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idntt (아이덴티티; read as identity) is an upcoming 24-member boy group under MODHAUS. They are set to make their debut sometime in 2026. The group consists of members divided into 3 rotational sub-units consisting of 8 members each - uneverm8t, yesw8are and itsnotov8r.

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Para su nuevo álbum &lt;itsnotover&gt;, idntt se sentó con KPOPWORLD para hablar sobre de dónde vienen, lo que este grupo les ha exigido y aquello a lo que se niegan a renunciar

idntt: La portada digital de KPOPWORLD

EPEX [‘i:peks] (이펙스), formerly known as C9ROOKIES (C9루키즈) is a 7-member South Korean boy group under C9 Entertainment, consisting of Wish, MU, A-Min, Baekseung, Ayden, Yewang, and Jeff. On November 21, 2025, it was announced that Keum had left the group. They debuted on June 8, 2021, with their first EP album, BIPOLAR Pt.1 : 불안의 서 (Prelude of Anxiety)

EPEX

Cerrar una trilogía es fácil. Cerrarla devolviéndole la historia a las personas que la vivieron es otra cosa. Youth: Epilogue de EPEX pone fin a dos años y tres álbumes de narrativa sobre el crecimiento

EPEX habla sobre Youth Epilogue, la autoría y el crecimiento

XLOV is a South Korean boy group formed by 257 Entertainment and currently managed by [WM Entertainment]. The group consists of four members: Wumuti, Rui, Hyun, and Haru. They debuted on January 7, 2025, with the single album I&#x27;mma Be. XLOV gained attention for promoting a genderless concept, incorporating androgynous styling and performances that challenge traditional gender norms in Kpop. The group&#x27;s name combines &quot;X,&quot; representing the unknown and negation, with &quot;LOV,&quot; symbolizing incomplete love, while their fandom name, EVOL, represents the completion of that concept. Several members were previously known through survival programs before debut. Wumuti, Rui, and Haru participated in Boys Planet, while Wumuti was also active in the project group WATERFIRE before helping form XLOV. The group is particularly noted for Wumuti&#x27;s involvement in songwriting and production, including contributions to their debut release. Since debuting, XLOV has released music including I&#x27;mma Be and I ONE, earning recognition for their distinctive concept, performance style, and growing international fanbase. In 2026, the group&#x27;s management structure changed following the acquisition of 257 Entertainment by WM Entertainment through RBW. Their music primarily incorporates elements of hip-hop, R&amp;B, and pop, while their visual identity and performances have distinguished them as one of the more unconventional rookie acts of the fifth generation of Kpop.

XLOV

El 14 de julio, la marca de inner beauty LifePharm anunció que el grupo genderless XLOV se convertirá en sus nuevos Global Ambassadors. La marca es conocida por su línea viral de suplementos dietéticos Mood Change Alpha Plus, descrita como self-care para idols del K-pop.

XLOV Anunciados como Embajadores de la Marca de Inner Beauty LifePharm

El sistema de contratos del K-pop ha experimentado muchos cambios desde los inicios de la industria en la década de 1990. Desde los “contratos esclavitud” de 13 años hasta un plazo reducido de siete años, con opciones de renegociación

El sistema de contratos del K-pop, explicado — y por qué tantos artistas están dejando las grandes discográficas

OnlyOneOf is a six-member group that consists of KB, Rie, Yoojung, Junji, Mill, and Nine. They made their debut as 7 members with Time Leap and Savanna on May 28, 2019, as 8D Creative’s (RSVP) first boy group. Love left the group in August 2021. On August 8, 2025 KB confirmed that he has left the company and is currently independent. On October 30, 2025, 8D Entertainment stated that the group’s contracts had expired and that the company would no longer manage them. In a series of messages sent on Fromm, Mill stated that OnlyOneOf had not ended and encouraged fans to look forward to his future activities.

OnlyOneOf

Miembros de OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG y NINE se reúnen como el nuevo trío QQQ con Ktown4u

Block B is a South Korean boy group known for a rebellious hip-hop identity and strong self-producing image. The lineup consists of Zico, Taeil, B-Bomb, Jaehyo, U-Kwon, Kyung, and P.O.. The group debuted in 2011 and stood apart from many idol groups of the period by leaning into louder personalities, rougher humor, and music driven by rap and production. Zico&#x27;s role as a producer and public-facing creative figure helped define the group&#x27;s image, but Block B&#x27;s appeal also came from the contrast between strong vocals, rap-heavy tracks, and unpredictable variety presence. The fandom is known as BBC. Block B helped widen the space for hip-hop-driven idol teams in the early 2010s, with BASTARZ and member solo work extending that identity beyond the full group.

Block B

ZICO lanza el nuevo &lsquo;DUET’ con Lilas (ikura) de YOASOBI

Los años de rookie son brutales. Eso no es nuevo, pero los márgenes se sienten aún más estrechos ahora. La quinta generación ha llegado a un ecosistema donde la atención está dispersa y el listón de la industria para la “preparación” ha subido, mientras la paciencia de los fans se ha acortado

Chispas tempranas, grandes futuros: Los rookies que iluminan 2026

Siempre ha habido un cruce entre la moda y el K-pop, pero 2025 hizo imposible fingir que la relación no es ahora algo estructural

Los momentos de moda que definieron el K-pop en 2025

Algunos años en el K-pop transcurren en línea recta. 2025 no fue uno de ellos. Este fue el año en que la industria zigzagueó tan bruscamente que ni siquiera los fans veteranos podían fingir que lo vieron venir

Las mayores K-sorpresas de 2025

A K-pop le encanta un momento en solitario, pero no siempre ama una carrera en solitario. Esa es la verdad silenciosa que atraviesa 2025: trabajar en solitario, en esta industria, es más difícil de lo que la gente admite

