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From Architect to Accused: Bang Si-hyuk and HYBE’s Season of Scrutiny
For more than a decade, Bang Si-hyuk was the industry’s model founder—the producer-turned-strategist who built Big Hit into HYBE and helped turn BTS into...
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Ruthless Grace: Hong Su Zu’s Power-Hungry Kim Woo-Hee Ignites “Moon River”
MBC’s upcoming sageuk–fantasy “Moon River” sets the stage for a combustible court drama: a crown prince and a merchant swap souls—while Hong Su Zu...
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Suga Turns ₩5B Into Care: Min Yoongi Treatment Center Opens at Severance Hospital
The philanthropic streak of BTS’s Suga has taken concrete shape in Seoul: the Min Yoongi Treatment Center opened on September 30, 2025 at Severance...
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Chemistry on the Edge: Lee Young-ae & Kim Young-kwang Ignite KBS2’s “Walking on Thin Ice”
If you tuned in for a straight crime thriller, you may have been surprised by the unmistakable “date vibes” radiating off Lee Young-ae and...
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After the Spectacle: How Short-Form Culture Is Rewiring K-pop’s Playbook
Through the 2010s, K-pop’s “grand era” was built on maximalism—lavish music videos, intricate lore, and months-long rollouts culminating in blockbuster comebacks. That operating system...
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From “Star Creators” to Stage: How 26.6M Fan Votes Forged ALD1
K-pop just watched a new kind of boy group get born in real time. On September 25, 2025 (KST), Mnet’s survival series “BOYS II...
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Raging Into the Mainstream: How CORTIS Is Importing Travis x Carti Energy into K-Pop
K-pop has always been a genre of shapeshifters—every few seasons, a new subculture arrives, gets polished, and explodes on stage. CORTIS is the latest...
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Behind the Door: RESCENE’s Dorm & Livestream Controversy—What Happened, What The Muze Said, What Fans Want Next
In mid-September 2025, rookie girl group RESCENE (The Muze Entertainment) landed in a fast-moving storm of worry posts, explainers, and agency denials. Two threads...
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Desert Kings & New Queens: BIGBANG, TAEMIN & KATSEYE Are Locked for Coachella 2026
Coachella just made its K-pop play for 2026—BIGBANG, SHINee’s TAEMIN, and KATSEYE are on the official lineup for both festival weekends in Indio (April...
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