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The Korean entertainment giant that manages BTS saw its stock drop 25% after the boy band said it's on hiatus
About $1.5 billion was wiped out from Hybe's market value as BTS members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jim…
Carla Mozée
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K-pop boyband BTS members cash out $8.5 million worth of shares in their management agency, Hybe
Three members — Jin, J-Hope and RM — sold the Hybe shares over several regular trading sessions fro…
Huileng Tan
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In a rare act of defiance, a top K-pop group is going rogue
The high-profile spat is a rarity in the world of K-pop, where groups are developed and closely man…
Geoff Weiss
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TikTokers want to 'normalize' flying economy, arguing most influencers give way too much prominence to business class
The influencer industry has long been linked to luxury, often promoting high-end air travel. Some a…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Superstar boy band BTS's agency moves in on top K-pop rival by offering to snap up a leading stake
Hybe, which manages BTS, offered to buy a 25% stake in SM Entertainment on top of its previous 14.8…
Ryan Hogg
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BTS, one of the biggest celebrity accounts on Twitter, has refused to pay Musk $8 for a blue tick
BTS, the ultimate power players of K-Pop, want Elon Musk to know that paying $8 for clout on Twitte…
Cheryl Teh
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K-Pop fans are shelling out big bucks for a fleet of protest trucks, all to demand that female backup dancers get axed from their favorite boyband's music video
"Remove the paired choreography with the female dancers completely. Only put the seven members on s…
Reena Koh
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Scooter Braun's celebrity clients are parting ways with the mega-manager here's everything we know so far
Several major pop stars including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Demi Lovato are rumored to be d…
Rebecca Cohen,Callie Ahlgrim
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Trevor Noah jokes that South Korea's army will be invincible with BTS enlisting for mandatory military service
"Enemy soldiers are gonna be like, 'Ah! I just got stabbed by Jin! This is the best and last day of…
Cheryl Teh
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BTS singer Jungkook is begging stalkers who've found his home address to stop delivering food to his house
"I understand the gesture was nice but I can take care of my own meals, so please buy it for yourse…
Aditi Bharade
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Four years ago, I moved to Korea without speaking the language. Now, I'm K-pop's first African idol.
Fatou Samba is a Senegalese-Belgian rapper and singer of the K-pop group Blackswan.
Yoonji Han
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South Korea's move to force BTS to join the military will cause it to lose out on billions in lost tourism, merchandise, and cosmetics
The Hyundai Research Institute found that one in every 13 tourists who came to South Korea in 2017 …
Britney Nguyen
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BTS' Suga broke down on stage and struggled to get through the last 3 tracks of his concert. When he cried, I cried too.
Suga wrapped up his first solo world tour in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday, and everyone — in…
Cheryl Teh
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K-Pop sensation BTS dives into the crypto space after the band's agency signs a deal to produce NFTs
K-Pop boy band BTS are the next pop stars to dive into the crypto space after the group's managemen…
Camomile Shumba
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The launch of a K-Pop ETF continues the Wall Street trend of offering super niche thematic fund strategies to investors
The ETF invests in Korea-exchange listed companies that operate in the entertainment and interactiv…
Matthew Fox
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BTS rapper Suga just released a gritty music video discussing suicide and self-harm. It's a major shift from K-Pop's usual conservative tone.
Suga's new music video contains revelations about his mental health struggles — a topic usual…
Cheryl Teh
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The Arnaults are betting big on K-Pop, and it shows the power of South Korea's luxury spending machine
Dior — run by Bernard Arnault's daughter Delphine — signed BTS pop-star Jimin to represent the bran…
Cheryl Teh
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Boy band BTS says it will move forward with NFT offerings despite sharp online backlash, report says
"We believe NFTs have the potential for expansion and hope they will provide fans with more varied …
Isabelle Lee
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A $1 billion metaverse platform that sells high fashion for digital avatars is getting backing from SoftBank and the investors behind K-pop sensation BTS
SoftBank's Vision Fund II invested $150 million in Zepeto, the Wall Street journal reported.
Natasha Dailey
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Metaverse ETFs are booming in South Korea amid retail trader demand
Four of South Korea's metaverse ETFs have rallied more than 24% since October, Bloomberg said in it…