This is an updated version of a story first published on Sept. 15, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Plenty of teenagers want to become pop stars, but few convince their parents to let them pack their bags and move to another country to try and ...

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and meet-and-greet events for new groups who don’t yet have ...

A few, like “Amy” or “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?,” are popular and vital enough to have carved out a place in the culture — and, in the case of both those films, to have inspired the creation of a biopic (the upcoming Amy ...

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 English-language music on the same day — the former ...

My interest in rock music never ventured much past the edge of the pop world. The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, or U2 never resonated with me on a personal level. Growing up I would hear them on the radio. So even though it was not my favorite music, I still ...

2024 in K-pop was a whirlwind, to say the least — unexpected collabs, discussions of artist rights, idols swapping labels or creating their own, and solo efforts from the biggest stars all dominated headlines. Through all of the discourse, however, arose ...

Pop’s middle class enjoys loyal online fan bases. For these artists, pop stardom isn’t a commercial category, but a sound, an aesthetic and an attitude. By Shaad D’Souza On certain corners of the internet, “The Loveliest Time,” the Canadian ...

Long-time listeners say the genre has lost its identity, with English lyrics and shorter tracks alienating the local fan base From sold-out stadium tours in the US, Europe and Asia to history-making Grammy nominations,