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BTS are bringing their 'ARIRANG' world tour home. On 13 June – their debut anniversary – the group will perform at Busan Asiad Main Stadium for the first time since October 2022

BTS Bring 'ARIRANG' Home to Busan With Global Cinema Broadcast on Anniversary Date

SM Entertainment and Samsung TV Plus are making K-pop concerts free to watch at home – no ticket, no flight required

SM's Monthly Concert Series Is Closing The Distance

KATSEYE have swept the AMAs – New Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Pop Artist and Best Music Video for "Gnarly" – and every single date on the WILDWORLD TOUR has sold out. All 31 of them

KATSEYE Sweep AMAs and Sell Out 31-Date Arena Tour Within 48 Hours

BTS swept the 2026 American Music Awards – Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for "SWIM," and Best Male K-Pop Artist – their first AMA appearance in five years and their second time taking the night's top prize

BTS Take Three at the 2026 AMAs, Including Artist of the Year

HYBE's new girl group label ABD has made its first public move, dropping six short films that offer an early glimpse at members of its upcoming debut group

HYBE's ABD Makes Its First Move: Short Films, a Playful Website, and a Glimpse of What's Coming

For our latest track-by-track feature, Korean rock icon Luli Lee takes us deeper into the process of her latest EP, Brave New World

Track-By-Track: Luli Lee – Brave New World

In the run-up to BTS' long-awaited group comeback on March 20, 2026, we're walking you through the band's back catalog. Love Yourself: Tear is next – a formative album which marked a new dawn for BTS, and K-pop’s global rise as a whole

The BTS Retrospect 'Love Yourself: Tear' Reviewed

From the moment KiiiKiii stepped onto the scene last September with their debut EP, UNCUT GEM, it was clear they weren’t just another girl group

KiiiKiii Make Nostalgia Feel Personal on ‘Delulu Pack’

On 12 January 2026, SEVENTEEN introduced their latest sub-unit, DxS, led by vocalists DK and SEUNGKWAN

DxS Explore Love and Healing on Vocal-Led Debut Serenade

Solo debuts in K-pop often arrive under a particular kind of pressure – especially for idols who have already proven themselves within a group

IN SEONG Allows Vulnerability to Take Center Stage on Solo Debut, Crossfade

One Track, One Take is KPOPWORLD’s weekly column spotlighting a single song at a time – not to review it exhaustively, but to pause on one detail, mood, or idea that makes it worth sitting with

ONE TRACK, ONE TAKE: dodree - Just Like a Dream

AxMxP Continue to Sharpen Their Sound on 'Amplify My Way'

Four stories from last week that reveal how power, value, and recognition are shifting in modern K-pop.

Last Week in K-Pop, Interpreted: January 19–25, 2026

A reflective look back at first-generation K-pop girl groups, exploring how the genre’s early frameworks were shaped through experimentation and adaptation rather than certainty

First-Generation Girl Groups, Revisited

In the run-up to BTS' long-awaited group comeback on March 20, 2026, we're walking you through the band's back catalog. Here, Martina Rexrode breaks down WINGS, the band's second album.

The BTS Retrospect: 'WINGS' Reviewed

As BTS return with their first full OT7 global tour since 2018–2019, excitement comes paired with familiar tension. We examine why BTS ticketing feels uniquely stressful – not through fan behaviour, but through the systems unable to manage demand at an unprecedented scale

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Track-By-Track: Luli Lee – Brave New World

The BTS Retrospect 'Love Yourself: Tear' Reviewed

KiiiKiii Make Nostalgia Feel Personal on ‘Delulu Pack’

DxS Explore Love and Healing on Vocal-Led Debut Serenade

IN SEONG Allows Vulnerability to Take Center Stage on Solo Debut, Crossfade

ONE TRACK, ONE TAKE: dodree - Just Like a Dream

AxMxP Continue to Sharpen Their Sound on 'Amplify My Way'

Last Week in K-Pop, Interpreted: January 19–25, 2026

First-Generation Girl Groups, Revisited

The BTS Retrospect: 'WINGS' Reviewed

Why Buying BTS Tickets Feels So Stressful – and What That Reveals About Modern Touring

ILLIT Announce First-Ever Tour With 2026 ‘PRESS START♥︎’ Run

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