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KPOPWORLD Festival & Worldwide Dance Competition

For their new album &lt;itsnotover&gt;, idntt sat down with KPOPWORLD to talk about where they've been, what this group has demanded of them, and what they refuse to let go of

idntt: The KPOPWORLD Digital Cover

Closing a trilogy is easy. Closing it by handing the story back to the people who lived it is something else. EPEX's Youth: Epilogue wraps up two years and three albums of coming-of-age storytelling

EPEX Talks Youth Epilogue, Ownership and Growth

On July 14, inner beauty brand LifePharm announced that genderless group XLOV will become their newest Global Ambassadors. The brand is known for their viral dietary Mood Change Alpha Plus range, described as self-care for K-pop idols

XLOV Announced as Ambassadors for Inner Beauty Brand LifePharm

K-pop’s contract system has undergone many changes since the industry’s inception in the 1990s. From 13-year slave contracts to a reduced term of seven years — with options for renegotiation

K-pop’s Contract System, Explained – And Why So Many Artists Are Leaving Big Labels

Eight releases this week and almost no two sound alike. Taeyong returns from military service with a more refined take on his rap-heavy style, aespa take a darker turn with G-Dragon in tow, and NMIXX follow up "Crescendo" with something that builds into a full cathartic release

Comeback Corner: Taeyong, aespa, NMIXX, & More

&amp;TEAM have announced their first-ever solo dome concert. The news came during the opening night of their "2026 &amp;TEAM CONCERT TOUR 'BLAZE THE WAY'" at K-Arena Yokohama on 13 May

&TEAM Announce First-Ever Solo Dome Concert At Belluna Dome

CORTIS aren't just making a future-hit with "REDRED" – they're pulling apart some deeply embedded Korean cultural concepts and holding them up to the light

CORTIS Explores the Cost of Conformity in “REDRED”

Anderson .Paak and DEAN are back together for the first time in over a decade. "Aftertaste" is out now – produced by Dem Jointz, and inspired by .Paak's Netflix directorial debut K-POPS!

Anderson .Paak and DEAN Reunite on "Aftertaste" as K-POPS! Album Takes Shape

Seoul City is spending $1.9 billion to turn the Chang-dong neighbourhood into a 24/7 K-pop cultural hub – and it's bigger than a concert venue. Alongside the 28,000-seat Seoul Arena, the city is building museums, exhibition spaces, live streaming infrastructure, and a special legal designation that unlocks tax breaks and private investment

Why Seoul Becoming a 24/7 K-Entertainment Town Matters

Ten is quietly building something of his own – a Bangkok-based production company launched this week with his name written all over it, even without an official statement

Last Week In K-pop, Interpreted (May 4 - 8, 2026)

HYBE has launched ABD, a brand new label dedicated solely to girl group production. Leading the creative charge is Sung Soo Han – the mind behind SEVENTEEN, After School, IZ*ONE, and TWS

HYBE Launches New Label ‘ABD’

This week's Comeback Corner covers two boy group debuts, a girl group picking up where they left off, and a cultural reunion ten years in the making

Comeback Corner: Billlie, B:DAWN, YUHZ & More

After seven years, eight mini albums, and a discography that refused to stay in one lane, CIX officially disbanded on April 30

Remembering CIX: Looking Back Through The Years

KARINA and NINGNING made their Met Gala debut on Monday night, and they did not come to blend in. The timing is deliberate. aespa drop new single "WDA (Whole Different Animal)" on 11 May.

KARINA and NINGNING Make Met Gala Debut in Prada and Gucci

NewJeans haven't released music in nearly two years – but their fingerprints are all over K-pop's last two years anyway. Now, with ADOR confirming the group are in Copenhagen working on new music, the question isn't just when they're coming back

How NewJeans’ Potential Comeback Could Change The Entire K-pop Industry

The discourse around K-pop's current EDM moment misses something fundamental: dance music never actually left. In her latest feature, Chyenne Tatum traces the genre's electronic roots from the house-inflected sounds of first-gen groups all the way through the deep house era of 2015

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