‘VCHA, Katseye and Dear Alice are not K-pop groups,’ industry experts say
The emergence of K-pop powerhouses’ “localized” groups such as VCHA, Katseye, and Dear Alice has sparked debates over whether ...
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K-pop merchandise made up 69% of transactions on Global Bunjang, platform says
Secondhand marketplace Bunjang revealed Thursday its 2024 trend report on K-pop merchandise for its global platform.
K-pop group Twice says it’s an honor to perform on ‘Amazon Music Live’
Some of the biggest names in music — including Jelly Roll — are hitting the live stage during the weekly “AML" concert series ...
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K-pop surges on the album chart, and Shaboozey ties an all-time record
The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's ...
ATEEZ, Jin & ENHYPEN Albums All Land in Billboard 200 Top 10 - A First for K-Pop
On the latest Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Nov. 30), three K-pop (Korean pop) albums are in the top 10 concurrently for ...
K-Pop’s CD Problem: Environmental Groups Sound Alarm on Industry’s Carbon Footprint
In an industry first, K-pop CD sales surpassed 100 million units in 2023, marking a 50% increase from the previous year ...
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Upcoming K-pop concerts, tours and music festivals in Asia: SEVENTEEN, 2NE1, Taemin and more
Borders are open, live music is back and the K-pop touring cycle is in full swing. Stars including veteran idols 2NE1, SEVENTEEN, Day6 and more are touring the world with both new and old tunes in ...
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K-pop star Mingyu of boy band Seventeen apologises to former classmate as bullying scandal continues
K-pop boy band Seventeen has updated fans about the rumours surrounding Mingyu’s alleged wrongdoings as a student. Last month, Mingyu (Kim Min-gyu) became one of several K-pop stars embroiled in ...
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Inside the Business of Western Songwriters in K-Pop & J-Pop: ‘The Money Is Too Good to Ignore’
As more K-Pop and J-Pop hits are imported from Western songwriters, it creates growing roles for local lyricists to translate the lyrics — and lucrative opportunities. By Kristin Robinson Senior ...
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K-pop's EXP Edition: The world’s most controversial 'Korean' band
Do you need to be Korean to be a K-pop artist? That's the question Bora Kim wanted to answer when she created EXP Edition. What started as an academic assignment soon developed into the world's ...
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‘K-Pop Dreaming’ Explores K-Pop History And Korean American Identity
Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. K-pop is everywhere these days, but that wasn’t the case when Vivian Yoon was growing up in the 90s and 2000s. She listened ...
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K-pop fans take aim at CD, merchandise waste
K-pop fan Kim Na-Yeon used to buy stacks of the same album when there was a new release, hoping to find one of the rare ...