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2026年10月28日〜31日にAlamodomeを席巻へ

KPOPWORLD Festival & Worldwide Dance Competition

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.

idntt

新アルバム &lt;itsnotover&gt; にあたり、idntt はKPOPWORLD と対談し、これまで歩んできた道のり、このグループに求められてきたこと、そして決して手放したくないものについて語った。

idntt: The KPOPWORLD Digital Cover

WONHOがKPOPWORLDに向けて、新アルバム『CORE』制作の舞台裏を特別に公開。アルバムに影響を与えた楽曲と、最近よく聴いている曲をあわせて紹介してくれた

Kurated: WONHOが厳選した「CORE」プレイリスト

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

三部作を締めくくるのは簡単だ。だが、その物語を実際に生きた人たちの手に返して終えるとなれば、話は別。EPEXの「Youth: Epilogue」は、2年にわたる3枚のアルバムで描いてきた青春の物語を締めくくる作品だ。

EPEX、Youthのエピローグ、主体性、そして成長を語る

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.

CORTIS

CORTISは、デビュー・ワールドツアーを8月13日と14日に世界中の映画スクリーンへ届ける。LAのYouTube Theaterから生中継され、今回の上映のためだけに制作された30分のプレショーも行われる。

CORTIS、デビュー・ワールドツアーを8月に世界中の映画館で上映へ

Featured MV of the Day: “Touch” by SoRi

Today’s indie feature is incredibly obscure. So obscure that if you try to Google the name of this artist, it’ll auto-correct you.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Meridian” by Moceori

Now that IVE SWITCH is out and IVE is experiencing a resurgence in attention and popularity, let’s take a look back at their glamorous concept photos from I’VE IVE.

Remembering I’VE IVE

Man. NewJeans can’t catch a break. In addition to the drama between their label ADOR and their parent company HYBE, now listeners on social media are propagating a new theory, claiming that NewJeans has directly copied the Mexican 90s group named – and we kid you not – Jeans.

NewJeans has new controversy

The new BBC documentary Burning Sun investigates a significant sex scandal in South Korea involving K-pop stars and celebrities, notably Jung Joon-young.

BBC’s new documentary uncovers dark secrets in K-pop

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with Suho from EXO. Suho was born on May 22, 1991.&nbsp;

Is your birthday May 22? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

Sometimes someone is a fan of a solo artist who are part of a larger idol group, but not that idol group. It’s a conundrum where they love a part, but not the whole.

What is a Solo Stan?

The group’s name makes reference to their formation on the reality program Idol School, being shorthand for “9 girls from Idol School.” The word “fromis” also means the English word “promise” according to South Korean pronunciation of the word. The name was chosen by fans through the official Idol School website.

What does the name fromis_9 mean?

ATTRAKT (Korean: 어트랙트) is a record label based in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.&nbsp;

Who is ATTRAKT?

Who is FIFTY FIFTY?

Kim Jong-in, best known as the South Korean singer, actor, and dancer KAI (Korean: 카이) is a member of the Korean/Chinese boy band EXO.

新闻

Featured MV of the Day: “Touch” by SoRi

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Meridian” by Moceori

Remembering I’VE IVE

NewJeans has new controversy

BBC’s new documentary uncovers dark secrets in K-pop

Is your birthday May 22? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

What is a Solo Stan?

What does the name fromis_9 mean?

Who is ATTRAKT?

Who is FIFTY FIFTY?

Who is KAI?

Featured MV of the Day: “Oh-e Oh” by APRIL

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