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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

WJSN (Korean: 우주소녀) is an all-female South Korean K-pop group formed jointly by Starship Entertainment and Yuehua Entertainment.&nbsp;

Who is WJSN?

VIXX has been around since 2012 – nearly 14 years, with hundreds of million streams under their belt. But have you ever wondered what their name means?

VIXX - what does their band name even mean?

INFINITE, formed in 2010 by Woollim Entertainment, is a South Korean boy band initially consisting of seven members but now composed of Sungkyu, Dongwoo, Woohyun, Sungyeol, L, and Sungjong after Hoya's departure in 2017.

Who is INFINITE?

LAYBRICKS is a two-piece Korean indie band. A duo, its members are vocalist Kwangmin Seo and drummer Hyejin Yu.

Who is LAYBRICKS?

According to WorldMetrics.org, more than 60% of Spotify users who stream K-pop regularly are between the ages of 18-24.

K-pop is Dominating Youth Culture - By The Numbers

Effortlessly blurring the lines between K-pop and contemporary soft rock, this song by DAY6 feels like a mix between The Fray and early Maroon 5.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “You Were Beautiful” by DAY6

Native English-speakers may notice something strange as they browse K-pop news sites. These sites will regularly discuss the outrage, joy, or surprise “netizens” are experiencing all over the internet.

Who’s using the term “netizen” anyway?

The Rose’s album HEAL elaborates on the pains that come with growing up and becoming aware of one’s faults&nbsp; and strengths.

Healing With The Rose: Time

K-pop group HIGHLIGHT has now regained the right to use B2ST as their name. Formerly known as B2ST (or Beast), the group had to change their name when they moved from Cube Entertainment to Around Us Entertainment in 2017.&nbsp;

HIGHLIGHT has their old name back!

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with Yoona from Lady. Yoona was born on May 15, 1981

Is your birthday May 15? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

If you’re not an NCT Dream fan, you may not be familiar with what the group names their world tours – The Dream Show. But now you’re in the know.

wtf is The Dream Show 3?

MOMOLAND (Korean: 모모랜드) was an all-female South Korean K-pop group under MLD Entertainment.

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