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Kpop News: The Latest Industry Updates & Developments

The latest Kpop news from the biggest artists and companies: BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, Red Velvet, SM Entertainment, Blackpink, YG Entertainment, TWICE, JYP Entertainment, GFriend, more.

‘Spotify Island’ Launches On Roblox — Including Exclusive Merch, Artist Events, Quests, and More

Dylan Smith

May 3, 2022

A screenshot of Spotify Island in the Roblox metaverse. Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially arrived in Roblox by launching Spotify Island, a virtual “paradise of sound where fans and artists from all... Read More...

South Korea Is Building a Dedicated K-Pop Concert Arena — With a Target Date of 2025

Ashley King

April 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Seoul, South Korea South Korea is building a huge concert complex to host K-pop live shows in Seoul. The complex is called Seoul Arena and has received a cash injection of $256 million. Constru... Read More...

BTS Members Suga, RM, and Jin Test Positive For COVID-19 After Returning to South Korea

Dylan Smith

December 27, 2021

BTS rapper Suga. Photo Credit: Korea Herald Multiple members of K-pop sensation BTS have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to their native South Korea. Outlets including Reuters have s... Read More...

BTS Members RM, Jin, and J-Hope Sell Over $8 Million in Hybe Stock As Military-Enlistment Deadline Approaches

Dylan Smith

December 2, 2021

J-Hope, who, along with fellow BTS members Jin and RM, has sold millions in Hybe stock. Photo Credit: HopeSmiling Back in September of 2020, ahead of their agency’s long-awaited stock-market debut, all seven ... Read More...

BTS Fans Scramble As Scalpers Demand Thousands for Sold-Out SoFi Stadium Shows

Dylan Smith

November 29, 2021

SoFi Stadium, the site of BTS' sold-out Permission to Dance On Stage shows. Photo Credit: Troutfarm27 Last month, BTS diehards railed against Live Nation’s Ticketmaster for allegedly allowing scalpers to bulk... Read More...

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Lisa Manobal of BLACKPINK Launches Makeup Collection With MAC Cosmetics

Ashley King

November 11, 2021

Photo Credit: MAC Cosmetics Blackpink's Lisa Manobal is launching her own makeup collection with MAC Cosmetics. "I curated the collection myself and designed every piece after things I absolutely love," the ... Read More...

K-Pop Label HYBE Is Getting Into NFTs With Upbit Partnership

Ashley King

November 9, 2021

Photo Credit: HYBE The South Korean label behind K-pop megastars BTS is getting into NFTs. Here's more on the HYBE and Upbit partnership. HYBE has bought a 2.5% stake in crypto exchange Upbit's parent compan... Read More...

BTS Agency Hybe and Universal Music Announce Open Auditions For U.S.-Based K-Pop Girl Group

Dylan Smith

November 4, 2021

Photo Credit: HYBE x Geffen Back in February, BTS agency Hybe and Universal Music Group announced plans to create “a new global K-pop boy group” in the United States as part of an “expanded strategic partners... Read More...

BTS Leaves Sony Music’s Columbia Records, Signs With Universal Music Group

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2021

BTS has officially inked a deal with Universal Music Group following the Big Three record label's several collaborations with the K-pop group's Hybe agency during the first 10 months of 2021. Photo Credit: HYB... Read More...

Weibo Bans Fan Account Over ‘Irrational’ Support Of BTS Member Jimin — Report

Dylan Smith

September 6, 2021

Photo Credit: Jimin Memories Gallery Last week, the Chinese Communist Party announced a sweeping clampdown on the behaviors and political opinions of artists. Weibo, one of China’s most popular social-media p... Read More...

BTS Officially Cancels Map of the Soul Tour ‘Due to Changing Circumstances Beyond Our Control’

Dylan Smith

August 20, 2021

BTS. Photo Credit: AJeong_JM / CC by 4.0 K-pop sensation BTS’s much-anticipated Map of the Soul Tour has officially been canceled, Big Hit Music recently confirmed. Big Hit Music higher-ups first announced ... Read More...

BTS Agency Hybe Quarterly Earnings Approach $250 Million Amid Continued Double-Digit Growth

Dylan Smith

August 5, 2021

K-pop sensation BTS. Photo Credit: AJeong_JM / CC by 4.0 BTS agency Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) – which operates Big Hit Music – achieved a more than 79 percent year-over-year revenue in... Read More...