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· Daniel Anderson

S. Korean alt-rock artist LØREN joins Coachella lineup, releases ‘Panic’ music video

South Korean alternative rock artist LØREN will make his Coachella debut on Sunday. Coachella announced the news on social media on Friday, writing, “LØREN will hit the desert on Sunday, 4/16, special thanks to @88rising.”

· Daniel Anderson

S. Korean alt-rock singer-songwriter LØREN releases debut EP with 88rising

South Korean alt-rock singer LØREN released his debut EP “Put Up a Fight” on Friday. The 28-year-old artist, who has previously worked on tracks by K-pop artists such as G-Dragon to BLACKPINK, has churned out a five-track EP featuring songs he produced and wrote himself.

· Daniel Anderson

88rising announces first-ever Head in the Clouds festival in New York

Music company 88rising recently announced the dates, venue and lineup for its inaugural Head in the Clouds New York festival. Earlier today, 88rising announced that the event will take place on May 20 and May 21 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.

· Daniel Anderson

Balming Tiger to headline Tiger Den, first SXSW music event of Asian diaspora artists

South Korean music collective Balming Tiger will spearhead Tiger Den at South by Southwest (SXSW), the first full-day music event in the festival’s history to exclusively feature Asian artists. Tiger Den will feature 19 artists on two stages, headlined by Balming Tiger. For many…

· Daniel Anderson

BTS’ Jin to release new single ‘The Astronaut,’ created in collaboration with Kygo, Coldplay

Jin of BTS is set to release “The Astronaut,” his forthcoming single that will be out of this world thanks to collaborators Kygo and Coldplay. The BTS member announced his new single during the group’s free “Yet To Come” concert in Busan, which was held on Saturday as part of…

· Daniel Anderson

South Korean R&B artist Crush drops new single ‘Rush Hour’ with BTS’ J-Hope

South Korean R&B artist Crush released “Rush Hour,” his new single featuring BTS’ J-Hope, on Thursday. This is Crush’s first music release since he was discharged from the military in August. His last album was the 2020 EP “with HER” which featured artists such as Girls’…

· Daniel Anderson

A BTS-inspired exhibit is now open at the oldest museum in the Philippines

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum – the oldest museum in the Philippines – has launched an exhibit inspired by K-pop boy group BTS so that ARMY can go “Namjooning.” “UST Goes Namjooning: Capturing Moments on Campus” highlights both the university campus and BTS with…

· Daniel Anderson

This Connecticut Barnes & Noble has an ARMY who is a real RM stan

A Barnes & Noble in Connecticut is celebrating BTS leader RM’s birthday with a collection of books. The Waterbury bookstore curated books that were read by RM or inspired by him, many of which were written by prominent Asian authors. Some of the books included are Min Jin Lee’s…

· Rebecca Moon

Samsung shades Apple for new ‘deep purple’ iPhone 14 Pro

Samsung recently shaded Apple in a tweet for allegedly copying its BTS-inspired Bora Purple Galaxy Z Flip4 smartphone. The official Samsung Mobile US Twitter account wrote “Cool Story Bro,” with purple circle emojis replacing the letter O’s. A BTS fan speculated that Apple was…