KTBS 38d
Forbidden K-pop to centre stage: North Koreans set for music debut
Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk's childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music but, after defecting ...
ELLE Australia3d
These 7 Australian K-Pop Stars Are Dominating The Music Industry
K-pop might be South Korea’s biggest cultural export, but some of its most celebrated stars actually have roots much closer to home. Over the past decade, Australia has emerged as an unexpected ...
The Straits Times8d
K-pop audition show Under 15 criticised for featuring female contestants as young as eight
A new K-pop competition in South Korea has come under fire. Broadcaster MBN’s upcoming idol production show Under 15, featuring only girls born in 2009 or after, has been criticised by fans ...
Us Weekly4d
K-Pop Group NewJeans Announces Hiatus After Court Fight With Label: ‘Something We Need to Do’
The beloved K-pop girl group NewJeans is stepping back from the spotlight amid legal drama with their record label, Ador. During a concert in Hong Kong on Sunday, March 23, the five-member band ...
The New York Times8d
South Korean Court Blocks K-pop Group NewJeans From Going It Alone
The court sided with the girl group’s record label, Ador, barring the quintet from planning commercial pursuits after trying to cut ties. The band vowed to appeal. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting ...
BBC10d
K-Pop summer: How the UK is (finally) embracing Korean pop
Six years ago, Amber Clare was a devoted One Direction fan. Scrolling through Twitter for information about the band's solo projects, she saw a reply that said "Listen to Icy by Itzy". Intrigued ...
Rolling Stone18d
Wheesung, South Korean Star Who Helped Bring R&B to K-Pop, Dead at 43
Wheesung, the celebrated South Korean musician known for blending R&B and K-pop, died Monday evening, March 10, The New York Times reports. He was 43. Wheesung, whose real name was Choi Whee-sung ...
The Hollywood Reporter19d
K-Pop Star Felix of Stray Kids Returns to the Runway for Louis Vuitton’s Fall Winter 2025 Show
The 24-year-old rapper, a member of K-pop supergroup Stray Kids, made his runway debut during last year’s Louis Vuitton womenswear Fall Winter show. By Nicole Fell K-pop star Felix made his ...
The Straits Times24d
SM Entertainment to launch K-pop training academy in Singapore in June
SINGAPORE – Want to be a K-pop star? Come June, K-pop giant SM Entertainment’s subsidiary training academy SM Universe will launch South-east Asia’s first K-pop training academy in Singapore.
USA Today18d
Wheesung, South Korean K-pop singer also known as Realslow, dead at 43: Reports
South Korean R&B and K-pop singer Wheesung has been found dead, according to reports. He was 43. The body of the singer, born Choi Whee-sung, was discovered at his home in Seoul on Monday, local ...
WMUR8d
New Hampshire State Police announce death of K-9 after cancer diagnosis
ORDER WILL FACE LEGAL CHALLENGES. NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE POLICE ARE MOURNING THE DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR BELOVED CANINES. WYATT BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH HIS HANDLER, TROOPER, FIRST CLASS KEVIN DEVLIN, IN ...
The New York Times29d
South Korean Police Investigate Japanese Woman for Kissing BTS Star
The woman was accused of kissing him without his consent during an event the K-pop idol held in Seoul last year. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul The South Korean police have summoned a ...