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BTS’ Jin and Shinee’s Minho both release solo albums in November
Jin from BTS puts his album Happy out, while Shinee member Minho’s solo album Callback lands on November 4. Babymonster drop new music too.
28 Oct 2024 - 4:15AM
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K-pop band CNBlue release new album X, talk about their fans
15 Oct 2024 - 11:17AM
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2NE1 reunion concerts electrify fans of the beloved K-pop girl group
7 Oct 2024 - 3:15PM
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New K-pop group Katseye’s multinational members on hitting the charts
Members of US-based group Katseye, formed via reality show The Debut: Dream Academy, reflect on their tough training and debut EP charting.
12 Sep 2024 - 6:15PM
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K-pop group Katseye was formed through the TV audition programme The Debut: Dream Academy. Photo: Instagram/@katseyeworld
Fashion & Beauty
Why K-pop idols and luxury fashion are a marriage made in heaven
Tommy Hilfiger’s Met Gala collab with boy band Stray Kids is a reminder of the growing attachment between luxury fashion and K-pop stars.
12 Sep 2024 - 5:04AM
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From dating bans to forced dieting, K-Pop Idols series is eye-opening
K-Pop Idols, an Apple TV+ docuseries, features Jessi and K-pop groups Cravity and Blackswan and highlights issues from oppressive management to the challenge of foreign artists in the industry.
3 Sep 2024 - 7:15AM
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Meet Big Ocean, first deaf K-pop idol group, and learn how they make music
Korean boy band Big Ocean are making waves not only for their music but for being the first deaf K-pop idol group, even attracting the praise of WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
31 Aug 2024 - 11:15AM
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How K-pop boy band SF9 keep things fresh as new mini-album drops
SF9 show no signs of slowing down – in fact, the K-pop boy group, whose new mini-album Fantasy just dropped, say they want to perform at Wembley Stadium and ‘appear on every famous Korean TV show’.
21 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
K-pop boy group SF9. Photo: Courtesy of FNC Entertainment
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8 years of Blackpink, so successful K-pop group are ‘their own brand’
K-pop girl group Blackpink have gone from strength to strength since the release of their first singles in 2016, and ‘become a group with enormous influence worldwide’, according to a pop culture critic.
11 Aug 2024 - 4:15AM
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Fashion & Beauty
5 shopping hits in Hong Kong this weekend, August 9-10
Fun, sustainable gifts at a Hong Kong exhibition, NewJeans cushions and key rings, and a stunning lipstick collection await shoppers this weekend in Hong Kong.
9 Aug 2024 - 11:47AM
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Why are K-pop’s Stray Kids so globally successful? Critics weigh in
K-pop group Stray Kids have found global fame with their wide range of musical styles, and thrilled fans with their live performances. Now they just need to equal that success in Korea.
6 Aug 2024 - 11:53PM
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‘I don’t know why I chose to be an idol’: film shows K-pop group struggles
YouTube documentary Le Sserafim – Make It Look Easy, showing the health fears, and tears, of the K-pop girl group’s members has drawn both sympathy and criticism.
3 Aug 2024 - 10:26AM
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K-pop girl group Le Sserafim have released a fly-on-the-wall documentary. Photo: Source Music
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Hot new K-pop drops in August 2024, from Le Sserafim, Nmixx and more
Summer is about to hot up, with new K-pop releases expected from girl groups Le Sserafim and Nmixx, boy groups like ZeroBaseOne and solo acts like Taemin.
2 Aug 2024 - 5:15PM
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NewJeans on 2 years of K-pop success and why they love their Bunnies
The members of girl group NewJeans reflect on their two years in K-pop since their debut, and describe how they ‘work hard to bring good music’ to their fans and ‘always enjoy the moment’.
24 Jul 2024 - 5:15PM
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‘A career highlight’ for K-pop boy band Stray Kids as they play UK festival
‘We’re bringing out all we can,’ says Stray Kids’ Changbin, speaking of K-pop boy band’s new mini-album, ATE, as they make their UK music festival debut in London’s Hyde Park.
15 Jul 2024 - 11:15AM
Arts & Culture
K-pop novel The Band is no star-meets-citizen romance, author says
Christine Ma-Kellams’ novel follows a K-pop idol who goes to the US, where he meets an older, married woman and stays with her family. The author explains why this is no ‘super boring and cliché’ romance.
7 Jun 2024 - 4:15AM
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Author Christine Ma-Kellams. She explains why her novel The Band, about a K-pop idol who goes to the US, where he stays with a professor who is an older woman, is no “super boring and cliché“ romance. Photo: Simon & Schuster
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K-pop chart wars ahead as BTS’ RM, NewJeans, Aespa and more drop new music
K-pop fans have a lot to be excited about in the coming weeks as RM from BTS, New Jeans and Aespa drop new albums, and Treasure release a new single. Which group will dominate the K-pop charts?
21 May 2024 - 11:15AM
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BTS’ Seoul pop-up store draws band’s Army fans in their droves
A pop-up store selling merch of K-pop superstars BTS in Seoul has drawn members of the band’s Army fandom from around the world, despite them being away doing their military service.
7 May 2024 - 5:15PM
Artists & celebrities
Super Junior’s Kyuhyun on his fans and today’s ‘good-looking’ K-pop rookies
K-pop veteran Kyuhyun of idol group Super Junior looks back on his 18-year-long career and shares how his relationship with fans has changed – and why that is a good thing.
2 May 2024 - 2:36PM
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Artists & celebrities
‘I had to do more’: K-pop star Kino on the ups and downs of being an idol
Kino, who spent seven years in K-pop group Pentagon until it disbanded last year, talks about his solo career, new album, and how the intense and competitive K-pop training regimen benefited him.
1 May 2024 - 10:49AM
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K-pop star Kino, 26, has been in the South Korean music industry since he was 12. He talks about going solo after boy band Pentagon’s break-up, training, and his new album. Photo: courtesy of Naked
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Move over, K-pop: J-pop groups are out to grow their global fan base
Taking a cue from K-pop’s success, Japan’s music industry, which once looked only to domestic audiences, is seeking fans abroad – and groups like XG and duos like Yoasobi are starting to make waves.
27 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM
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K-pop rock band Day6 on how they created the ‘ultimate anthem of life’
Members of Day6, a K-pop rock band who will be in Hong Kong for this month’s KCON, talk about their new album and seeing their old songs chart while the band was on hiatus for their military service.
21 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM
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Blackpink’s Lisa said to join cast of HBO’s The White Lotus for season 3
Thai K-pop star Lisa has an as yet undisclosed role in the third season of hit HBO series The White Lotus, set in luxury resorts, Variety reports. Filming will begin in Thailand this month, it says.
13 Feb 2024 - 2:03PM
OPINION
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K-pop fans angry over Stray Kids article – we’re not all ‘teens and tweens’
14 Sep 2022 - 7:15PM
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Forever 1: Girls’ Generation still making music 15 years in is a big deal
9 Aug 2022 - 7:15PM
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After the NewJeans controversy, should K-pop groups stop debuting minors?
3 Aug 2022 - 5:38AM
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How K-pop labels create rivalries to stoke fan interest and boost profits
27 Jul 2022 - 11:35AM
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10 years after Gangnam Style, has a K-pop song ever hit in the same way?
22 Jul 2022 - 10:35AM
Tamar Herman
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The summer of 2022 belongs to the girls of K-pop, and we’re all here for it
14 Jul 2022 - 1:23AM
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