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

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

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

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.

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CORTIS가 8월 13일과 14일, LA의 YouTube Theater에서 생중계되는 데뷔 월드 투어를 전 세계 영화관 스크린으로 가져온다. 이번 상영을 위해 30분 길이의 프리쇼도 특별 제작됐다.

CORTIS, 8월 전 세계 극장서 데뷔 월드 투어 상영

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.

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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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