As luxury brands chase fandom influence, K-pop idols are moving from VIP seats to starring roles on the fashion runway.

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 ...

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...

In the first episode of Netflix’s new docuseries Pop Star Academy: Katseye, HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, the K-pop mastermind behind BTS, explains that he has a straightforward rule: He only meets the ...

The holidays are here, which means you need to start thinking about gifts to give your K-Pop-obsessed loved ones. Here's where to shop the gifts now.

What began as a niche subculture in music has grown to become a global phenomenon. K-pop has become one of the most powerful engines of the music industry this century, from garnering number one hits ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. K-Pop: Demon Hunters film tells the story of two very ...

In March 2024, when the K-pop girl group NewJeans was awarded group of the year at Billboard's Women in Music event, the crew was presented the honor by the unlikeliest of advocates: country star ...