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Певице и автору песен из Сеула 17 лет, с момента начала карьеры прошло меньше двух лет, а она уже действует по своим правилам — пишет и продюсирует свою музыку сама

ZIN CHOI: Слушайте на свой страх и риск

До того как Islington Assembly Hall распахнул свои двери, KANG YUCHAN и from20 провели нас за кулисы перед выходом двух восходящих звезд на сцену

За кулисами BODY TALK Tour KANG YUCHAN & from20 в Лондоне

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 построили "FaSHioN" вокруг строчки, которая отвергает идею, что для стиля нужны деньги — 200 миллионов стримов спустя трек по-прежнему остаётся самым ясным заявлением их намерений

Первая годовщина CORTIS делает их королевской семьёй K-pop моды

K-pop-фандом никогда не был лишь про потребление. Десятилетиями фанаты архивируют, переводят и делятся контентом, движимые как доступностью, так и желанием сохранить моменты, которые иначе могли бы бесследно исчезнуть из истории артиста.

K-Pop Fans Are Not Just the Audience - They're the Archive

SHINee is a boy group formed by SM Entertainment, debuting in May 2008 with &quot;Replay.&quot; The group consists of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho, and Taemin. SM promoted them as a &quot;contemporary band,&quot; a phrase that fit their role as trendsetters in music, choreography, styling, and performance. SHINee&#x27;s catalog moved quickly from the smooth youthfulness of &quot;Replay&quot; into sharper electronic pop and hybrid performance tracks. Later records like &quot;View&quot; and &quot;1 of 1&quot; showed how far they could push taste while staying accessible, bringing deep house, retro R&amp;B, and fashion-conscious presentation into mainstream idol pop. Their dances were often technical without feeling stiff, and their vocals gave even experimental tracks a polished center. The members built unusually strong individual identities: Onew as a warm vocalist, Jonghyun as a songwriter and one of K-pop&#x27;s most expressive singers, Key as a style and variety standout, Minho as an athletic performer and actor, and Taemin as a solo performer whose work influenced later idols. Jonghyun&#x27;s death in 2017 remains an important and painful part of SHINee&#x27;s history, and the group&#x27;s later activities are often understood through both grief and continuity. SHINee&#x27;s fandom is known as Shawol. Their legacy is deep because they were not only popular; they were influential in ways that became part of K-pop&#x27;s basic vocabulary. Later groups inherited their emphasis on difficult choreography, distinctive styling, strong solo identities, and the idea that idol pop could be both polished and genuinely adventurous.

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TAEMIN официально представил европейские даты своего мирового тура &lt;LiMiNaL&gt;

TAEMIN анонсировал европейскую часть мирового тура <LiMiNaL>

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “My Hair is Green” by 015B and youra

The spooky season is upon us, and what better way to gear up for the season than to prepare a spooky K-pop playlist?

Welcome the spooky season with these gothic-themed K-pop tracks

BTS' talented vocalist and dancer, Park Ji Min—better known as Jimin—celebrates his 29th birthday today.

Listening Party: ‘MUSE’ by Jimin 

VAV collaborated with De La Ghetto &amp; Play-N-Skillz for their refreshing Latin-music themed track “Give Me More.”

VAV take a tropical vacation and croon to a Latin number in ‘Give Me More (Un Poco Mas)’

K-RnB is one of the genres that you need to tap into if you have been a fan of the genre in the Western music scene.

CITI channels a dreamscape in latest single, “Piece of a Dream”

Featured MV of the Day: “Shut Down” by BLACKPINK

Flowers are often used in media as a symbol of beauty, delicacy, softness, and even the temporary nature of life.

Blooming Beauty: Ten K-pop tracks named “Flower”

A few days ago we looked at the top music videos released in the 2010s from solo artists in K-pop.&nbsp;

Top Group K-pop MVs from the 2010s

It’s always nice to find a Korean Indie artist that has forays into English-language lyrics.

Daily Non-K-pop Spotlight: “Future History” by Joyce Kwon

Like we found from looking at the top videos this year so far, it’s pretty clear that girl groups are doing their part to keep the K-pop train chugging.

They Rule the World: Ten K-pop tracks about Girls

&nbsp;JUNNY is one of the most creative K-RnB musicians.&nbsp;

Korean RnB artist JUNNY reflects laid-back yet captivating style in concept photos for ‘dopamine’

The headline highlights our honest review of the Portugal-based dance group Heart Gun’s impressive cover of BTS' youngest member Jung Kook’s hit track, "Standing Next To You."

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