K-pop didn’t just dominate playlists in 2025 — it conquered the global stage. From record-breaking chart runs and sold-out ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Netflix’s animated smash film KPop Demon Hunters has taken ...

Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has become one of the biggest films and soundtracks of the summer. The film has nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including fictional girl group HUNTR/X’s Golden ...

K-pop is having a golden moment. The signs have been there since the start of the summer, with groups such as Stray Kids, Itzy, Enhypen and Ateez driving sweaty swarms of American K-pop fans to ...

“Seven” by Jungkook and Latto is the most streamed song of Jungkook’s career, and in just over a year and a half, it has outstreamed every single song by BTS, Jungkook’s original group, over their ...

When "Kpop Demon Hunters" made its Netflix debut in June, nobody could have predicted an animated K-pop musical set in Seoul would resonate so widely. Yet it didn't just draw attention - it became a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. Directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the film follows a ...