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7 New K-Pop Stars to Listen to Now  enphyn 7 New K-Pop Stars to Listen to Now BY TAYLOR GLASBY Image may contain Human Person Face Clothing Apparel Hair and Park Subin StayC BTS and BLACKPINK still rule the K-pop roost, but competition within South Korea’s pop industry is both gruelling and fierce, with a group debuting (seemingly) every other week. So, when ENHYPEN (part of the Hybe family, alongside BTS) made their much-awaited first comeback on April 26 via a live-streamed press conference with new single “Drunk-Dazed,” they rather aptly called the music landscape a “battlefield,” noting that between the latest groups (known as the K-pop’s fourth generation of idols) there is a war to be the hottest and the best. The fourth generation includes groups such as Stray Kids, ITZY, ATEEZ, and TXT, all of whom debuted after 2018 and have already achieved significant success across the globe. They’ve been joined by a slew of rookie idols looking to make their own...

Grammys 2021: Angry BTS Fans Make 'Scammys' Trend As K-pop Band's Dynamite Fails to Win The seven-member group had hoped to pull off a victory for pop duo/group performance for the No. 1 single Dynamite. K-pop sensation BTS’ fans got hashtag “scammys" trending on social media Sunday ahead of the 2021 Grammy Awards to express their outrage that RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook lost the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, who were nominated for “Rain on Me." “Rain on me? Really? I’d rather drown. Anyway get Dynamite to 1B!! #scammys," one BTS stan wrote, with another adding, “Bts doesn’t need the grammys but the grammys need bts #scammys." “As usual they want to increase the number of years they can use bts’s validity to boost their own viewership," another chimed in. “I don’t care about the #scammys but I hate that the boys feel like their worth is measured by their acknowledgm...

BTS announce debut performance of 'Butter' at Billboard Music Awards 2021 ARMY, get ready! K-Pop icons, BTS announced on Tuesday that the World TV debut of their new single 'Butter' will be at the Billboard Music Awards on May 23. The group will take the stage remotely from Korea and will broadcast the LIVE performance during the telecast. The band took to their official handle to make the announcement that read, "We can’t hold it in any longer! Our debut performance of #BTS_Butter will be at this year’s @BBMAs! Watch on Sunday, May 23rd." The boys - RM, V, Jin, Jimin, Jung Kook, Suga and J-Hope will drop their new summer track at midnight on May 21. 'Butter' is the group’s second English-language single following 'Dynamite' that dropped last August. The song will reportedly bring out the smooth and charismatic charm of the boy band. BTS is nominated in four categories at the BBMAs that include Top Duo/Group, Top Song Sa...

BTS Opens Up About “The BTS Law,” Military Service, And Their Future Together In a new interview with Rolling Stone, BTS fielded questions about everything from xenophobia and masculinity to romantic relationships. They also opened up about their military service, and life after it. group 2 BTS In South Korea, all men are required to enlist in the military by their 28th birthday, with few exceptions. Athletes who have won medals in the Olympics or Asian Games are exempt from serving, but there were no such exemptions for award-winning K-Pop stars until last year. group In December of 2020, just days before Jin‘s 28th birthday, South Korea passed the so-called “BTS Law.” Male K-Pop entertainers who have received government medals for their domestic and global cultural contributions can now apply for a deferment until the age of 30. A pop-culture artist who was recommended by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to have greatly enhanced the image of Korea b...

SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan Adopted A Pet Rock And Fans Are Going Crazy Over It Recently, SEVENTEEN‘s Jeonghan shared with followers through Weverse his latest pet–and nobody was anticipating it. Just a few days in the past, Jeoghan shared an image of a rock in a hat, beside a cute little home. The image itself was type of random, however the caption made it much more complicated: “This is Jjongddol, it’s my companion ㅎㅎ.” Fans couldn’t consider it: did Jeonghan actually simply undertake a pet rock?! Suddenly, some Carats wished to be a rock While others wished to have a rock! Carats ended up promoting out the pet rock kits–sure, we’re severe, Jeonghan’s pet rock’s siblings are all offered out!                     Thanks for reading 

BTS Jimin’s Rainbow Cotton Candy Hair Earns Him A New Nickname BTS‘s Jimin recently received a new nickname from ARMYs when he emerged with a brand new hair color. In BTS’s recent concept photo for their upcoming single, “Butter,” many of the members debuted new hairstyles including Jimin’s slicked-back cotton candy hairdo. The mixture of various pastel colors gave him a stark resemblance to one of nature’s stunning creatures. Known as a white-browed tit-warbler (화채작앵 in Korean), the gorgeous bird has previously gone viral on social media for its beautiful rainbow appearance. Despite looking like the result of photoshop, the multi-colored bird is 100% real and dwells in various parts of Asia. Once you see it, you can’t unsee Jimin! Additionally, the news of Jimin’s unique hair color made him trend worldwide on Twitter.

These Are The 20 Most-Streamed 2021 K-Pop Albums On Spotify How many are on your playlist? TREASURE’s Haruto | @treasuremembers/Twitter There have been dozens of great K-Pop album releases so far this year, both from older artists as well as rookies, and many of them have already gained millions or even tens of millions of streams on Spotify. Chungha Here are the 20 most-streamed 2021 K-Pop albums on Spotify so far this year! 20. The Book of Us: Negentropy – Chaos Swallowed Up in Love by DAY6 Released on April 19, this 7-track album has 8.33 million total streams on Spotify. The most-played song is “You Make Me” with 2.56 million streams! 19. Yellow by Kang Daniel Released on April 13, this 5-track album has 9.33 million total streams on Spotify. The most-played song is “Paranoia” with 7.44 million streams! 18. Border: Carnival by ENHYPEN Released on April 26, this 6-track album has 9.57 million total streams on Spotify. The most-played s...

Here Are The Fandom Names And Meanings Of 24 K-Pop Boy Groups Like with the girl group list, there are some boy group fandom names that are really unique and clever, while others tend to be a little unusual and maybe a bit too creative! Here are the fandom names and meanings of 24 popular K-Pop boy groups! 1. A.C.E: CHOICE 2. ASTRO: AROHA 3. ATEEZ: ATINY 4. BTOB: Melody 5. BTS: ARMY 6. CRAVITY: LUVITY 7. DAY6: My Day 8. ENHYPEN: ENGENE 9. GOT7: iGOT7/AhGeSe 10. iKON: iKONIC 11. MONSTA X: Monbebe 12. NCT: NCTzen 13. NU’EST: L.O.Λ.E 14. ONEUS: To Moon 15. ONF: Fuse 16. PENTAGON: Universe 17. SEVENTEEN: Carat 18. SF9: Fantasy 19. SHINee: Shawol 20. Stray Kids: STAY 21. The Boyz: The B/Deobi (더비) 22. TREASURE: Treasure Makers/Teume Koreaboo logo News Lists Stories Search Here Are The Fandom Names And Meanings Of ...