
SM and Tencent's STE Venture Reframes K-Pop's China Strategy
SM's STE venture with Tencent Music turns China from a distribution market into a platform-backed K-pop production test.

SM's STE venture with Tencent Music turns China from a distribution market into a platform-backed K-pop production test.

BTS's ARIRANG passed 1,004,362 Oricon combined points, showing how physical sales, streaming and catalog loyalty still compound.

Oh Yoojin's new single 'What's Up, Fox?' reinterprets a Korean children's folk chant into a bold synth-pop dance track, marking the trot star's most decisive genre pivot yet.

BABYMONSTER turns I LIKE IT into a strategic bridge between CHOOM, world tour demand, and the next phase of global K-pop fan engagement.
HYBE links LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE in a collaboration that tests global K-pop girl-group strategy.

ITZY's Lia publicly introduced her younger brother Junsu for the first time in a May 20 YouTube video, giving fans a heartwarming look at their striking sibling resemblance.

BTS is taking over May — and June is shaping up to be even bigger. The group confirmed on May 21 that they will perform at the 52nd American Music Awards on May...

AKMU's Lee Chan-hyuk revealed he felt emotionally empty weeks after their chart-topping 4th album FLOWERING debuted at #1, in one of 2026's most resonant artist posts.

Taeyang ends a 9-year studio album silence with QUINTESSENCE, out May 18. A new 15-minute documentary reveals the creative journey behind the album and its title track LIVE FAST DIE SLOW.

KBS Kpop's May birthday playlist spotlights 10 K-pop idols born in May — including IU, EXO's Suho, and GOT7's BamBam — with standout tracks from each artist.

BTS V — also known as Kim Taehyung — has done it again. During the group's ongoing world tour, the singer posted an Instagram Story photo of himself eating a co...

CRAVITY opened up about military service, re-contracts, and their promise to LUVITY as they celebrate six years and promote their eighth mini album ReDeFINE.