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...

6Mar

Messy “Girl on the Train” a Laughable Remake

If you’re a fan of the Paula Hawkins’ 2015 novel The Girl on the Train and the 2016 film of the same name starring Emily Blunt, Netflix recently released the Hindi version of The Girl on the Train. As of March 4, 2021, the film has been...

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...

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...

1Mar

Interview with Josh Johnson, Lead Designer of KPOP: Becoming an Idol

At Kcrush, we’ve interviewed Josh Johnson who is the Lead Designer at Golden Gear Press that recently created a fun board game KPOP: Becoming an Idol. We hope this interview draws more interest to the work and we wish Josh and his team a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

11Feb

Which K-Pop Artist Would You Most Want To Spend Valentine’s Day With?

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and that means finding the perfect date for a romantic evening on the town. Unfortunately, the pandemic has put a damper on the Valentine’s Day date plans of people all over the world. With many restaurants and...

Japanese-American group INTERSECTION’s music video ‘You’re the Reason’ tops 5 million views following killer performance on Chinese variety show