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 […]

K-pop act Twice draws swarms of fans during L.A. pop-up appearance

Fan merch detail

Eighteen-year-old Matilda Oberman was one of the first people in a line of hundreds outside a Melrose Avenue storefront on Saturday morning. She’d come with a pack of K-pop-obsessed friends and family for the chance […]

K-Pop isn’t the only hot ticket in Koreatown — how ‘trot’ is captivating immigrants

Eunice Kim, a 57-year-old homemaker in Mission Viejo, has spent $800 buying Lim Young Woong’s albums. With other members of a fan club, she has spent six straight hours discussing her favorite singer — his […]

The fight between K-pop companies HYBE and SM, explained

The fight between K-pop companies HYBE and SM, explained

A war between two of South Korea’s biggest music companies, playing out over corporate filings, lawsuits and YouTube videos, could determine control of the enormous global K-pop market. The battle between HYBE, home to global […]