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BTS recently acknowledged the fact that everyone in the world is lonely. The members of the K-pop group said that they want to do their share in promoting mental health awareness. -
Olympians Reveal They Listen To K-Pop To Get Psyched Before Competitions
Olympians Chloe Kim, Evgenia Medvedeva, Lee Yubin, Lim Hyojun, and more are all K-pop fans. The professional athletes are obsessed with BTS, CL, EXO, among many others. -
2018 Winter Olympics: PSY's Gangnam Style Blasted In The Stadium During The Opening Ceremonies
The 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea was a Kpop wonderland as the event play hits from Bigbang, Twice, Red Velvet, BTS, and PSY. The event opened to the 2012 viral hit 'Gangnam Style.' -
Conan O'Brien & Steven Yeun of 'TWD' Star in North Korean K-Pop Music Video "Fire" by JY Park
Conan O'Brien & Steven Yeun of 'TWD' Star in North Korean K-Pop Music Video "Fire" by JY Park -
K-Pop Band BIGBANG Launch ‘MADE’ Tour U.S. Dates in Las Vegas; Tickets Soar!
On October 2, K-pop phenomenon BIGBANG will kick off the North American leg of their MADE world tour in Las Vegas, marking one of the largest K-pop tours in recent history. The quintet will hit six arena dates through a 12-day stretch, and tickets are the priciest at Newark's Prudential Center. -
Ailee, San E and Jay Park Touring Together Across United States with One Surprising European Stop
A trio of K-Pop stars—Ailee, San E and Jay Park—will take part in a "world" tour featuring five North American dates during March. K-Pop acts are branching more and more into waters outside of Asia as the genre develops an audience in Europe and the United States but, as Billboard points out, rarely do acts actually tour together. Generally one act plots a few dates across the United States and can do well enough. The "Unite The Mic 2015 Tour" serves as a great sampler for those wanting to check the scene out...or as a great deal in general for American K-Pop fans. -
'The Interview' Lawsuit: K-Pop Artists Threatening Legal Action After Songs Used in Movie
Another layer of complexity has just been added to "The Interview," a Sony Pictures film that has permeated the news cycle for several weeks. This time, the company could face legal action from K-Pop artists Tiger JK and Yoon Mi Rae after the flick allegedly used their song without consent."There were initial discussions about including the song in the film score, but negotiations stopped, so we were under the impression that it wasn't happening," FeelGhoodMusic said in a statement. "It was only after the film was released that we became aware of the song's unauthorized use, without taking the appropriate and necessary steps to complete a contract with the artists."THR reports roughly 10 to 15 seconds of the song appear in the movie.From NME: "The press release also noted the subject matter of the film — which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco and follows two American journalists recruited to kill Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea — stating, 'The artists were also hesitant about authorizing the use of the music, as the film is a very sensitive topic in Korea, so they are very surprised.'" -
South Korean Government Official for 4Minute Show in Commits Suicide after Police Questioning for Role in 16 Deaths at K-Pop Concert
The incident at a 4Minute concert in Korea that left 16 fans dead will obviously take a long time for those with ties to the tragedy to recover from. One man, the government employee in charge of safety for the concert, took his own life less than 24 hours after the incident took place. -
K-Pop Fans Fall To Their Deaths At Tragic 4Minute Concert In South Korea [WATCH]
At least 16 have been killed and 11 injured after a ventilation grate collapsed and a group of concert-goers fell 20 meters into deep concrete shaft at a pop concert in Seongnam, south of Seoul in South Korea. The tragedy occurred during an outdoor performance by the popular Korean girl band 4Minute and other bands, Billboard reports. -
LVMH Group Invests $80 Million Into K-Pop’s YG Entertainment: Aims To Help PSY’s Agency Expand To Fashion Industry
Looks like the K-Pop giant is looking to expand! It’s been reported by The Hollywood Reporter that in a deal penned this weekend, French fashion and luxury goods mega-company LVMH Group has sunk $80 million into YG Entertainment, South Korea’s K-Pop juggernaut. -
K-Pop and Korean Film Industry Gets New Laws for Protection of Minors and Idols
The K-Pop industry is full of "idols," young or teenaged performers who perform smash pop hits right alongside their older cohorts/competition. The prominence of the youth stars in the scene has raised many wary questions from the West (who, you know, totally have young performers under control), and the Korean government has acted, releasing a law to monitor how and when minors perform. -
G-Dragon Releases Music Video for 'Coup d'Etat' Plus Full Tracklist for Album [WATCH]
Several weekends ago, K-Pop star G-Dragon made headlines when he appeared alongside Missy Elliott at KCON to perform a track from his upcoming album "Coup d'Etat." The performance of "Niliria" set a high bar as to what can be expected from G-Dragon's second solo album, and his new music video for the title track demonstrates ambitions that are beyond simple.
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