With all due respect to the ladies, K-pop probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the boys. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.billboard.com it’s hard to win with these types of top ten articles. What criteria was used? Sales? Popularity?  See on Scoop.it – Hallyu: Korean Popular Music

With the launch of Apple Music, K-pop fans finally got their wish to stream all their favorite artists on one platform… well, almost all of them.  Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.billboard.com This story raises questions about music listening habits of K-pop fans, many of whom come to K-pop through the Internet. See on Scoop.it – Hallyu: Korean…

Berklee College of Music has seen several K-pop talents pass through its doors, and the latest sensation could be the duo Highbrow. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.kpopstarz.com K-pop continues to promote collaboration with artists outside of Korea. See on Scoop.it – Hallyu: Korean Popular Music

Korea JoongAng Daily Choices in K-pop raise serious questions Korea JoongAng Daily “Koreans don’t really raise or see racial issues in K-pop videos [because they are so used to seeing Hollywood-style videos of the same nature], so [it’s… Sourced through Scoop.it from: koreajoongangdaily.joins.com This story takes up the issue of representation of other ethnicities in…

The recent trend of K-pop idols opening up Chinese social media accounts shows the importance of the Chinese market to the success of Hallyu stars. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.kpopstarz.com As K-pop continues to make inroads into China through social media, it will be interesting to see how that works in light of China’s record…

Nearly everything about Nickelodeon’s new show Make It Pop sounds similar to what TV fans have already seen — including the platform (musical-comedy, just in time for Glee’s finale) and the setting (a boarding school a la Zoey 101) — but its main… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.billboard.com Nick Cannon mentions that he used social media to reach out to fans who were…

Way back in 1992, a dropout metalhead by the name of Seo Taiji released the first K-pop song: “Nan Arayo.” It was an ambitious mess of import aisle genres and moods, and it sold millions – making the geeky rebel South Korea’s very own Elvis,… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.spin.com Mainstream music publication talks about…

Any K-pop fan residing in Mongolia, listen up! Because Crayon Pop, MAMAMOO, and K-Much are coming!Th Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.allkpop.com K-pop continues to spread globally, holding concerts in Asia outside of the usual countries like Japan. See on Scoop.it – Hallyu: Korean Popular Culture