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MONSTA X is a boy group formed through the survival show No.Mercy and debuted under Starship Entertainment in May 2015. The group is associated with a powerful performance image built around Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, and I.M, with Wonho as a former member. Their sound often leans muscular: EDM drops, hip-hop percussion, dark synths, and choruses designed for heavy choreography. MONSTA X became one of the most forceful performance groups of their generation through a run that moved from the breakthrough energy of &quot;Dramarama&quot; to the sharper drama of &quot;Love Killa.&quot; At the same time, their vocal line and later English-language work showed a smoother R&amp;B and pop side that softened the edges without removing the group&#x27;s intensity. MONSTA X became especially important in the bridge between Korean idol promotion and Western touring. They pursued English-language releases, appeared on American media, and built a strong international audience while keeping a clear group identity. Their fandom, Monbebe, is known for loyalty through lineup changes, military service periods, solo work, and long gaps between full-group schedules. The group&#x27;s legacy rests on consistency and stamina. MONSTA X did not need to reinvent themselves every comeback; they refined a recognizable image of power, charisma, and emotional loyalty. That made them a template for later boy groups that wanted to look tough on stage while still building a close, fan-centered identity off it.

MONSTA X

KIHYUN, do MONSTA X, voltou no início deste ano com BORDERLINE, seu segundo EP solo e continuação de YOUTH, de 2025

KIHYUN: A Capa Digital de KPOPWORLD

WONHO sempre soube como chamar atenção. Quatro anos com MONSTA X e, agora, seis anos como soloist

Destaque do KPOPWORLD Festival: Wonho

Individualmente, DEAN &amp;amp; Tabber construíram identidades sonoras que se destacam nos gêneros de R&amp;amp;B e hip-hop coreanos

Destaque do Festival KPOPWORLD: DEAN & Tabber

CRAVITY is a nine-member boy group under Starship Entertainment, consisting of Serim, Allen, Jungmo, Woobin, Wonjin, Minhee, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung, and Seongmin. They debuted on April 14, 2020, with the mini album &quot;HIDEOUT: REMEMBER WHO WE ARE&quot;. Their name, a blend of &quot;Creativity&quot; and &quot;Gravity&quot;, originally symbolized unity and balance among diverse members. In 2025, the group redefined it as &quot;Craving Gravity&quot;, expressing their goal to draw fans closer through stronger artistry and performances. The group released their second full-length album, &quot;Dare to Crave&quot;, on June 23, 2025, with members Wonjin and Hyeongjun sharing leadership duties for the comeback.

CRAVITY

CRAVITY está pronta para levar a San Antonio uma energia K-pop, com ares de rookie e assinatura própria, após o rebranding e a criação de uma nova identidade artística no ano passado

KPOPWORLD Festival Spotlight: CRAVITY

82Major (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by Great M Entertainment. The group consists of six members: Cho Seong-il, Yoon Ye-chan, Nam Seong-mo, Hwang Seong-bin, Park Seok-joon and Kim Do-gyun. The group&#x27;s name is a combination of South Korea&#x27;s calling code (+82) and the word ‘major’, expressing their desire to become a group that represents Korea. They debuted on October 11, 2023, with the single album On.

82MAJOR

O boy group em ascensão 82MAJOR chegou ao primeiro lugar de um ranking em tempo real pela primeira vez com a faixa-título de seu mais recente single album, ‘HEAT.’

82MAJOR Alcança pela Primeira Vez o Topo dos Rankings em Tempo Real com “Like Fire”

Lee Soo-man, o fundador da SM Entertainment e um dos arquitetos do sistema moderno de idols do K-pop, está se aproximando do fim de um acordo de não concorrência de três anos que o manteve amplamente ausente da produção musical doméstica na Coreia do Sul

