On Wednesday, Dec. 23, Billboard released their "The 20 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020: Critics' Picks." See which K-pop songs made it to the list!
DAZED released their "40 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020" list. Many names, both big and small, made the list this year. Keep on reading to see which songs released this year made the list.
K-Pop Radar announced the K-pop artists who achieved their first music video with 100 million views. Keep on reading to see the artists who saw this groundbreaking achievement.
On Dec. 13, The Korean Brand Research Institute released their brand reputation rankings for K-pop girl groups in the month of December. See who made it to the top of the rankings here.
On Dec. 11, TIME Magazine released their top K-pop songs and albums that defined 2020. Keep on reading to see who made the top.
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.
Fans selected who they believe are K-pop's visual queens for the year 2020 through King's Choice. Wanna know who made it to the TOP 10? Read on!
Wanna know which Korean female act (soloists and groups) are gaining the most streams on Spotify for the month of September? Then keep on reading!
On September 21, EVERGLOW made their much-anticipated comeback with the 80s inspired electro-pop title track "LA DI DA" from their second mini-album "-77.82X-78.29". To congratulate the girls on their comeback, IZ*ONE member and labelmate Yena sent the girls a food truck for their comeback showcase.
Lots of amazing K-pop groups are slated to make their comebacks this month, as well as many new faces that are soon going to be making their debut! Check out below to see what comebacks and debuts you should watch out for!
Song of the Year, also known as SOTY, is a grand prize or daesang given to K-pop group or artist which displays overall excellence, technical proficiency and to commemorate their artistic achievements in the recording industry. Collected from various K-pop community, netizens list down the K-pop songs that could possibly take home the “Song of the year” awards based on the stability of their fandom and music’s popularity, excluding the judges’ decision.
Korean idols are all extremely gorgeous and pleasing to the eye so no one would bat an eyelid if there were two of the same one. Here are some idols that have lookalikes in the same industry. Some of these might shock you.
While most K-pop group's priority audience is the South Korea audience, these idol groups ended garnering a larger international fan base than in their homeland.
Fans have selected their favorite female K-pop idols that give off princess vibes - meaning they have an innocent, sweet aura but are still able to be fierce when needed. Did your favorite idol make the list?
From singing to dancing to overall stage presence, these K-pop female idols are leading when it comes to oozing charisma mixed with powerful skills and talents onstage, according to Korean netizens.
In Korea, there are many big companies, such as SM Entertainment, Big Hit Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment. When groups come from big companies, it's pretty much guranteed that they'll be popular thanks to the agency's reputation.
With the first half of 2020 already gone, let's take a long at which K-pop songs had the most streams on Spotify for the first half of the year!
There are female K-pop idols who are long-legged and can also pass as beauty queens. Small and petite idols are normally adored by many, yet when they stand beside a tall female celebrity, it's not surprising if the attention shifts to the taller one.
Line distributions tend to vary between songs and though most groups have their lines divided equally, some songs are guilty of giving certain members more like than others. A little unevenness is to be expected, but these line distributions have been called unfair by numerous fans, with many saying that some lines could be given to members with less to sing. Of course, it's not the member's fault, as most of the time it is out of their hands on who gets what line.
YouTuber tehcie_ray recently uploaded a video in which he uses an app he made to determine how synchronized these 3rd and 4th generation female K-pop groups are. Check out which girl group came out on top!