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How a Swedish drinking song turned into K-pop

How a Swedish drinking song turned into K-pop

JYP Entertainment boy group Nexz's single "Hypeman" reimagines the Swedish drinking song "Helan Går," the result of Swedish songwriters collaborating in K-pop songwriting camps and illustrating how the genre absorbs and repackages melodies from other cultures

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Netflix 'The Love Lab' forces singles into extreme states of romance

Netflix 'The Love Lab' forces singles into extreme states of romance

Monsta X member Joohoney joins Netflix's new reality dating series The Love Lab as a studio commentator, while creator Lee Jin-ju says the show will experiment with short-form, provocative scenarios (like blind dates in a bed) to test fresh dating-show concepts

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BTS' Jung Kook tops 3 bil. Spotify streams with 'Seven,' first for Korean artist

BTS' Jung Kook tops 3 bil. Spotify streams with 'Seven,' first for Korean artist

BTS member Jung Kook's solo single "Seven" has surpassed 3 billion Spotify streams — the first time a Korean artist's single has hit that milestone — BigHit Music said. The 2023 track also debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and its music video has over 600M views

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K-Pop Travel Variety Show “All Or Nothing” Confirms Cast Lineup And Broadcast Schedule

All or Nothing, a travel survival variety show set in Egypt, confirmed its cast: SUPER JUNIOR's Leeteuk and Shindong, DAWN, WEi's Kim Yo Han, and NCT's Johnny and Jisung. The weeklong mission-based series premieres July 27 at 11:15 p.m. KST and will stream on Disney+

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K-pop reunion wave gains momentum as nostalgia becomes driving market force

K-pop reunion wave gains momentum as nostalgia becomes driving market force

The Korea Herald says nostalgia-driven demand is fueling a K-pop reunion wave, highlighting recent returns from I.O.I, Secret and SeeYa and reunion activities from acts including Wanna One, Baby V.O.X, S.E.S. and H.O.T. industry sources link the trend to older fans' greater purchasing power

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Hearts2Hearts returns with summer-themed 'Lemon Tang'

Hearts2Hearts returns with summer-themed 'Lemon Tang'

SM's rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts dropped their second EP Lemon Tang, a six-track summer-themed release led by the dance-pop title song; members (Jiwoo, Yuha, A-na, Juun) highlighted the group's bright chemistry and the Okinawa-shot MV underscores the single's sunlit visuals

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Ivy hopes U.S. audiences will open their hearts to Korean musicals with Broadway debut

Ivy hopes U.S. audiences will open their hearts to Korean musicals with Broadway debut

Singer-actor Ivy will make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre from Aug. 17–Sept. 6; after performing the role in Korea since 2012, she’s taking intensive English lessons and hopes to introduce American audiences to Korean musicals

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BTS' Jungkook tops 3 bln Spotify streams with 'Seven,' first for Korean artist

BTS' Jungkook tops 3 bln Spotify streams with 'Seven,' first for Korean artist

BTS member Jungkook's solo single 'Seven' has surpassed 3 billion Spotify streams, the first song by a Korean artist to do so; the track also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and its music video passed 600 million YouTube views

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K-pop, beauty, food and more to converge at annual MyK Festa

K-pop, beauty, food and more to converge at annual MyK Festa

2026 MyK Festa opens in Goyang as a four-day K-culture showcase. The MyK Live concert spans two nights with TREASURE, P1Harmony, tripleS, Riize and Evnne on night one, and Highlight, Red Velvet’s Wendy, EPEX and Zerobaseone on night two, plus booths, talks and B2B sessions

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