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K-pop and K-pop adjacent acts on Luminate’s 2026 Mid-Year Report
Luminate just released its Mid-year report for 2026, and I thought it would be fun to look into some of…
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RESCENE named half-time performers for upcoming Man City vs. AT Madrid match
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K-pop girl group RESCENE will take to the stage during an upcoming high-profile football match in the 2026 Coupang Play…
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halfway through July, here’s ratings and mini-reviews of the comebacks I checked out
MINI-ALBUMS SUPER JUNIOR 83Z — PROMISE — 8/10 — my first SuJu thing and I def should explore them more!…
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Best Asian Pop Music – early predictions
I’m 90% sure the Best Asian Pop category will be televised since it’ll probably bring in a lot of viewers.…
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Stray Kids bring wit, polish, and surreal charm to the THIS & THAT concept photos
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The art of making noise look elegant Stray Kids have always been a group that refuses to stand still. Since…
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Do summer K-pop comebacks usually hit harder for you?
I’ve noticed summer comebacks usually stick with me more when they’re bright, catchy, and easy to replay. I don’t always…
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If you factor in Japan, does KARA actually have a stronger overall legacy than 2NE1?
I feel like 2NE1 almost automatically gets ranked above KARA whenever people talk about the greatest 2nd gen girl groups.…
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SAINT SATINE: Four Became Three, But the Story Isn’t Over
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There’s a moment right before a group debuts when the world hasn’t decided what to call them yet — not…
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Why K-pop Companies Are More Controlling Than Traditional Record Labels
Many people misunderstand this issue because they judge K-pop based on the traditional relationship between record labels and artists. However,…
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What’s your favorite Western song covered by a K-pop group or idol?
I recently got into NMIXX Lily’s covers of Enchanted and Good Luck, Babe! I also love LE SSERAFIM Chaewon’s cover…
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KARD is one of the few groups where every member is a strong performer. You never feel like anyone is lacking.
I was never really a hardcore stan of any K-pop group, but KARD has always been one of the few…
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K-pop seemingly being an unoriginal genre that rips off their sound from black art is a hot topic on certain online circles right now, with CORTIS usually being the target of this criticism. I have my own thoughts, but for those who agree with this, when‘s the last time K-Pop felt original to you?
I would usually cite anything from early 3rd gen groups and everything that came before as K-Pop‘s last “original” era,…
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WORN WITHOUT APOLOGY: Juhoon, Seonghyeon & Keonho Take Paris in DAZED Korea x Dior
in FeedsCORTIS’s August 2026 E-Edition cover proves the “creator crew” doesn’t need a full lineup to break the internet — just…
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A song that gives you that “special” feeling ✨💕
One of the things I love most about K-pop is, imo, the creativity and uniqueness of its instrumentals and overall…
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ARTMS Rewrites the K-Pop Rulebook: Inside the Hyper-Ego Era
in FeedsFour voices, one myth, and a comeback built to fracture the idea of what a comeback is supposed to look…
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If a group isn’t famous, does that mean we don’t have the right to talk about how talented they are?
I left a comment on a video asking viewers who they thought was the fastest female rapper of the fifth…
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Some K-pop fans really need to use some common sense
I feel like K-pop fans often treat every opinion as if it’s coming from the same group of people, when…
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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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Elisia and Gehlee should redebut in Global Girl Groups if UNIS disbands
I thought UNIS had the potential to explode or at least get enough engagement to extend their 2.5-year contract with…
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Jin, Undressed of Armor – BTS Jin ELLE Korea August 2026 Cover
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On the ELLE Korea x Gucci pages, BTS’s eldest member trades the idol’s shine for something rarer — the stillness…
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Keyveatz, Young Posse, and the K-popification of Hip Hop
When I first heard that AOMG, a Korean hip hop label, was launching a girl group, I was honestly surprised,…
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Shoull KATSEYE and GIRLSET collab someday?
I was thinking of this a few days back: having two global ggs collab from different labels. Girlset has their…
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fromis_9 Ripens: Inside the Fruit Ver. of Glow ME
in FeedsThe Bite Before the Bloom Sometimes there’s a beat before you understand a concept photo — the half-second where your…
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What’s a K-pop choreo that looks easy but actually a lot harder than it seems?
You could probably arguably say any of them if you wanted to. 😆 but maybe you tried to learn the…
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NewJeans sued for alleged copyright infringement in US
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K-pop group NewJeans’ hit song “ETA” has become the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States. According…
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Keyveatz: Mapping the New Axis of K-pop Power (MAPS Vol.199 Preview)
in FeedsThey don’t enter the frame — they distort it. In the MAPS Korea & Japan Fall 2026 pictorial preview, Keyveatz…
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Sana Rewrites the Rules of Radiance for Harper’s BAZAAR Korea x ALO
in FeedsInside TWICE’s brightest constant — where softness becomes strategy, and stillness becomes statement. Kpoppie Magazine · Digital Cover Story ·…
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INKODE feels like it should be more popular than it is.
I know the company is still very new and that it takes time to grow, but I honestly feel like…
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POW: The Flavor of Imagination in K-pop’s New Era
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The room hums before the music even starts. A low light flickers across metallic textures, fabric catching like liquid chrome…
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UNCHILD’s Yeeun Is the Blueprint for K-Pop’s Next Rulebook
in FeedsSix months into her career, the UNCHILD center is already rewriting what a K-pop face is supposed to look like…
