Industry News Archive
Features
The MTV VMAs re-institutionalised a K-Pop version of the Jim Crow laws: the “Best K-Pop” category. In the 1890s, the legislatures of the American South passed the Jim
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Features
On the evening of the 19th June 2019, something that Australian fans of the South Korean megastars, BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan), often pray for happened – their beloved band
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Industry News
For the third year in a row, BTS has won Top Social Artist at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. The 3-time consecutive winners were being interviewed by Sway
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Chart News
Surprising almost no-one at all, BTS have proved that they are bulletproof once again, scoring not just one award but TWO awards at the Billboard Music Awards! After
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Festival News
With less than 3 months to go, KCON USA has made their first artists announcement! Since KCON NY’s debut, fans from the East Coast have traveled to New
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Features
Surprising exactly no-one, BTS continue to #PaveTheWay, featuring on the 2019 TIME 100 List of Most Influential People. Earlier it was announced that the spectacular septet had also
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Festival News
In our 7th year of covering SXSW on Hello Asia!, we’re thrilled to reveal the lineup for our first ever official showcase at the iconic Austin event. Partnering
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Industry News
The 3rd Asia Artist Awards (AAA) returned on Wednesday night! AAA is an awards ceremony organized by Korean business newspaper Money Today, StarNews and MTN. AAA celebrates the
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Industry News
Expect to see more Blackpink everywhere, as the girl group have signed with Interscope Records, one of Universal Music’s labels, for their global releases! According to the official
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Industry News
Japan’s annual New Year’s Eve television special broadcasted by NHK has announced the artists that will participate in this year’s Kohaku Uta Gassen. The program, Kohaku for short,
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Industry News
Korean rapper San E released his new single “Feminist” on Nov 16 but has sparked controversy online with the lyrics. Fans have interpreted the song as a diss
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Industry News
Big Hit Entertainment have released an apology addressing instances where BTS members were wearing a T-shirt depicting the explosion of an atomic bomb and a hat with a
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Industry News
Ticket agency StubHub ran a fan-voted poll searching for the “Best K-pop groups of 2018”. The poll was launched in 13 countries across the globe in eight different
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Industry News
“Wearing a T-shirt in Japan mocking the victims of the Nagasaki A-bomb, is just the latest incident of this band mocking the past” says Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate
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Film News
It’s nearing the end of a year which means award season is starting again. In this case, it’s the Asia Artist Awards (AAA) and this year ’s number
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