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Set to Take Over Alamodome Oct. 28–31, 2026

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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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

WONHO has given KPOPWORLD an exclusive look inside the making of his new album CORE, sharing the songs that shaped the album alongside the tracks he's been reaching for lately

Kurated: WONHO Curates an Exclusive ‘CORE’ Playlist

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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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

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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CORTIS are taking their debut world tour to cinema screens worldwide on August 13 and 14, broadcasting live from LA's YouTube Theater with a 30-minute pre-show made exclusively for the release

CORTIS To Bring Debut World Tour To Cinemas Worldwide In August

Hear this live performance one time and you’ll understand why all the hype around The Rose is justified.

Watch the moment when The Rose wowed the Philippines with a live performance

Each month, we at KPOPWORLD like to look back into the earlier days of Korean music and the foundations of K-pop as we know it. Who are the artists that helped K-pop reach the heights it has? Who deserves a second listen?&nbsp;

Throwback Review: Deli Spice by DELISPICE

Happy Birthday! You share a special day with Jungwoo from Co-ed School. Jungwoo was born on&nbsp;

Is your birthday May 9? See which K-pop idol shares your birthday!

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) achieved another milestone in their career, as the music video for "Loser=Lover" surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. The funk-infused track, featured on their album&nbsp;

TXT Celebrates 100 Million Views for "Loser=Lover" Music Video

Nayeon’s new teaser builds hype for NA

TXT is the shortened name for K-pop boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER. The band prefers to be called by&nbsp;

What does TXT stand for?

Bang Chan (Korean: 방찬) is a Korean-Australian entertainer best known as the leader of the all-male K-pop group Stray Kids. He is also part of their hip-hop unit&nbsp;

Who is Bang Chan?

Sasaengs (사생팬) – sometimes called sasaeng fans – is a slang term in K-pop culture. It comes from the Korean words sa (“private”) and&nbsp;

What is a sasaeng?

GroovyRoom (Korean: 그루비룸) is a South Korean duo of music producers that makes hip-hop and electronic music featuring some of the world’s biggest artists.

Who is GroovyRoom?

It’s been a little over a week since IVE released their remarkable comeback IVE SWITCH.

IVE SWITCH Breaks The Group’s Own First-Day Sales Record

This song has much more in common with American power pop from the 90s than it does anything K-pop.&nbsp;

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Oh! What a Shiny Night” by CRYING NUT

An IU fan just had their dream come true. Recently, their Instiz post went viral for being so completely enamored with V and IU’s performance in the "Love Wins All" music video that they gave their unnamed characters names.

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