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K-pop v Kim-pop: Battle of the bands, Korean style

TopK-popgirlbandRedVelvetwillbethestarturnatahistoricconcertinPyongyangthisweekend,inacountrywhereentertainmentisusuallystate-sponsoredandservedwithabigdollopof

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S. Korean K-pop act BLACKPINK announces 1st Japanese tour in July

SouthKoreanK-popgirlgroupBLACKPINKwillholditsfirstJapanesetourinJuly,itsagencysaidTuesday.Thethree-cityconcertseries,"BLACKPINKArenaTour2018,"willkickoffatOsaka

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Pyongyang Style? Seoul 'push' for Psy to play in the DPRK

Seoulispushingfor"GangnamStyle"starPsytoperforminnextweek'shistoricconcertsbySouthKoreanartistsintheDPRK'scapital,multiplereportssaid.AteamofatleastnineSouthKor

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Distinct style of Korean pop to echo in Olympic spotlight

Theclothes,thehair,theconfidence–thelookofKoreanpopmusiccanfeellikehighfashionorjustplainquirky.Butthat’swhatdrawsfanstoSouthKorea’smostfamousmusicalexport.Asmu

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Lady Gaga halts tour due to 'severe pain'

LadyGagahascancelledthelast10datesoftheEuropeanlegofherworldtourdueto"severepain".InastatementpostedonTwitter,thepopstarsaidshewas"devastated",butneededtoput"my

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K-pop group missA disbands after seven years

K-popgroupmissAhasdisbanded,theiragencysaidWednesday,thelatestinaseriesofrecentbandbreakupsintheindustry.JYPEntertainmentannouncedthatthefour-membergirlgrouphav

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missA disbands after seven years

K-popgroupmissAhasdisbanded,theiragencysaidWednesday,thelatestinaseriesofrecentbandbreakupsintheindustry.JYPEntertainmentannouncedthatthefour-membergirlgrouphav

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Do you need to be Korean to be K-pop?

CanKoreanpopmusicstillbeconsideredKoreanifitnolongerfeaturesanyKoreans?AccordingtoEXPEdition--thefirstK-popgrouptobemadeupentirelyofnon-Koreans--theanswerisyes.

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TWICE's 'TT' music video tops 200 mln YouTube views

ThevideoforK-popgirlgroupTWICE's2016single"TT"surpassed200millionYouTubeviewsFriday,itsagencysaid.Thevideoreachedthemilestoneat10a.m.,215daysafteritwasuploadedo

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15 Boy groups that rocked K-Pop in 2016

As the 31st of December draws near, it’s time to look back at 2016 and all of the amazing male groups that have blown up the K-pop scene. These young men have sung, rapped, and danced their way into our hearts and shown us what real talent is.

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Meet author of world's first English K-pop dictionary

Many international K-pop fans are eager to fully understand what their favorite stars are saying but not all of them can afford to learn the Korean language.

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First generation girl group to make comeback after 14 years

Hit 90's girl group S.E.S. will return to the K-pop scene after a 14-year hiatus with a new song, its agency said on Wednesday.

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Forget Gangnam style: K-pop could make Changdong Seoul's next big thing

Forget Gangnam style. There's a new area of Seoul that, if the South Korean government gets its way, is about to become synonymous with K-pop.