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· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN to perform at inaugural LA3C festival with Megan Thee Stallion and Maluma
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN will perform at the first-ever LA3C festival on Dec. 10-11 at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. The event’s headliners include Megan Thee Stallion and Maluma, with Snoop Dogg joining as a guest performer. LA3C, which stands for “Los Angeles, the…
· Daniel Anderson
NCT’s Jeno teams with designer Peter Do to become first K-pop artist to open New York Fashion Week runway show
NCT’s Jeno is the first K-pop star to open a runway show at New York Fashion Week. Vietnamese American luxury designer Peter Do joined forces with SM Entertainment's first initiative at the fashion event. Do’s collection focuses on the concept of time and includes personalized…
· Daniel Anderson
Veteran K-pop girl group EXID announce 10th anniversary single album ‘X’
K-pop girl group EXID announced on Tuesday a special 10th anniversary single album titled “X.” Announced via Sony Music Korea on Twitter, the title track appears to be called “Fire,” and a full tracklist will be revealed on Sep. 14. Their last domestic comeback was in May 2019…
· Ryan General
BLACKSWAN, the only active K-pop group with all non-Korean members, teases new music
BLACKSWAN’s main rapper and lead dancer Fatou revealed that the group is preparing to release the “best song we've done as a group.” With the recent departure of Korean members Judy and Youngheun, the group now consists of four members: Belgian-Senegalese Fatou,…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group ONEUS release new mini-album ‘Malus’
K-pop boy group ONEUS released their mini-album “Malus,” led by the title track “Same Scent,” on Monday. The album includes an intro track, an English-language version of “Same Scent” and four other songs, with members Seoho, Leedo and Ravn all having had a hand in co-writing…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop fans outraged after TikToker posts video of himself asking out NMIXX member Sullyoon
Tiktok user @jermbarrett sparked controversy online with K-pop fans for his video where he attempts to ask out NMIXX member Sullyoon. In the video, Barrett introduces himself in Korean and says to Sullyoon, “Yeah, if you’re in L.A. for a long time, I’d like to take you out to…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Billlie drop new mini-album ‘the Billage of perception: chapter two’
K-pop girl group Billlie made their summer comeback on Wednesday with their mini-album “the Billage of perception: chapter two” and their music video for “RING ma Bell (what a wonderful world).” Their third mini-album features five tracks: “RING ma Bell (what a wonderful…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group TEMPEST ‘Can’t Stop Shining’ in sophomore mini-album
K-pop boy group TEMPEST released their second mini-album on Monday titled “Shining Up,” led by the title track “Can’t Stop Shining.” The album has four tracks total, with the lead track being co-written by member Hwarang. TEMPEST and its seven members, Hanbin, Hyeongseop, Hyuk,…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN drop new collaboration with Anne-Marie
K-pop boy group SEVENTEEN released a new version of their single “_WORLD” featuring British pop singer Anne-Marie on Friday. “_WORLD” is the lead single of SEVENTEEN’s repackage album “Sector 17,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The Pledis Entertainment group are…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group BLANK2Y drop fiery sophomore EP ‘K2Y II: PASSION [FUEGO]’
K-pop boy group BLANK2Y released their second EP “K2Y II: PASSION [FUEGO]” on Wednesday. The EP comes with four tracks in total: title track “FUEGO (Burn it up),” “INTRO [U],” “FUEGO (Fearless)” and “I Wish – Fan Song.” This release is a follow-up to their debut EP “K2Y 1:…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Stand up!’ for K-pop boy group Omega X’s debut Japanese-language album
Spire Entertainment’s 11-member K-pop boy group Omega X released their first Japanese-language album “Stand up!” on Wednesday. The album features a title track of the same name and comes with five other songs: “Luv ‘Em,” “I’m Sorry,” “Drive,” “#BRB” and a Japanese version of…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop soloist Jamie announces dates for North America tour
K-pop soloist Jamie announced her North American tour dates and venues on Instagram on Monday. The Warner Music Korea artist will partner with Unbound Entertainment Group and Modo Live for a seven-city tour starting in Los Angeles on Oct. 10 and finishing in San Francisco on…
· Daniel Anderson
Taeyeon, Epik High and Momoland among headliners newly announced for K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022
On Friday, upcoming K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 announced its second set of headliners, including Girls’ Generation leader Taeyeon, girl group Momoland, hip-hop trio Epik High and boy groups P1Harmony and T1419. Last week, KAMP LA 2022 announced that acts such as Monsta X, Somi,…
· Daniel Anderson
Busan mayor floats alternative to military service for K-pop mega group BTS
Park Heong-joon, mayor of Busan, South Korea, has issued a formal proposal to the president’s office asking for K-pop superstars BTS to be granted an alternative to their upcoming mandatory military service. He proposed BTS become public relations (PR) ambassadors for Busan in…
· Daniel Anderson
New US K-pop festival KAMP LA 2022 to feature Monsta X, Somi, Kai, Super Junior, IKON and more
A new K-pop festival called KAMP LA 2022 was announced on Tuesday. The event will feature artists such as Monsta X, Somi, Kai, Super Junior, IKON, BamBam and Zion. T. Held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Oct. 15 and Oct. 16, the two-day festival is spearheaded by…
