K-pop

KKR-backed South Korea fashion retailer Musinsa ramps up Asia store push ahead of IPO

BTS' comeback show in Seoul featured noticeably looser staging and choreography compared with the intensely synchronised style of their past performances.

How will BTS endure a gruelling world tour? We asked their ex-trainer

Bang Si-hyuk has been under investigation for about a year after the Financial Services Commission referred the case to the police in July 2025.

South Korea police seek arrest of BTS agency Hybe’s billionaire founder

BTS will kick off the tour with a concert on Apr 9, 11 and 12 in the South Korean city of Goyang.

BTS to visit 34 cities in a year for comeback world tour

Following a free public comeback concert, K-pop phenomenon BTS will set off on a world tour in April.
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Bakery products bearing BTS logos on display at a cafe in Seoul. South Korea is already reaping the benefits from BTS' reunion.

The BTS Army is coming to a city near you, armed with 8 trillion won in spending power

Netflix’s evolving strategy aims to use live programming to differentiate itself in a competitive streaming market.

Netflix’s BTS comeback show draws 18.4 million viewers globally

At the  ‘BTS The Comeback Live Arirang’ concert in central Seoul on Mar 21, the super boy band explicitly highlighted its heritage to the world.

BTS is South Korea’s biggest cultural catfish

Kpop group BTS performs during their comeback concert in central Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2026.

Kpop agency HYBE shares drop after boyband BTS comeback concert

The tour plans are still nebulous and it’s not even clear who would perform.

Netflix plans ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ global concert tour