The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass. By Jon Caramanica This year, from a distance, the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...
South Korean-US singer EJAE attends the 98th Oscars Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images) ...
Side by side of MrBeast, Rumi from "KPop Demon Hunters" and Joe Rogan (Photo Credit: Beast Studios, Netflix, The Joe Rogan Experience) It’s not just your kid who has been watching “KPop Demon Hunters” ...
Oricon’s year-end rankings for 2025 are out! Each year, Oricon—Japan’s largest music statistics site—publishes its annual rankings of the best-selling albums and singles in Japan. K-pop made a strong ...
Both Stray Kids and the “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack made the United States’ list of the best-selling albums of 2025! American music data tracking firm Luminate (formerly Nielsen Music), which ...
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