Put on Dua Lipa’s second album and you’ll experience a party – a collection of upbeat, dance-flavoured, power-pop gems that could brighten your day.But take a closer look, and you’ll also find songs brimmed with messages of hope, equality and vulnerabi...
Sometimes life brings us the most unexpected people as friends. When it comes to K-pop star I.M and his eventual boy band Monsta X, it first seemed unlikely that he would fit in with the group. Yet, the star not only came to be became adored by his ban...
A K-pop star who claimed he had contracted the novel coronavirus but later said it was an April Fool’s Day prank is under investigation and could face up to five years in prison or a fine of 10 million won (US$8,100).A representative of the Korea Centr...
Tzuyu is one of the best-known K-pop stars in Taiwan, where she was born and grew up. The maknae – or youngest – member of girl band Twice is widely regarded as one of the group’s most attractive members.In 2015, Tzuyu danced on a South Korean variety ...
K-pop singer Kim Jae-joong has come under fire on social media for announcing on Instagram that he had contracted the novel coronavirus, only to reveal an hour later that it was an April Fool’s Day joke.Kim, a former member of the boy band boy band TVX...
K-pop girl group Twice have cancelled two Japanese concerts, originally scheduled for mid-April, amid the global coronavirus outbreak. The news comes a week after K-pop superstars BTS postponed all shows scheduled for the US this year due to the pandem...
K-pop giants BTS lifted the spirits of their fans worldwide when they appeared on a prime-time special episode of The Late Late Show Starring James Corden via video link from South Korea and performed their 2019 single, Boy With Luv.Other artists appea...
A cornerstone of the K-pop industry is its training, a process that can be tough and lengthy for many young hopefuls. And for Seulgi – who would eventually become a superstar as a member of girl group Red Velvet – her seven years of training were ofte...
Think K-pop has always been about dewy boy bands and syrupy lyrics? You might be surprised to learn that the sound had a very different face back in the 1990s. The genre has evolved so much and in so many ways over the years that it’s impossible to lu...
From delayed comebacks to cancelled shows and postponed productions, the coronavirus pandemic is taking a serious toll on the Korean entertainment industry.New cases may have dropped significantly in South Korea since infection rates peaked four weeks ...