D riven by K-pop groups such as Seventeen, Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together, sales of the top 400 physical albums in South Korea totaled 55 million through June — a 57% increase from the prior ...

Music stocks surged 46% in the first half of 2025, beatign major financial indexes. Spotify stood out in a period marred by ...

South Korea's vibrant music scene is packed with artists far beyond those in idol groups. By Regina Kim This story is part of Billboard‘s K-Pop Issue. What exactly is K-pop? Internationally ...

NAVER Pay, the South Korea-based mobile payment service, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Billboard and Billboard Korea, ahead of the first print issue midyear. Related ...

Jimin’s “Like Crazy” blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, marking his first leader – and the first for a member of superstar South Korean pop group BTS.He’s also the ...

South Korea was the seventh largest music market in the world in 2022, according to the IFPI, trailing the U.S., Japan, the U.K., Germany, China, and France.“Countries such as China and South ...

9 K-Pop Songs That Recently Became Part of South Korean Politics. Hits by many of South Korea's biggest acts have become engrained in the country's political consciousness in recent years.

South Korea's IVE & BIGBANG debut on Hot Trending Songs while BTS' "Butter" reigns for a 17th week after their Grammy Awards performance.

Marking the K-pop phenomenon’s first-ever live album, Permission to Dance On Stage — Live is set to drop July 18. It will ...

Get familiar with South Korea's "The King of Mask Singer" now that you're in love with FOX's "The Masked Singer." By Tamar Herman The Masked Singer premiered last night (Jan. 2), and has built up ...

While South Korea’s government policy allows for partial copyright protection when human creativity is involved, KOMCA’s stance is notably stricter, requiring a total absence of AI involvement ...

Spotify will launch in South Korea on Feb. 2, giving users access to more than 60 million tracks and over four billion playlists from around the world. ×. Skip to main content Billboard.