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22Jun
A.C.E Calling Their Fans Via Their Online Concert
The South Korean boy band continuously defying all the stereotypes of the kpop scene, A.C.E, are coming back with their second online concert in July. They resume their exploration of the fantasy world with a dive into the mysteries of the... Read More
21Jun
3YE To Be The First KPOP Group To Offer An Exclusive Streaming Show For Latin America – July 31, 2021
KPOP returns to Latin America with the powerful female trio 3YE, who will provide a show on the Argentine streaming + VIVO platform on July 31. 3YE is a girl group with 3 members: YUJI, YURIM, and HAEUN under the agency GH Entertainment. 3YE... Read More
21Jun
3YE será el primer grupo de KPOP en brindar un show de streaming exclusivo para América Latina – July 31, 2021
El KPOP regresa a América Latina de la mano del potente grupo femenino 3YE, quienes brindarán un show en la plataforma argentina de streaming +vivo el 31 de julio. 3YE es un grupo de chicas formado por 3 integrantes: YUJI, YURIM Y HAEUN,... Read More
19Jun
HYBE’s Market Value Rise thanks to BTS’ “Butter”
HYBE Corporation (Formerly BigHit Entertainment), the top South Korean entertainment company for K-pop band BTS now has a market valuation at $8.95 billion, since the K-pop super band’s latest hit “Butter” succeeded in topping music... Read More
16Jun
Woman Accusing ITZY’s Lia of Bullying is Cleared of Charges and JYP Releases Statement
JYP Entertainment has posted a statement regarding the school bullying allegations made against ITZY’s Lia. In February, JYP Entertainment officially denied the school bullying allegations made by Lia’s middle school classmate, who... Read More
15Jun
Singing Cosplayer Hikari who ranked No.1 on J-POP chart in 8 countries, is releasing cover song ‘Aitai’ by Gumi
Singing Cosplayer Hikari has been actively promoting Japanese culture by singing cover songs and cosplaying characters from Anime and Vocaloid. Hikari is releasing the cover song ‘Aitai/ I want to meet you’ by Gumi to the world through... Read More
12Jun
Ex BtoB Member Ilhoon Sentenced to Two Years for Use of Marijuana
On June 10, the sentence hearing for K-pop boy band BtoB’s former member Jung Il-hoon was held at the Seoul Central District Court, where the former rapper was charged for purchasing and taking illegal drugs – violating the Act on the... Read More
11Jun
LOONA Searches The Stars In Their Second Online Concert
LOONA, the music chart topping ambassadors of Korean culture overseas are back to sweep their fans off their feet with a mini-album release and a double night event at the end of June. The first night of their online live event begins on... Read More
11Jun
Details on BTS Fan Event 2021 Muster Sowoozoo
K-pop superband BTS is celebrating the eighth anniversary for the group’s members and fan club this coming weekend (literally just a couple of days away) with a two-day live streaming event broadcasted from Seoul, South Korea – BTS... Read More
9Jun
Yang Hyun-suk and B.I. to be Trialed
Former CEO and founder of K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk, is to face another criminal trial – this time for allegedly covering up a drug scandal of K-pop boyband iKON’s former member and rapper, Kim Han-bin,... Read More
8Jun
Sessions Teams with Joy Ruckus Club to Present K-Pop SuperFest on Sunday, June 19 Featuring The Boyz and Rain
Woo!ah! and GWSN have been added to the JRC’s lineup. Heize will not be in attendance because of unforeseen circumstances. Livestreaming from the famed Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul, this event will be one of the biggest K-Pop festivals in... Read More
8Jun
Sessions Live, 오는 6월 19일 Joy Ruckus Club과 함께 ‘더보이즈’와 ‘비’가 출연하는 K-POP 슈퍼페스트 선보인다
서울 ‘예스24 라이브 홀’에서 생중계되는 이번 행사는 전 세계에서 가장 큰 K-POP 페스티벌임과 동시에 서구권에서 가장 큰 K-POP 가상 음악 축제가 될 것이다. 티켓 구매:... Read More
6Jun
K-POP ARTIST KEVIN WOO LIVE!
K-POP ARTIST KEVIN WOO LIVE! Arlington Backyard Friday, August 6th | 6:00PM Kevin Woo, member of XING and U-Kiss is hitting the Texas Live Arlington Backyard Stage with a live concert on August 6, 2021. He is extremely excited to meet the... Read More
2Jun
The World’s First Next-Generation Music Project! 38 J-pop stars are transformed into avatars as they explore the fusion of the real and virtual worlds of the BATTLE OF TOKYO project
BATTLE OF TOKYO is a next-generation entertainment project from LDH, the major Japanese artist management agency behind EXILE and J SOUL BROTHERS III. Now, the project will be fusing the real and virtual worlds to create never before seen... Read More
2Jun
BTS’s Butter Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
BTS’ latest single “Butter” becomes the Korean pop group’s fourth chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart – all achieved in the last nine months, which is the fastest record since Justin Timberlake and the Jackson... Read More
27May
SuperStar Game Series Launches P NATION Version
Korea’s Popular Rhythm-Based Gaming App Adds All-Star Label to Platform Los Angeles, California – SuperStar Series, the global music gaming app which allows fans to play games that are themed on the latest and hottest... Read More
27May
BIFAN Celebrates Its 25th Year
The 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival unveiled this year’s official posters. The six posters make up the “cake series” that celebrates BIFAN’s 25th birthday to reflect this year’s slogan: Stay Strange. The “Stay... Read More
27May
Copyrights Violation on Korean songs via YouTube
It has been recently reported that Chinese musicians and companies have been infringing on a list of Korean pop artists’ copyrights via YouTube. This is rather ironic since YouTube is banned in China and K-pop culture is also somewhat being... Read More
26May
LANGYI from Chinese-Japanese group WARPs UP releases third song in ‘Fruits Basket’ covers series, ‘Eden’, receiving praise from original artists MONKEY MAJIK!
WARPs UP, the Chinese-Japanese group whose song ‘Pleasure’ is the opening theme to the hit anime ‘Fruits Basket’, have released their third track in a series of covers of music from the show. WARPs UP Vocal Club ‘Eden’ (MONKEY... Read More
23May
BTS Breaks their Own Record with “Butter”
Since the K-pop supergroup released their new English-language single at 1 p.m. on Friday, “Butter” debuted at No. 1 on iTunes Top Songs chart in 101 countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany, Argentina, India, Peru, Saudi... Read More
14May