Can Fandoms Make Or Break A Kpop Group?

Can Fandoms Make Or Break A Kpop Group?

As we all know each Kpop group has fandom names for the fans like Monbebe (Monsta X), Shawols (SHINee) Blinks (Blackpink) and ARMY (BTS). Now I don’t mean EVERYONE from these fandoms just certain types of people. Fandoms can help...

3Jun

KCRUSH Interview with W24

W24 is a Korean 5-member band, signed under JARMY Entertainment. The band’s name is an abbreviation for World 24 Hours, which can be interpreted that they’ll produce and cater music to the world, at all times. W24 made their debut on...

16May

BTS Warm Up Cold, Rainy Chicago: A Non-ARMY Experience

BTS Warm Up Cold, Rainy Chicago: A Non-ARMY Experience SETLIST 1. “Dionysus” 2. “Not Today” 3. “Outro: Wings” 4. Trivia: “Just Dance” (J-Hope Solo) 5. “Euphoria” (Jungkook Solo) 6. “Best of Me” 7. “Serendipity” (Jimin...

10May

BTS World Game Available for Pre-Registration, Khalid Collaboration Announced

ARMY has more reasons to be excited! Netmarble, the company behind the mobile games Lineage 2: Revolution and Marvel Future Fight, announced on May 9, 2019 that pre-registration for their upcoming BTS World game opened. Created in conjunction...

3May

BTS Snag Two Billboard Music Awards

Congratulations are in order again for BTS, as they just snagged two awards at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards! During the May 1, 2019, BTS scored the “Top Social Artist” award for the third consecutive year. This year, they were nominated...

29Apr

KCRUSH Interview with NATURE

NATURE is a Korean girl group, consisting of nine members from Korea, Japan and China – the group has three sub-units – Charming, Twinkle, and Cutie. The name of their fandom is LEAF, which is a natural complement to the...

26Apr

TXT Announce Controversial Official Fan Club Name

TXT (Tomorrow X Together) announced their official fan club name on April 25, 2019. Big Hit Entertainment’s rookie group chose “Young One” as their fan club name after looking over fan name submissions provided by their fans. The name...

16Apr

“Boy with Luv” Breaks Several Records, Earns Honors Upon Release

BTS’ “Boy with Luv” is on fire! The track, which features Halsey, comes from their newest album, Map the Soul: Persona and was released April 12, 2019. As of this writing, “Boy with Luv” currently has over 135 million views on...

9Apr

TXT to Hold Debut Showcase in U.S

Big Hit Entertainment, which is home to BTS, announced that their rookie group, TXT (TOMORROW x TOGETHER), will be holding their debut showcase tour in the United States. Powerhouse Live will be hosting the event. TXT debuted March 4, 2019...

15Mar

BTS to Perform on Saturday Night Live

BTS will soon add another accomplishment to their résumé this coming April. On April 13, 2019, BTS will be the musical guest on the American edition of Saturday Night Live (SNL). SNL dropped the news via a tweet March 13. The episode,...

4Mar

More K-Pop Acts to Tour North America in 2019

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18Feb

KCrush Interview with Korean R&B Artist K.Will

Kim Hyung-soo – best known as K.Will – is a Korean Pop/R & B singer (born on December 30, 1981) who began his music career by featuring in a soundtrack for the K-Drama A Love to Kill in 2005. He was signed under BigHit...

31Jan

Club Burning Sun Eclipsed by Drug, Sexual Assault Accusations, Police Cover-Ups

Trigger warning attached for those sensitive to issues of sexual assault. Club Burning Sun, a Seoul nightclub owned by BIGBANG’s Seungri, faces allegations that female patrons have been drugged and sexually assaulted by staffers. However, Burning...

10Jan

Mattel, BTS Partner for Official Doll Collection

On Sunday January 6, 2019, toy maker Mattel announced on Twitter that they will be collaborating with Big Hit Entertainment and BTS to create a line of collector dolls. Naturally, Twitter reacted as expected and shared in some of our...

26Dec

Gearing up for G.IAM in 2019

Getting to know G.IAM Originally a six-member all male Kpop group formed in 2011, G.IAM or Global I Am comprised members A-Tom (Choi Yeong Kyu), Eun Yul (Joo Dae Hyun), Kyulsil, Paulo, U1 (Im Yoo Won) and Vega (Bae Jung Kyun). The group...

Can Fandoms Make Or Break A Kpop Group?