When Koreans think of ‘music’, they usually think of Western classical or pop. Likewise, most Korean Catholics think of religious music as Gregorian chants, masses from classical composers such as ...

Thanks to the power of the internet, these days it’s easy for K-pop fans who don’t speak Korean to find translations and romanizations of K-pop song lyrics so that all fans can learn the words to ...

The birth of modern K-pop is often dated to 1992, when Seo Taiji and Boys, a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the ...

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Korean has been the second most dominant language among the non-English songs that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, according to a recent report by Billboard. The US music ...

Ever come across a song and imagine yourself dancing to it with your future husband or wife on your wedding day? Maybe you daydream about it every day, or maybe you haven’t even thought about it.

South Korean juggernaut BTS’ youngest member Jungkook has reached another milestone by becoming the first Korean solo artist to debut more than one song at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales ...