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Rookie groups ILLIT, BabyMonster, Kiss of Life land on Billboard charts

Who runs the Billboard? Girls. Rookie K-pop girl groups ILLIT, BabyMonster and Kiss of Life are making their mark on the Billboard music chart just months after their...

Billboard charting changes are for ‘credibility’: Company president addresses K-pop concerns

Decreasing the influence of digital downloads and making a separate category on the Billboard charts and the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) for K-pop —...

Le Sserafim debuts at Coachella to mixed reviews

Girl group Le Sserafim made its Coachella debut on Saturday to a mixed audience reaction. Some applauded the quintet's skillful performances, while others criticized members' vocal...

NewJeans files court application to reveal identity of YouTube troll

NewJeans has asked a federal court in California to help it unmask a YouTube user allegedly spreading “false and defamatory” information about the group's members. NewJeans...

NewJeans’ Hyein temporarily suspends activities due to injury

Hyein of girl group NewJeans will temporarily suspend activities to recover from a foot injury, her agency ADOR said Wednesday. She was examined at a hospital after feeling...

K-pop girl group Le Sserafim selected to promote NBA in Asia Pacific

Girl group Le Sserafim will work as the NBA’s newest ambassador, its agency Source Music said Friday. The group is the second K-pop act to promote...

Jennie of Blackpink preparing for solo comeback

  Jennie of girl group Blackpink is preparing for a solo comeback, her agency Odd Atelier said Sunday. The announcement was in response to a local news report that...

‘We are showing how we are’: HYBE’s ILLIT impresses with ‘whimsical’ debut

“Witty and whimsical” and “music suitable for our age” are cliché phrases for many debuting K-pop bands. But ILLIT, HYBE’s latest girl group, demonstrates...

‘aespa: World Tour in cinemas’ to hit Korean, Japanese theaters on April 10

  Girl group aespa’s concert film “aespa: World Tour in cinemas” will hit local and Japanese theaters on April 10, the film’s distributor CJ 4DPlex...

Blackpink’s Jennie and BTS’s Jungkook maintain Billboard Hot 100 streak

Blackpink’s Jennie and BTS’s Jungkook continued their long streak on Billboard’s Hot 100 with their solo endeavors. Billboard released its weekly chart of the most popular songs in...