Musically, the genre is a bright, hooky melting pot of global influences – including rap and various dance subgenres such as EDM and house – and ... By 2017, BTS cracked the US Billboard ...

(Five of those albums were released by BTS members.) These efforts reached a tipping point in 2019, as blockbuster acts BTS and BLACKPINK scaled up the list into mainstream recognition. These 16 ...

The comebacks of popular K-pop groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK are generating plenty of buzz, but it is unclear whether these comebacks will be enough to reverse the slump in album sales or if K ...