K-pop
South Korea police seek arrest of BTS agency Hybe’s billionaire founder
The probe has raised questions over governance just as the company seeks to sustain its growth beyond its flagship act
BTS to visit 34 cities in a year for comeback world tour
The Kpop group’s new album tops the Billboard 200 chart for two weeks in a row
While K-pop draws concert tourists, J-pop freezes out foreign fans
Japan’s strict rules aim to deter scalping, but international fans feel hard done by
The BTS Army is coming to a city near you, armed with 8 trillion won in spending power
While turnout for supergroup’s Saturday show fell short of projections, the real financial clout lies with fans eager to spend on services and merchandise
Netflix’s BTS comeback show draws 18.4 million viewers globally
The boy band is gearing up for a world tour after a nearly four-year hiatus as its members fulfilled mandatory military service
BTS is South Korea’s biggest cultural catfish
When the band went on hiatus in 2022, K-pop lost an anchor and a catfish – a player that puts pressure on its peers, spurring them to compete and improve. Now they’re back
Kpop agency HYBE shares drop after boyband BTS comeback concert
[SEOUL] Shares of Kpop agency HYBE fell 14.5 per cent to a four-month low on Monday after a weaker-than-expected turnout at its boyband BTS’ comeback concert.
Netflix plans ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ global concert tour
South Korean pop music has emerged as a major ticket seller in recent years
South-east Asia emerges as ‘engine of growth’ for K-pop resale merch: Bunjang report
The South Korean online marketplace – which operates similarly to Carousell – has 3.6 million active users globally a month
More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ sequel
The film has two Oscar nominations, for best animated feature and best original song
