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서울 출신 싱어송라이터 ZIN CHOI는 17살, 데뷔한 지 채 2년이 되지 않았지만 이미 자신만의 방식으로 움직이고 있다. 직접 곡을 쓰고 프로듀싱까지 해내며 음악을 만들어 가고 있다.

ZIN CHOI: 스스로 감당할 수 있다면 들어보세요

10월 28일부터 31일까지 San Antonio의 Alamodome에서 열리는 첫 KPOPWORLD Festival &amp; Worldwide Dance Competition은, 11팀의 라인업만큼이나 개최 도시의 선택 자체가 화제를 모으고 있다

KPOPWORLD Festival의 San Antonio 선택: Alamodome 주말이 보여주는 K-Pop의 US 확장

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

CORTIS는 스타일에 돈이 꼭 필요하다는 생각을 거부하는 가사 위에 "FaSHioN"을 쌓아 올렸다. 2억 스트리밍을 돌파한 지금도, 이 곡은 여전히 그들의 가장 분명한 선언문이다

CORTIS의 첫 주년, K-pop 패션 로열티로서의 존재감을 입증하다

Islington Assembly Hall의 문이 열리기 전, KANG YUCHAN과 from20이 두 떠오르는 스타가 무대에 오르기 전의 순간을 함께하며 백스테이지를 공개했다

KANG YUCHAN & from20의 Body Talk Tour 런던 백스테이지

K-pop 팬덤은 결코 단순한 소비에만 머물러 있지 않았다. 팬들은 수십 년 동안 콘텐츠를 아카이빙하고, 번역하고, 공유해 왔으며, 이는 접근성을 위한 일이기도 했고 아티스트의 역사에서 자칫 사라질 수 있는 순간들을 지키려는 본능에서 비롯된 일이기도 했다.

K-Pop 팬들은 단순한 관객이 아니다 - 그들은 아카이브다

PURPLE K!SS has been making music as a girl group under RBW since 2020. The group consists of six members: Na Go-eun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein and Swan.

Watch the Moment PURPLE K!SS shared their behind-the-scenes moments 

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Shining” by JAURIM

LISA of the globally and critically acclaimed K-pop girl group BLACKPINK released a teaser image for her upcoming comeback.

BLACKPINK’s LISA is about to embrace her inner “ROCKSTAR”

UNIS is one of the newest players in the idol game. Their debut EP, We Unis, dropped a mere 3 months ago on March 27, 2024.

See the moment UNIS took over @Style magazine

In case you couldn’t tell by our back-to-back spotlights, we’ve been on a bit of a n@di kick lately. This song is a collaboration between n@di and the Korean indie singer/songwriter Binn, whose voice has such a distinct, soulful flavor to it.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Two Trees” by Binn (feat. n@di)

Build Up: Vocal Boy Group Survivor finalists Bitsaeun, Seunghun, Jay Chang, and Kim Minseo are poised to make their official debut as B.D.U. Their debut mini album, wishpool, is set to drop on June 26, 2024.

You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced B.D.U in the 80s

WayV’s latest mini album dropped on June 3, 2024. Entitled Give Me That, its title track from the NCT unit has over 5 million streams already.

Watch the moment WayV wowed the world with their dancing

This is a smooth K-indie ballad with jazzy undertones. n@di’s sweet lead vocal swoops and soars in such a pure fashion.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Letter” by n@di

Is it possible for a group as huge and as recognizable as NewJeans to “debut” 2 years after they became a band and topped charts all around the world? Apparently yes. NewJeans is about to make their official Japanese debut.

NewJeans looks surprisingly natural in these “Supernatural” concepts

Did you know that K-pop megastars BTS and the British rock band Coldplay have collaborated on a song?

Collab Corner: BTS X Coldplay

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Loved, hoped, lost” by GYE0M

The South Korean actor Seo In Guk, known for his roles in shows like Master’s Sun, Hello Monster, Doom At Your Service, and Death’s Game, has also accomplished the impressive feat of managing a simultaneous music career ever since he won Superstark K in 2009.

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