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KPOPWORLD #2

Girls’ Generation队长兼solo歌手TAEYEON将于6月29日发行日本热曲《Bansanka》的韩文翻唱版，作为全新企划首张作品正式开启第一卷

TAEYEON携手Tuki.的《Bansanka》领衔J-pop翻唱企划

上周的 K-pop 发生了几件事：CLC 的 Kwon Eunbin 在 26 岁宣布退出，TWS 的 Shinyu 为失踪儿童公益活动出力，而 Grammys 也新设了一个 Asian Pop 类别，引发褒贬不一的反应。故事不同，核心却一样：这是一个一边给予、一边索取的行业。

K-pop 上周回顾与解读（2026年6月15日 - 19日）

三则故事，一个问题：K-pop 行业究竟欠它的艺人和粉丝什么？本周，曾是超级粉丝、如今已成明星的 Chase Infiniti 加入 ATEEZ，Lisa 公开谈论 sasaeng 跟踪文化，而前 NCT 成员 Mark Lee 则因一张 Confederate flag 照片遭到批评。

上周 K-pop 解析（2026年6月22日 - 6月26日）

在离开聚光灯十年后，第二代 K-pop 资深歌手 G.NA 正准备重返乐坛。她的停工期始于 2016 年因与卖淫相关指控被定罪——而她曾表示，这段经历让她花了好几年才敢公开谈起

十年之后，G.NA 正在讲述她自己的故事

OH MY GIRL 的回归已延至2027年，WM Entertainment 表示这是因为需要更多时间挑选合适的作品。成员们的个人活动将优先展开，这支组合在超过一年后的首张完整作品也被推迟到明年。

OH MY GIRL 回归延期至2027年

NetEase Cloud Music, a leading music streaming service in China, has expanded its K-pop offerings through a strategic licensing agreement with JYP Entertainment.

NetEase Cloud Music Expands K-Pop Catalog Through JYP Entertainment Partnership

YG Entertainment (Korean: YG 엔터테인먼트)&nbsp; – officially YG Entertainment Inc.&nbsp;

What is YG Entertainment?

BABYMONSTER (Korean: 베이비몬스터 ) is an all-female K-pop group based in Seoul, South Korea.

Who is BABYMONSTER?

Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to an article from last month’s issue. In that article, we explored how the K-drama industry has seen significant dips recently and whether that could impact K-pop. This month, we investigate some ways K-pop can maintain cultural relevance in the years to come.

K-POP IN THE 2020s: A FIGHT FOR RELEVANCE

The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles has unveiled a captivating new exhibit celebrating the rise of K-pop that features the internationally acclaimed groups ATEEZ and Xikers.&nbsp;

Grammy Museum Honors K-Pop with Ateez and Xikers Exhibit

Block B (Korean: 블락비) is an all-male K-pop group under KQ Entertainment.

Who is Block B?

Fun Facts:Wendy is a multi-instrumentalist and can play the piano, guitar, flute and saxophone.One of her favorite hobbies is finding new and rare songs.

Get to Know Red Velvet!

KQ Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment agency and record label founded by CEO Kyu Wook Kim in 2016.

What is KQ Entertainment?

ATEEZ (Korean: 에이티즈) is an all-male South Korean K-pop group under KQ Entertainment. The group premiered in 2018 with Treasure EP.1: All to Zero. Officially dubbed “4th Generation Leaders” by the Korean government, the group has served as official ambassadors for Korean culture and tourism worldwide and have sold over four million physical albums. The group’s 8 members are: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho.

Who is ATEEZ?

Throwing it back to when BLACKPINK had the honor to start their US Encore tour at MetLife Stadium

K-pop Picture of the Day

In interviews and videos leading up to the release, IU described herself as a “spore” as opposed to a flower and explained that she found the idea of living as a spore much more appealing.

Album Review: The Winning by IU

On April 30, TWICE announced through their official SNS channel that their 5th album is coming soon to Japan. It will be released in Japan this summer on July 17. Entitled DIVE, This is TWICE’s first local album release in two years.&nbsp;The group’s new concept looks sophisticated and ethereal. All nine members sit against a shimmering lake, frozen in elegance. Sheer dresses in pastel with clear high heels make the band members look like mermaids on a rock in the middle of the ocean. It’ll be interesting to hear if the music will match this sophistication – or throw us for a loop and juxtapose it.&nbsp;

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