K-pop has long been defined by scale and spectacle. In 2025, the genre balanced that reach with sharpening precision. The year’s most notable songs emphasized clarity and intention, delivering ...
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Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream - K-pop is an inextricable ...
Houstonian's most searched words last year included the latest songs, event tickets, slang definitions and jerseys.
From No. 3 on down, though, the top 10 has been unusually volatile. Three albums debut in the top 10 and six drop out, which tells you that some albums aren't "surging" so much as "filling a vacuum ...
“Golden” from the KPop Demon Hunter soundtrack breaks into the top 10 on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart making it just the sixth K-pop song ever to reach that tier. ELMONT, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. After 2024 saw the likes of RM, Rosé, NewJeans, ATEEZ, aespa, ...
A great K-pop song surprises you. It doesn’t whisper its intentions; it shouts them in multiple languages with a dance break in the middle. And in Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, those songs also have ...
The song of the year category also features K-pop nominees for the first time. “APT.” will go head-to-head with the fictional ...