South China Morning Post • 8th May 2021

It’s time female fans of K-pop girl groups got the credit they deserve

K-pop girl group Brave Girls had one of 2021’s biggest hits in South Korea with Rollin’, released four years ago. They should thank their female fans for its success more than their male ones. Photo: Brave Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 7th May 2021

Will the next BTS come from the US? K-pop companies look West

South Korean media conglomerate CJ ENM is also looking to the Americas for new K-pop-inspired talent, but focusing its attention further south. On May 7, the WarnerMedia-backed streaming service HBO Max announced it had teamed up with CJ ENM to create a K-pop-inspired act through a star-search programme featuring contestants from Latin America. The two companies will work with Endemol Shine Boomdog, the Spanish-language arm of TV show producers Endemol Shine. The series will seek out boy band

South China Morning Post • 5th May 2021

K-pop group NCT Dream and ‘Baby Shark’ creators release song

NCT Dream teach kids about dinosaur species in a new video released in conjunction with ‘Baby Shark’ creators Pinkfong. Photo: SM Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 4th May 2021

Blackpink’s Lisa and Ten from NCT dance on Instagram together

K-pop star Ten, a member of boy bands WayV, NCT, and SuperM, recently shared a video of him dancing with Lisa from Blackpink.

South China Morning Post • 4th May 2021

NCT 127’s Taeyong and EXO’s Baekhyun issue new song Monroe

Taeyong of NCT 127 dropped a new track with Baekhyun of Exo, called Monroe, on SoundCloud this week. They are the latest in a long line of K-pop stars to drop a track on the streaming platform. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images

South China Morning Post • 3rd May 2021

New K-pop releases to look forward to in May, from BTS to NCT Dream

K-pop music releases in May include NCT Dream’s first full-length album, Hot Sauce.

South China Morning Post • 3rd May 2021

This boy band want to bring Chinese culture to the world

T.U.B.S, aka The Untamed Boys, became a boy band following live concerts held throughout China after the success of the show The Untamed.

South China Morning Post • 1st May 2021

K-pop’s AB6IX on dreams, ice cream and their new mini album

K-pop boy band AB6IX’s fourth mini album marks a return to their original deep house sound and takes the act back to their sonic beginnings. Photo: Brand New Music

South China Morning Post • 30th April 2021

K-pop girl group IZ*One split up after final online concerts

Iz*One, who disbanded on Thursday. Fans knew the K-pop girl group were not supposed to be continuing beyond April, but had been holding out for news of an extension. Photo: Getty Images

South China Morning Post • 30th April 2021

K-pop girl group Itzy release new song Mafia in the Morning

K-pop girl group Itzy have dropped their latest single, Mafia In the Morning. Following its release, “MITM” trended worldwide on Twitter. Photo: YouTube/JYP Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 25th April 2021

Rising stars of K-pop: Bae173 on their songs about break-ups

K-pop group Bae173. They talked to the Post about raising fish, the inspiration behind their album series, their favourite animals and how they deal with tough times. Photo: Pocketdol Studio

South China Morning Post • 24th April 2021

Got7’s Mark Tuan on his music, racism in the US and opening up

K-pop singer Mark Tuan, now back in the US, talks to the Post about his next steps after Got7, how he is raising awareness around anti-Asian American hate and why he’s still not used to the support of his fans. Photo: Represent

South China Morning Post • 22nd April 2021

K-pop boy band A. C. E’s launch of NFT merchandise angers fans

K-pop boy band A.C.E have courted controversy with their collaboration on the launch of merchandise backed by NFTs. Most of these digital tokens of ownership are linked to a cryptocurrency, the mining of which requirees high-end computers to run non-stop, which uses a lot of energy. Photo: Beat Interactive

South China Morning Post • 19th April 2021

K-pop boy band Nu’Est talk about new LP ‘Romanticize’

Nu’est have just released their second album ‘Romanticize’, seven years after their debut album. Photo: Pledis Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 8th April 2021

N.Flying’s Lee Seung-hyub dug deep for solo mini album On The Track

Lee Seung-hyub of South Korean pop rockers N.Flying has released his first solo album, On The Track, under the name of his alter ego, J.Don. Photo: WireImage

South China Morning Post • 1st April 2021

K-pop band Pentagon on love, fame and their new album

K-pop group Pentagon talk about their number one single and latest album. Photo: Cube Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 26th March 2021

Chinese boy band WayV talk pets, kicking back, and missing their fans

WayV talk to the Post about what sets their latest album, Kick Back, apart from their previous releases and how they relax in their downtime. Photo: SM Entertainment

South China Morning Post • 22nd March 2021

‘My whole life, I battled with this’: singer DPR Ian on his first solo album

DPR Ian’s first album “Moodswings In This Order” takes listeners on an emotional, introspective.

South China Morning Post • 18th March 2021

Grammys not only crude, but cruel, to tokenise K-pop kings BTS

Tamar joined SCMP in 2020 after years of covering K-pop and related content for outlets such as Billboard, Forbes, and NBC News. She released her first book, "BTS: Blood, Sweat & Tears," in August 2020, and can be seen in the K-pop episode of Vox’s Explained on Netflix.

South China Morning Post • 13th March 2021

Ex-Monsta X member Wonho on his new K-pop album, and what’s next

Wonho, formerly of Monsta X has released his second solo album. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia