Once ridiculed as music for grannies, trot is making a comeback and many South Koreans, mostly in their 40s and above, are cheering an alternative to K-pop idol music in one of the world’s fastest ageing societies.

It's not just K-pop in South Korea | People turn to old-time trot music

More than 100 million fans of BTS tuned into an online concert by the K-pop boyband on Saturday, holding their signature light sticks and sharing messages in a chatroom.

Online concert of BTS draws more than 100 million fans

There's some good news for the BTS ARMY. Close on the heels of the success of their new single 'Dynamite', the popular Korean band will be releasing a new album in November.

BTS to release its second album of 2020 in November

For K-pop superstars BTS, 2020 is turning out to be a good year, with the group becoming the first Korean act to debut at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart -- if only they could celebrate with their fans.

K-pop group BTS revels in a milestone but misses celebrating with fans

Good news for the fans of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK. The girl band is planning to drop their studio album soon. The long-awaited album is set to arrive on October 2, the band's South Korean management company YG Entertainment announced on Monday.

K-pop girlband BLACKPINK to unveil their new album in October

Legions of K-pop fans and TikTok users are taking credit for upending Donald Trump's weekend rally after block-reserving tickets with no intention to attend an event that was beset by an embarrassingly low turnout.

Online disruption of Donald Trump's rally highlights K-pop's political hustle

Lady Gaga and K-pop girl band Blackpink have collaborated to release new single 'Sour Candy' which was unveiled on May 28. A part of Gaga's upcoming album 'Chromatica', the single has generated to a lot of interest.

K-pop fans avoid trending Blackpink and Lady Gaga's 'Sour Pink' out of respect for #BlackLivesMatter

South Korea`s BTS may have cancelled their April concert in Seoul over coronavirus fears, but the K-pop group`s fervent fans are rallying in small groups and emulating their idols in donating money for coronavirus relief.

BTS fans keep fervour alive amid coronavirus outbreak

Seven microphones used on tour by South Korean pop band BTS have sold for $83,200 at a pre-Grammy Awards auction for charity, more than eight times the expected starting price, Julien's Auctions said on Friday.

K-pop band BTS's microphones fetch $83,200 at auction

A consortium led by Tencent agreed to buy up to 20 per cent of Vivendi's Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal that values the world's largest music label at 30 billion euros ($34 billion) and increases the Chinese company's clout on the global market.

Vivendi sells minority stake in Universal to Tencent consortium

In the early hours of a freezing Christmas Eve, 62-year-old Lee Myeong-sook queues up in Seoul's ritzy Gangnam area for a chance to buy a t-shirt, or maybe even a toothbrush, branded with the logo of K-Pop boyband BTS.

K-Pop fans brave Seoul's Christmas chill to buy BTS 'merch'

Korean actor Cha In-ha was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday. This is the third death reported of a Korean celebrity in a matter of couple months sparking rumours of a negative environment that the entertainment industry is functioning in.

After Sulli and Goo Hara, another Korean star found dead at his residence

The apparent suicide of a second K-pop artist in a month has cast renewed focus in South Korea on vicious personal attacks and cyberbullying of vulnerable young stars, and how it mostly goes unpunished.

Cyber bullying, star suicides: The dark side of South Korea's K-pop world

A former member of South Korea's top K-pop girl group was found dead on Sunday, the country's Yonhap news agency reported citing police. The body of Goo Hara, 28, was discovered at her home in southern Seoul, Yonhap said.

Ex-member of K-pop girl group, singer Goo Hara found dead: State media

The Saudi capital burst into life with the cheers of young fans of Korean pop group BTS as they performed in the kingdom seeking to transform its ultra-conservative image.

K-Pop's BTS rocks out in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia

Just a month back, K-pop band BTS had announced that they were going on an "official long-term break since their debut" in 2013. The break did not last long, much to the relief of their fans.

As K-pop band BTS returns after a break, fans rejoice on social media

The music producer behind some of South Korea`s biggest K-pop stars was questioned by police on Thursday in connection with an investigation into illegal gambling and prostitution that has rocked the music industry.

K-pop guru questioned by police amid gambling, sex scandals

K-pop superstars BTS will take a 'long-term break' from the music scene, their agency said Monday, after the boy band topped charts in the US and Britain earlier this year.

K-pop superstars BTS to take 'long-term break'

The album "Love Yourself: Tear" released on May 18 and sold 135,000 total copies in its first week

Boy band BTS becomes first K-pop group to top US album charts

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un today attended the first concert in Pyongyang for over a decade by South Korean entertainers, including a K-pop girlband, the latest gesture of reconciliation before a rare inter-Korean summit

North Korea's Kim attends South Korea concert in latest reconciliatory move

WION Evening News Brief, December 18, 2017

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