The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass. By Jon Caramanica This year, from a distance, the ...

K-pop, short for Korean pop, originated in South Korea in the 1990s and has become a global phenomenon. ATEEZ's sold-out Nashville concert exemplifies K-pop's growing popularity in Music City. The ...

The 2026 Grammy nominations were announced on Friday. This is K-pop's moment. Nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday, and several K-pop artists, as well as one global girl ...

As October 2025 comes to a close, it’s once again clear that K-pop didn’t just participate in the month’s global music conversation but was one of the drivers. Across pop, R&B, electronic, and rock, ...

Even many superfans will tell you that K-pop's pageantry has often masked a troubled business model, where impressionable young trainees commit to a life run entirely by their agencies. Signing on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hannah Abraham covers Asian entertainment, culture and business. With The Rose's "Come Back to Me" documentary hitting theaters on ...

The band’s label said it had dropped one of the girl group’s five members. NewJeans’s legal battle has drawn public scrutiny of the K-pop industry. By Jin Yu Young The K-pop band NewJeans plunged ...

As a mother of two, Ashley Pine, 41, has sometimes struggled with her children’s musical selections. “I have gone through a whole variety of kids’ music like ‘Baby Shark’ that always made my ears ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. South Korea has dethroned France as the biggest cosmetics exporter to the U.S., with over $10 billion in annual ...