Music group BTS accepts the Top Social Artist award onstage during the 2017 Billboard Music Awards (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) South Korean pop music, also known as K-pop, has ...

Before K-pop, there was trot. This traditional South Korean music genre gets its name from the American "foxtrot", which shares the trot's distinctive two-beat rhythm. It was popular for decades and ...

Looking for the best summer festivals in Korea? Discover five must-visit events in 2026, including the Boryeong Mud Festival, Buyeo Seodong Lotus Festival, Daegu Chimac Festival, Waterbomb Seoul, and ...

In CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond. Stephanie Choi, assistant professor of ethnomusicology at CU Boulder and a K-pop ...

"Seven," a hit solo track by BTS member Jungkook, has surpassed 3 billion streams on Spotify, making him the first Korean ...

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and AKMU's Lee Chan-hyuk emerged as the K-pop world's biggest winners at the 23rd Korean Music Awards on Wednesday, claiming victories at South Korea's prestigious music ceremony ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session ...

Every country has a ‘national singer’ representing it. When American singer Whitney Houston passed away in 2012, the columnist of the Chosun Ilbo’s mini-column ‘Manpulsang’ recalled France’s Édith ...