when it experienced a 44.8% growth and positioned itself as the fastest-growing major market of the year.
YouTubers Keemstar and Void slammed for using Jonghyun’s suicide in K-pop stan diss track to 'stay relevant'
A fan said, 'This video is absolutely disgusting. The fact that the writers of this song used idols suicides as lyrics for a diss track is disgusting. The industry is corrupted but so are many other western industries'
Mar 25, 2021
'Going Seventeen 2021' Episode 1 leaked: Will official release be delayed? Carats demand video be deleted
‘Going Seventeen’ has successfully released four seasons and the episode numbers increased with the show gaining more momentum. ‘Going Seventeen 2020’ consisted of 47 episodes
Mar 24, 2021
Red Velvet's Wendy goes solo with 'Like Water': Live stream, air date, concept and all you need to know about K-pop album
'I still have a lot to learn, especially without the other members, but I am going to work harder,' Wendy shared
Mar 24, 2021
TVN's 'On & Off' starring Sejeong and Twice’s Jihyo: Live stream, date, time and all you need to know about reality show
Fans who enjoy interactions between Jihyo and Sejeong are excited for an episode where the duo effortlessly bond with each other and take part in activities together
Mar 24, 2021
Run BTS: Members hide K-pop items as game of betrayal begins, giant Jungkook and Taetae bear melt ARMY hearts
While the fandom of BTS V aka Kim Taehyung is still quite divided in the bear versus tiger agenda, Run BTS editors have taken their stance clearly and it is Taetae bear all the way
Mar 23, 2021
NCT Dream Comeback: Live stream, date, concept, all you need to know about OT7 EP featuring Mark, fans want full album
NCT Dream will likely to continue their slightly grungy and extremely boppy music that is widely popular across the globe for bringing a very fresh characteristic to the K-pop group.
Mar 23, 2021
Astro's Cha Eunwoo switches from dreamy blue to ashy grey hair in new selfie, fans confused about rapid makeovers
From silver-grey to blue and then an ashy-grey, Eunwoo has gone from never bleaching his hair to switching his hair color three times in a month!
Mar 20, 2021
(G)I-DLE Soojin: Why is 'tits out for Soojin' trending? CUBE takes legal action against trolls for bullying rumors
'If it turns out I did something wrong, I will take on the punishments & leave the group but the truths about the things I didn’t do will also be revealed,' (G)I-DLE's Soojin said, while claiming her innocence
Mar 20, 2021
JYPE accused of NOT taking legal action against privacy invasion after Stray Kids' Seungmin slams sasaengs
'What is with these Sasaengs who wait in front of our dorms even until this time invading our privacy...?' Stray Kids' Seungmin wrote on Bubble
Mar 20, 2021
HYBE building for BTS and BigHit Entertainment artists: ARMY reveals exclusive space, suggests new intro song
The HYBE building features an exclusive three-storied space with modern equipment for working out and four BigHit libraries
Mar 19, 2021
Cha Eunwoo reveals dreamy blue hair in mirror selfie, fans fear he'll turn bald after noticing 'thin strands'
The new blue hair is also making Arohas as Astro fans are called excited about the new comeback of April as they hope to see it feature in Astro’s new comeback music video. This comeback for Astro will be truly special as fans have said how the Astro star never dyed his before and showed off new ble
Mar 18, 2021
‘Run BTS’: Taekook’s chemistry rocks as band tells why members aren't allowed to go to Weverse or Twitter drunk
Episode 133 shows that Jimin is the god of search engines and he ends the first part with a perfect score
Mar 16, 2021
Baekhyun 'Bambi': Live stream, release date and all you need to know about EXO member's album
'Bambi' will mark his third Korean-language extended play in his discography
Mar 16, 2021
'M Countdown' Kingdom Special Stage: Live stream, posters and line-up featuring Ateez, The Boyz and Stray Kids on Mnet show
Mnet has released a brand new performance poster for each group with a tagline
Mar 16, 2021
Blackpink's Rosé is first female K-pop soloist to get over 500,000 pre-orders for 'R', Blinks call it 'insane'
'Not rosé eating up the kpop industry with a single album all in English' said an excited fan
Mar 16, 2021
Selena Quintanilla's Grammy Lifetime Achievement slammed for 3-sec tribute, fans say 'Latinos being paid dirt'
Latin fans took it to Twitter to share that the tribute is too short to hold an impact and as they have waited three hours, they deserved more than three seconds
Mar 15, 2021
Roddy Ricch fails to win Grammy despite 6 nods, fans say he got robbed by song that’s 'not even f**king platinum'
The 22-year-old hip-hop artist also performed at this year’s Grammys and floored the viewers with ‘The Box’ and his new single ‘Heartless’
Mar 15, 2021
Who are members of T1419? Live stream, release date and all you need to know about rookie K-pop group's untitled album
After their debut project 'Before Sunrise Part. 1', the rising boy group are already turning heads and has listeners waiting in anticipation for more music from the boys
Mar 15, 2021
Slave Room controversy: TWICE fans ask JYPE to save stars from ‘American guy' or 'Psycho’ who threatened minors
Twitter users revealed screenshots of various users including minors were asked to spread misinformation by someone who goes by the nickname ‘American guy’ and known as the ‘psycho’ in online forums
Mar 13, 2021
Will Beyoncé secretly perform at Grammys 2021? Fans curious if BTS' Namjoon 'spoiled' the surprise
'Namgi spoiled Beyonce's performance... Omg She wasn't on the list was she???' wrote an excited fan
Mar 11, 2021