1Dec
Blockberry Creative Expels Chuu from LOONA; Nine Members Rumored to Have Filed for Contract Suspension
It’s been a whirlwind weekend for Blockberry Creative’s (BBC) girl group LOONA as it was announced that Chuu was expelled from the group. Following the announcement, fans, staff, and advertisers came to Chuu’s defense. Allegedly, nine... Read More
21Nov
[Audio] Candid Conversations with KCrush Ep. 4: Alex Wong
Alexander Wong (IG @slackkeyalex) is a slack-key guitarist who was born and raised in O‘ahu, Hawaii. He plays traditional Hawiian slack-key guitar music that is infused with acoustic styling, all integrated into ultra modern compositions and... Read More
14Nov
K-Pop Groups We Lost in 2022
Updated: February 15, 2023 Note: This is a dynamic list and will be updated if more disbandments are announced. CW/TW: Article mentions suicide. Sporting one the strongest debut classes in recent years, it’s no secret that 2022 has been one... Read More
13Nov
Kcrush America’s Top K-Pop Tracks: October 2022
We enjoyed October’s K-Pop releases! Here are our favorites from the month (in alphabetical order). What songs were your... Read More
11Nov
Producer Hiroyuki SAWANO’s new group NAQT VANE release inspiring second digital single ‘VANE’!
Led by producer/composer Hiroyuki SAWANO, who has provided music for movies, anime, TV shows and artists, the new team music project NAQT VANE released their second digital single, ‘VANE’, on November 2, 2022. The song shares the same... Read More
11Nov
J-POP SUPERSTAR DUO YOASOBI TO RELEASE NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE EP E-SIDE 2 ON NOVEMBER 18
One of Japan’s fastest rising J-Pop acts YOASOBI confirm they’ll be releasing a new English language EP, E-Side 2, the follow up to last year’s acclaimed E-Side. Pre-order/pre-save HERE. In celebration of the announcement, the duo... Read More
11Nov
Yamato – Essentials EP
Yamato Releases Defining ‘Essentials’ EP on Japanese-Based Label Avex Japan-based DJ/producer Yamato is dropping his biggest release of 2022 in Essentials EP. Having worked for Pioneer as a technical developer of Pioneer CDJ series, he has an... Read More
1Nov
Former ‘Produce 101, Season 2’ Contestant A Tragedy’s Cause Continues to be Investigated
Trigger Warning: Article contains video shared from Itaewon that night. Viewer discretion advised. Two days following the deadly Itaewon Halloween celebration, we’re learning more about the deceased as Seoul authorities continue to... Read More
30Oct
Tragedy in Itaewon: Stampede at Halloween Celebration Kills Over 140
On Sunday October 29, 2022 local time, a Halloween celebration in Seoul’s Itaewon district ended in tragedy as reports of a stampede and people injured hundreds while others suffered from “cardiac arrest” symptoms. As of Sunday evening,... Read More
24Oct
Find out more about XG. The girl group releases personal profile videos.
With their second single ‘MASCARA’, XG made a huge impact on the music scene, reaching number one on the iTunes song chart in 17 countries & territories and entering the Spotify ‘Viral50’ in 21 countries... Read More
22Oct
Ghibli Theme Park to Open November 1, 2022
The world’s first Ghibli theme park’s set to open in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture Japan. Ghibli Park will open the first three of its five themed sections on November 1, 2022. The park features areas themed around Spirited Away, Castle in... Read More
22Oct
Kim Yuna, Ko Woo Rim to Marry October 22!
The highly anticipated nuptials of figure skating queen Kim Yuna and Forestella’s Ko Woo Rim will be held October 22, 2022! “Kim Yuna and Forestella’s Ko Woo Rim will hold a private wedding ceremony with close family and friends on... Read More
17Oct
BTS Will Enlist; Jin to Enlist First
After years of debate regarding if BTS should enlist in the military or not due to their cultural impact, BIGHIT MUSIC announced via a press release all BTS members will start enlisting beginning at the end of 2022. The news came following... Read More
14Oct
Dreamcatcher Return with a Seoul Halloween Concert
DREAMCATCHER 2022 World Tour offline and online concert is set to take place on October 29th, 7:00PM, and October 30th at 4:00PM KST on online streaming platform with MyMusicTaste. Ticket sales will open today at 7:30PM KST on Melon Ticket... Read More
14Oct
NEMOPHILA, the Japanese heavy metal girl band, announced their live show tour in North America and the release of their new album!!
NEMOPHILA is going to attend a huge music festival called, “AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL 2022” in California in the United States from March in 2022. They also announced their live performance tour, “North American Tour”. The tour will... Read More
14Oct
Korean Singer-Songwriter JAMIE Releases “One Bad Night” EP and Colorful Music Video “3D Woman”
The K-Pop star drops first body of work in four years with eventful music video LISTEN TO “ONE BAD NIGHT” EP HERE WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “3D WOMAN” HERE October 5, 2022, South Korean singer and songwriter,... Read More
14Oct
Japanese rock band tricot celebrate their ongoing UK and Europe tour with the release of new song ‘Aquarium’
Japanese rock band tricot, who are currently touring 20 towns in 10 countries on their UK/European tour, have released new song ‘Aquarium’. ‘Aquarium’ is a straight-ahead, bright and poppy song with a twist, built on the foundation of... Read More
14Oct
Anime, movie and TV music producer Hiroyuki Sawano’s new group NAQT VANE release ‘Break Free (English Ver.)’, with lyrics in English!
The English version of NAQT VANE’s debut song ‘Break Free’ was released on September 30. This English version was produced in tandem with the original Japanese version released earlier in September, so that music fans around the world... Read More
13Oct
Asian Pride
National Coming Out Day: LGBTQA+ Celebrities Representation matters! As many cultures fight for their rights to be seen and represented, the Asian community is still under-represented in the celebrity world, especially in the Western world. In both... Read More
22Sep
Mixed Race Celebrities with Asian Backgrounds: Part Five
We’re back with the fifth addition of our popular series! Thanks to your response, we have discovered many more celebrities to include into our database. Back in 2018, 2019, and earlier in 2022, Kcrush published articles about biracial... Read More
22Sep
