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Bish Bash Bosh: Mimi of Oh My Girl Rewrites the Rules of Solo K-Pop
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The Moment Before the Drop Her fists hit the mixer before her eyes ever meet the camera. Rings catch red…
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Art + Seoul: Jisoo and Hyunjin Turn a Cartier Panther Loose on K-Pop’s Future
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Opening: Two Faces, One City, One Argument Seoul doesn’t announce its art moments. It just produces them, quietly, on a…
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RIIZE Isn’t Chasing the Light Anymore — They’re Emitting It
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On their 3rd Japan single “Sunburst,” RIIZE trades the sprint of a rookie comeback for the ease of a group…
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ALL’N’s Dream Higher: K-pop’s New Moodboard Power
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Opening frame Rain falls like a special effect, but the shot feels less staged than summoned. In the teaser images…
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KiiiKiii in Full Frame: Numéro Tokyo’s September Mood Shift
in FeedsUnder the electric wash of turquoise, KiiiKiii doesn’t just pose — they arrive. The image feels like a signal from…
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Six Boys, No Filter: BOYNEXTDOOR Turns Up the Noise on ‘Boom Boom Boom’
in FeedsThe Moment Backlight through paper-screen windows. Six silhouettes standing shoulder to shoulder in tactical black, belts slung low, sleeves rolled…
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Maki, Unlatched: &TEAM’s Quiet Storm Takes Gucci to the Edge
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On Men’s Folio Singapore’s August 2026 cover, &TEAM’s Maki turns restraint into the loudest statement in the room. By Simone…
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From BIGBANG to BLACKPINK: The man behind YG’s viral performance videos
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Executive producer Yang Hyun-suk of YG Entertainment centers his production on the fundamentals of music and performance. YG Entertainment has…
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THE CHARM OFFENSIVE OF JENNIE
in FeedsJennie doesn’t ask for the room’s attention — she reorganizes it. In her new Cosmopolitan cover story — a full-bleed…
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TUIDE Doesn’t Ask Permission — They Just Arrived
in FeedsSeven letters. Seven girls. One unbossed introduction to the next era of K-pop. The Moment There’s a beat, right before…
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Dayoung: Idol Skin, No Filter
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Allure Korea x Beauty of Joseon put her in front of the harshest light there is — her own. She…
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Joshua Hong for Numéro TOKYO x Chaumet: Stillness As Statement
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On the September 2026 Special Edition cover, SEVENTEEN’s Joshua trades spectacle for silence — and proves silence can still stop…
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Tsuki Shines in ELLE Korea’s Sunlit Fashion Frame
in FeedsTsuki doesn’t just appear in this ELLE Korea x Anessa pictorial — she sets the temperature. In a season where…
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WayV: Where Yin Yang Meets Tomorrow
in FeedsThe flash is blinding—not from a camera, but from the moment WayV steps into the frame of their Vision Wings…
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Kiss of Life Turns Up the Heat in “Sweat”
in FeedsThe room is already sweating before the beat even lands. In the Ignite version of Kiss of Life’s “Sweat,” the…
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Liz in Lucid Focus: IVE’s Quiet Visionary Rewrites K‑Pop’s Face For the Mobile Age
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Opening scene: when the lens finds Liz The frame is impossibly clean: an icy blue wash, a quiet studio hum,…
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BOYNEXTDOOR’s New Cool: Jaehyun, Taesan & Woonhak Define the Moment
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They look like a future already in motion. In the bright, almost surgical stillness of the Singles Japan and Singles…
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Soobin in Focus: TXT’s Quiet Power Meets Dolce & Gabbana
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He doesn’t enter a frame so much as settle it. In Soobin’s latest GQ Korea x Dolce & Gabbana pictorial…
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Wonyoung, Uncontested: Inside Arena Homme+ Korea x Barrie’s August 2026 Cover Story
in FeedsThe Room Goes Quiet Before She Does Silence follows Jang Wonyoung into a room, and it isn’t the silence of…
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AHOF Redraws the Grid: Inside Cosmopolitan Korea’s August Vision
in FeedsCOVER STORY The room goes quiet before the flash even fires. That’s the first thing you notice on set with…
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IRION Breaks the Fourth Wall — And Debuts Like They Never Needed a Script
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Hwang Ji Ah, WOOAH’s Nana, tripleS’s Kaede, and AISA turn a fictional idol drama into the realest debut of the…
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KEZAD offers risk buffer for K-biz as Korea-UAE CEPA opens opportunities
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As geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz persist, uncertainty continues to cloud Korea’s trade with the Middle East, with…
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POW: The Flavor of Imagination in K-pop’s New Era
in FeedsThe room hums before the music even starts. A low light flickers across metallic textures, fabric catching like liquid chrome…
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CJ CheilJedang, Samyang Foods climb in brand-value rankings as global appetite grows
in NewsKorea’s leading food manufacturers are solidifying their positions among the country’s most valuable corporate names, reflecting the food sector’s rising…
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West of Seoul – How Hyunjin Made Melrose Avenue His Own
in FeedsWhere American heritage finds its new voice — Stray Kids’ Hyunjin takes Melrose Avenue and rewrites what GUESS means to…
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STILL HERE, STILL US: WANNA ONE RECLAIM THE MOMENT
in FeedsThe Cover Ten individual covers. One unified story. For the June 2026 digital edition, ELLE Korea does something that feels…
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Why did it take K-pop more than 20 years to become globally popular?
The modern K-pop industry has been around since the early 90s with first gen groups like H.O.T., S.E.S., Shinhwa, etc.…
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Wonyoung’s Miu Miu Reign: Marie Claire Korea April 2026
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Photo Credits: Marie Claire Korea + Miu Miu + Starship Entertainment This cover story dives deep into IVE’s Jang Wonyoung…
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Shinsegae, Alibaba Ink Deal to Boost E-commerce Expansion
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On Jan. 5, Shinsegae Group and Alibaba are signing an MOU as part of the Korea-China Business Forum in Beijing,…
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Korean Companies Entering Japan Hit ‘All-Time High Amid US-China Rivalry
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Economic contact points between South Korea and Japan are expanding, ranging from consumer goods to semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI)…
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CHA Bio Group acquires Kakao Healthcare to advance into AI-based digital health segment
Cha Bio Group’s logo CHA Bio Group, the parent of CHA Biotech Co., South Korea’s leading stem cell therapeutics developer,…
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NCSOFT to accelerate global expansion with new titles led by Aion 2
Aion 2 (Courtesy of NCSOFT) NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, is gearing up for a…
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Hanwha names Michael Coulter as US chief to strengthen Washington ties
Hanwha Ocean dockyard in Geoje (Courtesy of Hanwha) Hanwha Aerospace Co. has named Michael Coulter, who has led the South…
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K-beauty, K-food on diverging paths in M&A market
Visitors explore products at a cosmetics brand booth during a Korean beauty exhibition in 2025 (Courtesy of Yonhap) K-beauty and…
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Classys, majority owned by Bain Capital, acquires Brazil’s beauty device retailer
(Courtesy of Classys) South Korean medical aesthetics company Classys Inc. has acquired JL Health Participacoes S.A., a medical beauty device…
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KIC yet to tap $5 bn allocated for Korean firms’ overseas deals
Park Il Young, CEO of Korea Investment Corporation, speaks at the ASK 2025 conference in May The Korea Investment Corporation…
