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16Dec
BRATS and Far East Monster Records unite with girl rock bands from around East Asia for world domination! Japan-Korea concert livestream announced for January 2021
Far East Monster Records, a new label within avex entertainment formed around alternative rock band BRATS and dedicated to taking awesome rock bands from Asia to the West, has announced Ambitious Girls Rock, an exciting series of online live events... Read More
9Dec
Update On Seungri’s Latest Trial
Former K-pop idol Seungri is currently indicted on numerous charges including violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, violation of the Food Sanitation Act, embezzlement, habitual gambling, prostitution mediation, violation of the... Read More
7Dec
Recap of MAMA 2020
At the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) this past Sunday, BTS won Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year and Worldwide Icon of the Year. The group also picked up awards for Best Male Group, Best Music Video and Best Dance... Read More
3Dec
New Law allowing K-pop stars to defer military service
The South Korean parliament has passed a bill that allows those who excel in popular culture and art to postpone their military service until the age of 30. All eligible South Korean males aged from 18 to 28 must serve in the Korean military.... Read More
1Dec
BTS hits No. 1 with “Life Goes On”
BTS lands seven entries on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. While BTS’ new album Be, launched as the group’s fifth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, their single “Life Goes On” was placed at No. 1 on the Hot 100... Read More
30Nov
UP10TION’s Bitto Test Positive for COVID
K-pop boyband UP10TION’s member Bitto has been diagnosed with COVID-19. TOP Media released a statement regarding the issue and that all of UP10TION’s future activities will be canceled for now. Hello, this is TOP Media. Our artist... Read More
25Nov
HarryBigbutton And StarKillers Team Up For A Single
Korean rock band HarryBigbutton recently released their latest single “Dawn of the Dead” that they collaborated with Russian rock band The StarKillers. The two bands have been communicating online during the corona pandemic and... Read More
25Nov
South Korea to Raise its Social Distancing Level
The Korean government stated that the Level 2 distancing – the third-highest five-tier COVID-19 alert system – will take effect in Seoul. Level 1.5 distancing was enforced from Thursday in the metropolitan area, but as the... Read More
24Nov
GOT7 releases New Single and Album
On November 23, K-pop boyband GOT7 released “Breath,” a pre-release single from their upcoming fourth album “Breath of Love : Last Piece.” All the members participated in composing and writing to make this an especially special album... Read More
20Nov
Jungkook: Sexiest International Man Alive 2020
People’s magazine released the results for its ‘Sexiest Man Alive 2020: Readers’ Choice Poll’ – announcing Korean boyband BTS member Jungkook as the Sexiest International Man Alive 2020. Congrats! According to... Read More
19Nov
Mnet Addresses Statement After Producers Vote-rigged
Mnet has released a statement on IZ*ONE’s future activities, after recent claims on the “Produce 101” series vote-rigging have been revealed in the news. During the appeal trial for the “Produce 101” case, the court unveiled... Read More
19Nov
Top 10 Nominees for Melon Music Awards
Melon announced the 40 nominees that are competing for Melon Music Awards 2020’s Top 10. Melon Music Awards is a Korean pop music awards show that is held each year in South Korea – and organized by kakao M. The nominees are... Read More
13Nov
Meet The 7 Trainees Of The First Korean-European Entertainment Agency: SG entertainment
Today, SG entertainment is pleased to announce its 7 trainees who will be selected to compose its first female group: Alpha Ray! Alpha Ray will be made up of 4 artists, representing 4 rays coming together with their respective energy and... Read More
12Nov
Rolling Stone To Unveil Korean Edition
Rolling Stone will be publishing a Korean edition of the magazine beginning of this month (November) as the latest international edition series. Rolling Stone Korea (which will be Rolling Stone’s 12th international edition) will be... Read More
11Nov
FAKY New Music Video “Little More” shows an epic dance battle created by BTS and NCT choreographer
FAKY, a Japanese dance / vocal group, has released a music video for their latest song “little more”. Taking into account the social background of 2020 which forces a lot of people to refrain and restrict themselves to prevent new... Read More
11Nov
Everyone’s Crush ONEUS Announces Online Concert ONEUS 1st Ontact Live [CRUSH ON Ø US]
K-pop powerful boy-group ONEUS announced their very first online concert titled ONEUS 1st Ontact Live . The concert will be held on November 28, 1:00 PM (KST). MyMusicTaste will be partnering as the ticketing and streaming platform for... Read More
10Nov
ON: Hallyu Festival To Take Place
A special event called “ON: Hallyu Festival” which will promote the Korean culture will be held online for a week this month. The event will take place from Nov. 16 to 23, with trade meetings, live sessions and an online concert,... Read More
3Nov
Korean Comedian Park Jisun Passes Away At Age 36
Park Jisun, a well-known comedian was found dead at her home in the Mapo district, Seoul. It is reported that her mother, who was staying with Park to help with her recovery process after a surgery, had taken her own life also. It has been... Read More
3Nov
South Korea to Impose Face Mask Fine
The Seoul metropolitan government will start imposing fines of 100,000 won (approximately $88) on citizens who do not wear face masks in public from November 13. The fine could also be applied to people who wear masks under their noses.... Read More
28Oct
K-Pop Sensation Amber Liu To Host New Original Show “I’ll Ask The Stupid Questions” On Ficto Streaming Platform
Premiering on October 29, Special Guest Congressman Jimmy Gomez Discusses Voting Ficto, a first-of-its-kind streaming service providing audience participation across its programming, today announced its new original show “I’ll Ask... Read More
27Oct