O ACORDO DE NÃO CONCORRÊNCIA DE LEE SOO-MAN ESTÁ TERMINANDO

i-dle, formerly known as (G)I-DLE, is a girl group formed by Cube Entertainment, debuting in May 2018. The current lineup consists of Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi, and Shuhua, with Soojin as a former member. From debut, the group stood out because leader Soyeon played a central creative role in songwriting, production, and concept direction. Their first single, &quot;LATATA,&quot; introduced a group that could feel stylish without being anonymous. Over time, i-dle became known for concepts that were easy to name and hard to confuse: the dark elegance of &quot;HANN,&quot; the theatrical fire imagery of &quot;HWAA,&quot; the blunt rebellion of &quot;TOMBOY,&quot; and the satire and confidence of later hits. The group often treats a comeback like a thesis statement, with styling, lyrics, and stage language all pointing toward the same idea. i-dle&#x27;s member contrast is central to that impact. Miyeon gives the group a clean vocal center, Minnie adds a dreamy tone and international texture, Soyeon brings rap and creative direction, Yuqi gives warmth and a distinctive low voice, and Shuhua contributes visual and performance presence. The result is a group that can be sharp, funny, dramatic, or strange without losing its center. Their fandom is known as Neverland. i-dle&#x27;s importance lies in how visibly they challenged expectations around girl-group authorship. They helped make it normal to talk about a female idol group not only as performers of a concept, but as artists shaping the concept itself.

i-dle

Uma Faixa, Uma Tomada é a coluna semanal da KPOPWORLD que destaca uma música por vez. Esta semana, o detalhe é o refrão de “MONO” do i-dle.

Uma Faixa, Uma Tomada: i-dle - “Mono”

dodree is the first Subunit of the girl group DDDD 25. The unit is composed of members Na Yeongjoo and Lee Songhyun. They debuted on January 21, 2026, with the single album &quot;Just Like A Dream&quot;.

dodree

One Track, One Take é a coluna semanal da KPOPWORLD que destaca uma única música por vez – não para revisá-la exaustivamente, mas para pausar em um detalhe, clima ou ideia que a torne digna de ser apreciada

UMA FAIXA, UMA TOMADA: dodree - Just Like a Dream

Um olhar reflexivo sobre os grupos femininos do K-pop de primeira geração, explorando como as estruturas iniciais do gênero foram moldadas por experimentação e adaptação, e não por certezas

Grupos Femininos da Primeira Geração, Revisitados

BTS, also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed by Big Hit Music in 2010 and debuting on June 12, 2013, with the single album &quot;2 Cool 4 Skool&quot;. The group consists of seven members: RM (leader), Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. The name BTS stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan (“Bulletproof Boy Scouts”), reflecting the group’s original concept of resisting societal expectations and criticism aimed at youth. Members RM, Suga, and J-Hope have played significant roles in songwriting and production throughout the group’s career. BTS first gained widespread attention with the [The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 era], particularly the single I Need U, which earned the group their first Korean music show win in 2015. Their international breakthrough followed with releases such as Wings and the Love Yourself series. In 2018, &quot;Love Yourself: Tear&quot; became the first album by a Korean act to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group achieved further global success with singles including &quot;Dynamite&quot;, &quot;Butter&quot;, and &quot;Permission to Dance&#x27;&quot;, all of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. BTS is among the best-selling artists in South Korean history and has received numerous international awards, while also participating in global initiatives such as the UNICEF Love Myself campaign. Between 2022 and 2025, BTS paused full-group activities as the members completed South Korea’s mandatory military service. The last member, Suga, was discharged in June 2025, marking the completion of service for all seven members. Following their reunion, the group confirmed they were preparing a new album and world tour for 2026. Their tenth studio album, &quot;ARIRANG&quot;, recorded between July and November 2025, was released on March 20, 2026, marking their first group release in more than three years. The album will be supported by the Arirang World Tour, beginning in April 2026.

Com o BTS retornando em sua primeira turnê global completa como OT7 desde 2018&ndash;2019, a empolgação vem acompanhada de uma tensão familiar. Examinamos por que a venda de ingressos do BTS parece singularmente estressante &ndash; não por causa do comportamento dos fãs, mas por causa dos sistemas incapazes de gerir a demanda em uma escala sem precedentes.

Por que comprar ingressos do BTS parece tão estressante – e o que isso revela sobre as turnês modernas

O K-pop não deixou de lançar mini-álbuns. Deixou de explicá-los. De BTS a NewJeans, a mudança contínua de “mini album” para EP diz menos sobre formato e mais sobre confiança: quem o K-pop assume que está ouvindo agora e o quão global sua linguagem se tornou

Adeus Mini-álbum, olá EP? Por dentro da mudança de linguagem do K-pop

DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR marca o primeiro teste global da HYBE além da música

Season’s Greetings ocupam um espaço importante no ecossistema do K-pop. Lançados na virada do ano, situam‑se entre merchandise, objeto de estilo de vida e ritual

