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Drug and Sex Scandals Force Out YG Entertainment Founder and K-Pop Mogul

June 14, 2019

23 years ago, Yang Hyun-suk founded YG Entertainment. The Korean entertainment company has since launched and managed the careers of several notable K-Pop stars and actors. On the artist side, these include... Read More...

Multiple Sex Abuse Scandals Rock the Korean Music Industry

Multiple Sex Abuse Scandals are Rocking the Korean Music Industry — And Dismantling Several Kpop Groups

Daniel Sanchez

March 15, 2019

K-Pop boy band Big Bang (Seungri pictured far left). In just one week, rampant celebrity sex scandals have managed to destabilize the Korean music industry. Successful K-Pop singer Seungri has been labeled t... Read More...

Just How Rampant is Chart Manipulation in South Korea?

Daniel Sanchez

July 18, 2018

Despite unveiling 'chart freezing,' the South Korean music industry still has to deal with widespread chart manipulation efforts from major labels and entertainment companies. Earlier today, J.Y. Park made a... Read More...

Can We Stop Pretending K-Pop is Popular?

Adam Buckley

June 21, 2018

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BTS at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Is K-Pop a massive fire, or just a lot of smoke? The Internet is a giant amplifier, making things seem like a bigger deal than they really are. Step into the right ec... Read More...

‘Gangnam Style’ Singer Psy Returns With a Riveting New Video

Paul Resnikoff

December 1, 2015

From the creator of 'Gangnam Style' comes a riveting look at fatherhood and the seasons of life. It from Korean provocateur Psy, and it's simply called, 'Daddy'. Take a look... Reactions to the vid... Read More...

K-Pop Meltdown: Korean Media Giant Faces $50 Milion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2015

K-pop is one of the most explosive and exciting genres of the past few years, but it now appears that some of its superstars have been getting stiffed. Enter DFSB Kollective, a leading K-Pop agency that is... Read More...

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