Sistar News

K-pop’s summer sound is shifting toward slower, more restrained tracks that borrow from bossa nova, reggae and jazz-pop — exemplified by Red Velvet’s Velvet Summer lead “Surfin’ Boy,” NCT Wish’s midtempo “Sticky,” (G)I-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love” and Jennie’s lo-fi “Less than a Lover.”

Cha Ga-won, CEO of One Hundred Label, was detained on fraud charges over roughly 30 billion won after her rapid acquisition-driven entertainment empire unraveled, triggering mass contract terminations from artists including The Boyz, Lee Seung-gi, Taemin, Exo-CBX and Viviz

Hyolyn returns with OriginaLyn, her fourth mini album and first physical release in four years; the seven-track, Y2K-inspired set is led by 'ChecK,' co-written and co-arranged by The Stereotypes, and will also be issued on vinyl

Hyolyn returns with her fourth EP OriginaLyn, embracing Y2K pop and R&B influences on the lead single "ChecK" and using an LP-inspired package as she reconnects with the music that inspired her pre-debut

Former Sistar member Hyolyn has been hospitalized and will no longer perform at the Fubon Guardians G! POP Music Festival in Taipei, her agency ReH Entertainment announced, citing an emergency that requires inpatient treatment and rest. The agency apologized to fans and organizers

Rolling Stone and a panel of critics rank the 100 greatest songs in the history of Korean pop, tracing the genre from early 20th-century recordings and Seo Taiji & Boys through landmark tracks by BTS, Blackpink, NewJeans and era-defining songs from AKMU, Aespa, Stray Kids, Mamamoo and many more