One of the biggest-selling K-pop acts, NewJeans, has changed its name amid a long-running legal dispute that has gripped South Korea.Related video above: NewJeans terminates contract with AdorSpeaking ...
SEOUL—After nearly a decade in a K-pop boy band, Kevin Woo returned home to the U.S. four years ago, looking to expand his musical career outside South Korea. His monthly Spotify listeners, until ...
1VERSE is the first K-pop group in the world to feature North Korean defectors. The group is the latest in K-pop to market multiculturalism in a cutthroat industry. 1Verse is the first K-pop group in ...
Joshua didn’t expect an “L.A. accent” pop quiz when he signed on to Zoom for an interview from Seoul. It was a holiday in South Korea, but Joshua Hong, who goes by his first name, took his one day off ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. As part of Spotify’s celebration for May’s Asian American ...
Even many superfans will tell you that K-pop's pageantry has often masked a troubled business model, where impressionable young trainees commit to a life run entirely by their agencies. Signing on the ...
In this essay, author Giaae Kwon shares her early experiences with K-pop fandom online. Kwon’s debut essay collection I’ll Love You Forever — about K-pop and Korean culture — is now available for ...