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The Seoul-born singer-songwriter is 17 years old, less than two years into her career, and already operating on her own terms – writing and producing her music

ZIN CHOI: Listen at Your Own Risk

The first KPOPWORLD Festival &amp; Worldwide Dance Competition lands at San Antonio's Alamodome from 28–31 October, and the choice of city is doing as much talking as the eleven-act lineup

KPOPWORLD Festival's San Antonio Bet: What an Alamodome Weekend Says About K-Pop's US Expansion

Cortis, is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Music. The group consists of five members: Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. They debuted on August 18, 2025, with the digital single “What You Want&quot; followed by their first EP, &quot;Color Outside the Lines&quot;. The group’s name is derived from the phrase “Color Outside the Lines,” reflecting their concept of creative freedom and nonconformity. Cortis has been promoted as a self-producing “creator crew,” with members participating in songwriting, choreography, and visual direction. Blending pop, hip-hop, and experimental elements, the group gained early attention for their performance skills, self-produced content, and strong rookie-year sales, establishing them as one of Big Hit Music’s newer generation acts.

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CORTIS built "FaSHioN" around a lyric that refuses the idea that style needs money – 200 million streams later, the track is still their clearest statement of intent

CORTIS’ First Anniversary Positions Them As K-Pop Fashion Royalty

Before Islington Assembly Hall opened its doors, KANG YUCHAN and from20 brought us behind the curtains before the two rising stars took to the stage

Backstage At KANG YUCHAN & from20’s Body Talk Tour in London

K-pop fandom has never just been about consumption. Fans have spent decades archiving, translating, and sharing content, driven by both accessibility and the instinct to protect moments that might otherwise disappear from an artist's history entirely

K-Pop Fans Are Not Just the Audience - They're the Archive

K-pop is known for high energy music, impressive dance moves, and (of course) flashy, colorful music videos.

The Color of K-pop: A Song for Every Color

KARD’s provocative song “CAKE” has choreography that’s equally as sensual, serving up slices of slick moves that play into KARD’s unique strengths as a co-ed idol group.

Koreos Kills this KARD “CAKE” cover

It’s one thing to translate a song from Korean into English. It’s an entirely different thing to translate a rap into English and then meticulously retool it until the translation flows as seamlessly as the original. But that’s exactly what YouTube creator Jii has done.

Fan Spotlight: Jii takes on aespa’s “Drama” in this English translation cover

There are lots of beaches in South Korea, but they’re too far north to be the picturesque vacation spots the mind conjures up when you daydream of the beach.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “February” by THORNAPPLE

Okay – today’s daily indie pick is a little bit of a cheat. The frontman of Holy Hum, Andrew Lee, isn’t South Korean. He’s Korean-Canadian.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “White Buzz” by Holy Hum

For those unfamiliar, a Perfect all-kill is a feat in the South Korean music industry where songs reach number one on the real-time, daily, and weekly components of iChart.

Who’s in the Instiz top 5?!

Sitting somewhere between dream pop, indie rock, and disco is Soulmoon’s “Coconut Love.” A strong sub bass line rips underneath riffy funk guitars and sweet indie female vocals as goofy internet-era synth plays over the top.&nbsp;

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Coconut Love” by Seoulmoon

Using color as a metaphor, “Ticket to the Moon” sounds like one of those soothing neutral tones that pair well with any style of home decor in a home.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Ticket to the Moon” by THE SOLUTIONS

Top 10 Most Popular Songs of May 2024

Summer has finally arrived (at least in the Northern hemisphere), and that means the time for festivals, fan meetups, concerts, special events, and so much more.

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The Color of K-pop: A Song for Every Color

Koreos Kills this KARD “CAKE” cover

Fan Spotlight: Jii takes on aespa’s “Drama” in this English translation cover

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “February” by THORNAPPLE

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “White Buzz” by Holy Hum

Who’s in the Instiz top 5?!

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Coconut Love” by Seoulmoon

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Ticket to the Moon” by THE SOLUTIONS

Top 10 Most Popular Songs of May 2024

Celebrate Summer with K-pop!

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Inefficient Man” by Eastern Sidekick

Watch the moment when RM went “Nuts”

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