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CNBLUE releases their third full-length album 3LOGY on January 7, eleven years after 2gether — all ten tracks self-composed by the three members.

"APT." by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars earned three Grammy nominations in the 2026 general field, marking the first time a K-pop act had competed in the Recording Academ...

With months of sold-out stadiums behind them, BLACKPINK are completing DEADLINE, K-pop's first all-stadium girl group world tour. The Weight of the Stadium Cha...

Stray Kids closed 2025 with eight consecutive debut appearances at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the first time any act had achieved that in the chart's 69-year...

In 2025, four K-pop acts simultaneously ranked in the top 40 of Billboard's global concert tour chart. Stray Kids, SEVENTEEN, j-hope, and ENHYPEN collectively d...

JOOHONEY released "Push" on December 22, 2025. The pre-release digital single for his upcoming second mini album marks a significant departure from the powerful...

Stray Kids made Billboard 200 history on December 1. "DO IT" debuted at number one with 295,000 equivalent album units in the United States, giving the group th...

From a career-high 427K album sales to four Jingle Ball arenas, MONSTA X's 10th anniversary year rewrote what a K-pop group's second decade can look like.

Hearts2Hearts claimed their seventh rookie award of 2025 at the Melon Music Awards on December 20. The SM Entertainment girl group debuted in February with "The...

Miyeon's second solo album MY, Lover has doubled her own first-week sales record and established her as a credible solo force beyond her role in (G)I-DLE. Relea...

For fans of Korean ballads, the days surrounding the winter solstice brought exactly what they had been waiting for. Kyuhyun, Super Junior's defining vocal voic...

As 2025 approaches its final stretch, IVE has completed what may be the most statistically dominant year in their three-year career. Two million-selling EPs, a...