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K-pop album exports top $132M in first half of 2023

K-pop album exports hit an all-time high, with Japan, the United States and China the top customers for Korean music albums. Korean album exports topped...

HYBE artists make up 40% of K-pop albums sold in first half of 2023

Forty percent of all K-pop albums sold during the first half of 2023 were by six acts from HYBE — BTS's Jimin, Seventeen, Tomorrow...

Celebrities donate to those affected by recent heavy rainfall

Korean celebrities are pitching in to help those affected by the recent heavy rainfall across the nation. Singer Lim Young-woong and his agency Mulgogi Music...

BTS’s Jungkook drops solo debut single ‘Seven’

Having spent 10 years as the youngest member of BTS who has given the band's songs their perfecting vocal touch, Jungkook will now "show...

Blackpink’s Lisa may leave YG Entertainment, reports say

Lisa from girl group Blackpink is rumored to leave her current agency YG Entertainment when her exclusive contract expires in August, according to media...

Blackpink Vietnam concert organizer apologizes over South China Sea map

Blackpink's promoter for the K-pop group's Hanoi concerts has come under fire for using a map on its website showing Beijing's nine-dash line claim. Vietnamese...

IVE to drop ‘I Want’ with Pepsi

Girl group IVE will drop "I Want," a collaborated song with Pepsi, on Thursday. "'I Want' features a simple melody with unique instruments in the...

Monsta X’s Joohoney to enlist on July 24

Joohoney from boy band Monsta X will start his mandatory military service on July 24. “I will be starting my military service on July 24,”...

‘Celebrity’ tops Netflix’s non-English show chart for week of July 3

  Netflix original series “Celebrity” was the most-watched non-English TV show on Netflix for the week of July 3, the global streaming service said Wednesday. “Celebrity,”...

YG to launch septet BabyMonster in September

YG Entertainment's newest girl group, BabyMonster, will debut in September with "a powerful hip-hop track," the K-pop agency said Tuesday. The seven-member girl group was...