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MAMA Awards 2023 roundup: Seventeen wins Album of Year, NewJeans wins Arist of Year, Song of Year

Boy band Seventeen won Album of the Year with "FML," its 10th EP, at the 2023 MAMA Awards on Wednesday, wrapping up the two-day ceremony. The award...

BTS grabs its sixth MAMA Award for Worldwide Icon of the Year

BTS won its sixth Worldwide Icon of the Year award at the 2023 MAMA Awards on Tuesday, the first day of the two-day ceremony at...

NewJeans, IVE dominate Apple Music K-pop charts with hit songs

Girl groups NewJeans and IVE dominated the K-pop scene this year, a year-end report by Apple Music showed Wednesday. NewJeans charted six songs in the top 10 of Apple...

BabyMonster breaks record for most views on debut music video within 24 hours of release

YG Entertainment's new girl group BabyMonster gained the highest number of views on YouTube in 24 hours for a K-pop group's debut music video, according to...

BabyMonster debuts with ‘Batter Up,’ tops iTunes charts in 14 countries

It's a "dream come true" for members of BabyMonster, YG Entertainment's newest girl group that debuted on Monday with digital single "Batter Up." "We are so...

K-pop album exports reach record high

This year's K-pop album exports surpassed 300 billion won ($230 million) as of October. That's the highest that number has been in October of...

K-pop artists score high on Billboard’s year-end charts

K-pop artists took over Billboard's year-end charts and sported their global popularity this year, with artists such as Fifty Fifty, Jungkook, Stray Kids and NewJeans placing their names on Billboard's...

Former EXO member Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years for sexual assault

Former EXO member Kris Wu, whose real name is Wu Yi Fan, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being investigated on multiple allegations...

Blackpink receives MBEs from King Charles

Blackpink was invested with honorary Members of the British Empire (MBEs) by King Charles at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. The quartet — Jisoo, Jennie,...

Riize’s Seunghan to ‘indefinitely’ halt activities due to controversial past

Seunghan of boy band Riize decided to “indefinitely” halt all group activities on Wednesday due to controversial pictures and videos from his past that went viral online,...