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BTS on Billboard chart for record 11 consecutive weeks

K-pop titan BTS has been on the Billboard 200 Chart for a record 11 consecutive weeks. As of Tuesday, BTS's album “LOVE YOURSELF 轉 Tear” ranked No. 81. The album hit No. 1 soon after its release.

Hallyu | 2018-08-08 16:41

Sunye of Wonder Girls prepares a comeback

Sunye, who led the now-disbanded K-pop girl band Wonder Girls, is returning to show business. Korean agency Polaris Entertainment said Tuesday: “Sunye and our company are positively discussing the issue of signing the contract.”

Hallyu | 2018-08-08 15:03

Fans tell E'Dawn to quit group after relationship with HyunA confirmed

Some fans are demanding E'Dawn of K-pop boy band Pentagon leave the team after the rapper confirmed his relationship with singer HyunA Thursday.

Hallyu | 2018-08-08 14:43

Ordinary Koreans ambivalent about hallyu's success

Hallyu has a relatively short history, with the first generation of hallyu born in 2003 thanks to the pan-Asian popularity of TV series including "Winter Sonata." Actor Bae Yong-joon and actress Choi Ji-woo starred in the drama. In that short period, the Korean wave has come a long way. There are more than 35 million foreign fans worldwide. That was an estimate by the Korea F...

Hallyu | 2018-08-08 13:02

Singer Jo Kwon gets shaved for military service

Jo Kwon, leader of now-disbanded K-pop boy band 2AM, will join the army for mandatory military service on Monday. He will undergo five weeks of basic military training before being assigned to a unit.

Hallyu | 2018-08-06 13:53

HyunA and E'Dawn lied about relationship [VIDEO]

K-pop singer HyunA and E'Dawn of boy group Pentagon confirmed Thursday that they have been dating for two years.

Hallyu | 2018-08-03 17:33

Foreigners come for monthly $8,900 K-pop lessons

A growing number of foreigners are visiting Korea to spend up to 10 million won ($8,900) a month to study K-pop. According to Maeil Business Newspaper Wednesday, Rainbowbridge World (RBW,) the agency for K-pop girl band MAMAMOO that operates the “RBW K-POP Educational Training Program (Dream Withus,)” attracted 30 students in 2015.

Hallyu | 2018-08-03 16:08

Seungri mediates for Trump, Kim [VIDEO]

The music video of Seungri, a member of K-pop titan BIGBANG, is in the limelight for its parody of the historic Singapore Summit on June 12.

Hallyu | 2018-08-03 15:09

Why some fans become “sasaeng” about their favorite stars

What makes some people get so obsessed with entertainers that they turn into “sasaeng” - those pursuing everything about the stars to the point of not just offending them but making them feel threatened?

Hallyu | 2018-08-03 09:23

'Don't come to see me at work,' actor Jang Keun-suk begs fans

Actor Jang Keun-suk, who is doing alternative work for his compulsory military service at the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, has told fans not to visit his workplace.

Hallyu | 2018-08-02 16:02

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