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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

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

WONHO가 KPOPWORLD에 새 앨범 CORE의 제작 과정을 엿볼 수 있는 독점적인 이야기를 전했다. 앨범을 완성한 곡들과 최근 자주 찾게 되는 트랙들을 함께 소개했다.

Kurated: WONHO가 엄선한 독점 ‘CORE’ 플레이리스트

Did you know that K-pop queens BLACKPINK and American rapper Cardi B have collaborated on a song? Back in 2020, the two groups released the song “Bet You Wanna” on BLACKPINK’s debut album The Album.

Collab Corner: BLACKPINK X Cardi B

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 

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with Hello from Kandis.

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

Plenty of groups have dedicated portions of their career to helping social change. With such a big platform and dedicated fanbase, it’s admirable the changes K-pop stars have been able to enact.

(G)I-DLE: True Girl Power

One of the best and worst things about K-pop is that fans always know what’s happening with their favorite idols. It gives fans a sense of connection and excitement to be able to get constant updates, but some have criticized the culture as an invasion of privacy for the affected idols.

ZE:A - K-pop’s Biggest Paradox

In a dazzling display of star power, BLACKPINK's Jisoo and actress Natalie Portman recently crossed paths at Dior's 'Miss Dior' exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.

BLACKPINK's Jisoo and Natalie Portman Reunite at Dior Event in Tokyo

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

Featured MV of the Day: “How Sweet” by NewJeans

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

We hope you’re hungry, because it’s almost time for lunch! Well, truth be told we don’t actually have a real buffet for you, but we’ll give you what we can!

K-pop Buffet! 10 of Our Favorite K-pop Tracks about Food

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with Juhan from BLITZERS.

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