What follows is not only the story of Korean popular music, and how it birthed the K-pop business, but also how a small peninsula nation learned how to make art in the face of colonialism and ...

Indeed, South Korean popular music encompasses much more than idol groups. The country’s vibrant scene is packed with artists from different genres, many of whom are backed by smaller labels ...

The 2023 Korean Music Awards have nominated PPONG for Album of the Year. And they nominated the track “It Was All a Dream” — which layers beats beneath a trot singer’s vocals — as Best P ...

The Korean Business Research Institute announced its rankings of best Korean singers’ brand repute for this month. 2022’s best Korean singers ranking announced. A brand reputation index of ...

“I think Billboard merging with Melon is going to really open up the chances for other K-pop groups as well as other genres of Korean popular music, like trot, ballads, or indie pop to be more e ...

IU, who recently starred in popular K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines, is getting back on song with a new music video.

Popular K-pop singer-songwriter Wheesung ... keep him in your thoughts and prayers so that he may rest peacefully.” Korean media reported that the agency released another statement on Tuesday ...

Lee Sang Eun, a popular Korean singer who studied at New York’s Mannes School of Music, died just before a performance, authorities said. Lee, 46, was found unresponsive in a restroom shortly ...