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Bang Si-hyuk named chairman of Big Hit

K-popMay 11, 2020

Big Hit Entertainment, home to the likes of BTS and TXT, announced Monday that founder and largest shareholder Bang Si-hyuk added the title of chairman of the company in a recent shareholders meeting...
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PodcastMay 6, 2020

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[Herald Interview] Designing cover of BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: 7’

K-popMay 6, 2020

While the duo has taken on numerous graphic design projects including book designs, posters and a fine art exhibition last year, album covers have always appealed to them. So much so that the couple ...
[Herald Interview] Katie releases future R&B track “Echo”

K-popApr 24, 2020

Katie has released her new single “Echo,” 11 months after her first EP “Log.” On the bass-heavy up-tempo track, she sings about “having a crush, sending a signal and hoping for the same response bac...
Blackpink emerges from the dark for collaboration with Lady Gaga

K-popApr 23, 2020

The sudden announcement came hours after American retail store Target appeared to have leaked the information on its website -- it has since been taken down -- sending both K-pop and Pop Twitter into...
EXO’s 50 best album and solo tracks, ranked

K-popApr 23, 2020

EXO debuted in 2012 and in the next eight years they would go on to become one of the biggest boybands in the world. From electropop, EDM to hip-hop, here is a comprehensive look at the group’s back...
SM Entertainment, Naver team up to launch concert streaming service

K-popApr 14, 2020

SM Entertainment and Naver are teaming up to launch a new concert streaming service, Beyond Live. The premiere, featuring SuperM, is to air April 26. The two companies have signed a memorandum of un...
Revisiting BoA’s ‘No.1’ two decades on

K-popApr 13, 2020

In the fast changing K-pop industry, BoA has stood the test of time. Including her latest EP “Starry Night” in December and her debut at age 13 with “ID; Peace B” in 2000, she has sold millions of r...
[Herald Interview] AleXa on becoming K-pop star, dancing in boots and cyborg aesthetic

K-popApr 8, 2020

The entertainer doesn’t shy away from the fact that she focuses on the visual aspects, as her music was made after the video had been visualized and conceptualized with a storyboard. “We work very c...
BIGBANG’s top 50 tracks, ranked

K-popApr 6, 2020

Though BIGBANG’s previously scheduled comeback by way of Coachella in April didn’t happen, all signs point to their incoming return to the music scene. In March, the group put on a united front afte...
AleXa releases electrifying first EP “Do Or Die”

K-popApr 1, 2020

Singer AleXa released her very first EP “Do Or Die” on Wednesday. Featuring a total of eight tracks including the lead single “Do Or Die” and her previously single “Bomb,” the EP encompasses all of ...
Thai K-pop fans trending #Dispatch to vent frustration at monarchy

K-popMar 30, 2020

Another user wrote, “Open your eyes and ears now,” using a line from Korean Netflix series “Kingdom.” In Thailand, whoever “defames, insults or threatens” the king could face up to 15 years in jail....
What it’s like to be stuck at home as a music reporter

K-popMar 26, 2020

It’s been over a month since I last went to a media showcase event for a new music release. When I arrived at YES24 Live Hall for Pentagon’s showcase on Feb. 12, I knew things were changing, given t...
Kang Daniel hopes to spread positive energy with new music amid coronavirus outbreak

K-popMar 24, 2020

Kang Daniel released his new EP “Cyan” on Tuesday, moving forward with the decision without any changes in schedule. In a statement, the singer acknowledged the record comes at a tumultuous time for...
My time: How Jungkook’s time arrived in soulful R&B track

K-popMar 23, 2020

Though the lead single, “On,” made a splash with a surprise No. 4 debut on Billboard’s singles chart, two other songs from BTS’ latest album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” also made it into the Hot 100. “My ...