A 7-year curse is a belief that a lot follows, as the superstition suggests that the seventh year is a crucial year where misfortunes happen. This is why fans fear that these K-pop groups that are on their 7th year in the business will end up plunging to bad luck.
As K-pop becomes more global, more Western artists are reaching out to idol groups to collaborate. That gives birth to numerous bops featuring artists from South Korea and from the West. Here are some of the most iconic K-pop collabs with Western musicians.
On August 27, Thursday, SuperM held an Instagram live to communicate with their fans. While most fans would be happy at a chance to communicate with their favorite idols, many were shocked when they saw how fatigued and tired they were. Seeing their current conditions, fans trend #SuperMDisbandPart on Twitter to get SM Entertainment to pay attention to their artists' health.
BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez officially released the much-anticipated delightful treat, "Ice Cream" music video, today! Following the song "How You Like That," which is packed with intense and powerful dance choreography, this time, the girls melt away the summer heat with its popping sweetness.
More and more international celebrities are into the Hallyu wave, and adding to the list is Mariah Carey who pressed the like button in one of BTS's Jimin's videos!
KPOP Poll recently conducted a survey on who fans believe as the best KPOP Dog Mom, and BLACKPINK's Jisoo was chosen as No. 1!
NCTzens (fans of NCT) are enraged after a Filipino viewer watching Renjun's V Live asked him to read out Filipino words, with one of them turning out to be a curse word.
Recently, netizens on a Korean online community shared which female K-Pop idol is gaining attention from Korean men these days thanks to their stunning visuals. Did your favorite make the list?
South Korean entertainment industry lost an icon. The Korean Elvis Presley, Cha Joong Gwang, passed away at 75. The senior singer, who is well-known for "My Love Mina" and "Eternal My House," had been battling cancer and held his last breath at a hospital in Jayang-dong, Seoul.
With most K-pop groups, it is not uncommon for a company to push one member as the face of their group. Usually, that said member gets more solo activities, more lines, or more center and screen time. However, not all groups are like that. Here are eight groups where all the members are on (roughly) equal levels of popularity.
Bollywood Singer Neha Bhasin, on August 26, reportedly filed a police complaint against BTS fans, following the abusive threats she received and being cyberbullied by the K-pop fandom.
YG's rookie boy group TREASURE is gearing for a speedy comeback right after their debut! On August 27, YG Entertainment, the agency of the K-pop group, reveals a behind-the clip scene of the boys shooting an MV through their TREASURE official Instagram account.
WJSN, also known as Cosmic Girls, proved to be a "global trend" by winning the next Hallyu Star Award at the "2020 Newsis Hallyu Expo" (2020 NEWSIS K-EXPO) held on August 26. The daesang specifically won by the K-pop girl group, is given to the next generation of Korean Wave stars who will develop the Korean wave and raise the status of the Korean culture on the global stage.