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Poor management of ‘Dream Concert Abu Dhabi’ reignites fears over K-pop’s reputation abroad

Mismanagement surrounding Dream Concert Abu Dhabi, held Saturday at Etihad Park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has reignited concerns that poorly run overseas shows could undermine the global reputation of K-pop concerts. The one-day event, promoted by local organizer Theory Eleven Entertainment in partnership with Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism and entertainment company Miral, drew widespread criticism from local K-pop fans after a series of operational failure

Counting down to 2025 MAMAs: Here's what you can't miss

As the year ends, it is right around time for one of K-pop's biggest nights: the 2025 Mnet Asian Music Awards. This year's event will be held Friday and Saturday at the newly opened 50,000-capacity Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, featuring spectacular stage productions and world-class performances. The venue is four times the size of the awards' usual location. Now in its 26th year, the awards ceremony has adopted the theme "uh-heung," a Korean expression meaning fun or excitement, to symbolize K-

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Katseye remains firm on Billboard’s Hot 100

Katseye sat at No. 31 on Billboard’s Hot 100, dated Nov. 29, with “Gabriela.” The single maintained its highest ranking yet, which it reached the previous week, despite the return of winter classics on the main songs chart. "Gabriela" has spent a total of 18 weeks on the chart so far. The track is a B-side track from the group's second EP “Beautiful Chaos” which sat at No. 31 on Billboard 200 in its 21st week, after entering at No. 4. The five-track mini album reached 1 billion streams on Spotif

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(Movie Review) 'The Informant': light buddy comedy that fails to impress

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- The upcoming crime comedy "The Informant" aims for a ...

Seventeen collaborates with Smurfs

Seventeen unveiled a music video featuring animated Smurf characters on Tuesday, agency Pledis Entertainment said Wednesday. The new video for “God of Music” is set in Budapest, where a string of the blue characters — from Papa Smurf and Smurfette to Clumsy — dance to the electronic tune. They are later joined by the members of Seventeen. The collaboration was born out of the fact that the single was dropped on Oct. 23, the day the animation characters were created in 1958. A range of merchandis

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Stray Kids to headline festival in Brazil

Stray Kids will make their South American festival debut at Rock in Rio, slated for September in Rio de Janeiro, label JYP Entertainment announced Wednesday. The eight-member act will be the first K-pop musician to be invited to the music festival and headline the Sept. 11 show of the weeklong event. The music fest began in 1985 in the Brazilian capital and has traveled to a string of cities, including Las Vegas and Madrid. The group has headlined several musical events — including Lollapalooza

CNBlue announces international concert tour

CNBlue concluded its two-city run in Japan on Monday and will kick off a new concert series in Asia and Australia early next year, agency FNC Entertainment announced Tuesday. As part of its "Autumn Live Tour 2025," the band of three went live twice each in Kobe and Chiba, playing several hit songs, including its most recent single “Shintouya.” It is the title track from the trio’s 15th physical single in Japan, which rolled out earlier this month and topped Oricon’s Daily and Weekly Single Ranki

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