Not long ago, the ballad genre was Korea's national soundtrack — filling karaoke rooms, topping the charts and etching itself into the country's collective memory. Then came the K-pop boom, and with ...

Most K-pop fans are probably familiar with the bops that girl groups release as title tracks, but it usually takes a more dedicated fan to give a chance to their B-side tracks and special singles.

As winter settles in and holiday lights begin to take over city streets, Korea's live music scene is gearing up for one of ...

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

When the Ars Nova production “KPOP” first premiered Off Broadway in 2017, the seven-member boy band BTS had only just broken through on the U.S. charts and most Americans were unfamiliar with the ...