From j-hope, BLACKPINK and ATEEZ's Billboard Hot 100 hits to career-defining tracks from HWASA, DAY6, JENNIE, JUSTB, DAYOUNG, ...
Billboard Korea compiled the K-Pop Artist 100 in partnership with Billboard based on each artist's achievements from October ...
The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was ...
K-pop didn’t just dominate playlists in 2025 — it conquered the global stage. From record-breaking chart runs and sold-out ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Netflix’s animated smash film KPop Demon Hunters has taken ...
In a surprising turn (or is it?) that has lit up music charts worldwide, BTS’ B-side track “Anpanman”, originally released in ...
The Billboard K-pop Artist 100 list is back, highlighting the best-performing K-pop groups and idols. This year, every member ...
BTS' Jimin’s solo track WHO took another record to its name. Most recently, the K-pop idol entered the US Amazon Digital Songs Best Sellers of 2025 with a total of 15 entries.
At the close of 2024, K-pop is becoming territorial in a different sense. Earlier this month, the BLACKPINK member Rosé and the girl group TWICE, two of the genre's towering figures, released new ...
Even many superfans will tell you that K-pop's pageantry has often masked a troubled business model, where impressionable young trainees commit to a life run entirely by their agencies. Signing on the ...