Editor’s Note: A new episode of “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” following a group of teen girls’ journey to becoming idols and much more airs Sunday, January 5th at 8pm ET on CNN. Seoul, ...

2024 in K-pop was a whirlwind, to say the least — unexpected collabs, discussions of artist rights, idols swapping labels or creating their own, and solo efforts from the biggest stars all dominated ...

SEOUL — When South Koreans start to obsess over a movie or TV series, they abbreviate its name, a distinction given to Netflix’s latest hit “K-pop Demon Hunters.” In media headlines and in every ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Netflix’s animated smash film KPop Demon Hunters has taken ...

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 K-Pop Demon Hunters, Rumi, Zoey and Mira saved the world and captured hearts. Now, the Honmoon between the silver screen and the video-game battlefield is blurring: several game developers are ...

Girl Crush is officially becoming an anime! Fans are super excited. The K-pop themed manga by Midori Tayama is now getting its own TV show.

A great K-pop song surprises you. It doesn’t whisper its intentions; it shouts them in multiple languages with a dance break in the middle. And in Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, those songs also have ...

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At the close of 2024, K-pop is becoming territorial in a different sense. Earlier this month, the BLACKPINK member Rosé and the girl group TWICE, two of the genre's towering figures, released new ...