“Gangnam Style” paved the way for the rise of K-pop — and now Psy is tapping the top Korean star of today: BTS’ Suga. On Friday, Psy released his single “That That” from his aptly named new album, Psy 9th. The record, which was also released Friday, is Psy’s first …
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For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. In 2000, at age 13, BoA became the first solo artist to debut with SM Entertainment. Years later, …
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Fresh off the release of their comeback single, “100,” last month, K-pop act SuperM dropped their new single and video, “Tiger Inside,” on Tuesday. The moody, dubstep-inspired track will be included on SuperM’s debut full-length album, Super One, due out September 25th. “Tiger Inside” was first teased during SuperM’s “Beyond …
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When SuperM made their debut last fall, the seven members of the Korean supergroup said they wanted to use their platform to bring something fresh to the industry and to raise the bar for the K-pop scene. This weekend, SuperM — assembled from four of the most popular K-pop groups …
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Two K-pop singers were sentenced to prison after a South Korean court found them guilty on charges that they sexually assaulted women too drunk to give consent and then shared secretly filmed videos of those rapes with friends in a private online chat. Jung Joon-youngand Choi Jong-hoon, both 30 years …
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