Update: 2019 KBS Song Festival Announces Full Lineup

Updated December 11 KST: The full lineup has been revealed for the 2019 KBS Song Festival! It was announced on December 11 that NCT 127, NCT Dream, Stray Kids, The Boyz, TXT, Golden Child, MAMAMOO, Song Ga In, ASTRO, EVERGLOW, Apink, N.Flying, GFRIEND, Oh My Girl, WJSN, and Chungha will be performing at the event.… Continue reading Update: 2019 KBS Song Festival Announces Full Lineup

Korean Idols Celebrate Halloween With Fun Photos, Spooky Costumes, And More

Many idols got creative as they wished their fans a Happy Halloween on October 31! The stars showed off amazing costumes, put app filters to good use for fun photos, entertained fans with videos and special dance practices, and more. Many artists also shared photos from when they performed in costume for “M Countdown” on October 31. Check out many of… Continue reading Korean Idols Celebrate Halloween With Fun Photos, Spooky Costumes, And More

October Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 100 idol groups, using big data collected from September 24 to October 25. Notably, (G)I-DLE saw a sharp rise in the… Continue reading October Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

October Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 455 girl group members, using big data collected from September 18 to October 19. Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon topped this… Continue reading October Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

October Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from September 11 to October 12. (G)I-DLE shot up to the top of this month’s… Continue reading October Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Members Of MONSTA X, WJSN, AB6IX, And More Show Their Handwriting For Hangul Day Font Contest

As Korea celebrated the invention of hangul (the Korean alphabet) on Hangul Day on October 9, stars showed their love for the alphabet in their own handwriting! Since September 4, around 25,000 people of all ages have submitted their handwriting for Naver’s contest for this year’s Hangul Day. Naver then chose 109 of them to produce and share… Continue reading Members Of MONSTA X, WJSN, AB6IX, And More Show Their Handwriting For Hangul Day Font Contest

Apink’s Bomi Shares Her First Experience As New MC Of “Battle Trip”

Apink’s Bomi shared her first experience as one of the new three MCs of “Battle Trip.” Previously, it was announced that Bomi, Kim Joon Hyun, and Kim Sook are the new MCs of the variety show. They recently finished their first recording together where they proved to have great teamwork and fun chemistry. Bomi said, “I like traveling, so I’m… Continue reading Apink’s Bomi Shares Her First Experience As New MC Of “Battle Trip”

September Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual idols! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 1,023 idols, using big data collected from August 27 to September 28. BTS’s Jimin topped this month’s list with a brand… Continue reading September Individual Idol Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

September Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of 100 idol groups, using big data collected from August 26 to September 27. Notably, girl groups continued to dominate the rankings… Continue reading September Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

Apink’s Hayoung Describes Her Friendship With Red Velvet’s Joy And GFRIEND’s Yerin

On September 16, Apink’s Hayoung appeared as a guest on “Kim Chang Ryeol’s Old School,” alongside comedian and singer Kim Na Hee of “Miss Trot.” When a listener wrote in to ask about Hayoung potentially hosting her own radio show, Hayoung said, “I want to. I heard that it’s hard to host a radio show. I’ve… Continue reading Apink’s Hayoung Describes Her Friendship With Red Velvet’s Joy And GFRIEND’s Yerin