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Pentagon releases first full-length album 3 years after debut

K-popFeb 12, 2020

Other bandmates were heavily involved in the making of the album as well, including Kino, who helped compose the melody and co-wrote the lyrics of “Die for You.” He said he drew inspiration from Harl...
Meet songwriting duo behind Red Velvet’s ‘Zimzalabim’

K-popFeb 10, 2020

Girls’ Generation, SHINee, Loona and TVXQ -- some of these biggest names in K-pop have one thing in common. They’ve released a song from Swedish songwriting duo Caesar & Loui, or Daniel Caesar and Lu...
[Herald Interview] Why you can’t stop listening to Red Velvet’s ‘Psycho’

K-popFeb 10, 2020

Working on the chords that Scott played on the piano, melodies came naturally for Opeia. And when she sang that operatic melody for the pre-chorus, Scott knew they’d made something unique together. ...
Key takeaways from Big Hit’s corporate briefing

K-popFeb 5, 2020

New girl group and boy band Big Hit is working on a new boy band to be debuted in 2022, Shin added without saying much more. So Sung-jin, president of Source Music, also said trainees recruited fro...
Coronavirus concerns loom over K-pop

K-popFeb 3, 2020

Last week, photos of EXO member Baekhyun went viral online after he was seen at an airport wearing a mask and using a hand sanitizer. Major weekly music shows like KBS’ “Music Bank” and SBS’ “Inkiga...
BTS delivers barefoot performance of ‘Black Swan’ on The Late Late Show

K-popJan 29, 2020

The show’s official Twitter account was graced in purple heart emojis in the run-up to the airing. Purple is heavily associated with the band. During the show, hashtags like “#BTSXCorden” and “#Blac...
[Herald Interview] After first meeting as fans, this couple got married to BTS music

K-popJan 23, 2020

And Nikole recalls the speech as one of the multiple examples of why people think of the BTS Army as a safe space for sexual minorities along with recommending artists who are part of the community l...
How airports become battleground for K-pop idols, photographers, fans

K-popJan 22, 2020

About 50 kilometers from central Seoul, Incheon Airport is one of the busiest air gateways anywhere in the world. While most people go to travel abroad, some have a different purpose: to see their fa...
X1 fans take to street to call for another shot

K-popJan 22, 2020

Several agencies managing the bandmates held an emergency meeting to decide on the group’s fate, but the talks fell through after they failed to find common ground. One source close to the matter sa...
Why Chen’s engagement is dividing EXO fans

K-popJan 21, 2020

While the opposing sides clash over a group that they both cherish, Maeng, the 21-year-old female fan who leads the pro-Chen group, said the whole situation is a shame. “I find it sad that the same ...
K-pop generates over 6 billion tweets in 2019

K-popJan 14, 2020

K-pop remained a dominant topic on Twitter in 2019, as the platform’s internal data shows 6.1 billion tweets about the Korean music industry. The number is up nearly 15 percent from the year prior, ...
EXO's Chen to get married

K-popJan 13, 2020

EXO’s Chen announced Monday afternoon that he will be getting married, hinting that his wife-to-be is also pregnant with his child. In a handwritten letter sent through his agency SM Entertainment, ...
After terrible year, YG hopes to turn things around in 2020

K-popJan 9, 2020

Less than two weeks into 2020, YG Entertainment has revealed that new boy band Treasure is on the way and Big Bang will perform at this year’s Coachella music festival in April. Treasure is set to b...
How X1's promising career came to an abrupt end

K-popJan 7, 2020

Fans were shocked Monday night to learn that project boy band X1 was disbanding. "We negotiated with the agencies representing each member of X1 on terms of unanimous agreement but failed to reach a...
Treasure to debut as first new boy band from YG in over 4 years

K-popJan 6, 2020

YG says the official debut of the revamped 12-piece boy band Treasure is on the way, marking the first boy band to debut from YG in over four years, since iKON in 2015. In a blog post on Monday, YG ...