BTS’ Dynamite music video surpasses 2 billion views, a new milestone for the group
Five years after its release, BTS’ Dynamite continues to dazzle, now crossing the 2 billion-view mark on YouTube — the group’s fir...
KPop Demon Hunters puts traditional Korean body scrub on tourist to-do list
The global success of the animated film KPop Demon Hunters has spilled over into traditional Korean spa culture: exfoliation treatments offered in p...
Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10
The original soundtrack (OST) from Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters is rewriting Billboard history. Its breakout single Golden ha...
CJ ENM, Hakuhodo launch music venture to tap global fans
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest entertainment company, has formed a music joint venture with Hakuhodo Inc., a more than century-old Japanese...
BTS label BigHit to debut new boy band CORTIS on Aug. 18
BigHit Music, the powerhouse behind global K-pop acts BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT), has unveiled the name of its new boy group, CORTIS. The fiv...
Musicow sells out 1st US music equity offering backed by Kelly Clarkson hit
Musicow Inc., a South Korean music copyright trading platform pioneer, has sold out its debut US music royalty-backed securities offering in less th...
Musk confirms $16.5 bn alliance with Samsung: 'Spoke with Lee via video call'
Elon Musk isn’t leaving any room for doubt when it comes to Tesla’s multibillion-dollar chip deal with Samsung Electronics Co.The Tesla ...
Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views
Blackpink’s music video for their new single Jump has attracted 100 million views on YouTube in just 15 days since its release, according to i...
CJ ENM sets up Korea’s 1st Middle East entertainment unit in Saudi Arabia
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest film studio and distributor, has established a subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – the first Middle E...
Jennie, J-Hope, Jin sweep Spotify’s global K-pop rankings for mid-2025
K-pop icons Jennie of Blackpink and BTS members Jin and J-Hope have taken over Spotify’s mid-year 2025 Global Impact List, claiming the majori...
Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP
Blackpink and Twice, two of South Korea’s most prominent K-pop female acts, made high-profile returns on Friday with new releases, heightening...
Fictional K-pop band Saja Boys beat BTS, Blackpink to top US Spotify charts
A fictional K-pop boy band from a Netflix animated feature has achieved what few real-world Korean acts have – to top the US Spotify chart.You...
Maybe Happy Ending sweeps Tony Awards with six wins
"Maybe Happy Ending" swept the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home six trophies, including for Best Musical, and the first time a Korean-originated p...
Baby Shark video creator files for Kosdaq IPO
The Pinkfong Company Inc., the creator of the billion-view video Baby Shark, has launched the process of an initial public offering on South Korea&r...
Tencent to become SM Entertainment's No. 2 shareholder via HYBE deal
Tencent Music Entertainment Group is set to become the second-largest shareholder of SM Entertainment Co. by acquiring HYBE Co.'s remaining shares i...
Maybe Happy Ending: A robot love story that rewrote Broadway playbook
On an unremarkable evening in November 2024, inside the opulent Belasco Theatre in Manhattan, something quietly historic was taking place.A delicate...
KAIST launches Korean rapper G-Dragon’s music into space
The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has launched the music and iris image of G-Dragon, a Korean rapper and singer-songw...
K-pop exports boom as end of Chinese K-wave ban looms large
Exports of Korean popular music, or K-pop, have seen a significant surge in recent months, driven by increasing demand from China and Japan, accordi...
Naver D2SF invests in N.American AI startup
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in North American AI ad tech startup Remb...
SK Telecom invests $3 mn in AI-powered video analysis startup Twelve Labs
South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said on Friday it will invest $3 million in Twelve Labs Inc., a Korean AI-powered video analys...
Rose’s music video ‘APT.’ surpasses 300 mn views on YouTube
The music video for “APT.”, featuring girl group Blackpink's Rose in a duet with pop star Bruno Mars, has surpassed 300 million views on...
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to invest $5 mn in S.Korea’s Musicow
US entertainment tycoon Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is expected to invest about $5 million in Musicow Inc., South Korea’s music copyright trading...
Blackpink Rosé’s APT. debuts at No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100
Blackpink Rosé's single APT. has debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, according to the music magazine Billboard on Tuesday.With the tit...
LG Electronics releases World Food Day campaign
LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday that it will display World Food Day on outdoor billboards in Times Square, New York, and Piccadilly Circus, Lond...
Vinyl renaissance in Korea holds steady with diverse music tastes
Within just two hours of the opening of the 13th Seoul Record Fair last Saturday, the waitlist for new LP records reached 1,500. There were 20 new r...
Stray Kids to perform at 50th American Music Awards
K-Pop boy band Stray Kids will perform at the American Music Awards, a major music awards show in the United States.The American Music Awards announ...
Netmarble unveils teaser video for its new game ‘The King of Fighters’
Netmarble Corp. announced on Thursday that it premiered a teaser video for its new game “The King of Fighters (KOF) AFK” at the SNK boot...
LG releases sea lion-themed animal conservation video in Times Square
LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has unveiled a sea lion-themed video for its “The LG Endangered Species Series” campaig...
Blackpink’s dance performance video surpasses 1.7 billion views
K-pop girl group Blackpink's “How You Like That” dance performance video has garnered more than 1.7 billion YouTube views, the group's a...
KT unveils photos of Canadian fall destinations using GenAI
KT Corp. unveiled on Monday the Canadian edition of Genie TV's AI Travel View, which was created using generative artificial intelligence technology...
