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Entertainment
BLACKPINK’s Lisa to be 1st K-pop act to perform at historic cabaret in Paris
BLACKPINK’s Lisa is about to make history as the first K-pop act to perform at the historic Crazy Horse Cabaret in Paris. Key details: In an...
Bryan Ke
Meet hello82, a K-pop entertainment brand connecting idols and their fans
With over 140,000 fervent K-pop enthusiasts gathering at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena from Aug. 18 to Aug. 20, KCO...
Daniel Anderson
8 favorite girl group moments from KCON LA 2023 because they ate
KCON LA 2023 was a whirlwind of K-pop excitement, where not even Hurricane Hilary or an earthquake could deter passionate fans. With an esti...
J-pop girl group ATARASHII GAKKO! announce their first-ever North American tour
Japanese girl group ATARASHII GAKKO! have announced their inaugural North American headline tour. About the tour: The “SEISHUN Tour” commenc...
Break up with your partner using this NewJeans x ‘The Powerful Girls’-themed PowerPoint
A unique PowerPoint presentation featuring NewJeans and “The Powerpuff Girls” has gone viral on social media. About the presentation: On Aug...
Isa Peralta
NewJeans team up with Tony Leung, Jung Ho-yeon, the Powerpuff Girls for new MVs
K-pop girl group NewJeans released their sophomore mini-album “Get Up” on Friday. About the mini-album: “Get Up” fea...
HYBE announces idol competition program to form new girl group
Belift Lab, a subsidiary label of South Korean entertainment company HYBE, is launching an idol competition program to find members for a ne...
YG Entertainment’s new girl group BABYMONSTER release pre-debut song
YG Entertainment’s newest girl group, BABYMONSTER, released their pre-debut song “Dream” on Sunday. They also released a music video for “Dr...
(G)I-DLE announces dates for ‘I am FREE-TY’ world tour
K-pop girl group (G)I-DLE have announced the dates for their upcoming world tour, “I am FREE-TY.” The tour will kick off on June 17 with a...
LE SSERAFIM to return with first studio album ‘Unforgiven’
K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM are set to make a comeback next month. A teaser posted on Sunday by the quintet’s label, HYBE, reveals that the...
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo reveals title of upcoming debut solo single
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo recently unveiled the title poster of her forthcoming debut solo single, “Flower.” On Sunday, the K-pop artist shared the ...
Starship Entertainment confirms Luda and Dawon still part of girl group WJSN
Starship Entertainment, the K-pop agency that manages WJSN, has confirmed that members Luda and Dawon are still part of the girl group. The...
Culture
TWICE returns with new album ‘Ready To Be’ and ‘Set Me Free’ music video
K-pop superstars TWICE released their latest mini-album “Ready to Be,” led by the title track “Set Me Free,” on Friday. The album consists o...
8 out of 13 members of girl group WJSN renew their contracts with Starship Entertainment
Starship Entertainment announced on Friday that eight members of 13-member girl group WJSN, also known as Cosmic Girls, have renewed their c...
YG Entertainment announces new girl group to debut in 2023
YG Entertainment recently posted a teaser image on social media of their upcoming girl group. The image, which was shared on Thursday, show...
K-pop Weekly: BTS’ RM, Red Velvet, BoA, ITZY, New Jeans announce new albums; Spire CEO resigns; SEVENTEEN debuts Japanese EP
K-pop Weekly took a hiatus last week with respect to the tragic incident in Itaewon. This week, there has been a slow but steady stream of n...
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, ...
BLACKPINK reveals full tracklist for upcoming album ‘Born Pink’
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK unveiled the tracklist of their upcoming album “Born Pink” on Wednesday. The new album contains eight songs: th...
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.” ...
Ryan General
BLACKPINK to make U.S. award show debut at 2022 Video Music Awards
K-pop superstars BLACKPINK will make their U.S. awards show debut at the 2022 Video Music Awards on Aug. 28 with a performance of their upc...
Blackpink celebrates sixth anniversary by revealing next song title, world tour dates
K-pop superstars Blackpink celebrated their sixth anniversary on Monday, announced the dates for their world tour and revealed the title of...
K-pop girl group StayC knows ‘We Need Love’ and drops new comeback ‘Beautiful Monster’
K-pop girl group StayC dropped their newest single “We Need Love” today, led by the title track “Beautiful Monster.” The single features t...
Music
Aespa makes English-language track debut with ‘Life’s Too Short’
K-pop girl quartet Aespa dropped their first English language song today called “Life’s Too Short.” Originally performed at their Coachell...
Weeekly’s Shin Ji-yoon permanently leaves group to focus on mental health
Shin Jiyoon of K-pop girl group Weeekly has permanently left the group due to mental health concerns. The lead vocalist and sub-rapper for...
K-pop girl group Loona to kick off their first-ever world tour with performances in 9 US cities
K-pop girl group Loona announced today the first stops and dates for their first world tour. The BlockBerry Creative girl group, alongside...
(G)I-dle announce dates and stops for 2022 world tour ‘Just Me ( )I-dle’
K-pop girl group (G)I-dle announced their 2022 'Just Me ( )I-dle world tour today. The Cube Entertainment girl group will start with...
Jiho departs from K-pop girl group Oh My Girl after seven years
Jiho is departing K-pop girl group Oh My Girl after seven years, after having decided not to renew her contract. All six other members of ...
BTS’ label Hybe reveals members of its first-ever K-pop girl group, Le Sserafim
Music label Hybe Corporation, which manages popular K-pop groups like BTS, revealed all six members of the company’s first K-pop girl group...
Rebecca Moon
K-pop fans slam GOT the beat’s ‘Step Back’ lyrics as literal step back in women’s representation
K-pop supergroup GOT the Beat’s “Step Back” drew controversy online after social media users deemed the lyrics to be a literal step back in...
Former J-Pop Idol Gets Proposed to on First Date by ‘Ordinary Man,’ Says Yes
A former member of Japanese mega-girl group AKB48 surprised fans this week after announcing that she just got married to a man who proposed ...
Carl Samson
Asia
How China’s ‘Ugliest’ Girl Group Turned Cyber Bullying Into Internet Stardom
A rising girl group in China started out by being bullied by netizens who considered them the country’s “ugliest” performers, but that...
Kyle Encina
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