K-pop’s voice attracts 4 trillion won per year

American and European artists have long dominated the pop music scene worldwide. To cite a few examples, the iconic tunes of the Beatles of Britain and ABBA of Sweden flooded the soundtracks of the 1970s through the ‘80s. From the ‘80s to the ‘90s, American star Michael Jackson took over as the “King of Pop.”

JYJ to Break New Ground with Germany, Spain Concerts

JYJ will hold concerts in Spain and Germany from next month, marking new territory for a Korean pop group, its agency C-JeS Entertainment said.

The popular boy band will play at the 24,000-capacity Palau Sant Jordi Stadium in Barcelona, Spain on Oct. 29, following in the footsteps of international stars like Ricky Martin and Deep Purple.

Super Junior Hope to Go Beyond Asia with New Album

K-pop group Super Junior, one of the world’s largest boy bands, have released their fifth regular album. In a press event on Thursday, the group, who at one point featured enough members to field a soccer field, talked about their insatiable appetite for conquering the world after enjoying sweeping popularity in China, Taiwan and other Asian nations.

Super Junior holds press conference for “Mr. Simple”

Super Junior just had their first press conference for 5th studio album, “Mr. Simple.” The album was released on August 2nd on online portals with the physical album set to be released on Friday, August 5th. The long-awaited music video for the title song, “Mr. Simple,” is also set to be released on the presscon.

Anti-Korean wave tweets cost Japanese actor’s career with his agency

A Japanese actor was kicked out by his Japanese agency after his anti-Korean wave posts on Twitter caused an uproar.

“Now I’m unemployed,” said Sousuke Takaoke, who came under fire a few days ago after he tweeted his animosity towards the spread of hallyu, or the Korean wave, in Japan especially Korean dramas.

SM Entertainment’s Growing Influence in K-Pop

One of the most trending topics in K-Pop last week was SM Entertainment’s (SME) growth in stock price value. It was reported that Lee Soo Man, founder and chairman of SME, saw his total share value for SME surpass 110 billion won ($100 million USD) for the first time on July 13th. He currently owns 24.43% of SME’s total stocks, which saw its closing price end at 27,500 won ($26 USD) per share on KOSDAQ that day. It was the highest value SME has ever seen since entering KOSDAQ in 2001, and also the most value Lee Soo Man has had so far.