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NCT Wish Releases First Mini Album 'WISHLIST' in Japan Today (14th)

NCT Wish Releases First Mini Album 'WISHLIST' in Japan Today (14th)

Includes 7 tracks featuring the title song 'Hello Mellow'... Concert at Yoyogi in Tokyo on 17th-18th
Group NCT Wish has officially begun targeting the Japanese market. NCT Wish's agency, SM Entertainment, officially announced that they will release their first Japanese mini album 'Wishlist' at 6 PM on the 14th. This album includes a total of 7 tracks, led by the title song 'Hello Mellow'.
Korean Cultural Center in Japan launches first Korean Film Festival in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, screening ‘Mad Dance Office,’ ‘Sunny’ and more

Korean Cultural Center in Japan launches first Korean Film Festival in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, screening ‘Mad Dance Office,’ ‘Sunny’ and more

Event that began as ‘Korean Cinema Week’ in 2001 revamped and elevated to ‘Korean Film Festival,’ running from the 14th through the 21st
A new leap forward after 26 years, a springboard for K-movies’ global expansion ‘Korean Cultural Center in Japan’ said on the 9th that it will host the first ‘Korean Film Festival’ from the 14th through the 21st at the Korean Cultural Center’s Handam Hall in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Naver Webtoon Confirms Anime Adaptation of ‘The Remarried Empress,’ 15 Titles Set for Global Markets

Naver Webtoon Confirms Anime Adaptation of ‘The Remarried Empress,’ 15 Titles Set for Global Markets

Three titles, including a blockbuster with 3 billion cumulative views, will be unveiled first under a Korea-U.S.-Japan co-production partnership with HAYATE and Crunchyroll
K-Webtoons step up global animation streaming push Naver Webtoon’s global intellectual property expansion has entered a new phase. Three megahits — ‘The Remarried Empress,’ ‘The Boxer’ and ‘Teenage Mercenary’ — each with billions of views worldwide, are being reborn as global animated series.
J-pop Agency Benchmarks K-pop as It Hires Former HYBE Producer Kim Min-jung

J-pop Agency Benchmarks K-pop as It Hires Former HYBE Producer Kim Min-jung

Avex’s formula for turning a 4 billion yen profit points to its next step after XG: taking the global market with VIBY, a boy group whose members are 15 to 19 years old.
J-pop’s dramatic comeback through K-pop benchmarking and a fundamental overhaul Avex, one of Japan’s leading entertainment agencies, has successfully overhauled its business by aggressively benchmarking South Korea’s “K-pop” system.
[Photo &] BTS launches surprise boycott of Grammy 'Asian Pop'… Will BLACKPINK and Stray Kids win first trophy as deadline nears

[Photo &] BTS launches surprise boycott of Grammy 'Asian Pop'… Will BLACKPINK and Stray Kids win first trophy as deadline nears

With the submission deadline set for Oct. 21 next month, HYBE says it will respect artists' wishes… Support for the boycott spreads across the music industry, including Tablo and critics
BTS launches a surprise boycott of the Grammy 'Asian Pop'… A twist ahead of the Oct. 21 deadline Controversy over alleged Grammy maneuvering aimed at the world's No. 2 music market draws fire, with Stray Kids and BLACKPINK seen as indirect beneficiaries Global pop icons 'BTS' have declared a...
BTS Declines to Submit to 69th Grammys, Rejecting Division by Region and Language

BTS Declines to Submit to 69th Grammys, Rejecting Division by Region and Language

Despite taking No. 1 on the Billboard charts with its regular fifth album ‘Arirang,’ it makes the unprecedented choice to skip the ceremony… The controversy erupts over exclusion from major awards after the Grammys’ new ‘Best Asian Pop’ category is introduced
BTS Backs Out of Submitting to the 69th Grammys on the Spot… Rejects Limits of ‘Arirang’ by Region Backlash After the Creation of ‘Best Asian Pop,’ Even as It Reaches No. 1 on Billboard; An Unusual Boycott Declaration for the Ceremony for the Third Straight Year An Unprecedented Move by the Global...
UNIS Releases First Japan Mini Album … Teases Y2K Summer Song

UNIS Releases First Japan Mini Album … Teases Y2K Summer Song

The multinational girl group UNIS prepares for its first Japanese mini album, “UNIS SPARKLE!”, bringing Y2K sensibilities into view as it launches a full-fledged global push
Global rookies head for Japan, offering a fresh take on Y2K A super rookie poised to shake up the global music market is setting out to conquer Japan’s island chain. The multitracial girl group UNIS, a talent powerhouse created by the audition program “Universe Ticket,” will release its first...
BTS Leads K-Pop Export Surge of 125% in the First Half… BigBang and Stray Kids Take the Stage in the Second Half

BTS Leads K-Pop Export Surge of 125% in the First Half… BigBang and Stray Kids Take the Stage in the Second Half

After conquering the United States, Blackpink, Cortiz, BigBang, and Stray Kids are set to reclaim the annual 100-million-album milestone this year
The map of global pop music history is in turmoil. Fueled by the overwhelming performances of mega artists such as 'BTS' and 'Blackpink', the 'K-pop market' saw an unprecedented boom in the first half of this year.
“Kimbu Jang” Breaks 20% Viewer Ratings, Tops Netflix’s Non-English Shows

“Kimbu Jang” Breaks 20% Viewer Ratings, Tops Netflix’s Non-English Shows

After just four episodes, it hits a 21.6% rating and sweeps global OTT platforms, fueling a surge in K-content hits
The Evolution of K-Action That Takes Over Global Living Rooms, the Opening Act of an Overwhelming Sensation Global OTT services and South Korea’s living-room screens are both in turmoil. At the center is ‘Kimbu Jang,’ an action blockbuster that signals the return of actor ‘So Ji-sub.
PLAVE Holds Stadium Concert as the First-Ever Virtual Idol to Do So

PLAVE Holds Stadium Concert as the First-Ever Virtual Idol to Do So

Incheon’s main venue confirmed for a stadium show just 10 months after the group’s debut at Gocheok Sky Dome. The first world tour begins in September in Incheon.
The terrain of modern popular culture has once again pushed past a critical threshold of upheaval. The unprecedented situation is that those who do not exist yet exist nonetheless have taken over the most physical, massive space imaginable—ironically, on a stage of their own.