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.
Why is Big Hit Entertainment changing name to HYBE? Inside future of labels as BTS Army roots for ‘JinHit’
Fans are curious to find out what exactly the Big Hit name change would mean for BTS or other acts like TXT and Lee Hyun
Mar 10, 2021
What will IZ*ONE members do after the K-pop group disbands? Fans mourn losing 'one of the best girl groups'
All three Japanese members of the group including Sakura Miyawaki, Nako Yabuki, and Hitomi Honda are also part of the group AKB48 and may return to performing as a unit
Mar 10, 2021
BTS Army shuts down other K-pop fandoms over who 'paved the way' with #Bringthetea ahead of Grammys performance
Army is out to silence anyone who disagrees with how the K-pop boy band paved the way for other artistes
Mar 10, 2021
'Doll': Live stream, release date, teaser and all you need to know about 'Rewind: Blossom' project featuring EXO Baekhyun and NCT Doyoung
The teaser has got K-pop listeners excited as both Baekhyun and Doyoung are known for their magnetic vocals
Mar 10, 2021
'Run BTS': Shirtless Taehyung and Jungkook's see-through shirt makes ARMY go bonkers, fans ‘need an ambulance’
A fan stated, "today's run!bts is a full package. we have the editors making fun of jhope, yoonmin bickering, betrayals, jk's muscle, shirtless taehyung, jin's buff chest, vmin thingz, seokjin being jk's safe place, and our leader namjoon just looking at them all smiley"
Mar 9, 2021
Who is Young Lex? Rapper accused of plagiarizing EXO Lay Zhang's 'Lit' music video, angry fans demand apology
EXO fans have made a scene by scene comparison between Young Lex’s music video titled ‘Raja Terakhir’ (‘The Last King’) released on March 8, 2021, and Lay’s ‘Lit’ music video that dropped last year in June
Mar 9, 2021
When is WJSN aka Cosmic Girls coming back? South Korean-Chinese girl group feature on Starship comeback list
With Cosmic Girls last EP ‘Neverland’ snagging the place of number 2 in the Billboard Top 10 K-pop albums list, fans are quite excited for the K-pop act to drop yet another masterpiece
Mar 9, 2021
'The Sun's Song': SHINee’s Onew, GOT7’s Youngjae and Day6's Wonpil cast in musical, here's how to live stream the production
SM Entertainment’s vocalist Onew will be playing the role of male lead Ha Ram along with Day6 Wonpil, GOT7’s Youngjae, and musical actor Jo Hoon
Mar 9, 2021
Will BTS tease new music at the Grammys? ARMY try to decode Namjoon's cues, wonder if group will drop album
Namjoon says, 'We're working on our new music and everybody is too for their solos or singles personally. ARMYs can expect many things from us for this year'
Mar 9, 2021
Did Namjoon use a ‘slur’ in his song? ARMY defends BTS singer as Internet slams him for disrespecting 'autism'
'namjoon should apologize bc it is a slur at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if he intended to mean that way or not,' a user commented
Mar 9, 2021
Did Hwasa use N-word? Fans back singer as Beyonce's ‘Irreplaceable’ cover sparks fury: ‘She doesn't know English’
K-pop fans are discovering the song from 2016 again and a lot of fans have pointed out that the track still exists on some platforms
Mar 6, 2021
Will BTS travel to LA for Grammy performance? 'Quarantine friendly' awards authority suggests virtual performance
Amid BTS ARMY’s speculations, here’s what Grammy has hinted at on a number of virtual performances for the night
Mar 6, 2021
KBS 'Music Bank' Full Performers List: SHINee, Ateez, Wonho, Sunmi, Rain and all the artists set to hit the stage
The March 5 episode of 'Music Bank' will witness a neck to neck fight as SHINee is reigning the charts after its seventh album ‘Don’t Call Me’ released on February 22
Mar 5, 2021
When is EXO's Baekhyun coming back? SM Entertainment confirms return, fans think it will be IU vs Baekhyun again
K-pop fans took it to Twitter to share that this will be the third time K-pop soloist IU will be having a comeback at the same time as Baekhyun
Mar 4, 2021
Minho returns to 'Show! Music Core': Airdate, concept and all you need to know about MBC's music series with SHINee's star
MBC's announcement arrives after SHINee's new Korean studio album ‘Don’t Call Me’ which dropped on February 22, 2021
Mar 4, 2021
‘Run BTS’: Why did BTS ARMY call Episode 131 the most chaotic? Internet says ‘save Taehyung and Jungkook’
From the very first warm-up game, BTS ended up pulling each other down in the swimming pool, and the chemistry made ARMY hearts melt
Mar 2, 2021
‘Let's BTS’: Air time, how to live stream, host, teaser and all you need to know about KBS 2021 Special TalkShow with Bangtan Boys
The seven of them will talk about how they spent their 2020 and how the pandemic has changed their lives
Mar 2, 2021
Is BLACKPINK Rosé's album titled 'Rosé'? Fans speculate after YG releases posters, here’s all you need to know
Fans wondered if BLACKPINK member Rosé's solo debut will be titled after her name considering Jennie's solo single was called 'SOLO'
Mar 1, 2021
Kakao M artists IU, Seventeen, Monsta X's songs removed from Spotify over license dispute, fans call it 'unfair'
Spotify officially launched in South Korea on February 1 and reportedly the music platform didn’t acquire the license for Kakao M artists which includes a major portion of the K-pop catalog
Mar 1, 2021
GOT7's BamBam trends over 13M Instagram followers, here's the list of 'most mentioned' K-pop idols on Twitter
Currently, with over 200K tweets, BamBam is getting a whole lot of love on Twitter from numerous excited fans who are sharing throwback pictures and memes
Feb 28, 2021