Sep 12, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
The newly formed boy band 1VERSE recently stepped onto the K-pop stage, and much of the attention has focused less on their debut single than on who they are. The lineup includes two members who left North Korea as children,
Sep 12, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung warned on Friday that the recent U.S. immigration raid at Hyundai and LG's $7.6 billion battery plant in Georgia could discourage Korean companies from expanding their investments in the United States.
Sep 12, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
G-Dragon is suing online harassers for the first time in his 19-year career, with his agency Galaxy Corporation declaring a "no settlements" policy against malicious comments and false rumors. The Big Bang leader has retained top law firm Yulchon LLC to pursue both criminal and civil action against defamatory posts across social media platforms.
Sep 12, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
NCsoft announced Aion 2 will launch in Korea and Taiwan on November 19, 2025, with global release following in mid-2026, featuring a world 36 times larger than the original with unrestricted flight and player-friendly monetization. The MMORPG sequel includes eight classic classes, over 200 dungeons, and focuses on manual combat without pay-to-win mechanics.
Sep 12, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
Asian equities rallied on Friday, as growing expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut fueled gains across the region. South Korea's KOSPI climbed nearly 0.9% in early trading, moving toward record levels, with semiconductor and technology firms leading the charge.
Sep 12, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS leader RM donated $144,000 to two Seoul hospitals on his 31st birthday, splitting the funds equally between Seoul Asan Medical Center and Korea University Medical Center to support financially vulnerable patients and improve medical services. This continues his annual tradition of birthday philanthropy following his completion of mandatory military service in June 2025.
Sep 11, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Rosé of BLACKPINK stunned the music world this week by becoming the first K-pop artist to win Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards for her collaboration with Bruno Mars, "APT."
Sep 11, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
K-pop's presence in the United States has reached a point where even casual observers can't ignore it. In the past week alone, fans in Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and San Jose were able to pick between Kang Daniel, Tomorrow X Together, LE SSERAFIM, and newer acts like tripleS.
Sep 11, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
NCT's Haechan is performing his solo debut title track "CRZY" across all four major Korean music shows this week (September 11-14) following the successful release of his R&B album "TASTE" on September 8. The album topped charts in 20 countries and marks Haechan as the 7th NCT member to debut solo.
Sep 11, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS member Jimin's solo track "Who" became the first K-pop song to achieve 400 million streams on Spotify US while spending 400 consecutive days on the platform's Daily Songs Chart. His album "MUSE" also broke records as the first K-pop solo album to surpass 400 million US streams, establishing new benchmarks for Korean artists in Western markets.
Sep 11, 2025 AM EDT - Hannah
Chinese internet users have been caught exploiting the record-breaking success of Netflix's "K-Pop Demon Hunters" (236 million views) to illegally promote their own struggling animation "Ne Zha 2," using unauthorized hashtags and composite images while simultaneously pirating the Korean content through over 7,000 illegal reviews on Chinese platforms.
Sep 11, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
Tomorrow X Together (TXT) kicked off their latest world tour 'ACT : Tomorrow' at the SAP Center in San Jose, filling the arena with thousands of fans and plenty of anticipation.
Sep 10, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The fallout from last week's immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia continues to ripple through diplomatic and business circles. More than 300 South Korean workers were among the 475 people detained,
Sep 10, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters has evolved far beyond its streaming roots, turning into a full-scale phenomenon. Weeks after release, the animated musical continues to dominate global pop culture—its soundtrack has made historic Billboard entries, while fans and industry players are still riding the wave.
Sep 10, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
Roughly 475 workers were detained during a large-scale immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG Energy Solution battery plant construction site in Georgia on September 4, more than 300 of them South Korean nationals. The South Korean government has prepared a charter flight to bring its citizens home, but the exact timing of the departure remains uncertain amid U.S. procedural delays.
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