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• Artist Accusing Aespa of Plagiarizing Releases Statement

  The artist who previously called out SM Entertainment for plagiarizing his work for Aespa's "Black Mamba" music video has released a statement concerning the matter.

  11.25.20 | 09:06PM EST
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  SM Entertainment Suspected of Plagiarizing for NCT's Teasers

  On Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, SM Entertainment shared teasers for NCT 2020's upcoming album 'RESONANCE Pt.2' to their social media accounts. While it initially sparked interest, netizens quickly pointed out the uncanny resemblance of the teasers to designer label Sunnei's 2020 campaign. Read more about it here.

  11.08.20 | 10:13PM EST

• BTS Named Most Popular Boy Group for November — See Whole Ranking Here

  On Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, the Korean Brand Research Institute released their brand reputation rankings for boy groups in November. In this month's rankings, BTS has taken the top spot as the most popular boy group. Keep on reading to see who else made the rankings.

  11.08.20 | 08:21PM EST
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  NCT U Under Fire For Allegedly Mocking Indian Culture

  NCT U is gaining massive backlash for allegedly culturally appropriating and mocking Indian culture in their latest M! Countdown stage. Specifically, members Taeyong, Shotaro, and Xiaojun are being dragged for their insensitive actions.

  10.22.20 | 08:39PM EDT

• Here Are K-Pop's Top 10 Male Visuals, According to Korea's Strict Beauty Standard

  South Korea is infamous for having one of the world's strictest beauty standards. In the country, there are very specific features that are considered attractive and even the slightest deviation from it can be considered unattractive. While beauty is subjective, most entertainment agencies select trainees and who gets to debut with those standards in mind. Knowing this, here are the top 10 male visuals in K-pop that have visuals in line with South Korea's strict beauty standards.

  10.14.20 | 08:08PM EDT
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  NCT 2020 "RESONANCE Pt. 1" Tops iTunes Charts in 32 Regions

  NCT 2020 is on a roll! On October 13, Tuesday, NCT's second full-length album, "RESONANCE Pt.1," topped iTunes Album Charts in 32 different countries upon the album's debut.

  10.12.20 | 11:23PM EDT
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  NCT 2020 Suprasses One Million Pre-Orders for New Album

  Pre-orders for NCT 2020's upcoming album "NCT - The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt.1)", which will be released later today on October 12, have surpassed over one million copies in pre-orders, officially marking NCT as million sellers.

  10.11.20 | 11:21PM EDT
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  Here Are The Top 10 Most Popular Boy Groups for September

  The Korean Business Research Institute released its brand reputation rankings for K-Pop boy groups for the month of September. To determine which boys groups make the list, they analyzed consumer participation, community awareness, and news coverage.

  10.11.20 | 08:01PM EDT
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  These 10 Iconic K-Pop Songs Were Originally Made For Other Artists

  If you're a K-pop fan, then you'll know the industry has produced numerous bangers that fans love. There is always a song that captures your heart and causes you to think that the track was perfect for the group. However, not all songs were made with that artist in mind. Here are 10 iconic K-pop songs that were originally made for other artists.

  10.02.20 | 08:01PM EDT
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  NCT Lucas Accidentally Flashes Cigarette Box During Instagram Live

  During the night of October 1, Lucas went live on his Instagram account with fellow WayV and NCT members Hendery and Winwin. The three members were seen jamming to Chinese songs and told fans the would sing for them. However, it appears Lucas had forgotten he was holding his cigarette box in his hand.

  10.01.20 | 09:04PM EDT

• Fans Select Their Top 10 Favorite Non-Korean K-Pop Idols

  Fans on an online community voting website selected which foreign K-pop idol is their favorite. This list contains idols who are foreigners and it does not contain idols who are ethnically Korean but were born outside of South Korea. However, this list does contain idols who are half-Korean.

  10.01.20 | 07:49PM EDT
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  6 of The 10 Finalists for "Sexiest Man in The World 2020" Are K-Pop Idols — Here They Are!

  On September 22, 2020, Starmometer revealed their finalists for the "Sexiest Man In The World 2020" are. These finalists ranked within the top 10 out of 200 official nominees and were selected through netizens' likes and comments. Surprisingly, all 10 of the finalists are ethnically Asian, with six of them being K-pop idols. Want to know which idols made the finals? Keep on reading!

  09.30.20 | 11:37PM EDT
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  SM Entertainment Reveals Member Combinations For Upcoming NCT 2020 Tracks

  Over the weekend, SM Entertainment announced which seven members will be featuring on the title track for NCT 2020's debut as well as two other tracks. On September 29, Tuesday, they then revealed which members will participate in the other upcoming tracks. Want to know the member combinations? Read on below!

  09.28.20 | 11:16PM EDT