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The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024

The 15 Best K-Pop Songs of 2024

In a year full of industry shakeups and unexpected controversies, 2024’s best K-pop tracks provides a surprising degree of relief in a panoply of styles.

Summer 2024 European Music Festivals Light Up Major Cities

Summer 2024 European Music Festivals Light Up Major Cities

Sure, Glastonbury and Rock Werchter dazzle with pastoral grandeur, but if you’re more of a city-dweller, check out the best European music festivals this summer.

K-Pop Finally Has Its Meta-Moment with the Dynamic Art of ARTMS

K-Pop Finally Has Its Meta-Moment with the Dynamic Art of ARTMS

The K-pop market is oversaturated, but ARTMS cut through the technicolor noise by remixing and defying lore conventions to create something drastically new.

What Taylor Swift, BTS, and Stromae Can Teach Us About Mental Health

What Taylor Swift, BTS, and Stromae Can Teach Us About Mental Health

Taylor Swift, BTS, and Stromae are at the frontlines of de-stigmatizing mental health challenges as something so relatable that they can make a hit song about it. 

K-Pop: Who Gets Canceled and Why

K-Pop: Who Gets Canceled and Why

You can tell what bedevils a society by whom its members try to forcibly remove from the spotlight. In K-Pop, here’s who gets canceled and why.

K-Pop: Race in the Music Industry

K-Pop: Race in the Music Industry

Why do K-pop’s Asian pop stars get less recognition in the Land of the Free than non-Asian pop stars in the Land of the Morning Calm?

K-Pop Boy Band Enhypen Survive and Thrive in Arena Upgrade

K-Pop Boy Band Enhypen Survive and Thrive in Arena Upgrade

Birthed from a competition show and debuting in the pandemic, K-pop boy band Enhypen may have finally found their artistic voice on their new arena tour.

‘Mamamoo: My Con the Movie’ Gives Fans the Over-the-Top They Want

‘Mamamoo: My Con the Movie’ Gives Fans the Over-the-Top They Want

While following the customary format of K-pop documentaries, My Con the Movie shows the candid, magnetic sides of each member of K-pop sensation Mamamoo.

The Best K-Pop Albums of 2022 So Far

The Best K-Pop Albums of 2022 So Far

We’re halfway into the year, and there are already many twists and spins in K-pop. Here are the best K-pop albums of 2022 so far.

OH MY GIRL’s ‘Real Love’ Holds Appeal for Britney Spears Fans

OH MY GIRL’s ‘Real Love’ Holds Appeal for Britney Spears Fans

If there is such a thing as “alternative K-pop”, OH MY GIRL are strong contenders for the title of this genre’s queens.

20 Best Red Velvet K-Pop B-Sides

20 Best Red Velvet K-Pop B-Sides

Red Velvet’s B-sides are key to understanding why they sound so different from other K-pop groups. Enjoy Red Velvet’s 20 best B-sides.

BILLLIE Add Their Transmedia Storytelling to K-pop’s Creative Mix

BILLLIE Add Their Transmedia Storytelling to K-pop’s Creative Mix

BILLLIE are a part of a generation of K-pop idols for whom transmedia storytelling, like their short film What Is Your B?, is as vital as music and dance.