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Set to Take Over Alamodome Oct. 28–31, 2026

KPOPWORLD Festival & Worldwide Dance Competition

For their new album &lt;itsnotover&gt;, idntt sat down with KPOPWORLD to talk about where they've been, what this group has demanded of them, and what they refuse to let go of

idntt: The KPOPWORLD Digital Cover

Closing a trilogy is easy. Closing it by handing the story back to the people who lived it is something else. EPEX's Youth: Epilogue wraps up two years and three albums of coming-of-age storytelling

EPEX Talks Youth Epilogue, Ownership and Growth

On July 14, inner beauty brand LifePharm announced that genderless group XLOV will become their newest Global Ambassadors. The brand is known for their viral dietary Mood Change Alpha Plus range, described as self-care for K-pop idols

XLOV Announced as Ambassadors for Inner Beauty Brand LifePharm

K-pop’s contract system has undergone many changes since the industry’s inception in the 1990s. From 13-year slave contracts to a reduced term of seven years — with options for renegotiation

K-pop’s Contract System, Explained – And Why So Many Artists Are Leaving Big Labels

Within the world of K-pop, it can be difficult to parse through the heavy production and polished vocals to the raw human emotions underneath

Review

‘Back to Life’ Review – &TEAM Push Past the Concept and Into Something Real

Krystal Steps Back In With “Solitary”

Handong Steps Into the “Gray Zone” With a Dark, Magnetic Solo Debut

VVUP Make Their Case as a Global Rookie to Watch on “VVON”

“Do It” Review – Stray Kids Go Low and Lethal

Review: Jessi’s P.M.S Is a Portrait of a Woman Who Won’t Break

Album Review: XLOV – UXLXVE

Review: SUNMI – HEART MAID

WONHO’s SYNDROME: A Cool, Cinematic Portrait of Modern Pop Stardom

Review: LEEBADA - ‘Fantasy’

Review: MiSO Makes a Triumphant Return with “Spotlight”

VVUP Ignite the Screen With “House Party”

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