South Korean soprano Sumi Jo is marking the 40th anniversary of her international career with a new album, a fresh partnership with K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment, and a year-long slate of concerts ...

The lights flashed. The bass kicked in. The crowd went wild as a cast of dancers peeled off to reveal seven figures on stage against the backdrop of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was the comeback ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into ...

BTS is officially back. After a four-year hiatus for mandatory military service, the massively popular K-pop group has returned in full force with their new album Arirang, released March 20. The ...

Humanoid robots dressed in black, luxury hip-hop outfits snap into formation, moving in perfect sync to K-pop songs. It’s a simulation inside an office styled as a crash-landed spacecraft in the heart ...

In San Diego, multiple generations and ethnicities are surfing the Korean Wave — or Hallyu, the 21st-century East-meets-West cultural phenomenon — bolstered by the release of the animated Academy ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a four-year break, K-pop supergroup BTS returned Saturday with a massive, free comeback concert in Seoul, where thousands of police locked down a central boulevard for ...

Japanese members of some K-pop bands have been absent from recent concerts in China. Experts say that’s linked to tension between Tokyo and Beijing. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul While BTS does ...

When KPop Demon Hunters was released on Netflix in June 2025, conversations almost immediately began in K-pop fan communities about whether the movie’s soundtrack, which is up for an Oscar today, ...

In CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. Stephanie Choi, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at CU Boulder and a K-pop ...