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When Mark Lee confirmed his departure from NCT after a decade, the response was unlike anything K-pop has seen before. Within 24 hours, his handwritten letter had accumulated millions of likes, shares, and comments – but what stood out wasn't the numbers

Mark Lee Has Left NCT – And The Response is Unlike Any Other

This week's K-pop releases have something for everyone

Comeback Corner: HYO, TWS, YUNA & More

Just under a month after his departure from ENHYPEN, Lee Hee-seung has a new identity

HEESEUNG Is Now EVAN – BELIFT LAB Officially Launches His Solo Career

In February, ITZY performed an updated version of their 2020 B-side "THAT'S A NO NO" on tour – and within weeks, a six-year-old deep cut had become a TikTok challenge, climbed the Korean charts, and landed the group a special MCountdown stage

ITZY’s “THAT’S A NO NO” And The Power of Virality 

ENHYPEN have announced BLOOD SAGA, a world tour spanning 21 cities across five continents — one of the most ambitious routings of their career

ENHYPEN Announce BLOOD SAGA 2026-27 World Tour

We’ve said this before, but unfortunately we have to say it again: things just keep getting worse for Min Hee Jin and NewJeans.

Things come to a head in the HYBE/ADOR controversy

Hear for yourself: did LE SSERAFIM plagiarize this 2017 Velous song?

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with J-min!

Is your birthday May 27? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

Kim Ho Joong, best known for his music career as a trot singer, has been arrested.

South Korean trot singer Kim Ho Joong arrested for hit and run

VINE – also known as Vine Entertainment (Korean: 바인엔터테인먼트) – is a Seoul, South Korea-based record label and entertainment agency.

What is Vine Entertainment?

SECRET NUMBER (Korean: 시크릿넘버) is a 6-girl K-pop group created and managed by Vine Entertainment.&nbsp;

Who is SECRET NUMBER?

Think About Entertainment (Korean: 엔터테인먼트에 대해 생각하기) is a South Korean entertainment agency founded in 2017.

What is Think About Entertainment? 

Trot (Korean: 트로트) – short for the foxtrot rhythm that initially inspired this genre but has since become entirely its own – is Korean music that uses a repetitive two beat rhythm and vocal inflections.&nbsp;

What is Trot Music?

In a report by Statista, the average Egyptian citizen is spending an average of 15.6 hours a month on K-pop.

Egypt is listening to a LOT of K-pop – By The Numbers

Opening with an isolated bass line is always a risky move, but this song’s bass line is so groovy you know immediately it’s going to slap.

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Things come to a head in the HYBE/ADOR controversy

Hear for yourself: did LE SSERAFIM plagiarize this 2017 Velous song?

Is your birthday May 27? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

South Korean trot singer Kim Ho Joong arrested for hit and run

What is Vine Entertainment?

Who is SECRET NUMBER?

What is Think About Entertainment?

What is Trot Music?

Egypt is listening to a LOT of K-pop – By The Numbers

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “눈이 마주쳤을 때” by O.O.O

aespa’s absolutely unhinged merch idea sold out

In an awkward turn of events, a host had to give himself an award

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