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• BTS, EXO, and More are the Most Streamed K-Pop Artists in South Korea

  From BTS to EXO to SEVENTEEN and more, want to know the top 20 most streamed K-pop groups in South Korea? Read the article to find out!

  05.07.21 | 9:57PM EDT

• 2PM, SHINee, & More: Which Second-Gen K-pop Artists' Comebacks Do You Anticipate the Most This 2021?

  The most anticipated lineup of iconic second-generation K-pop idols will be coming back this 2021, including EPIK HIGH, SHINee, 2PM, Highlight, and more!

  01.19.21 | 8:30PM EST
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  Music Critic Chooses The Best K-Pop Albums of the 2010s

  As we welcome the new year, it is time we take a trip down memory lane and look back into the best albums of K-pop from the years 2010 to 2019, as selected by a music critic. Keep on reading to see if your favorite album made the list!

  12.29.20 | 9:31PM EST

• Music Critic Selects the Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s

  As 2020 comes to a close, it is time we take a look at all the amazing songs that came out from 2010 to 2019. Famous music critic Sheldon Pearce has named the best K-pop songs to come out of this time period. Keep on reading to see if your favorite K-pop song from this time made it to the list!

  12.29.20 | 7:50PM EST

• These 10 K-Pop Idols Were Born to be Stars

  With their visuals and talent, these 10 K-pop idols were born to be huge stars! With their visuals and talent, these 10 K-pop idols were born to be huge stars! Keep on reading to see who made the list.

  12.09.20 | 1:05AM EST

• These Six Idols Have Beautiful Uneven Eyes... Do You Agree?

  Here are six idols who boast a unique charisma with their uneven eyes. People who have uneven eyelids (whether that means they have one monolid and one double eyelid or have a thicker double eyelid in one eye) often see their eyes as complex.

  11.25.20 | 11:28PM EST

• Here Are The Top Eight Stars Who Left JYP Entertainment

  Did you know that some of K-pop's top stars used to be signed under JYP Entertainment? Did you know that some of K-pop's top stars used to be signed under JYP Entertainment? Keep on reading to see eight big-name idols JYP Entertainment sadly lost.

  11.20.20 | 5:49AM EST
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  Here’s the Genealogy of 1st to 4th Generation of K-Pop — Which Lineup is Your Favorite?

  You surely heard of the “Generation of K-pop” that includes the first, second, and third-gen groups. However, are you aware that we are currently in the fourth-gen K-pop?In this sense, IDOLOGY, one of the longest-running critic website-magazines in Korea, had a full analysis of the genealogical theory of the K-pop’s four generations based on the paradigm shifts overseas of these K-pop groups, trends, and many more.

  10.12.20 | 10:21PM EDT
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  These Idols Were Supposed to Debut in Other Groups

  In K-pop, lineup changes all the time, and trainees can be added or removed from a debuting lineup at any moment. Here are idols who were meant to debut in one group, but for one reason or another, were unable to and debuted in either another group or as a soloist.

  09.21.20 | 9:53PM EDT
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  These Popular Idols Were Once YG Entertainment Trainees

  It's not uncommon for trainees to switch between one company or another, whether it's for breaking company rules or seeing opportunities elsewhere. These popular idols were once trainees under YG Entertainment, one of the "Big 3" companies in Korea.

  07.24.20 | 11:52PM EDT
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  Highlight's Yoon Doojoon Shares Reason Why His Fellow Soldiers Were Disappointed in Him

  Yoon Doojoon of Highlight revealed a funny tale about his time in the military! While filming KBS 2TV's "Problem Child in the House," he talked about his military service experience, which ended this spring. When asked to reveal what made him truly happy after his comeback in April, he replied, "Food."

  06.22.20 | 1:50AM EDT

• Jang Hyun-seung Officially Discharged From The Military

  Jang Hyun-seung has officially signed off from his mandatory military service! The singer uploaded an image of himself on his Instagram account while saluting to the camera, with the caption, "2018.07.24-2020.03.13."

  03.13.20 | 8:24PM EDT

• BTS Wants To Have Stadium Tour Like Michael Jackson, Work With HIGHLIGHT

  Following BTS' momentous win at Top Social Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, BTS is thinking up of reaching bigger goals for the future of their music. Among those goals is having a stadium tour similar to Michael Jackson's world tour.

  05.23.17 | 8:32AM EDT

• Highlight’s Yong Junhyung Gearing Up For His Upcoming Solo Digital Album

  Highlight’s Yong Junhyung has released a promotional poster for his upcoming solo album. The new album will be released on May, 2.

  04.21.17 | 7:07AM EDT

• This Is What Highlight Did To Rebel Against Former Label Cube Entertainment

  Son Dongwoon recently confessed that he and his bandmate at Highlight used to rebel against their agency and bailed out of schedules.

  04.06.17 | 9:31AM EDT

• Lee Gi Kwang Reveals His True feeling About BEAST Rebranding

  Highlight member, Lee Gi Kwang, hopes to reclaim BEAST's success under the Highlight name. K-Pop boy group BEAST kicked off their debut under new name Highlight with a track "Plz Don't Be Sad" that has successfully topped multiple major music charts.

  03.27.17 | 9:24AM EDT

• Highlight Reveals Relationship With Former Agency Cube Entertainment, Shares Memory Of Beast

  Highlight finally talked about their real relationship with their previous agency, Cube Entertainment. Also, they talked about why the group got a new name.

  03.21.17 | 9:31AM EDT

• Highlight Rebranding: Former BEAST Members Reveal The Truth Behind The Name Change

  Former BEAST members recently revealed the reason why they renamed the group Highlight. Boy group Highlight, formerly known as BEAST, recently spilled the beans behind their new group's name during a broadcast of MBC's "My Little Television" on March 19.

  03.20.17 | 8:13AM EDT

• The Truth Why K-Pop Band Beast Becomes Highlight

  The end of Beast is just the beginning of Highlight! Before 2016 ends, the five-member group also known as the Beast publicized that they will be known as Highlight after they leave their former agency, Cube Entertainment.

  03.19.17 | 5:15AM EDT

• Park Shin Hye Promotes Highlight: 'The Heirs' Actress Shows Support For Friend, Yong Jun-hyung

  Park Shin Hye takes to Instagram to show her support for good friend and K-pop idol Yong Junhyung by promoting Highlight's new album on her SNS.

  03.16.17 | 12:19PM EDT