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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

&nbsp;The record pulls on the heartstrings of childhood memories, self-worth, and processing emotional healing.

Healing With The Rose: Sour

One of the more obscure Korean Indie bands we listen to, AfterMoon is sure to appeal to OneRepublic, Magic Man, Atlas Genius, and Coldplay fans.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “After Tonight” by AfterMoon

The Rose’s album HEAL elaborates on the pains that come with growing up and becoming aware of one’s faults&nbsp; and strengths.

Healing With The Rose: Yes

Effortlessly blurring the lines between K-pop and contemporary soft rock, this song by DAY6 feels like a mix between The Fray and early Maroon 5.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “You Were Beautiful” by DAY6

Healing With The Rose: Time

Healing With The Rose: See-Saw

This is the opening track from SE SO NEON’s 2020 EP Nonadaptation, and boy what an opener!

Daily Song Spotlight: “Midnight Train” by SE SO NEON

“Like The Movie” by We Are The Night

The Rose’s album HEAL elaborates on the pains that come with growing up and becoming aware of one’s faults&nbsp; and strengths. The record pulls on the heartstrings of childhood memories, self-worth, and processing emotional healing

Healing With The Rose: Cure

ENHYPEN recently performed the popular BTS song “I NEED U” for Spotify. Part of their K-Pop ON! First Crush series, ENHYPEN was able to perform for a digital community that, in the words of Spotify, “embraces all K-Pop fans no matter where you are.&nbsp;

Watch ENHYPEN cover BTS

Piano Shoegazer’s music is delightfully weird. We’re confident in saying we are some of the very first fans of his self-described “Sonic Poetry.” Genre-wise, he produces ambient breakcore tracks that feel like whatever happens after post-pop.&nbsp;

Get to Know Piano Shoegazer

The Rose’s album Heal elaborates on the pains that come with growing up and becoming aware of one’s faults&nbsp; and strengths. The record pulls on the heartstrings of childhood memories, self-worth, and processing emotional healing. Through&nbsp; powerful harmonies, incredible instrumentals, and intelligent lyricism,

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