https://www.scmp.com/rss/330587/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Some of the biggest names in K-pop are coming together in Hong Kong for the SBS Super Concert after a similar show in Taipei, Taiwan last year. On July 6, fans at AsiaWorld-Arena will screaming to the sounds of Exo, Taeyeon, Seventeen, Mamamoo, Winner and AB6IX. If you want to see them live you’d better hurry because tickets are selling fast. Here’s an introduction to the artists performing at the SBS Super Concert. Exo One of South Korea’s biggest boy bands, Exo have racked up an endless... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3016465/winner-exo-seventeen-what-you-need-know-about-k-pop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3016465/winner-exo-seventeen-what-you-need-know-about-k-pop?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:45:05 +0000 K-pop star Seungri is the highest-profile star connected to the biggest scandal ever seen in the South Korean entertainment industry. The former member of boy band BigBang K-pop stands accused of providing prostitution services, embezzlement, and sharing secretly recorded sex videos. The revelations, which began months ago and are still under investigation, have sent shockwaves through the industry. Although Seungri had a huge impact on K-pop as a member of one of its most influential acts, the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3006920/seungri-bigbang-k-pop-idol-face-biggest-scandal-south?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3006920/seungri-bigbang-k-pop-idol-face-biggest-scandal-south?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Apr 2019 14:30:09 +0000 K-pop outfit BTS are without doubt the biggest boy band in the world, so it was no surprise that their four upcoming shows at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Expo Arena next week immediately sold out. Their popularity is not confined to one region – or even continent – as the seven-member act are global in every sense of the word. Their story is integral to understanding their remarkable popularity, so let’s take a look at the band’s origins, rise and major achievements over the past six... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/2189522/bts-story-how-k-pops-superstar-boy-band-conquered-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/2189522/bts-story-how-k-pops-superstar-boy-band-conquered-world?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:00:15 +0000 Big Hit Entertainment – the South Korean label that brought us BTS – is preparing to unveil its latest boy band: Tomorrow X Together, or TXT for short. After two months of promotion, the five-member outfit will make its debut on March 4 with the release of the mini album “The Dream Chapter: STAR”, making TXT Big Hit’s first new boy band in six years. But who are they? Meet the BTS boys – the K-pop idols who are taking over the music industry TXT has five members Every K-pop promotional cycle... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/2188040/txt-what-we-know-so-far-about-new-boy-band-k-pop-kings-bts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/2188040/txt-what-we-know-so-far-about-new-boy-band-k-pop-kings-bts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Mar 2019 14:04:18 +0000 International acts have more opportunities than ever before to break into the United States music industry. The idea of achieving success in the US has long been a dream for acts from other Western nations, but the success of K-pop groups such as BTS and Blackpink in recent times shows that artists from the other side of the world can now hit the US charts. As America loses its grip on cultural hegemony, however, and Korean and Latino acts rise up the charts, some observers are asking: where are... https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2187843/c-pop-next-k-pop-how-chinese-music-could-crack-global-charts-if-bands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2187843/c-pop-next-k-pop-how-chinese-music-could-crack-global-charts-if-bands?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Feb 2019 14:02:45 +0000 When you’re a Chinese pop sensation with your sights on America, your schedule is bound to be backed up. Just look at Lay Zhang. The only Chinese member of K-pop boy band sensation Exo, he wrote in a New Year’s greeting on Weibo: “I rested eight days in 2018 – I hope I will be able to rest for seven days in 2019.” That’s a work ethic he’s bringing to his American ambitions. Last year marked his solo debut in the United States, where he immediately made an impact. His 22-track album “Namanana”,... https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2184975/chinese-k-pop-star-crossover-appeal-exos-lay-zhang-aiming-make-it-big?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2184975/chinese-k-pop-star-crossover-appeal-exos-lay-zhang-aiming-make-it-big?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:00:15 +0000