21Dec

ADOR – Issues Statement on NewJeans’ Social Media Platform
ADOR has issued a statement regarding NewJeans opening a new social media account. On December 18, ADOR released a statement regarding NewJeans band’s ‘Jeanz for Free’ Instagram account without their consent. Through the statement, the... Read More
16Dec

NewJeans – Launches New SNS Account
NewJeans has opened a new social media account. On December 14, NewJeans launched a new social media account. The group chose a catchy name, Jeanzforfree, for their new journey. The 5 members uploaded a video on the new account confirming it is... Read More
21Nov

Min Hee Jin – Resigns From ADOR & Unfollows NewJeans
Min Hee Jin has officially left ADOR and HYBE after a 5-year work relationship. On November 20, Min Hee Jin announced that she had parted ways with both ADOR and HYBE. Min Hee Jin has been serving as the CEO of ADOR. Min Hee Jin stated that she has... Read More
7Nov

NewJeans to Make History at ‘Countdown Japan’ Festival
NewJeans will be making history as the first girl band to perform at the ‘Countdown Japan 24/25’. On November 6, ADOR confirmed that the girl band will be among those performing at the highly anticipated end-year festival in Japan. The festival... Read More
5Nov

Netizens Sign Petition – Stripping HYBE of Tax Privilege Status
Netizens have commenced signing a petition that will see HYBE lose tax recently earned privilege status. On October 31, HYBE a petition was uploaded on the South Korean National Assembly webpage. The petition gave the public to power to remove... Read More
5Nov

NewJeans Shine in Vogue Korea
NewJeans is finally putting the recent dark era behind through bold looks and candid conversations in the influential Vogue Korea magazine. On November 4, NewJeans took over Vogue Korea, showcasing their unique, bold looks. The band also flaunted... Read More
27Oct

Newjeans’ Emotions at E Daily Culture Awards
Newjeans’ acceptance speech, while receiving the Frontier Prize award at the E Daily Culture Awards, reassured Bunnies that the group is still growing stronger. On October 25, Newjeans group was awarded the ‘Frontier Prize’ for showcasing a... Read More
16Oct

NewJean’s Hanni Breaks into Tears During a Parliamentary Audit
NewJean’s Hanni broke down while testifying during the parliamentary audit. On October 15, NewJean’s Hanni appeared before the National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee held a parliamentary audit. Hanni appeared as a reference while... Read More
16Sep

BTS’ Jungkook Faces Backlash for Supporting NewJeans
The legendary global icon, Jungkook is reportedly facing backlash from HYBE employees for supporting his juniors. On 14th September, Jungkook posted a picture of Bam, on the dog’s Instagram page, with a viral caption as fans cheered him on for his... Read More
6May

May Comebacks: From ATEEZ to Soojin to NEW JEANS
May 2024 is a busy month with several K-pop acts expected to make a comeback. Others have already made a comeback including YOUNITE (released the 6th EP ‘Another’ on May 1) and Hyuna (released the EP ‘Attitude’ on May 2). Here are... Read More
30Jan

2023 Kcrush America K-Pop Music Awards: The Winners
2023 brought us another great K-Pop year, with artists like Fifty Fifty and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo going viral with their respective hits “Cupid” and “Flower,” BTS’ Agust D (Suga), V, and Jungkook proving... Read More
4Dec

November 2023 Top Korean Singer Brand Reputation Rankings
The November list is out and the competitor amongst K-Pop artists is a chaotic beauty to uphold. With new ‘artists joining this month’s top five list, others have barely managed to hang on but at lower positions. As expected, this... Read More
17Oct

NewJeans: From Rookie Trainees to Beating BTS in a Guinness World Record
New Jeans is the newest K-pop act in town that has everyone talking. Barely two years after their debut, the quintet girl band dethroned BTS of a Guinness World Record with their mesmerizing singles. What’s more, New Jeans members are among... Read More
22Mar

KCrush Interview With Dahlia Kim
Dahlia Kim is a talented singer-songwriter who made her debut in December 2020 with the single album “Ocean Wave.” Her music is rooted in R&B, and she has released follow-up singles such as “Don’t Know,”... Read More
22Mar

TXT Named Lollapalooza Headliner; NEWJEANS, NIKI, The Rose Among Asian Representation
Lollapalooza organizers released the artist lineup for this year’s festival held in Chicago’s Grant Park. The annual event often brings a wide-range of artists to the Chicago-area. From Pop to Hip-Hop, Rock to Punk, Lollapalooza... Read More
28Jan

2022 Kcrush America K-Pop Music Awards: The Winners
From November 16-December 16, 2022, we asked you, our readers, to vote for your favorite K-Pop acts via our Kcrush America K-Pop Music Awards. For our sixth year holding our readers’ choice awards, several races were too close to call throughout... Read More
20Jan

Rating 2022’s Debuts: Girl Group Edition
2022 has ended, so it’s that time of the year where we (and everyone else) do their “year-in-review” segments. Kcrush kicks off our year-in-review segments by rating the debuts from 2022. It should be prefaced that many K-Pop songs in recent... Read More
15Jan

K-pop craze continues in 2023… Taeyang and Jimin’s ‘Vibe’ tops iTunes, New Jeans OMG craze continues
The craze for K-pop is expected to continue this year as well. The music industry has been experiencing a comeback rush since the New Year. Rookie New Jeans heated up the K-pop market from the beginning of the New Year with their new song... Read More
12Jan

This year’s Gen-Z shopping trend will continue to be ‘Newtro craze…’ Announcement of Ably Shopping Trend Keywords
Style commerce platform Ably announced this year’s shopping trend, ‘A.T.T.E.N.T.I.O.N (Attention)’ on the 12th. This year, it is expected that the ‘Y2K (fashion that was popular from the late 1990s to the early 2000s)’ style will... Read More
2Jan

New Jeans releases a hip-hop ‧ R&B single album ‘OMG’ for the winter season Jan 2, 2023
New Jeans, who received a lot of attention with their mini debut album in 2022, will release their first single album OMG at 6 pm today (2nd Jan). Through this single album, the company said that they would deliver a message about the first... Read More
6Dec