Los solistas que reinaron en 2025

En teoría, un mini-álbum debería ser el formato más fácil del mundo de acertar. De cuatro a seis canciones, sin necesidad de construir toda una mitología, espacio suficiente para probar una idea sin agotarla

La belleza de las cosas pequeñas: los mini-álbums de 2025 que pegaron fuerte

LOONA (이달의 소녀, &quot;Girl of the Month&quot;) is a girl group formed by Blockberry Creative with one of the most ambitious pre-debut projects in K-pop history. From 2016 to 2018, each of the twelve members was individually introduced with her own solo single, music video, and lore before the full group debuted in August 2018. This elaborate rollout created an intricate &quot;LOONAVERSE&quot; mythology that captivated fans who dissected every visual clue and narrative connection. LOONA&#x27;s music spans a remarkable range of styles — from Chuu&#x27;s bubbly &quot;Heart Attack&quot; to the cinematic grandeur of &quot;Butterfly&quot; to the girl-crush energy of &quot;PTT (Paint the Town).&quot; The group gained a uniquely devoted international fandom, Orbits, who turned LOONA into an internet phenomenon long before the group achieved mainstream domestic success. Despite significant company controversies and member departures, LOONA&#x27;s creative ambition and the quality of their discography have ensured their place in K-pop history as one of the most artistically inventive groups of their generation.

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Chuu anuncia su álbum de estudio debut &lsquo;XO, My Cyberlove,’ que saldrá el 7 de enero

ENHYPEN is a boy group formed through the 2020 survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab. The current lineup consists of Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. They debuted in November 2020 with Border: Day One, arriving with a built-in global audience from the show and a concept built around connection, transformation, and fate. The group&#x27;s early work used dark, dramatic imagery to separate them from brighter rookie-boy-group formulas. &quot;Given-Taken,&quot; &quot;Drunk-Dazed,&quot; &quot;Fever,&quot; and later songs in the Dimension and Dark Blood eras leaned into supernatural metaphors, sharp choreography, and a tension between elegance and danger. That made ENHYPEN feel less like a simple survival-show product and more like a group with a continuing storyline. ENHYPEN&#x27;s member appeal is strongly performance-based. Jungwon gives the team a steady center as leader, Jay and Jake bring international texture, Sunghoon&#x27;s skating background informs his clean stage image, Sunoo adds brightness and contrast, and Ni-ki anchors the dance line with unusual precision for a maknae. Their fandom, ENGENE, grew quickly because the group&#x27;s identity invited close reading: fans could follow the music, the lore, and the members&#x27; development at the same time. As a fourth-generation act, ENHYPEN&#x27;s importance sits between survival-show fandom and global idol scale. They showed how a group could debut with a transnational audience already watching, then keep that audience through consistent visual storytelling, polished performance, and songs that made adolescence feel mythic rather than ordinary.

ENHYPEN

ENHYPEN anuncian su 7.º miniálbum ‘THE SIN : VANISH’, previsto para enero de 2026

Intentar predecir cómo se verá el K-pop en 2026 se siente un poco como intentar dibujar un blanco móvil. Nada se queda quieto el tiempo suficiente. Pero eso podría cambiar el próximo año. O al menos, las piezas se están alineando de una manera que hace que parezca posible.

El año en que el K-pop vuelve a la conversación global en sus propios términos

Aunque el K-pop domina la narrativa de exportación, el ecosistema musical de Corea es mucho más grande, extraño y gratificante que los carriles donde la mayoría de los oyentes se quedan

La música coreana esencial de 2025 que no es K-pop

&amp;TEAM is a nine-member Japanese boy group under YX Labels (formerly HYBE Labels Japan). The group was formed through the survival program &quot;&amp;Audition - The Howling&quot; and debuted in December 2022 with their first extended play &quot;First Howling: Me&quot;. The group consists of EJ, Fuma, K, Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki, and Maki, with EJ serving as the leader. Several members, including K, Nicholas, EJ, and Taki, previously participated in the survival show I-LAND before being selected for HYBE&#x27;s Japanese global debut project. Before their official debut, the group released the digital single Under the Skin, which introduced their storyline and concept. Their debut EP, First Howling,e followed shortly afterward, marking the beginning of the group&#x27;s &quot;First Howling&quot; series of releases. Although primarily active in Japan, &amp;TEAM promoted internationally and later expanded into Korea with Korean-language releases and promotions. Their fandom name is LUNÉ, representing fans who support the group like the moon lighting the night sky.

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En el mundo del K-pop, puede resultar complicado distinguir, tras la producción intensa y las voces pulidas, las emociones humanas crudas que hay debajo

Noticias

Miembros de OnlyOneOf KB, JI SUNG y NINE se reúnen como el nuevo trío QQQ con Ktown4u

ZICO lanza el nuevo ‘DUET’ con Lilas (ikura) de YOASOBI

Chispas tempranas, grandes futuros: Los rookies que iluminan 2026

Los momentos de moda que definieron el K-pop en 2025

Las mayores K-sorpresas de 2025

Los solistas que reinaron en 2025

La belleza de las cosas pequeñas: los mini-álbums de 2025 que pegaron fuerte

Chuu anuncia su álbum de estudio debut ‘XO, My Cyberlove,’ que saldrá el 7 de enero

ENHYPEN anuncian su 7.º miniálbum ‘THE SIN : VANISH’, previsto para enero de 2026

El año en que el K-pop vuelve a la conversación global en sus propios términos

La música coreana esencial de 2025 que no es K-pop

Reseña de ‘Back to Life’ – &TEAM va más allá del concepto y entra en algo real

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