In less than a year, Korean boy band Close Your Eyes has soared up the charts, selling millions of records and scooping up accolades, including the Golden Disc Rookie Artist Award. As they take to the ...

It’s been 15 years since Adele conquered the world, but there’s hope for another U.K. musical powerhouse.

Korean Wave, or 'Hallyu', began in the 1990s, with the export of television dramas and pop music. It has since expanded into film, gaming, cuisine, fashion, and beauty industries ...

North Korean authorities are carrying out executions and harsh punishments against students accused of consuming South Korean television shows and ...

North Korea has executed schoolchildren for watching South Korean TV and listening to K-pop, including Netflix’s “Squid Game,” Amnesty International said. Defectors described public executions, ...

Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.

Amnesty International has revealed the brutal punishments meted out to North Koreans who consume foreign media, after 25 ...

Korean pop culture has surged in India since 2022, spanning dramas, music, food, fashion, and language learning. From ...

CHILDREN in North Korea are said to be publicly executed for watching Squid Game or listening to K-pop. Kim Jong-un is unleashing his wrath on innocent youngsters caught consuming foreign media in ...

“DIE WITH a smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars was the anthem of 2025. The soppy ballad climbed charts in more than 30 countries and became the longest-running daily number-one song on Spotify, a ...

Pop star Zara Larsson, a Swedish national, declared her “love” for criminals and a litany of leftist causes — as well as her hatred for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — in a rambling ...

BLACKPINK member Jennie attends the red carpet event of the Melon Music Awards 2025 (MMA2025) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) The Asian ...