Move over, BTS: Two new K-pop groups are taking over the music charts — and they’ve never even performed live. Saja Boys and HUNTR/X, fictional groups from the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters,” were ...

After coming down from the stage, I felt the greatest sorrow of my life. I knew our project team had a set end, but I couldn’t truly grasp it until now,” said Han Bin, leader of Zero Base One (ZB1).

The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars. By Steve Knopper For a brief period, ...

There are not many K-pop groups whose catalog spans a viral TikTok earworm and a Pink Floyd classic, but Fifty Fifty are not a typical K-pop group. The South Korean act first announced themselves to ...

Even many superfans will tell you that K-pop's pageantry has often masked a troubled business model, where impressionable young trainees commit to a life run entirely by their agencies. Signing on the ...

The lights flashed. The bass kicked in. The crowd went wild as a cast of dancers peeled off to reveal seven figures on stage against the backdrop of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was the comeback ...

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass. By Jon Caramanica This year, from a distance, the ...

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