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K-Pop's First Deaf Group Has Fans Learning Sign Language

Big Ocean is opening up new frontiers in the genre

(Newser) - Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance—one beat at a time. When Big Ocean takes the stage, they seamlessly incorporate sign language into their performances. But their polished shows are built on extensive preparation using...

It's a Big First for K-Pop
It's a Big First
for K-Pop
Apr 25, 2025 1:06 PM CDT

It's a Big First for K-Pop

Bain, 23, of Just B comes out as gay at LA concert—the first active male boy-band star to do so

(Newser) - The world of K-pop just heard an unprecedented announcement from one of its own. Bain , of the Korean boy band Just B, had a solo in Tuesday night's show in Los Angeles, the last stop in the group's Just ODD Tour, which is when he made his big...

South Korean Star Dies at 43
South Korean
Star Dies at 43
Mar 11, 2025 11:17 AM CDT

South Korean Star Dies at 43

Wheesung's death is 'the latest in a string of tragedies' in the country's entertainment industry

(Newser) - Yet another South Korean star has died, in what the New York Times calls "the latest in a string of tragedies to strike the country's booming entertainment industry." Wheesung, who put R&B on the map in South Korea over the course of a career that spanned...

Woman in Hot Water Over Kiss of K-Pop Star

S. Korean cops summon 50-something woman for questioning after smooch of BTS member

(Newser) - A kiss is not just a kiss in South Korea—especially if you try to smooch a member of BTS. NBC News reports that police there have summoned a woman accused of planting one on 32-year-old Kim Seok-jin, better known as the K-pop group's Jin, without his consent, with...

K-Pop Star at Center of Boyfriend Brouhaha Has News

Karina, who faced scolding and threats for relationship, has split with Lee Jae-wook

(Newser) - The relationship that roiled South Korea is over. Yonhap reports K-pop star Karina and her beau, actor Lee Jae-wook, have parted ways, just a few weeks after they took their pairing public, to much backlash. "Lee decided to end the relationship to focus on the work that he is...

At Dallas Gig, K-Pop Band Pays Tribute to Wrong Rangers

They wore Glasgow Rangers jerseys instead of Texas Ranger tops

(Newser) - Members of K-Pop girl group STAYC have been wearing the jerseys of local sports teams during their tour of the US—but there was apparently a big mix-up before their recent concert in Dallas. While some of the group's six members wore Dallas Cowboys or Dallas Mavericks jerseys, two...

K-Pop Star Dead at 25
K-Pop Star, 25, Found Dead
Apr 20, 2023 2:30 AM CDT

K-Pop Star, 25, Found Dead

Moonbin is believed to have committed suicide

(Newser) - Moonbin, a member of the K-pop group Astro, was found dead in his Seoul home Wednesday night. He was 25. Police say he is believed to have died by suicide, but his official cause of death is still pending, the New York Post reports. "It is incomparable to the...

Prepare Now for No More BTS 'Til 2025
BTS Is Headed to the Army Now
Oct 17, 2022 8:47 AM CDT

BTS Is Headed to the Army Now

K-pop stars to fulfill mandatory military service, likely won't reconvene till 2025, reps say

(Newser) - BTS fans knew it was only a matter of time, though they'd crossed their fingers for some kind of last-minute dispensation. On Monday, reps from BigHit Music officially announced that all seven members of the South Korean supergroup have agreed to fulfill their mandatory military service, putting an end...

BTS Is Taking a Break. There's More Than Music at Stake

K-pop group's break, which it says is temporary, spurs debate in Korea on conscription, activism

(Newser) - The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members' solo projects stunned their global fan base, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup's future. HYBE, the company behind the band, denied the group was...

K-Pop Superstars Test Positive For COVID

BTS heartthrobs RM, Jin, and Suga were all vaccinated

(Newser) - Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement, per the AP . It earlier said another member, Suga,...

Oxford English Dictionary Adds 26 Korean Words

They include a term for the world's growing interest in South Korean culture

(Newser) - The Korean wave has swept over the Oxford English Dictionary, which included more than two dozen new entries for words of Korean origin in its latest edition. The dictionary, which describes itself as the "definitive record of the English language," says the growing global popularity of Korean culture...

K-Pop Stars Address UN General Assembly

BTS members spoke at sustainability event

(Newser) - It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others—a plug for vaccines, young people, and the earth's well-being from superstar K-pop band BTS. Addressing the stage for a sustainability event, the seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall...

Kim Jong Un Has a Problem With K-Pop

'New York Times' reports the North Korean leader has called it a 'vicious cancer'

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un is apparently no fan of BTS or Blackpink. But some in his country apparently are, and that has had the North Korean leader on a verbal tirade against the pop culture invasion that's apparently seeped in from the South. Following reports on Kim's crackdown on...

Kim Jong Un Outlaws Tight Jeans, Slang

South Korean culture is creeping across the border

(Newser) - As the pandemic grinds on and North Korea’s borders remain essentially closed, Kim Jong Un is cracking down harder on youth culture. A law passed this winter, called the "Law on the Elimination of Reactionary Thought and Culture," carries penalties from 5 years in prison to death,...

Another S. Korean Star Dies Young
S. Korean
Actress
Found Dead
at 26
Jan 25, 2021 11:19 AM CST

S. Korean Actress Found Dead at 26

Song Yoo-jung is only the latest of nation's young stars to die

(Newser) - A disturbing trend in South Korea has continued in 2021: Another of the nation's young stars has been found dead. Actress Song Yoo-jung, 26, died on Saturday in Seoul, though no cause of death has been revealed, reports CNN . As the New York Times notes, her unexpected death has...

As Investors Scoop Up Shares, One Thing Looms Over BTS

K-pop group's star is rising—but military service awaits

(Newser) - Ordinary investors got a shot at shares in the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS on Monday and Tuesday. And they didn't hold back, requesting 58.4 trillion won worth—the equivalent of $50.2 billion. As AFP reports, that's 607 times more than the value of the...

This New Music Video Is Smashing YouTube Records

K-pop sensation BTS is racking up millions of views per hour for 'Dynamite'

(Newser) - The South Korean K-pop group BTS has dropped its first all-English song and video on YouTube, with record-breaking results. The minute "Dynamite" debuted, somewhere between 3 million and 4 million viewers were watching it concurrently, which could wind up being double the previous record, reports Forbes . The old mark...

TikTok Teens Claim They Messed With Trump Rally

Ditto K-pop fans

(Newser) - Teen TikTok users and K-pop fans are apparently patting themselves on the back for what they claim was a successful prank related to the attendance at President Trump's Tulsa rally on Saturday. While Trump's re-election campaign trumpeted last Monday that it had received more than 1 million ticket...

K-Pop Band's Fans Respond in Big Way to $1M BLM Donation

BTS fans match boy band's Black Lives Matter donation

(Newser) - K-Pop superstars BTS announced a $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter on Saturday—and it didn't take long for the boy band's devoted fans to match it. The "ARMY" fan collective, which spread the word under the #MatchAMillion hashtag, said its campaign had raised $1 million...

Well, a Celeb Pulled an April Fools' Coronavirus Prank

K-pop star Jaejoong ended up taking the post down

(Newser) - A K-pop star apparently didn't get the April 1 memo. As governments across the globe went so far as to issue warnings against pulling coronavirus-related April Fools' Day jokes, the singer Jaejoong from the K-pop group JYJ told his 1.9 million fans on Instagram he'd been diagnosed...

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