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.
SHINee Onew's ‘Shadow’: Jin-ki back with music after 3 years, here's how to stream, lyrics and buzz about OST for 'Breakup Probation, One Week'
A new song of Jinki (ONEW) releasing after three years is enough for fans to have an early meltdown prior to SHINee’s full-fledged comeback
Feb 4, 2021
Was Blackpink's Lisa a victim of racism? Why chat screenshots sparked outrage as Blinks demand 'Respect Lisa'
Blinks recently noticed a few screenshots of chats where Lisa was being attacked for her home country Thailand and a number of offensive remarks about the K-pop stars were exchanged
Feb 2, 2021
SHINee ‘Don’t Call Me’: Release date, concept, tracklist, teaser, how to live stream and all you need to know about the K-pop album
The seventh full-length album of the K-pop supergroup will have nine tracks. Prior to the album’s release, a cryptic monochromatic teaser photo has been released
Feb 2, 2021
What does BTS' 2021 Winter Package feature? K-pop icons drop teaser video of their time in Gangwon-do province
The boys look snug and warm in their winterwear, playing games, ziplining at a resort, posing for photoshoots and more
Feb 2, 2021
High1 Seoul Music Awards 2021 Best Performers: Top 10 collabs featuring Seventeen, (G)I-dle, Ateez, Iz*one and more
Ateez who won the Bonsang award at the SMA, slayed the ‘doll concept’ stage and performed their two hit tracks ‘Utopia’ and ‘Inception’
Jan 31, 2021
Why did BTS not attend High1 Seoul Music Awards 2021? K-pop group wins Best Song, Best Album, Bonsang and more
Along with winning the main award called the Bonsang award at the 30th SMA, BTS also won the best song award, Best Album title and WhosFandom Award
Jan 31, 2021
High1 Seoul Music Awards 2021 Hosts: Meet Super Junior’s Heechul, Girl’s Generation’s Sooyoung and Shin Dong-yup
While we wait for the starry event to light up our evening, here are some fun facts about the loveable hosts of the musical event
Jan 30, 2021
Why didn't Big Hit buy BTS rights? ARMY fumes after 'Black Swan' on James Corden among 26 videos deleted from YouTube
The news of BTS’ multiple performances being deleted from YouTube spread like wildfire as fans saw that the legendary performances at Billboard Music Awards and on James Corden show were no more to be found
Jan 29, 2021
Mnet’s ‘Kingdom’ Lineup: Stray Kids, Ateez, SF9, BTOB to iKon, here are all the stars and when the K-pop show begins
Mnet’s ‘Kingdom’ will follow the pattern of its previous show ‘Queendom’ where K-pop groups will compete with each other in various rounds, produce songs and release them together
Jan 29, 2021
Korean Music Awards 2021 list of nominations: BTS gets six nominations, including one with IU
BTS Army are happy and rightfully so, as K-pop group lands record number of nominations
Jan 26, 2021
Top Face 2021 Season 1 Full Winners List: Kim Tae-hyung and BTS Jungkook top the list, check out who else made it
From Kim Tae-hyung to Jungkook, check out the winners list and other semifinalists
Jan 26, 2021
Is WayV's TEN okay? Rapper trips and falls after getting mobbed at Gimpo airport, NCTizens call it 'harassment'
A K-pop fan wrote, 'This isn’t love. You NEVER treat someone you love with such disrespect. This is just straight up harassment'
Jan 25, 2021
GOT7 exit from JYP Entertainment hailed as 'new chapter', fans say K-pop group is 'free after years of mistreatment'
Some fans feel that GOT7 being out of a 'cursed company' will have them 'suffer no more' while others are excited about a new era
Jan 19, 2021
Airbnb ‘Inside K-pop’: Date, how to livestream and all you need to know about online festival featuring The Boyz, Monsta X, Cravity and more
In an attempt to show more of the inside world of K-pop idols, Airbnb is bringing an online festival featuring virtual activities like mukbang, making Korean food and more
Jan 18, 2021
Twice on TIME100 Talks: Date, how to stream 'Depend on You' and all you need to know about special K-pop performance
Twice, the nine-member K-pop act of JYP Entertainment consisting of Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana and others will be performing 'Depend on You' from their 2020 hit album 'Eyes Wide Open'
Jan 16, 2021
IU 'Celebrity': Release date, concept, teaser, how to live stream and all about K-pop queen's track before her fifth album
IU’s new album along with the track ‘Celebrity’ will be her venture into more energetic, pop beat genres, her agency EDAM Entertainment has stated
Jan 15, 2021
Where is Chaeyoung? Twice's Jeongyeon and others appear in video without rapper, fans want to know if she's okay
Twice fans were relieved to see Jeongyeon back but the count was ‘off’ as a fan stated and they noticed rapper Chaeyoung was missing from the OT9 frame
Jan 14, 2021
Seventeen on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show': Date, time, where to watch and all you need to know about K-pop group's performance
Seventeen will perform their hit title track, ‘Left & Right’, from the album, ‘Heng:garæ’, and fans can’t wait for a brand new live rendition of the song
Jan 12, 2021
Will Taekook drop mixtapes together? BTS V's bio and Jungkook’s profile pic in Apple Music leave ARMY in frenzy
Kim Taehyung’s mixtape is called KTH1 and Jungkook’s mixtape is temporarily called ‘JJK1’ by his fans as the official names of the mixtapes haven’t been dropped yet
Jan 12, 2021
GOT7 and JYPE split: Will K-pop boy band survive '7-year jinx' and a name controversy like Shinhwa and SM did?
The seven-year jinx is a longstanding myth that K-pop groups break apart by the time they reach their seventh year
Jan 11, 2021