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This massive K-pop boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2016 has a revolving roster of members, and is divided into various sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, and the China-based WayV.

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  • V, the last BTS member to go solo, will release his album Layover on September 8. He has already unveiled two tunes and both have topped global music charts
  • NCT stablemates Riize will drop their first EP, Get a Guitar, on September 4, the same day rookie band Boynextdoor release the follow-up to their debut album
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Winter of aespa girl group, has been targeted, as have staff at SM Entertainment, home to a number of K-pop acts including boy band NCT.

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K-pop boy group NCT Dream’s third-full length album, ISTJ, bases its concept around the MBTI online personality test – but what do the members really think of the results it produces?

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Kyler Niko nearly gave up on music after a record label passed him over. A chance encounter with the founder of music company InnerV8 Musiq led to a new career – now he is a hit K-pop songwriter.

In the volatile world of showbiz, boy bands have always been around to put out hit songs and send fans screaming – and, in 2022, STYLE took a look at the riches they raked in

NCT 127 is set to release its new album 2 Baddies on September 16, but who’s the richest to come out of the superstar K-pop group?

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Many high-profile acts are releasing new albums and singles as K-pop’s year-end awards season begins, including Blackpink, NCT 127, Jackson Wang, Exo’s Xiumin, The Rose and Nmixx.

A new US investment fund gives fans and others a chance to invest in K-pop companies such as BTS’ label Hybe and Blackpink’s label YG Entertainment to help the industry grow.

Stray Kids, Itzy, Enhypen, Ateez and Kep1er were among the groups performing at KCON, with not a BTS or Exo in sight, while fans got the chance to share the stage with their idols.

He’s K-drama star Gong Myung’s brother, is inspired by Shinee and IU – even covering her song from Crash Landing on You’s OST – and dropped out of school to become a K-pop trainee

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Girl group Twice cancel Christmas Eve concert in Seoul and another concert is postponed as curfew in South Korea bites; other end-of-year K-pop concerts there, and world tours in 2022, are now in doubt.

Hosted by Lee Hyori, the MAMA show featured performances by K-pop acts including NCT, and Ed Sheeran, and appearances by Korean stars including Rain and Song Joong-ki. BTS were not there but were the night’s big winners, taking home Artist, Song, Album and Worldwide Icon of the Year.

Many Korean musical acts share content and create challenges for fans on short-video platform TikTok, where the number of K-pop-related clips has tripled in two years.

A promotional image released on November 15 for Universe, K-pop group NCT’s third album, is missing two members – Lucas and WinWin – and fans on social media wondered why.

A social media influencer recently dropped US$30,000 on a billboard to ask Blackpink’s Jennie on a date, sparking the ire of K-pop fans – but which other idols have dealt with creepy fans?

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Managers of K-pop groups such as Blackpink, Twice, BTS and Aespa are drawn to NFTs and cryptocurrency because they see them as a new way to get fans to spend money.

October 2021 saw releases from NCT 127, Twice, Aespa, Seventeen and Enhypen among others. Infinite’s Nam Woo Hyun returned from military service in South Korea with his new EP, With.

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Blackpink’s Lisa hails from Thailand and NCT’s Mark Lee is Canadian, but many more idols come from Korea’s larger regional neighbour – so what cities do they come from, and how did they get famous?

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These stars all entered the industry in unconventional ways, from auditioning for a group of the opposite gender to literally banging on an agency’s doors …

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NCT Hollywood is the working title of a soon-to-be-formed K-pop group, and one of its members will be an American – whoever wins reality-TV competition series K-pop Goes Hollywood.

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K-pop stars NCT 127 are celebrating five years since they released their first album and, at a recent fan-meet, they talked about their time together and their upcoming album.

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K-pop stars have been busy in 2021, keeping their fans happy with new releases. From Taste of Love by Twice to Exo’s Don’t Fight the Feeling, here are our 10 best albums of the year so far.

From BTS’s anniversary celebrations to Aespa’s music videos and Exo’s general concept, the K-pop genre has seen plenty of science-fiction fuelled material as of late.

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