South China Morning Post • 17th August 2022

What to know about Blackpink’s return: new song, album, tour, performances

A promotional image for Blackpink’s new song Pink Venom, the first track on their new album Born Pink, which will be released in September. Photo: YG Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 16th August 2022

Greener K-pop merch like J-Hope of BTS’ new album should be applauded

J-Hope of BTS released his “Jack in the Box” album in July, which did not come with a physical CD. Instead, the package came with a QR code that gave access to the digital version of the music. Photo: Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP

South China Morning Post • 16th August 2022

When is K-pop not K-pop? When new groups like XG are created to go global

New seven-member group XG market themselves as a “global girl group” - not a K-pop group. Photo: Xgalx

South China Morning Post • 12th August 2022

8 K-pop groups to follow if you’re a rock fan, from Xdinary Heroes to Lucy

Xdinary Heroes are a K-pop group to follow if you are a rock fan, along with others including Dreamcatcher and Tomorrow X Together. Photo: JYP Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 10th August 2022

Monsta X ready to make music again after resolving contract issues

K-pop band Monsta X are ready to make new music again following contract talks with their label. Photo: Starship Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 10th August 2022

Blackpink announce release date for new album Born Pink

Blackpink will release their new album, Born Pink, on September 16, which sees the group performing together again after spending much of the last two years on solo projects. Photo: @blackpinkofficial/Instagram

South China Morning Post • 9th August 2022

Forever 1: Girls’ Generation still making music 15 years in is a big deal

Girls’ Generation’s latest album, Forever 1, is a celebration of the K-pop girl group and their 15 years of success. Photo: SM Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 9th August 2022

Blackpink release 2022-23 world tour dates, including Hong Kong

Blackpink at Coachella in California in 2019. The K-pop girl group have announced the dates and cities for their upcoming Born Pink world tour. Photo: Getty Images

South China Morning Post • 7th August 2022

6 K-pop groups who re-formed or returned, from Got7 to Girls’ Generation

Dreamcatcher (above) are one of a number of K-pop groups that hae re-formed or returned after changing line-ups, leaving labels or going on hiatus. Photo: @hf_dreamcatcher/Instagram

South China Morning Post • 5th August 2022

BTS with Bach? ‘Suite to Army’ fuses band’s hit songs with classical greats

Composer Henry Cheng (centre) leads a performance of his “Suite to Army”, a 15-minute-long piece drawing on BTS hit songs and classical greats such as Bach and Wagner, at “BTS: The Third Global Interdisciplinary Conference in Seoul” in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Courtesy of Henry Cheng

South China Morning Post • 5th August 2022

BTS are back already, on Benny Blanco song Bad Decisions with Snoop Dogg

BTS attend the 2021 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Jimin, V, Jin and Jung Kook, the group’s vocalists, appear with Benny Blanco and Snoop Dogg on new single Bad Decisions. Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Images/TNS

South China Morning Post • 5th August 2022

Singapore’s LGBTQ attitudes and religious dogma fuel new film #LookAtMe

The actor known as Yao in a still from new film #LookAtMe, which takes a tragicomic look at LGBTQ issues in Singapore. Photo: Eko Pictures

South China Morning Post • 2nd August 2022

After the NewJeans controversy, should K-pop groups stop debuting minors?

New K-pop girl group NewJeans, whose members are aged between 14 and 18 years old.

South China Morning Post • 2nd August 2022

Fans react to Blackpink’s new song, upcoming album and tour

BlackPink at the recent Paris Fashion Week. The group dropped a new song, Ready For Love, and followed that with the announcement of a new album in September, Born Pink. Photo: ygfamily.com

South China Morning Post • 1st August 2022

K-pop star Kang Daniel on his SpongeBob collaboration, concert debut

In an interview with the Post. South Korean singer Kang Daniel talks about his SpongeBob SquarePants collaboration, signing stars to his music company Konnect, and his upcoming music festival debut.

South China Morning Post • 28th July 2022

What to know about NewJeans, K-pop newbies creating buzz on YouTube, TikTok

Who are the new K-pop girl group NewJeans, and what can we expect from them in the near future? Photo: ADOR

South China Morning Post • 26th July 2022

How K-pop labels create rivalries to stoke fan interest and boost profits

NCT Dream, one of several subgroups of the K-pop group NCT who compete with each other for the attention of K-pop fans. Several K-pop labels have manufactured internal rivalries to stoke fan interest and thereby fatten their profits. Photo: SM Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 25th July 2022

‘It really feels full circle’: Van Ness Wu on his US homecoming

Van Ness Wu’s new album Take a Ride, released on July 22, evokes sounds and memories of his adolescence in the 1980s and ’90s in California, incorporating pop punk, R&B, hip-hop and rock. Photo: Dac Biet

South China Morning Post • 21st July 2022

10 years after Gangnam Style, has a K-pop song ever hit in the same way?

South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit Gangnam Style live on NBC’s Today show on September 14, 2012, in New York. Photo: Jason Decrow / Invision / AP

South China Morning Post • 15th July 2022

BTS’s J-Hope delves into his darker side with ‘Jack in the Box’

The album is the first formal solo effort from any BTS member since the band announced last month that they would focus on individual projects.