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· Ryan General
2NE1 surprises Coachella 2022 with thrilling reunion performance
2NE1 made waves at Coachella 2022 with a surprise reunion as part of 88Rising’s “Head in the Clouds Forever” set on Saturday. Bom, Dara and Minzy joined their former group mate CL onstage and performed their 2011 hit "I Am the Best." The quartet, which disbanded in 2016, last…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Former 2NE1 Member Minzy Opens Up About Struggles With Depression
The 24-year-old South Korean singer Minzy recently spoke to Billboard about how being a part of 2NE1 at such a young age stunted her growth, social skills and eventually led to her depression. The K-pop girl group had been popular for seven years, with their first breakthrough…
· Ryan General
K-Pop’s Most Iconic Girl Group 2NE1 Has Officially Disbanded
One of K-pop’s most successful girl groups in recent years has officially disbanded with some of its members pursuing solo careers. YG Entertainment, the production firm behind the iconic group, announced the disbandment of the group on Friday, November 25 on its website. YG…
· Daniel Anderson
Rina Sawayama is trapped in a time loop in new music video for ‘Hold the Girl’
Japanese British singer Rina Sawayama released her new music video “Hold The Girl” yesterday. The song’s title is taken from her upcoming album, due out on Sept. 16. In a press release, Sawayama says she wrote the song after having a revelation in therapy. The song is a follow…
· Daniel Anderson
Jackson Wang performs unreleased tracks ‘Drive It Like You Stole It’ and ‘Blue’ from upcoming album
Soloist and Got7 member Jackson Wang gifted fans during the 2022 K-pop Masterz in Manila show on Friday with performances of two unreleased songs, “Drive It Like You Stole It” and “Blue,” from his upcoming “Magic Man” album, which is set to be released on Sept. 9. Fellow Got7…
· Daniel Anderson
CL dives into her first voice acting role with ‘Baby Shark’ series episode
K-pop star CL is set to make a splash with her first voice acting role for a Korean version of the animated global television series “Baby Shark’s Big Show.” CL will voice Sharki L, in the “Baby Shark Ollie and William” episode titled “My own Seaweed Dance,” which airs on EBS…
· Jane Nam
Meet K-pop’s first African idol: Fatou of Blackswan
Fatou, whose full name is Fatou Samba, was born in Yoff, Senegal, and is the main rapper and lead dancer of the K-pop girl group Blackswan. The 27-year-old shared some of her interests in a recent interview, including that she is a Myers-Briggs ENTP that likes anime, Korean…
· Daniel Anderson
Jackson Wang, Rich Brian and Niki to headline 88rising’s 2022 Head in the Clouds festival
Asian-focused music company 88rising announced the lineup for its upcoming Head in the Clouds music festival yesterday. Headlining the festival are Jackson Wang, Rich Brian and Niki. The festival returns to Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Aug. 20 and Aug.…
· Daniel Anderson
Twice accidentally becomes senators after live US debut on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’
Twice made their in-person U.S. television debut on the “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Wednesday with a performance of their English-language track “The Feels.” The performance was uploaded to the show’s official YouTube channel where it was mistakenly titled “Who Won The…
· Isa Peralta
13 Asian and Asian American artists who wowed Coachella 2022 with their dazzling ‘fits
Coachella wouldn’t be what it is without influencers going all out for the yearly festival. Akin to the Met Gala for social media’s most famous, the event has also inspired a number of fun, festive looks from the crowd, shot perfectly for the ‘gram. From surprise reunions to…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Dreams Come True’: K-pop girl group Aespa to perform on Coachella’s main stage
K-pop girl group Aespa announced today that they will perform on Coachella’s main stage during weekend two of the festival, on April 23rd. It will be the group’s first live concert performance in the U.S. Aespa is the first K-pop girl group to perform on the music festival’s…
· Daniel Anderson
88rising announces more artists performing at Coachella, Blackpink’s Jennie and Aespa speculated to attend
Coachella was already packed with Asian artists this year, but 88rising announced today that we can expect to see even more at the festival. The American music company made a surprise announcement via Instagram today that a few more artists are expected to take the stage at…
· Ryan General
‘It’s official like a referee with a whistle’: Snoop Dogg reveals upcoming collaboration with BTS
Legendary rap artist Snoop Dogg recently revealed that he is collaborating with BTS on a project. “I’m going to let them tell you about it,” Snoop told The A.V. Club. “It’s official like a referee with a whistle. I love that entertainment world. It’s good music. It’s [a] vibe. I…
· Ryan General
K-Pop’s ‘Baddest Female’ got the sauce and it’s her new single ‘Spicy’
K-pop superstar CL, former leader of popular South Korean girl group 2NE1, is making a triumphant return with her new single “Spicy.” New flavor: The 30-year-old singer-songwriter officially released the song on Tuesday as the first single off of her upcoming debut studio album…
· Editorial Staff
BTS Donates $1 Million to Black Lives Matter, ARMY MATCHES Donation the Next Day
BTS and their record label Big Hit Entertainment have donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter in support of U.S. protesters fighting against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Variety reports. Why this is a big deal: BTS is one of the biggest music acts in…
· Bryan Ke
South Korea’s Olympic Closing Ceremony is Going to Be Lit
K-pop boy band EXO and Korean singer, songwriter and rapper CL, are set to perform during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea later this month. A source from SM Entertainment, EXO’s label, confirmed that the boy band, which was formed back…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Jonghyun’s Past Struggles With Depression Only Adds to the Heartbreak of His Passing
“It’s been too hard. Please send me off. Tell everyone I’ve had a hard time. Tell me I did well. This is my last goodbye.” These were the final words of Kim Jonghyun, main vocalist of the popular K-Pop group SHINee, sent as a text to his older sister before he committed suicide…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Korean-Mexican K-Pop Star Who’s Going to Be the Next Biggest Idol
Samuel Arredondo Kim, 15, is a Korean-Mexican idol who’s ready to take on the world of K-pop. At his age, Samuel is already a solo artist, a relatively uncommon sight in the industry populated by idol groups with members in their late teens and early adulthood.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Why K-Pop Stars Keep Making This Hand Sign
Excuse me, beautiful K-Pop idols, but what is this? Like, what are you doing?
· Ryan General
Kiwi Singer Becomes Huge K-Pop Star After Her Father’s Simple Suggestion
As a member of the massively popular K-pop group BlackPink, Roseanne Park has so far achieved global success along with bandmates Lisa Manoban, Jennie Kim, and Ji Soo Kim since the group launched in August 2016. The Kiwi-Korean singer, who’s born in New Zealand and raised in…