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6Dec
K-Pop Artists Make a Statement on Rolling Stone’s Top 100
Rolling Stone recently published their “100 Best Songs of 2022” list with several K-Pop artists making the cut! Rolling Stone’s annual list ranks the 100 best songs each year. This year, Jin, Le Sserafim, PSY, (G)I-dle, Nayeon, BIGBANG,... Read More
6Dec
Big Hit Confirms Jin’s Upcoming Enlistment Via Statement
Jin (Kim Seok-jin) will become the first BTS member to enlist in the army. While Jin’s enlistment date has been speculated for several weeks, Big Hit Entertainment confirmed his enlistment will be soon via a statement. In a Weverse... Read More
5Dec
KCrush Interview with Travis Yee
Travis Yee Haw is breaking barriers with his country music vibe. The reputable “Asian country singer” Tiktoker and “The Cowboy” from Fox TV’s “I Can See Your Voice – Season 1” is making quite a statement in the... Read More
5Dec
TEEN TOP CHUNJI’s first solo album, CHUNJI 1st Single [Too late] Scheduler! He’ll be back as a solo artist!
– TEEN TOP CHUNJI’s first solo debut… start one’s activities in earnest TEEN TOP CHUNJI’s first solo album, CHUNJI 1st Single Scheduler! He’ll be back as a solo artist! – TEEN TOP CHUNJI’s... Read More
5Dec
Japanese singer/dancer INTO1 SANTA follows massive success in China by co-writing ambitious new single, ‘I’m from…’!
Following his soaring popularity on the mega-hit Chinese show ‘CHUANG2021’, where he formed the boyband INTO1, Japanese artist INTO1 SANTA has released new single ‘I’m from…’ on November 25. INTO1 SANTA / ‘I’m from…’... Read More
5Dec
What’s Going on with Omega X? Abuse Claims Provide Another Ding in K-Pop’s Legacy
TW: Article discusses physical, verbal, sexual abuse, and suicide. Reader discretion advised. Spire Entertainment’s male idol group Omega X is another victim to the abuses running rampantly through the K-Pop industry and the overall... Read More
3Dec
Indigo: A Review of RM’s First Full-Length Solo Album
I cannot fully describe the level of excitement I had for this album. I am a huge fan of RM’s Mono, a mixtape that has stood the test of time and four years later is still one of my favorites. How does Indigo fair? Here’s my review.... Read More
3Dec
Kcrush America’s Top K-Pop Tracks: November 2022
November provided A LOT of great music, so it was hard to narrow down our choices. We hope you enjoy our selections! As a reminder, our list is in alphabetical... Read More
1Dec
HyunA and Dawn End 6-Year Relationship
K-Pop Power Couple HyunA and Dawn have ended their relationship after six years. “We broke up,” HyunA wrote in an Instagram post. “We decided to remain as good friends and colleagues from now on. Thank you always for your support and... Read More
1Dec
Kris Wu Receives 13-Year Prison Sentence
TW: Article discusses sexual assault and rape. Former EXO member Kris Wu (Wu Yifan) has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in prison after the Beijing court sentence found him guilty of raping three women in his Beijing home. He was also... Read More
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
