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Leader Girls’ Generation dan solois TAEYEON dijadwalkan merilis remake berbahasa Korea dari hit Jepang “Bansanka” pada 29 Juni, menandai dimulainya volume pertama dari proyek baru J-POP REMAKE 

TAEYEON Memimpin Proyek Remake J-pop dengan “Bansanka” dari Tuki.

Minggu lalu di K-pop, Kwon Eunbin dari CLC pensiun di usia 26 tahun, Shinyu dari TWS mendukung kampanye anak hilang, dan Grammys memperkenalkan kategori baru Asian Pop yang menuai beragam reaksi. Cerita berbeda, tema yang sama: sebuah industri yang memberi dengan satu tangan dan mengambil dengan tangan yang lain

Minggu Lalu di K-pop, Diinterpretasikan (15 - 19 Juni 2026)

Tiga cerita, satu pertanyaan: apa yang sebenarnya berutang industri K-pop kepada orang-orangnya? Minggu ini, Chase Infiniti yang dulu superfans kini jadi bintang bergabung dengan ATEEZ, Lisa menyoroti budaya penguntitan sasaeng, dan mantan member NCT, Mark Lee, menuai kritik atas foto dengan bendera Confederate.&nbsp;

Minggu Lalu di K-pop, Diinterpretasikan (22 Juni - 26 Juni 2026)

Comeback OH MY GIRL tertunda hingga 2027, dengan WM Entertainment menyebutkan waktu yang dibutuhkan untuk memilih materi yang tepat. Proyek solo para member akan diprioritaskan terlebih dahulu, sementara rilisan penuh pertama grup dalam lebih dari setahun kini diundur ke tahun depan

OH MY GIRL Tunda Comeback ke 2027

Sepuluh tahun setelah menarik diri dari sorotan publik, veteran K-pop generasi kedua G.NA kembali ke dunia musik. Hiatusnya menyusul vonis pada 2016 atas tuduhan terkait prostitusi — sebuah babak yang ia akui baru bisa ia bicarakan secara terbuka bertahun-tahun kemudian.

Sepuluh Tahun Kemudian, G.NA Menceritakan Kisahnya Sendiri

Vinyl has experienced a wild resurgence as of late. But how many of those vinyl record sales are fans buying K-pop music?

By the Numbers: Are K-pop Fans Buying Vinyl? 

After months of teasing one of the largest girl groups ever created, tripleS has made their debut.&nbsp;

tripleS Releases Debut Album

It’s been a tumultuous time for NewJeans. On top of an ongoing dispute between their label, ADOR, and ADOR’s parent company, the group now has an injured member to worry about. In early April, Hyein sustained a foot fracture during NewJeans rehearsal.&nbsp;

NewJeans's Hyein is Injured and Can’t Participate In Promo

Dreamcatcher (Korean: 드림캐쳐) is an all-female K-pop group based in South Korea. Formed by&nbsp;

Who is Dreamcatcher?

MAMAMOO (Korean: 마마무) is an all-female K-pop group based in South Korea. They were formed

Who is MAMAMOO?

This K-pop slang term refers to smaller, up and coming, or unknown idol groups in a negative way.

What does “nugu” mean?

BOL4 is short for Bolbbalgan4 (Korean: 볼빨간 사춘기 ). Their official English name is Blushing Youth, but most English-speaking fans still call them BOL4.&nbsp;

Who is BOL4?

In case you missed it, the ever-handsome Stray Kids recently attended the Met Gala. While there, they took this jaw-droppingly handsome photo for clothing brand&nbsp;

Stray Kids release jaw-dropping Met Gala photo 

Each month, we at KPOPWORLD like to look back into the earlier days of Korean music and the foundations of K-pop as we know it. Who are the artists that helped K-pop reach the heights it has? Who deserves a second listen?&nbsp;

Throwback Review: Deli Spice by DELISPICE

TXT is the shortened name for K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER. The band prefers to be called by&nbsp;

What does TXT stand for?

Sasaengs (사생팬) – sometimes called sasaeng fans – is a slang term in K-pop culture. It comes from the Korean words sa (“private”) and&nbsp;

What is a sasaeng?

GroovyRoom (Korean: 그루비룸) is a South Korean duo of music producers that makes hip-hop and electronic music featuring some of the world’s biggest artists.

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