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Karina issues apology to aespa fans over actor Lee Jae-wook dating news

Karina of girl group aespa apologized to her fans in a handwritten letter on her Instagram on Tuesday night. Last week news broke that she is...

Korean soprano Sumi Jo launches her own international singing competition

The first edition of the Sumi Jo International Singing Competition is set to take place at the Chateau de la Ferte in France from...

IVE, Monsta X YouTube channels hacked and renamed ‘SpaceX’

The official YouTube channels of IVE, Monsta X, Cravity and Starship Entertainment, the agency that represents all three groups, were hacked on Monday afternoon. The names of the...

Winning the K-pop game: BTS isn’t the magic loot box

  Fans will buy just about anything so long as their favorite K-pop artist’s name is stamped on it — or will they? K-pop companies have...

‘There is tragedy, but ultimately there is victory’: Conservative political film ‘The Birth of Korea’ causes a stir

Political documentary film "The Birth of Korea" is basking in the glory of its success, to the surprise of many — including the director...

BTS’s Jungkook is named Billboard’s best K-pop artist

Billboard crowned BTS’s Jungkook as 2024’s best K-pop artist in its first-ever ranking of the top 100 K-pop stars, released in celebration of Billboard Korea's launch...

From BTS to aespa, K-pop idol romances are tanking stock prices

From leaked photos of Jennie and V to announcement of the romance between aespa's Karina and actor Lee Jae-wook, the relationship status of K-pop...

Karina and Lee Jae-wook’s dating news slashes SM Entertainment’s value by $50M

Fans of aespa’s Karina and actor Lee Jae-wook might have sighed in despair or shed a few tears yesterday at the announcement of the happy couple — and so did...

1 million-copy sales mark ‘EASY’ for Le Sserafim’s latest EP

Girl group Le Sserafim sold 1 million copies of its latest EP "EASY" as of Tuesday, giving the quintet its third million-sales album in just...

BTS’s Jungkook ranks No. 10 on IFPI’s top global singles chart with ‘Seven’

BTS’s Jungkook ranked 10th on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s (IFPI) 2023 chart for top global singles with his debut solo, “Seven.” His is...