
RIIZE's 'ODYSSEY' Sets the Stakes for K-pop's First Full Album Moment in 2025
RIIZE announced their first full album 'ODYSSEY' for May 19, 2025 — marking the group's transition from identity-building mini-albums to a complete artistic sta...

RIIZE announced their first full album 'ODYSSEY' for May 19, 2025 — marking the group's transition from identity-building mini-albums to a complete artistic sta...

TVXQ closed their Japan '20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR ~ZONE~' at Tokyo Dome in April 2025 — extending their own record to 33 Tokyo Dome performances and 350,000 t...

FIFTY FIFTY's 'Pookie' reverse-charted to Melon HOT100 #16 after its promotional cycle ended — proof that the group's post-crisis comeback was built on genuine...

TOMORROW X TOGETHER released their fourth full album "별의 장: TOGETHER" on April 21, 2025 — the group's first major release since all five members re-signed with...

JENNIE's debut solo album "Ruby" had generated seven music videos by April 2025 — an unprecedented visual campaign that revealed how creative independence resha...

JAESSBEE confirmed in April 2025 that they would release a second summer single, extending a seasonal music model that had made them one of Korean pop's most di...

BTS's Jin released concept photos for his upcoming solo album "ECHO" in April 2025, debuting a punk-rock look that departed sharply from his established idol im...

JANNABI and aespa's Karina announced their collaboration "사랑의 이름으로" (In the Name of Love) in April 2025. The pairing brought together Korean indie rock's most b...

TAEYEON's Japan concert was disrupted in April 2025 when stage equipment failed to arrive on time. SM Entertainment's live team immediately began exploring whet...

LE SSERAFIM's first world tour opens in two days. The "EASY CRAZY HOT" tour has already sold out its Inspire Arena opening nights on April 19–20 in Incheon, mar...

Mark Lee's solo debut changed the conversation around SM Entertainment's solo release strategy. Ten days after "The Firstfruit" dropped on April 7, 2025, the NC...

NCT Mark's debut album The Firstfruit sold 544,470 first-week copies — SM Entertainment's best-ever solo debut. Billboard named it the #1 K-pop album of 2025. Here's why the nine-year wait produced something K-pop had never quite seen before.