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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

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

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

K-pop is known for high energy music, impressive dance moves, and (of course) flashy, colorful music videos.

The Color of K-pop: A Song for Every Color

KARD’s provocative song “CAKE” has choreography that’s equally as sensual, serving up slices of slick moves that play into KARD’s unique strengths as a co-ed idol group.

Koreos Kills this KARD “CAKE” cover

It’s one thing to translate a song from Korean into English. It’s an entirely different thing to translate a rap into English and then meticulously retool it until the translation flows as seamlessly as the original. But that’s exactly what YouTube creator Jii has done.

Fan Spotlight: Jii takes on aespa’s “Drama” in this English translation cover

There are lots of beaches in South Korea, but they’re too far north to be the picturesque vacation spots the mind conjures up when you daydream of the beach.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “February” by THORNAPPLE

Okay – today’s daily indie pick is a little bit of a cheat. The frontman of Holy Hum, Andrew Lee, isn’t South Korean. He’s Korean-Canadian.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “White Buzz” by Holy Hum

For those unfamiliar, a Perfect all-kill is a feat in the South Korean music industry where songs reach number one on the real-time, daily, and weekly components of iChart.

Who’s in the Instiz top 5?!

Sitting somewhere between dream pop, indie rock, and disco is Soulmoon’s “Coconut Love.” A strong sub bass line rips underneath riffy funk guitars and sweet indie female vocals as goofy internet-era synth plays over the top.&nbsp;

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Coconut Love” by Seoulmoon

Using color as a metaphor, “Ticket to the Moon” sounds like one of those soothing neutral tones that pair well with any style of home decor in a home.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Ticket to the Moon” by THE SOLUTIONS

Top 10 Most Popular Songs of May 2024

Summer has finally arrived (at least in the Northern hemisphere), and that means the time for festivals, fan meetups, concerts, special events, and so much more.

Music

The Color of K-pop: A Song for Every Color

Koreos Kills this KARD “CAKE” cover

Fan Spotlight: Jii takes on aespa’s “Drama” in this English translation cover

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “February” by THORNAPPLE

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “White Buzz” by Holy Hum

Who’s in the Instiz top 5?!

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Coconut Love” by Seoulmoon

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Ticket to the Moon” by THE SOLUTIONS

Top 10 Most Popular Songs of May 2024

Celebrate Summer with K-pop!

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Inefficient Man” by Eastern Sidekick

Watch the moment when RM went “Nuts”

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