With 'APT.' at #1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. for 13+ weeks and 'toxic till the end' debuting on the same chart, ROSÉ becomes the first female K-pop soloist to chart two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.
ZEROBASEONE releases PREZENT, their first Japanese EP, on January 29, 2025, recording 189,646 first-day copies — the highest opening-day figure for any fifth-generation K-pop group in Japan.
D.O. releases 'Snowfall at Night,' his 4th digital single — a piano ballad with an animated MV that takes viewers to a place called 'Nostalgia.' A review of what the song does, and why it works.
JEONGHAN releases 'Better Half' with Japanese piano trio Omoinotake — a K-pop solo debut built on a bilateral creative exchange that inverts the usual rules of K-pop international collaborations.
EUNHYUK releases 'EXPLORER,' his first solo mini album, two decades after debuting with Super Junior — an analysis of what his delayed debut reveals about 2nd gen K-pop's career structure.
ATEEZ headlines two sold-out nights at London's The O2 Arena on January 27-28, marking the latest milestone in K-pop's expanding Western arena footprint.
JENNIE's surprise 'ZEN' MV topped YouTube in 45 countries with its Silla dynasty concept — a review of what the visual and song reveal about her solo identity.
Jeonghan of SEVENTEEN is set to release "Better Half" on January 27, 2025, a collaboration single with Japanese piano trio Omoinotake. The track bridges two dis...
Super Junior's main dancer Eunhyuk is set to release Explorer, his first solo mini album, on January 27, 2025 — nearly two decades into his K-pop career.
Jennie announced her debut solo album Ruby on January 21, 2025, setting a March 7 release date. The 15-track project would be distributed through her own label,...
CIX release THUNDER FEVER on January 23, 2025 — their first EP as a 4-member group after Bae Jin-young's departure — demonstrating a clean transition through competitive new music.
JENNIE's Ruby announcement — 15 tracks with Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, and Doechii — signals a new category of K-pop solo artist: one who operates as a global pop act with full creative and business independence.