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BTS perform onstage with a crew of backup dancers.
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MIDNATT is HYBE's first AI-powered artist. Here's how the project was brought to life.
MIDNATT (Lee Hyun) and Lee Kyogu of Supertone


What is HYBE IM? An interview with CEO Wooyong Chung about the company's high-tech creative lab
HYBE IM CEO Chung in a white tee and black blazer.

Can Jennie Ruby Jane save 'The Idol' from itself?
Jenny Kim and Lily Rose Depp on set,


This K-pop artist uses AI to sing in 6 languages
A screenshot from the Masquerade music video. Lee stands in the middle of a dark expanse, dressed in white.

TikTok sensations Fifty Fifty share their favorite 'Cupid' covers and why they love Blackpink
A collage of the members of Fifty Fifty and stills from their favorite online videos from YouTube and TikTok.

Is AI-generated music the future of K-pop? HYBE chairman Bang Si-Hyuk thinks so
Bang Si-Hyuk is seated at a table in a white button up and black suit jacket. He is smiling in front of a microphone.

The fandom business is booming. Can Weverse capture its growth?
Weverse President Joon Choi from the chest up, wearing a black hoodie. The background is green, with a pattern of the weverse logo


An open letter to Elon Musk: Leave stan Twitter alone
Photos of Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, and Jungkook of BTS.



What's in Tablo's watch history? NewJeans, AI, and the fall of FTX.
Tablo in a black button up and shades surrounded by the 5 thumbnails of the videos in his list.,

It's 2023, are you ready for SuperM to come back?
By Jonathan Tully
SuperM performs on stage.

A Eulogy for V Live, K-Pop's Library of Alexandria
Four screenshots of V Lives: 1) members of Itzy 1) Stray Kids' Bang Chan 3) Twice members Nayeon, Sana, Mina, Momo, and Jeongyeon 4) a screenshot of BTS's Jungkook holding a wine bottle. They surround a headstone with the V Live logo on it.

The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022
A collage of images of K-pop stars

14 of the best, most influential K-pop performances of 2022
A composite image of several K-pop idol groups.

I love watching BTS fail at making pancakes
Members of the band BTS stand in a group, with floating circles with their faces in them surrounding them.

Elon Musk's Twitter changes have disrupted K-pop’s biggest awards show
On the right, a profile of Elon Musk from the mid-arm up, dressed in a suit. On the left, the MAMA Awards logo.

V Live, the largest archive of K-pop live streams, is shutting down. What will happen to those videos?
A static rainbow "no signal" TV signal overlayed with the V Live logo in a drak greay.

19 of the best English-language songs by K-pop idols
A composite of K-pop idols V, TWICE, Jackson Wang, and aespa.

What do K-pop stars CIX watch on YouTube?
A photo of group members Hyunsuk, Yonghee, Bae Jinyoung, BX, and Seunghun surrounded by the thumbnails of the videos they talk about in their interview. The background is hot pink.


A guide to K-pop fan apps
Three phone screens with the Universe, WeVerse, and Fab logos displayed (purple, green, and purple colors, respectively) surrounded by abstract shapes, including a bubble with the Bubble for JYP logo and another with the Phoning logo.
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