2018 Asia Artist Awards Announces Popularity Award Winners

Voting has ended for the Popularity Awards at the 2018 Asia Artist Awards! From September 20 through November 20, the Asia Artist Awards tallied up votes for the winners of the Popularity Award. After fans participated in this event through three rounds of voting, winners from three categories — musical artist, male actor, and female actor — were chosen from… Continue reading 2018 Asia Artist Awards Announces Popularity Award Winners

Watch: EXO’s D.O. Is A Tap Dancing Prisoner In New Retro “Swing Kids” Teaser

A new retro-themed teaser for “Swing Kids” has been released! “Swing Kids” will tell the story of passionate members from a chaotic dance troop called Swing Kids, which started at a Geoje city prison camp in 1951. Director Kang Hyung Cheol, who is famous for his previous works such as “Sunny” and “Scandal Makers,” which told… Continue reading Watch: EXO’s D.O. Is A Tap Dancing Prisoner In New Retro “Swing Kids” Teaser

EXO, BTS, Lay, RM, NCT 127, And More Score High Rankings On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

Billboard has released its World Albums chart for the week ending in November 24! EXO tops the chart for the second week in a row with their latest album “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo.” BTS’s “Love Yourself: Answer” takes the No. 2 spot, while “Love Yourself: Her” is at No. 3 and “Love Yourself: Tears” follows in… Continue reading EXO, BTS, Lay, RM, NCT 127, And More Score High Rankings On Billboard’s World Albums Chart

EXO’s D.O., Park Hye Soo, And More Are All Smiles In New Retro “Swing Kids” Poster

“Swing Kids” has unveiled its third poster! The movie will tell the story of passionate members from a chaotic dance troop called Swing Kids, which started at a Geoje city prison camp in 1951. The troop includes Roh Ki Soo (played by EXO’s D.O.), former Broadway star Jackson (played by Jared Grimes), quadrilingual translator Yang Pan Rae (played… Continue reading EXO’s D.O., Park Hye Soo, And More Are All Smiles In New Retro “Swing Kids” Poster

From Amazing To Absurd: 14 Funny And Surprising Ways Idols Were Cast

How do idols break onto the K-pop scene? For some, it’s a straightforward process of auditioning for an agency, training, and making a debut. But many K-pop idols owe their career starts to more serendipitous events, from encounters with agency scouts to risky career-change decisions. The casting process for these stars can be riddled with surprises that make for some… Continue reading From Amazing To Absurd: 14 Funny And Surprising Ways Idols Were Cast

EXO Ascends With “Tempo”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, November Week 3

There are a lot of changes on our chart this week as the top three songs all come from outside of the previous week’s top 10! Making their long-awaited comeback in 2018, EXO wasted no time to reach the top of our chart, as their latest hit “Tempo” moves up 13 spots to become our new… Continue reading EXO Ascends With “Tempo”; Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2018, November Week 3

2018 Korea Popular Music Awards Reveals List Of Nominees

The 2018 Korea Popular Music Awards has announced the nominees for this year’s major awards! The upcoming awards show, which will take place on December 20 at the Ilsan KINTEX, is jointly organized by the Korea Singers Association, the Korea Entertainment Producer’s Association, the Recording Industry Association of Korea, the Federation of Korean Music Performers,… Continue reading 2018 Korea Popular Music Awards Reveals List Of Nominees

Watch: EXO, TWICE, Key, And More Perform On “Music Core”

The November 17 episode of MBC’s “Music Core” featured performances from SHINee’s Key, EXO, TWICE, K.Will, gugudan, MONSTA X, IZ*ONE, Stray Kids, MXM, Weki Meki, Golden Child, DreamNote, and ATEEZ. There was no winner announcement for today’s episode. Watch performances below! ATEEZ – “Pirate King” DreamNote – “Dream Note” Golden Child – “Genie” Weki Meki – “Crush”… Continue reading Watch: EXO, TWICE, Key, And More Perform On “Music Core”

November Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 476 boy group members, using big data collected from October 15 to November 16. BTS dominated this month’s list,… Continue reading November Brand Reputation Rankings For Individual Boy Group Members Announced

Watch: EXO Takes 2nd Win For “Tempo” On “Music Bank,” Performances By BTOB, Stray Kids, HOTSHOT, And More

EXO has won their second trophy for “Tempo”! The November 16 episode of KBS’s “Music Bank” had TWICE’s “YES or YES” and EXO’s “Tempo” as candidates for first place. In the end, “Tempo” took the lead with 9,417 points to TWICE’s 6,894 points. Watch their win and performance below! Today’s episode featured performances from ATEEZ,… Continue reading Watch: EXO Takes 2nd Win For “Tempo” On “Music Bank,” Performances By BTOB, Stray Kids, HOTSHOT, And More

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