Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Vos MacDonald is a New York-based writer who covers Korean media. Spring of Youth is a k-pop k-drama that offers pop star ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the film follows a ...

Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" has delivered a boost to K-pop music and the "Big Four" stocks in the space: HYBE, JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment. Analysts say the popularity ...

Erielle Sudario is a Collider News and Feature Author from Australia and has worked in the journalism industry since 2018. She has a passion for entertainment and pop culture news and has interviewed ...

K-pop is having a golden moment. The signs have been there since the start of the summer, with groups such as Stray Kids, Itzy, Enhypen and Ateez driving sweaty swarms of American K-pop fans to ...

The genre peaked in terms of global awareness with “KPop Demon Hunters,” while the industry’s most promising new act was mired in a legal morass. By Jon Caramanica See more of our coverage in your ...

If K-pop wasn’t already a powerhouse cornerstone of the music industry before, 2025 saw yet another explosion of interest in the genre thanks to the larger-than-life success of Kpop Demon Hunters. Now ...