South Korean pop has taken over the world since the COVID-19 pandemic. While bands like BTS and BLACKPINK have made a mark worldwide, the K-pop industry’s growth stalled in 2024 as it faces headwinds.
In 2023, NewJeans became the fastest K-pop act to reach one billion streams on Spotify, and entered the Billboard Hot 100 five times the same year with the singles “Super Shy”, “OMG”, “ETA”, “Ditto”, ...
HYBE Chairman Bang Si Hyuk has been in the headlines over the last few months, in regard to the ongoing feud between his company and former ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin. Amid the, Bang Si Hyuk recently went ...