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2026 Melon Music Awards Create ‘Global Top 10’ Category… Chart Data Counts for 60%, Picking 10 Teams

2026 Melon Music Awards Create ‘Global Top 10’ Category… Chart Data Counts for 60%, Picking 10 Teams

Based on a combined chart for South Korea, China and Japan, the event is held Nov. 14–15 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul
A new milestone for K-pop that breaks borders… the question ‘Global Top 10’ raisesRunning for two days starting Nov. 14, ‘2026 Melon Music Awards’ is set to shake up the landscape of K-pop awards. At the core is the newly created ‘Global Top 10’ category, which departs from the existing main award...
| James choi
[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 deadlineControversy over alleged Grammy maneuvering aimed at the world's No. 2 music market draws fire, with Stray Kids and BLACKPINK seen as indirect beneficiariesGlobal pop icons 'BTS' have declared a surprise...
| James choi
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 RegionBacklash 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 YearAn Unprecedented Move by the Global...
| James choi
Films Featuring Songs by Overseas Bands Playing Korea's 2026 Rock Festivals

Films Featuring Songs by Overseas Bands Playing Korea's 2026 Rock Festivals

With hip-hop cooling and rock back in vogue in 2026, rock festivals are springing up across the country. Going to a rock festival in Korea means seeing international artists you rarely encounter live. Here are films that feature songs by international bands set to visit Korea for the upcoming One...
| 문동명 객원기자
Lee Hwi-hyang Makes Her First Big-Screen Leading Role in 44 Years With ‘Family Trip,’ Set for Release in September—Main Poster Revealed!

Lee Hwi-hyang Makes Her First Big-Screen Leading Role in 44 Years With ‘Family Trip,’ Set for Release in September—Main Poster Revealed!

One destination, five hidden thoughts! It’s a “dongsang-imong” road movie chronicling a family’s no-plan trip that’s anything but smooth.
Actor Lee Hwi-hyang steps into her first big-screen leading role with the upcoming film 〈Family Trip〉, confirmed for release this September. 〈Family Trip〉 is a “dongsang-imong” road movie with one destination and five hidden feelings—telling the story of a family that sets off on a trip with no...
| Joo Seong-cheol
'K-Pop Demon Hunters' Marks 1 Year With a Record-Shattering Run

'K-Pop Demon Hunters' Marks 1 Year With a Record-Shattering Run

A year after its worldwide release on June 20, 2025, Netflix's 〈K-Pop Demon Hunters〉 continues to set major streaming and music-chart records. The film was released worldwide on June 20, 2025, and more than a year later remains a frequent topic of conversation.
| Seongchan Eol
BTS Raises Grammy Expectations With New “Asian Pop” Category, First Win Looks Promising

BTS Raises Grammy Expectations With New “Asian Pop” Category, First Win Looks Promising

Next year’s Grammy Awards will add an “Asian Pop” category, fueling hopes that BTS and other South Korean acts will win for the first time
For years, "the Grammy Awards" has sat atop Western cultural dominance as the most firmly fortified stronghold. It marked a historic turning point as Asian melodies, once dismissed as a fringe of the mainstream music market, moved into the heart of global cultural power.
| James choi
BTS, Blackpink, GD sweep top categories at Japan’s

BTS, Blackpink, GD sweep top categories at Japan’s "Music Awards Japan 2026"

BTS’s Jin and G-Dragon win, while producer 250 takes three crowns including an album featuring 250—proof of K-pop’s clout
Cultural power that erases borders, and the aesthetics of the hyperconnected era proven by K-popThe awards ceremony "Music Awards Japan 2026"—created by Japan’s pop music industry to loosen conservative gatekeeping and establish new authority—ended up being a stage that acknowledged K-pop’s massive...
| James choi
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, KATSEYE Team Up…HYBE Girl Group Unity “Iconic by Mistake” Drops

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, KATSEYE Team Up…HYBE Girl Group Unity “Iconic by Mistake” Drops

HYBE Labels’ LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE join forces for a special collaboration single releasing on the 12th The music video surpasses 10 million views in 30 hours and sweeps No. 1 in global YouTube music video trending popularity, proving its massive ripple effect Kicking off with a “techno sisterhood” moment, the lineup dazzles music fans worldwide with performances highlighting each team’s individuality and sisterhood
The girl groups of the HYBE labels that showcased a “techno sisterhood” recently— 'LE SSERAFIM', 'ILLIT', and 'KATSEYE'—will release the audio for their special collaboration single, “Iconic by Mistake ,” at 1:00 p. m. on the 12th.
| Seongchan Eol
The MMA2026 melon music awards take the stage for the first two-day edition on Nov. in Gocheok Sky Dome—linked to the Global K Chart

The MMA2026 melon music awards take the stage for the first two-day edition on Nov. in Gocheok Sky Dome—linked to the Global K Chart

Kicking off on Nov. 14-15 at Gocheok Sky Dome, the event previews the biggest festival yet as the first-time inclusion of a combined Korea-Japan-China “Global-K Chart”
Visualizing the new heartbeat of K-pop. The MMA2026 emblem unveiled by Kakao Entertainment strongly hints at the prelude to a massive solidarity that unites music fans around the world beyond Asia.A bold move for ‘MMA2026’, the first-ever two-day edition that will engulf Gocheok DomeThe landscape...
| James choi