BTS leader RM publicly expressed frustration and disappointment with HYBE, citing a lack of support and delays as the group prepares for its postponed comeback.
The 17th Melon Music Awards will be held Dec. 20 in Seoul with a star-studded lineup led by G-Dragon and Blackpink’s Jennie, alongside EXO, aespa and more. The ceremony highlights streaming performance as the main metric for top awards.
Park Chan-wook’s film “No Other Choice” and the song “Golden” from Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” were nominated on the Academy Awards shortlist, highlighting Korean creators at the Oscars.
Netflix’s hit cooking survival show “Culinary Class Wars 2” returns with more ingredients, head-to-head battles and an expanded 13-episode season that puts food at the forefront.
G-Dragon closed his “Übermensch” world tour in Seoul with a four-hour finale blending philosophy, art and K-pop, signaling both a personal reinvention and BigBang’s upcoming 20th anniversary chapter.
South Korea is exploring a government-hosted K-pop concert in mainland China, which would be the first large-scale show in nearly a decade. The move could signal a thaw in Beijing’s unofficial restrictions on Korean cultural content.
HYBE ranked fourth on Billboard’s Top Promoters list with $469.2 million in tour revenue, while Stray Kids, Seventeen, J-Hope and Enhypen placed on the Top Tours chart, highlighting K-pop’s growing global concert power.
Hwasa’s “Good Goodbye” became the first-ever No. 1 on Billboard’s new Korea Hot 100 chart, marking a historic milestone for the singer and the newly launched ranking. Billboard also debuted its Korea Global K-Songs list, tracking Korean music performance both domestically and worldwide.
BTS’s Jungkook has become the star of Rolling Stone’s first international cover project, appearing on the Korea, U.K. and Japan editions and marking a milestone as the first K-pop soloist on the U.K. cover. The feature includes new photos, an in-depth interview and highlights his record-setting global success.
