KPOPWORLD #5

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2026년 10월 28일~31일 Alamodome을 뜨겁게 달굴 예정

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.

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&lt;itsnotover&gt;라는 새 앨범으로 돌아온 idntt가 KPOPWORLD와 함께 그동안 걸어온 길, 이 팀이 자신들에게 요구하는 것, 그리고 끝까지 놓지 않으려는 것에 대해 이야기했다

idntt: The KPOPWORLD 디지털 커버

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)

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삼부작을 마무리하는 건 쉽다. 하지만 그 이야기를 실제로 살아낸 사람들에게 다시 돌려주며 끝맺는 건 또 다른 문제다. EPEX의 Youth: Epilogue는 2년과 3장의 앨범에 걸친 성장 서사를 매듭짓는다.

EPEX, Youth Epilogue, 소유권 그리고 성장에 대해 말하다

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.

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7월 14일, inner beauty 브랜드 LifePharm이 genderless 그룹 XLOV가 새로운 Global Ambassadors가 될 것이라고 발표했다. 이 브랜드는 K-pop 아이돌을 위한 셀프케어로 소개되는 바이럴 식이보충제 Mood Change Alpha Plus 라인으로 잘 알려져 있다.

XLOV, inner beauty 브랜드 LifePharm 앰배서더로 발탁

K-pop의 계약 시스템은 1990년대 산업이 시작된 이래로 여러 변화를 겪어왔다. 13년짜리 노예 계약에서 재협상 옵션이 포함된 7년으로 짧아지기까지

K-pop의 계약 시스템, 쉽게 풀어보기 – 그리고 왜 이렇게 많은 아티스트들이 Big Labels를 떠나는가

ILLIT is a South Korean girl group formed through the 2023 reality survival show R U Next?. The group is managed by Belift Lab, a subsidiary of HYBE, and debuted in March 2024 with the EP &quot;Super Real Me&quot;. ILLIT consists of five members: Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee, and Iroha, though former member Youngeso left before the group officially debuted despite making the final line up. The group quickly gained global attention with their debut title track Magnetic, which became a viral hit on social media platforms and achieved high placements on international music charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200. Their sound combines elements of Kpop, electronic pop, and dreamy pop aesthetics. ILLIT&#x27;s concept focuses on youthful energy and individuality, presenting a soft yet modern pop style that has helped establish the group as one of the notable fifth-generation Kpop girl groups.

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이번 주의 딥 컷: ILLIT – “bamsopoong (Midnight Picnic)”

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

이번 주의 딥컷: ENHYPEN - “Too Close”

이번 주의 깊은 컷: IU와 차은우 (발밍 타이거 피처링) - “아름다운 사람”

안와야 마네가 이번 주 그녀의 가장 좋아하는 B-사이드에 대해 이야기합니다.

Deep Cut

이번 주의 딥 컷: ILLIT – “bamsopoong (Midnight Picnic)”

이번 주의 딥컷: ENHYPEN - “Too Close”

이번 주의 깊은 컷: IU와 차은우 (발밍 타이거 피처링) - “아름다운 사람”

이번 주의 딥 컷: 백현 – “Love Comes Back”

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