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The 35th Seoul Music Awards wrapped up a star-studded night honoring K-Pop artists across album, performance, and popularity categories, with ATEEZ taking home the ceremony’s top prize, the Daesang. The annual show, widely followed by fans throughout South Korea and...
Lead: A penlight design turns into an accidental culture-war flashpoint A rookie K-pop boy group’s latest merchandise launch has sparked online controversy after fans compared the group’s official fan penlight to a urine-sample container. According to Koreaboo, the AND2BLE penlight—featuring...
K-pop has long treated physical album sales as a scoreboard—one that can determine visibility, leverage with platforms and labels, and even how fans narrate an artist’s momentum. But in the last day, three entertainment stories from South Korea have converged...
EVAN, the solo-stage name for former ENHYPEN member Heeseung, has officially unveiled his fanbase name—“EVER”—but the announcement has quickly sparked a backlash among portions of the fandom. The controversy has reignited a familiar question in idol transitions: how fans interpret...
BTS leader RM has been named the National Museum of Korea’s first “global publicity ambassador,” the Korean media reported, marking a fresh push to attract international attention to the country’s cultural heritage. The appointment comes as the rapper and songwriter...
Vietnam’s summer heat hasn’t dampened enthusiasm for competitive gaming. According to Chosun Ilbo, roughly 5,000 attendees showed up in Vietnam for a large e-sports event, bringing a level of hype that organizers and observers say rivals that of a major...
South Korean pop star RM, leader of BTS, has been appointed as the first “global public ambassador” for the National Museum of Korea (NMK), a move aimed at expanding the museum’s international profile and strengthening global public engagement with Korean...
South Korean soloist EVAN—formerly known as ENHYPEN’s Heeseung—has officially revealed the name of his fandom: “EVER.” On June 20 (KST), BELIFT LAB announced that EVAN’s official fan club would be called EVER, a branding choice designed to emphasize a lasting,...
South Korean pop icon RM of BTS has been appointed as the first “Global Publicity Ambassador” for the National Museum of Korea, according to multiple Korean media reports. The appointment comes as the museum seeks to expand its global outreach...
South Korea’s Korean Business Research Institute (KBRI) has released its June brand reputation rankings for individual boy group members, led by BTS’s Jimin at No. 1. The monthly list—based on big-data analysis of public interest—places BTS’s Jungkook second, followed by...
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