Korean rap music has been growing by leaps and bounds. What are some of the trends and themes emerging in this new genre?
SM Entertainment, represented by co-CEOs Lee Sung Soo and Tak Young Joo, will join hands with Naver spearheaded by CEO Han Sung Sook to strengthen the production of global fan club services and contents.
In January 2020, Korean news outlet Ilgan Sports released their annual survey for K-pop Idols. This year, 116 idols across 24 groups partook in it and gave their answered. One of the questions asked was which female K-pop idol is the best visual in the industry.
Before even having BTS Jin, ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo, NU’EST Minhyun, NCT’s Jaehyun, etc. as the Most handsome idols, there are several second-generation K-pop male idols with leading visuals making every fan head over heels to them as well.
#KBankXBLACKPINK is currently trending on Twitter! On August 2, KBank surprised fans and netizens, as they drop the new commercial film of K-pop's top girl group, BLACKPINK.
While some second generation idols have debuted in 2004, these K-pop stars were still cute infants or just about to be born on that year. Time flies so fast that emerging idols sprout like mushrooms to dominate the limelight.
K-pop light sticks are one of the best merchandise a fan can own, and a lot are amazed at how perfectly designed some light sticks are. In one of the online platforms, a discussion about the prettiest K-pop light sticks ever produced had been posted.
Former TVXQ and JYJ member Park Yoochun has announced his plans to return to the music industry with a new album. He plans to return to K-Pop despite his past slew of scandals regarding sexual assault, negligence, and drug use. He was also suspected of detroying evidence during the drug investigation by shaving hair from his body.
On a recent survey of the Korean poll site, Kpopchoice, netizens selected their most favorite youngest member (maknae) of each K-pop group, and after weeks of votings, the finalist list is finally out!
In his most recent appearance on "Jaykeeout x VWVB" YouTube channel, former U-Kiss member Alexander honestly spoke about what happened rather than what was announced by his old label on his departure. Thus, it gave an understanding of how some idols might have experienced the same treatment without fans' knowledge.
Are you ready, Blackjacks? CL has revealed that she is currently working on a new music!
YG Entertainment announced on the 3rd that it had produced 50,000 more preorders for Treasure's first single album "THE FIRST STEP: CHAPTER ONE," increasing the number of preorders to more than 150,000. This is due to a surge in preorders in China following Japan. This is the best new album in YG's history.
Fans have started speculating about the group's disbandment after noticing that the last post on their social media was two months ago, back on June 2, 2020. After that, the group went silent, with no official posts on their social media platforms.