Jisoo. Photo by HeyDay
The 10 Most Viewed K-Pop Music Videos of 2023 So Far, Ranked
“Flower” is the debut solo single by the talented Jisoo from Blackpink, and it’s making waves in the music world! The whole video is a visual feast, and Jisoo‘s talent and charisma truly shine throughout this cinematic experience!
Source: Just Jared (More than 300M views)
Blackswan: The K-pop girl group with no Korean members
Apart from Blackswan member Sriya, who hails from India, none of the other band members are from Asia. Fatou grew up in Senegal and Belgium, Gabi is Brazilian-German and NVee comes from the US.
Source: BBC News
Meet the 20 Finalists for HYBE x Geffen ‘Dream Academy’
K-pop Leaders HYBE and Geffen Records Are Looking for the Next Global Girl Group
Geffen Records and HYBE, the K-Pop entertainment company that launched BTS, have joined forces to find the next global girl group.
On Monday the companies revealed the top 20 contestants — selected from 120,000 submissions — who will compete to be in the international group,
Source: Hollywood Reporter
Meet the 20 Finalists for HYBE x Geffen ‘Dream Academy’ Global Girl Group Contest
HYBE and Geffen Records revealed Monday evening (Aug. 28) the 20 talented contestants from around the world who will be competing for a spot in the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Records global girl group.
Source: Billboard
The rise of K-pop, and what it reveals about society and culture
The SNL performance by BTS was really important for people. Especially people my age, we had never seen a bunch of East Asian people on the stage singing in a non-English, non-Western language. I knew that was an important moment regardless of whether or not you like the music or the performance.
Source: Yale Edu
K-Pop Group TWICE Hits 7 Billion Cumulative Streams on Spotify
The group is only the second-fastest K-pop act to achieve the milestone, behind BTS. The top three songs on Spotify are “The Feels” with 354 million plays, “Talk That Talk” with 196 million streams, and “Moonlight Sunrise” with 123 million streams. TWICE is the fastest female Korean act to reach this milestone.
Source: Digital Music News
Eight K-Pop Groups That Filed Lawsuits Against Their Companies
While many K-Pop idols sue their companies, it’s much rarer for an entire group to do so. Whether their issues originate from money or abuse, here are eight groups that banded together to file lawsuits against their companies.
Source: Koreaboo
K-Pop Sensation Twice Is Playing An Exclusive Melbourne Stadium Show
International K-pop sensation Twice will return to Australia after four massive sold-out arena shows earlier this year, to play one exclusive stadium show for Melbourne.
Source: scenestr
Bang Si-Hyunk, "We will nurture talents from various countries based on the K-pop methodology."
Bang Si-Hyuk, Chairman of HYBE, announced a global girl group audition project, stating that they will nurture talents from various countries based on the K-pop methodology. Chairman Bang held a press conference in Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, USA, and announced the 20 finalists participating in the 'The Dream Academy' global girl group audition project.
Source: YTN (Korean)
K-pop breaks the mold... What was different about Newjeans' approach?
The differentiation of music is cited as the background for Newjins' prominence in the global music market. Following the success of BLACKPINK, K-pop girl groups have been pursuing a concept of confidence and intensity expressed by the term 'girl crush'. Unlike other K-pop girl groups with similar concepts and flashy performances, Newjeans sparked a fresh wave with easy-listening tracks. Particularly, this album differentiated itself by featuring genres such as UK Garage, a popular British electronic music genre from the 90s, and Jersey Club, a genre that dominated clubs in New Jersey, USA.
Source: Sisa Journal (Korean)
K-pop rookies, new booster for Korean entertainment stocks
SM Entertainment Co., a label behind a four-girl band aespa, on Monday surged 5.3% to end at 141,300 won ($106.8), far outperforming a 1.1% gain in the country’s junior Kosdaq market. JYP Entertainment Corp., the agency of the boy group Stray Kids, jumped 3%, while YG Entertainment Inc. of global sensation Blackpink gained 2.3%. HYBE Co. of BTS, advanced 3.2%, compared with a 1% rise in the wider Kospi.
Source: The Korea Economic Daily
"A Second BLACKPINK on the Rise"... Investors are now 'All-In' on K-pop
The entertainment stocks, which have been quiet for a while, are bustling again. With major agencies like SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, and YG Entertainment all announcing the debut of new idol groups, there is a shift in the atmosphere as investors' attention, which had been focused on theme stocks such as secondary batteries and superconductors, is turning back to K-pop.
Source: Hankyung (Korean)
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