K-pop
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
K-pop group Seventeen turns up the heat in Singapore
The night ended with a promise from the group to come back in full force after their military service
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ creator hints any sequel will take a ‘long time’
The film is Netflix’s most-streamed film of all time with more than half a billion views at the end of 2025
Singapore bets on K-pop’s soft power for long-term tourism and branding gains
Upcoming BTS concerts expected to lift tourism, though economic impact may be shy of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour effect
