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Lee Soo-man, the founder of SM Entertainment, is known as the “King of K-pop”. Photo: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Why the ‘King of K-pop’ Lee Soo-man is looking at the China market

The founder of SM Entertainment, Lee Soo-man talks about his Amazon biography, K-pop in China, and his latest band A2O May.

3 Nov 2025 - 4:24PMvideocam

Moving’s Ryu Seung-ryong and Big Bet director on new K-drama Low Life

10 Jul 2025 - 5:28PMvideocam

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How K-dramas are making shamanism cool for Gen Z and millennials

8 Jul 2025 - 12:15PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop stars BTS announce new album and world tour to come in 2026

BTS are set to return with an album that will ‘reflect each member’s thoughts and ideas’ and a world tour, their first in nearly four years.

2 Jul 2025 - 10:35AM

BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, in Las Vegas. The K-pop septet are set to return with an album and a world tour in 2026. Photo: TNS

Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun parts with management agency after 3 years

Set to next appear in Disney+ series Tempest, Jun Ji-hyun is considering offers from multiple agencies as she leaves Ieum Hashtag.

24 Jun 2025 - 7:45PM

Lee Je-hoon on Big Deal, Signal 2, Taxi Driver 3 and future projects

South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon talks about the importance of audience reaction, and working in Hollywood in the future.

12 Jun 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Why Nine Puzzles has no romance between Kim Da-mi and Son Suk-ku

‘We tried it … It felt awkward,’ explains Kim Da-mi of an issue that has disappointed some fans of the K-drama Nine Puzzles on Disney+.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Kim Da-mi (left) and Son Suk-ku in a still from the recent Korean drama Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Will BTS make a comeback with members’ military service nearly over?

Four more members of superstar Korean boy band finish their compulsory military service this week, raising fans’ hopes they’ll perform again.

9 Jun 2025 - 9:45AM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Teen ex-member of K-pop girl group sues alleging abuse, exploitation

JYP USA is being sued for child labour law violations, abuse and exploitation by Kiera Grace Madder, formerly of K-pop girl group VCHA.

8 Jun 2025 - 9:39AMvideocam

‘Why was I the only one?’ New Squid Game season 3 trailer out

A character’s anguish, the fallout of a deadly uprising and new players teased in Netflix trailer for season 3 of Korean drama Squid Game.

2 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun in Squid Game season 3. Anticipation is building for the final season of the Netflix Korean drama series, which premieres on June 27, 2025. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new six-track album We Are

The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’.

20 May 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

(G)I-DLE - now called I-dle - perform at the 9th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on January 8, 2020. Photo: Getty Images

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop’s BoyNextDoor on new EP No Genre, their coming Lollapalooza debut

BoyNextDoor, defying genre norms with their new EP, talk about putting ‘honesty’ in their songs, their dream stage and defining an era.

15 May 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

How Weak Hero and D.P.’s Han Jun-hee masterfully draws modern audiences

The director and screenwriter’s storylines ask deep questions about power and accountability that appeal to both Korean and global viewers.

14 May 2025 - 4:52PMvideocam

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop boy band Re:wind talk about chasing their dreams for a second time

Eddie, Elaya and Lei had all auditioned and trained in Korea to be idols before leaving the industry, only to return to it and join Re:wind.

8 May 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

Re:wind members Elaya, Eddie and Lei each spent time in Korea chasing their K-pop dreams before returning to the US. Now they have returned to the music industry. Photo: Re:wind

Reply 1988 stars Park Bo-gum, Hyeri to reunite on her YouTube show

Korean actor currently on screens in When Life Gives You Tangerines co-starred with Hyeri in 2015 series, and will do so again in Good Boy.

7 May 2025 - 6:55PMvideocam

Actors Park Bo-gum and Hyeri are reuniting on Hyeri’s YouTube variety show “Hyell’s Club”, marking their first appearance together since the hit 2015 K-drama Reply 1988. Photo: Instagram/leehye-ri

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

As famous as BTS? Meet Plave, virtual K-pop boy band made up of 2D avatars

Plave, a record-breaking virtual group blending human motion-capture with two-dimensional avatars, are aiming for global fame like BTS.

6 May 2025 - 11:15AM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Is IU dropping new music? New photo teases possible comeback

Fans are buzzing over IU’s potential music comeback after she posted a series of selfies to Instagram, one in what may be a recording studio.

1 May 2025 - 9:46AM

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Weak Hero Class 2’s Park Ji-hoon on finding comfort in Netflix school drama

The K-pop idol turned actor talks about making his character more complex in new season of the school drama and why he cried when it wrapped.

30 Apr 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun in Weak Hero Class 2. Photo: Instagram/weakhero_class2

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Mainland China to host first K-pop concert since ‘K-wave ban’ began in 2016

Epex’s concert in Fuzhou on May 31 is raising expectations that Beijing may ease restrictions on K-pop culture in mainland China.

30 Apr 2025 - 9:45AM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

K-pop songs with a ‘French touch’? Korean precision meets French flair

Korean and French music professionals collaborated in Seoul’s first Atelier K-pop songwriting camp, creating K-pop tracks with a French vibe.

15 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

Park Hae-soo says he’s never played such an ‘extreme’ character as in Karma

Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo says it was strange but also exciting to play the mysterious ‘Eyewitness’ in Netflix’s new Korean drama Karma.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Park Hae-soo as “Eyewitness” in a still from the new Netflix Korean drama Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix

Church in Netflix hit When Life Gives You Tangerines draws K-drama fans

Gasil Cathedral, a historic Korean church, is the subject of renewed interest thanks to a scene with IU in When Life Gives You Tangerines.

8 Apr 2025 - 4:15PM

A still from the wedding scene in When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix

For Park Ji-hoon, new fights and friends in Netflix’s Weak Hero Class 2

Trailer for the Korean teenage action drama debuting April 25 show main character Si-eun battling unresolved trauma and more school violence.

5 Apr 2025 - 6:31PMvideocam

Explainer | Case of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron shows harsh spotlight on Korean stars

An actress under relentless scrutiny. An actor accused of underage dating. His tearful denial. Her suicide. What is it with actors in Korea?

5 Apr 2025 - 1:15PMvideocam

What did IU learn from Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines?

Singer-actress IU talks about playing Ae-sun and Geum-myeong and what the K-drama taught her about living a successful and fulfilling life.

4 Apr 2025 - 12:45PM

IU as Ae-sun’s ambitious daughter Geum-myeong in a still from the hit Korean drama When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix

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