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.
BTS just made another achievement! On Monday, the agency of the group Big Hit Entertainment announced that the second online concert of the group BTS has reached almost 1 million viewers worldwide.
On Monday, the world-renown K-pop group BTS faced immense backlash from Chinese netizens, following recent leader RM’s speech for the annual James A. Van Fleet Awards held on October 7 through a virtual broadcast.
On October 10, Saturday, BTS held their long-awaited online concert, "BTS Map of the Soul ON:E". During their encore stage, member Jimin couldn't help but shed tears as he was giving his final comments.
The Korean Business Research Institute released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop boy groups for the month of September. To determine which boys groups make the list, they analyzed consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.
Do you believe that K-pop idols should just become idols and don’t interfere with the acting industry? Well, most of the time, idols who are debuting as actors or prominently known as idol-actors are criticized tremendously for their alleged bad or weak acting, mostly by Korean drama fans and viewers.
Following speculation that BTS could have the chance to be exempted from their mandatory military service, the Military Manpower Association (MMA) announced on October 9, 2020, that they would not be allowing BTS to be exempted.
On October 9, Friday, the Gaon Chart released which digital singles garnered the most point within the month. The Gaon Chart is the most reputable and popular music hart in South Korea and is equivalent to the United States' Billboard charts. Want to know what were the top 10 most popular K-pop songs for September? Then keep on reading.
We have another BTS member making history! On October 8, Thursday, it was announced that Jin's solo song, "Moon", is the longest-charting BTS solo song to chart on the MelOn charts in MelOn history!
On October 8, Thursday, it was announced that the superstar K-pop boy group BTS has won the "Van Fleet Award" for their help in the development of U.S.-South Korea relations.
"What on Earth happened in 1995?" There are a bunch of celebrities born this year and it seems they were blessed with stunning visuals. Here are 10 male idols born in 1995 that are absolutely gorgeous!
K-pop groups are usually composed of three groups, including the vocal lines, dance lines, and the rap lines. Among the three, rappers of the groups are truly honorable 'cause aside from giving spice to the narration of the song, most of the rappers listed below produce, compose, and write their own songs and verses!
On October 7, it was announced that BTS member Jimin's solo track "Filter" rose to the top for the first time on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales Chart, making it the group's record-extending 23rd number one hit.
On an online Korean community site, fans and netizens, particularly ARMYs (fandom of BTS), expressed how much they are head-over-heels towards member V for his authentic, sweetness, and his loving personality, may it be towards his co-members or to their fans.
Stage names are an essential part of K-Pop performances or any performances for that matter. For as long back as one can remember, artists have used stage names to express their artistic persona better. While some stage names and the story behind them are quite popular, some are not so much.
In a "BANGTAN BOMB" shared with the BANGTANTV YouTube channel on October 5, Monday, fans were able to see BTS call the CEO and founder of Big Hit Entertainment, Bang Si Hyuk, about their song "Dynamite" peaking at number one on the Billboard 100 Chart. Upon hearing the news, Bang Si Hyuk couldn't help but shed tears.
While K-pop usually has a squeaky clean image, with no cursing and innocent lyrics, not all songs fit into that mold. Here are eight K-pop songs that were, and some still are, considered controversial.
Having already broken that many records with “DNA” alone, BTS has done it again as the music video of “DNA” has surpassed 1.1 billion views on Youtube as of October 5, 2020.
Fans of the K-pop group BTS, particularly Filipino ARMYs are fuming in anger following the alleged plagiarism of Pinoy rappers Skusta Clee and Flow G to the K-pop group's track "Ddaeng."
BTS sat down with Variety Magazine back on September 30, 2020, to talk about politics, ARMYs, and the Grammys. Though the interview is a week old, it recently became a popular topic in Korean online community forums due to the member's smart answers.