Our latest and most important updates and developments in the K-Pop industry articles. These updates may include new releases and performances by K-Pop artists, announcements of new tours and projects, and updates on the personal lives of K-Pop artists.
18Mar
BLACKPINK’s Rosé Album Breaks Records
Rosé has set new records for herself as a solo artist, without her fellow BLACKPINK members this time. The 24-year-old’s first solo album “R” sold a staggering 282,674 copies on the first day since the release of her album “R” on... Read More
17Mar
Baekhyun to Drop His Album March 30
SM Entertainment confirmed that Baekhyun will be back with his third solo album “Bambi” on March 30. The EXO member’s new EP will include six songs with the title track “Bambi,” and will be available for streaming starting... Read More
16Mar
BTS Wins Big At Japan Gold Disc Award
Although BTS failed to win a Grammy this year, they managed to collect eight trophies from Japan Gold Disc Award – a major Japanese music awards show – setting a new record as a non-Japanese artist. On the 35th Japan Gold Disc... Read More
16Mar
Minari Earns 6 Oscar Nominations
It’s been announced that “Minari” is up for six nominations for the Academy Awards – for best picture, best directing, best original screenplay, best actor for Steven Yeun, best score, and best supporting actress for South... Read More
11Mar
HMLT & KEI-LI “Peaches & Cream” MV Out Now
HMLT & KEI-LI dropped their third single – Peaches & Cream – from the album Drifters, on March 5th of this year. The music video for the single was directed by photographer/videographer Jason Li (@siego_pidgin). KEI-LI... Read More
11Mar
Kakao Entertainment Songs Set to Return to Spotify
Over a week ago, songs from Kakao Entertainment (formerly Kakao M) artist were dropped from Spotify without warning. Now, music from the distributor will return to Spotify following a new agreement. On March 1, Kakao Entertainment’s music... Read More
11Mar
Himchan to Appeal Court Ruling [UPDATE]
On March 9, 2021, Kim Himchan, formerly of K-Pop group B.A.P, opted to file an appeal following his sexual assault sentencing this past February, Insight revealed. Kim, 30, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and 40 hours of sexual violence... Read More
7Mar
Japanese-American group INTERSECTION’s music video ‘You’re the Reason’ tops 5 million views following killer performance on Chinese variety show
Japanese-American mixed-culture boyband INTERSECTION are exploding in popularity in Asia following a number of killer performances on Chinese variety show ‘CHUANG2021’, resulting in their music video ‘You’re the Reason’ surpassing 5... Read More
5Mar
Dreamcatcher Stands At The “CROSSROADS” To Their Third Online Concert
Dreamcatcher Stands At The “CROSSROADS” To Their Third Online Concert Popular South Korean girl group, Dreamcatcher prepares dual concepts with a live band for their third online concert , a two-night event happening on March 26 and March... Read More
2Mar
Golden Globes: Chloé Zhao Nabs Best Director Award, Minari Takes Home Best Foreign Language Film
On February 28, 2021, the 78th Golden Globe Awards were held. This year’s awards were a socially distanced and virtual affair thanks to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. During this year’s awards, two Asian and Asian-American directors made... Read More
26Feb
“Beauty Water” Wins Best Feature Award
“Beauty Water” is now the first Korean animated film to be honored as the best animated feature award at the 46th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival. As the oldest independent genre film festival in the United States, the... Read More
25Feb
Expensive Kpop Fashion made Affordable by Fans Recreating Kpop idol’s style without breaking the bank
Korean singers and actors are often seen dressed in outfits worth thousands of dollars. Not only is that undoable for the average person, these celebrities hardly ever own the clothes. With this in mind, Kpop fans launched Fashion Chingu... Read More
25Feb
Kim Himchan Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case
Trigger warning: Story discusses sexual harassment/assault. Reader discretion advised. After three years and ten trials, Kim Himchan, 30, received his sentence for the sexual harassment allegations stemming from a July 2018 incident. After... Read More
24Feb
HIP-HOP ORCHESTRA ENSEMBLE MIK NAWOOJ DEBUTS NEW TRACK AND VIDEO “WHO WOULD BE BORN”
Oakland-based hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj unveils a new track today, “Who Would Be Born,” alongside a video, which exclusively premiered last week via Glide Magazine—watch it here. The new track is from the group’s... Read More
17Feb
Japanese rock band BACK-ON’s fan-favorite songs get a glow-up on self-covers album ‘FLIP SOUND’!
Having performed for audiences across Asia, Europe and North and South America, Japanese rock band BACK-ON release ‘FLIP SOUND’ on February 17, an album of self-covers featuring re-recorded versions of their most popular worldwide hits.... Read More
17Feb
MELON MUSIC EX-CEO SENTENCED TO PRISON
The former CEO of Melon – South Korea’s top music streaming service – has been given three and a half years imprisonment for stealing billions of won (US$16.4 million) from musicians’ royalties. He has been arrested and put into... Read More
15Feb
Korea’s hottest new boyband TREASURE prepare for Japanese-language debut – and if you’re lucky you can meet them!
Hailing from YG ENTERTAINMENT, the management stable behind global megahit artists BIGBANG and BLACKPINK, TREASURE are Korea’s hottest boyband right now. In 2020 they dominated the rookie category at numerous awards ceremonies, including... Read More
14Feb
Globally acclaimed Japanese artist Vicke Blanka follows his two ‘Black Clover’ theme tunes with new heartwarming single and video ‘Ponytail’
Vicke Blanka is blowing up big, with theme songs for several anime, TV dramas and commercials in Japan, while his music has received sustained attention from around the world, racking up some 200 million plays on streaming services. February... Read More
11Feb
Winners Of The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards
The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony was held on February 9 at Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea. Actress Kim Hye-soo and Actor Yoo Yeon-seok were the presenters for the annual film event for the third time. The nominations were... Read More
10Feb
JOY RUCKUS CLUB 3 – February 16 – 21, 2021 VIRTUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
WATCH FOR FREE AT: HTTP://SESSIONSLIVE.COM/JOYRUCKUSCLUB OVER 180 ARTISTS CONFIRMED FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST ONLINE MUSIC FESTIVALS EVER CREATED! Headlined by superstar South Korean idol HYOLYN, this 6-day free music festival... Read More
5Feb
