Editorials

Over the past year, Le Sserafim have amazed audiences. After achieving an initial modest success with their debut single Fearless, the group quickly improved in their success following their latest release, Antifragile. Subseqently, they have brought about a wave...

2022 has been a never-ending rollercoaster year for K-pop as a whole. K-pop’s popularity has grown to an all-time high during the pandemic, especially for girl groups. K-pop in 2022 featured a lot of nicely, diverse produced music and...

This year, South Korea has finally lifted its coronavirus restrictions. Although this may worry Koreans, it also means that audiences can now attend in-person (live) to support performers in various entertainment shows. On music shows, audiences are important because...

This recap focuses on stage performances from Episodes 1 & 2 of 'Queendom 2'. We briefly give an overview of the opening and Round 1 performances from each of the competing groups.

Mnet has announced plans to launch Queendom 2 this year on March 31. As we move closer towards this date, the names of many girl groups will continue to circulate on many social media platforms. And we want to...

The end-of-year lists have recently been published by Gaon. The first section begins with a short review of chart-toppers before moving to the next section, which covers certifications. For those who are interested in further reading, extras are mentioned...

2021 has been a less crazy year for K-pop as a whole but rookie groups definitely kept it more interesting.  K-pop in 2021 featured a lot of nicely, diverse produced music and uniquely made ones as well. Many rookies...

Many have wondered why CLC hasn’t become a much bigger name. This article takes a look at their journey and all of the chances that they got and all of the challenges that they had to face along the...

Being a K-pop fan since 2007, I've seen a lot of music videos and listened to more K-pop songs than I can count. K-pop in general is an umbrella term often used to refer to all Korean music and...

One thing that is possibly one of the most notable differences between mainstream music and K-pop is that K-pop is perhaps dominated not just by solo artist and by group acts as well. It's fascinating how K-pop is very...