K-Pop Label HYBE Inks New Distribution Deal with Tencent Music

HYBE inks distribution deal with Tencent Music Entertainment

Photo Credit: HYBE Insight K-pop powerhouse HYBE has inked a music distribution deal with China’s Tencent Music Entertainment.  According to reports from The Seoul Economic Daily, the deal will see HYBE artists available on streaming […]

NewJeans Fastest Kpop Act to Hit 1 Billion Spotify Streams

NewJeans billion streams Kpop act

Photo Credit: theMEGASTUDY / CC by 3.0 NewJeans has broken a Guinness World Record to become the fastest Kpop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Guinness World Records confirmed the record on March […]

Cupid’s arrow: how Fifty Fifty became the rare K-pop band to pierce the UK Top 40 | K-pop

Aran from Fifty Fifty.

K-pop often appears to be thriving in the UK: prior to their hiatus, BTS had back-to-back No 1 albums and acts such as boyband Ateez fill arenas, while girl group Blackpink are gearing up to […]

K-pop fans swarm cupsleeve events at L.A. cafes every weekend

The cash register with cupsleeves on display during a cupsleeve event at R&B Tea.

Venture into an L.A. boba shop on any given weekend, and you may just find a space transformed by K-pop fans, throwing a party for their favorite musical artist. Life-size cardboard cutouts of beautiful Korean […]