· Daniel Anderson
More than a ‘Whisper’: K-pop boy group The Boyz release seventh mini-album ‘Be Aware’
IST Entertainment’s K-pop boy group The Boyz dropped their seventh mini-album “Be Aware” on Tuesday. The new mini-album is led by the title track “Whisper.” “Be Aware” contains the side songs “Bump & Love,” “C.O.D.E,” “Levitating,” “Survive The Night” and “Timeless.” Member…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop boy group CRAVITY drop first English-language single ‘Boogie Woogie’
K-pop boy group CRAVITY released their first English-language single “Boogie Woogie” on Friday. The track is a prerelease for their upcoming fourth mini-album “New Wave,” which is scheduled for a September release. The group will be a headlining act at KCON LA 2022 later this…
· Daniel Anderson
BM of K-pop group Kard drops digital single ‘Strangers’
BM of the K-pop co-ed group Kard released his digital single “Strangers” on Tuesday. The single, a follow-up to his January single “Lost in Euphoria,” comes with the additional song “Bad Intentions.”” After a two-year hiatus while member J. Seph completed his military…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop girl group Tri.be return with comeback single album ‘Leviosa’
K-pop girl group Tri.be dropped their new single album “Leviosa,” led by the title track “Kiss,” on Tuesday. The group’s third single album, which also features the song “In The Air (777),” is a follow-up to their 2021 single album “Conmigo.” Tri.be’s seven members – Songsun,…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop band The Rose announces ‘Heal Together’ world tour dates and deal with Far East Movement label
K-pop band The Rose announced the dates for their upcoming world tour “Heal Together” on Monday. They also announced a partnership with Far East Movement label Transparent Arts. The “Heal Together” tour takes its name from the band’s upcoming first full-length album “Heal” and…
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BTS connects to HYBE, Weverse, memberships, merch, and tickets.
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&TEAM
&TEAM is HYBE's first homegrown Japanese boy group -- a localization play that plants the HYBE system directly inside the world's second-biggest music market rather than exporting Korean acts into it.
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2PM
2PM invented the 'beast idol' -- JYP's masculine, acrobatic counter-brand that opened the Japanese arena market for K-pop boy groups and made Thai member Nichkhun one of the first non-Korean idols engineered as a pan-Asian sales asset.
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aespa
SM's flagship 4th-gen group turned streaming dominance into arena-scale global touring — the clearest sign K-pop's next tier can headline, not just chart.
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AKMU
AKMU are the sibling duo who won K-Pop Star and picked YG on their own terms -- 'The Nation's Siblings' whose songwriting-first model gave YG a rare non-idol prestige asset that outlasted a full 12-year label run.
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BABYMONSTER
YG built BABYMONSTER as its designated BLACKPINK successor, and the pressure is the point -- the label bet its next decade of revenue on a seven-member group that had to shatter rookie sales records just to justify the comparison.
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BIGBANG
BigBang were the original architects of K-pop as a global export business -- the first mainstream Korean hip-hop idols whose stadium tours and merch empire proved a Korean act could out-earn Western pop stars and became the template YG monetized for a decade.
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BLACKPINK
The genre's biggest girl group returned as a group after years of solo dominance — testing whether K-pop's Western peak was a moment or a plateau. 'GO' answered.
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BOYNEXTDOOR
BOYNEXTDOOR is rapper Zico's KOZ Entertainment absorbed into the HYBE machine -- an artist-founded label that HYBE bought and turned into a hit factory, showing how HYBE grows by acquiring creative shops, not just building them.
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BTS
BTS didn't just come back — they re-coronated K-pop's top tier. 'Arirang' fuses Korean folk roots with global pop, and the tour proved the machine HYBE built scales to stadiums worldwide.
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BTS
BTS connects to HYBE, the company behind BTS, Weverse, albums, merch, memberships, tickets, and concerts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035760
CJ ENM
CJ ENM is behind TV, music, film, award shows, and major cultural exports that shape what people watch.
Company · Korea · KRX:352820
HYBE
One of the layers behind BTS, SEVENTEEN, TXT.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:035900
JYP Entertainment
JYP is tied to groups that drive albums, tours, subscriptions, merch, and international fan activity.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:041510
SM Entertainment
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
Company · Korea · KOSDAQ:122870
YG Entertainment
YG connects global K-pop attention to touring, brand deals, fan demand, and artist-centered entertainment revenue.
Company · Korea · KRX:251270
Netmarble
Netmarble is Korea's mobile-game powerhouse that turns pop-culture IP into games — from BTS titles to Marvel — and is one of HYBE's largest shareholders, linking K-pop and gamin...
HYBE · K-pop · KRX:352820
A BTS comeback is not just songs. It’s albums, merch, tickets, and Weverse.
A BTS comeback can start with one stream on your phone, then turn into a fan-club sign-up, merch order, livestream ticket, and more time spent inside Weverse.