South China Morning Post • 25th October 2021 K-pop star Giselle of Aespa apologises for mouthing along to racist slur Aespa member Giselle (real name Aeri Uchinaga) debuted as a member of the SM Entertainment girl group in 2020. Photo: SM Entertainment
South China Morning Post • 25th October 2021 BTS’s Permission to Dance on Stage online concert packed full of fan faves BTS performing Boy with Luv on a giant yellow sofa at their online Permission to Dance on Stage concert in Seoul. Photo: Bighit Music
South China Morning Post • 24th October 2021 K-Pop Confidential author on showing ‘how fun and important K-pop is’ Stephan Lee, who has written two young adult novels about a wannabe K-pop star’s experiences, says he especially admires Rosé (front, above), as well as her fellow Blackpink members and some up-and-coming girl groups. Photo: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella
South China Morning Post • 23rd October 2021 K-pop’s IU finds success with sugary-sweet single Strawberry Moon IU’s breezy single Strawberry Moon is the follow up to the 28-year-old’s Korean singer’s March album Lilac. Photo: Edam Entertainment
South China Morning Post • 22nd October 2021 Girls Planet 999, Street Woman Fighter TV contest shows pull in viewers Girls Planet 999 is a popular television competition series making waves in South Korea this year. Photo: Mnet
South China Morning Post • 20th October 2021 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha star Kim Seon-ho apologises following abortion scandal Household Cha-Cha-Cha star Kim Seon-ho posted his apology two days after the online allegations were made. Photo: Instagram / @hometownchachacha
South China Morning Post • 19th October 2021 Coerced abortion scandal hits Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha’s Kim Seon-ho Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho in Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Kim became embroiled in scandal soon after the finale of the Korean drama series aired. Photo: @tvndrama.official/Instagram
South China Morning Post • 19th October 2021 Blackpink’s Lisa among K-pop stars starting to talk about racism Blackpink’s Lisa apologised for wearing a braided hairstyle during an online call with a fan. Photo: YG Entertainment
South China Morning Post • 17th October 2021 Ex-fans grapple with loving stars-turned-criminals in documentary Fanatic South Korean film student Oh Se-yeon. Her documentary Fanatic looks at how K-pop fans react when the object of their affections is accused of crimes. Photo: Busan International Film Festival
South China Morning Post • 15th October 2021 The next Squid Game? Disney+ teases Korean content for Asia markets launch The Walt Disney Company has shared Disney+’s upcoming roster of Asia-focused content, including Outrun by Running Man, a spin-off of the popular reality-TV show Running Man. Photo: The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific
South China Morning Post • 14th October 2021 K-pop boys of Enhypen show they’ve grown on Dimension: Dilemma album K-pop boy band Enhypen released their new album Dimension: Dilemma in October 12. Photo: Belift Lab
South China Morning Post • 13th October 2021 Can K-pop’s Twice follow success of their single The Feels with new album? Twice promote their recent EP Taste of Love. The release of the group’s first formal English-language track The Feels, which charted in the US and UK, suggests the K-pop group’s career has entered a new phase.
South China Morning Post • 12th October 2021 The Western artists wooing fans in the home of K-pop, South Korea BTS and Coldplay’s My Universe is another example of the blurring lines between Western pop and K-pop. Photo: Instagram /@coldplay
South China Morning Post • 11th October 2021 BTS fans frustrated over ticketing issues as live US concerts sell out BTS are set to return to the stage and perform four live shows, in Los Angeles, the US, during the last week of November and first week of December. Photo: GC Images
South China Morning Post • 9th October 2021 K-pop concerts with live audience back for BTS, Winner, Verivery and Twice BTS are hoping to return to playing to live audiences in the US as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Photo: @_unside0901/Twitter
South China Morning Post • 8th October 2021 Blackpink’s Lisa on ‘shining like a star’, confidence and her solo work Blackpink’s Lisa talks to the Post about confidence, what she’d tell her past self and being a singer that fans can be proud of.
South China Morning Post • 7th October 2021 K-pop girl group Aespa take things to the next level with first EP ‘Savage’ Aespa, who dropped their long-awaited first album on October 5, have quickly become one of the K-pop industry’s most prominent female acts. Photo: SM Entertainment
South China Morning Post • 6th October 2021 Why are people still surprised that Korean pop culture is good? Why is the popularity of Netflix’s Squid Game such a surprise when Korean entertainment content has been popular for so long? Photo: Reuters
South China Morning Post • 6th October 2021 Eunha, SinB and Umji of disbanded K-pop group Gfriend to form new trio SinB, Eunha, and Umji, previously of K-pop group Gfriend, have formed a new trio under new management.
South China Morning Post • 1st October 2021 Best of K-pop in September 2021: Lisa from Blackpink, Coldplay X BTS BTS and Coldplay (above) are releasing My Universe, Blackpink’s Lisa has a solo single Lalisa. and NCT are dropping their third album, Sticker, this September.
