K-Pop

K-Pop

Fans holding BTS members' portraits attend 2024 FESTA, an event for fans of the K-pop boy band BTS, a day after Jin of BTS was discharged from the South Korean army after 18 months of military service, in Seoul, South Korea, on 13 June 2024. File Photo: Reuters

Behind the BTS comeback, the dark side of K-pop

A look at the intense competition, the gruelling training, the tight control over stars' lives and the sometimes obsessive fan behaviour in the industry.

Figures from the 'KPop Demon Hunters' toy series are on display at Mattel's booth at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Nuremberg, Germany, on 26 January 2026. File Photo: Reuters

More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces 'KPop Demon Hunters' sequel

Photo: Collected

Blackpink confirms January release for mini-album ‘Deadline’

BTS band members at an event/Collected

K-pop heartthrobs BTS to kick off world tour in April

Members of K-pop boy band 1VERSE, including Hyuk and Seok who defected from North Korea, as well as Aito, Nathan and Kenny, perform their new single in front of a camera in Seoul, South Korea,May 21, 2025. Photo: Reuters

North Korean defectors make debut in new K-pop boy band

BTS's Jimin. Photo: Collected

Jimin of BTS to release second solo album 'MUSE' in July

BTS's RM. Photo: Collected

BTS RM earns career-first No. 1 on Top Rap Albums chart

K-pop group NCT. Photo: Collected

K-pop group NCT loses millions of followers over Starbucks collab

Singer Jungkook of BTS performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ show at Rockefeller Center New York City, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

BTS' Jungkook makes history at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024

Sketches: TBS

Bollywood to K-Pop: Why it is important to acknowledge the cultural influences of our new generations

Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously as Lisa. Photo: Collected

BLACKPINK's Lisa to star in The White Lotus Season 3

Photo: Hindustan Times

'BTS and BLACKPINK are treated like slaves', North Korea's claims spark debate

Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously as Lisa. Photo: Collected

BLACKPINK's Lisa launches her own label, LLOUD