Das escrivaninhas à vida cotidiana: decodificando os Season’s Greetings de 2026

ENHYPEN is a boy group formed through the 2020 survival show I-LAND and managed by Belift Lab. The current lineup consists of Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki. They debuted in November 2020 with Border: Day One, arriving with a built-in global audience from the show and a concept built around connection, transformation, and fate. The group&#x27;s early work used dark, dramatic imagery to separate them from brighter rookie-boy-group formulas. &quot;Given-Taken,&quot; &quot;Drunk-Dazed,&quot; &quot;Fever,&quot; and later songs in the Dimension and Dark Blood eras leaned into supernatural metaphors, sharp choreography, and a tension between elegance and danger. That made ENHYPEN feel less like a simple survival-show product and more like a group with a continuing storyline. ENHYPEN&#x27;s member appeal is strongly performance-based. Jungwon gives the team a steady center as leader, Jay and Jake bring international texture, Sunghoon&#x27;s skating background informs his clean stage image, Sunoo adds brightness and contrast, and Ni-ki anchors the dance line with unusual precision for a maknae. Their fandom, ENGENE, grew quickly because the group&#x27;s identity invited close reading: fans could follow the music, the lore, and the members&#x27; development at the same time. As a fourth-generation act, ENHYPEN&#x27;s importance sits between survival-show fandom and global idol scale. They showed how a group could debut with a transnational audience already watching, then keep that audience through consistent visual storytelling, polished performance, and songs that made adolescence feel mythic rather than ordinary.

ENHYPEN

Por que o ENHYPEN está reforçando a aposta no Reino Unido com um pop-up em Birmingham

IZ*ONE was a twelve-member project girl group formed through the Mnet survival show &quot;Produce 48,&quot; a collaboration between Korean and Japanese entertainment industries, debuting in October 2018. The group combined members from Korean agencies and Japan&#x27;s AKB48 system, including future stars Jang Wonyoung, An Yujin, Kim Chaewon, and Miyawaki Sakura. Their debut mini-album &quot;COLOR*IZ&quot; broke sales records for a K-pop girl group at the time. During their two-and-a-half-year contract, IZ*ONE became one of the best-selling girl groups in K-pop history, with releases like &quot;La Vie en Rose,&quot; &quot;Violeta,&quot; and &quot;Fiesta&quot; achieving critical and commercial success. Despite the &quot;Produce&quot; series vote manipulation scandal casting a shadow over their formation, the group&#x27;s talent was undeniable. IZ*ONE disbanded in April 2021 as planned, but their members went on to lead some of the biggest acts in K-pop&#x27;s fourth generation, including IVE, LE SSERAFIM, and more. Their fandom, WIZ*ONE, remains active and nostalgic.

IZ*ONE

YENA Foi Feita para uma Colaboração com Hatsune Miku — Aqui Está o Porquê

OnlyOneOf is a six-member group that consists of KB, Rie, Yoojung, Junji, Mill, and Nine. They made their debut as 7 members with Time Leap and Savanna on May 28, 2019, as 8D Creative’s (RSVP) first boy group. Love left the group in August 2021. On August 8, 2025 KB confirmed that he has left the company and is currently independent. On October 30, 2025, 8D Entertainment stated that the group’s contracts had expired and that the company would no longer manage them. In a series of messages sent on Fromm, Mill stated that OnlyOneOf had not ended and encouraged fans to look forward to his future activities.

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O ACORDO DE NÃO CONCORRÊNCIA DE LEE SOO-MAN ESTÁ TERMINANDO

Uma Faixa, Uma Tomada: i-dle - “Mono”

UMA FAIXA, UMA TOMADA: dodree - Just Like a Dream

Grupos Femininos da Primeira Geração, Revisitados

Por que comprar ingressos do BTS parece tão estressante – e o que isso revela sobre as turnês modernas

Adeus Mini-álbum, olá EP? Por dentro da mudança de linguagem do K-pop

DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR marca o primeiro teste global da HYBE além da música

Das escrivaninhas à vida cotidiana: decodificando os Season’s Greetings de 2026

Por que o ENHYPEN está reforçando a aposta no Reino Unido com um pop-up em Birmingham

YENA Foi Feita para uma Colaboração com Hatsune Miku — Aqui Está o Porquê

OnlyOneOf: Indo por agora, não para sempre

The Top 10 Best-Selling Albums of 2025 So Far – And What It Says About K-Pop

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