In 2022, K-pop welcomed a wave of change. We were not only captivated by the powerful debuts of rookie groups like Le Sserafim and NewJeans, but also songs that sampled classical music ...

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Starship Entertainment is home to K-pop groups like Monsta X, WJSN, IVE, and Cravity. IVE debuted in 2021 and now the label has announced a new girl group. KiiiKiii is a five-member K-pop girl ...

BLACKPINK's Rose has withdrawn from the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA), becoming only the second artist in K-pop history to do so. The move has sparked ...

Although Beijing has never officially acknowledged the ban, very few Korean movies or dramas have been released in Chinese cinemas or on streaming platforms and K-pop artists have not been allowed ...

SEVENTEEN made their debut in May, 2015 under PLEDIS Entertainment with a record-breaking album, 17 Carat, emerged to be the longest charting K-pop album of the year. The K-pop band, which has ...

TikTok, known as Douyin in its home market, was launched in China in September 2016. It quickly started to gain traction in China and parent company ByteDance launched an international version the ...

South Korea’s SM Entertainment is betting big on its latest venture into the K-pop scene, launching its first multi-member girl group since the phenomenally successful Girls’ Generation.