Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. ROSÉ performs "APT." live with Bruno Mars at the 2024 MAMA ...

What's on your best K-pop songs of 2024 list? Maybe you followed the ongoing girl group renaissance to new music from NMIXX and aespa, with a sprinkle of ILLIT's debut. Maybe you embraced exciting ...

BTS' Jimin’s solo composition WHO turned out to be the best-selling song among male K-pop acts in the US in 2025.

At the close of 2024, K-pop is becoming territorial in a different sense. Earlier this month, the BLACKPINK member Rosé and the girl group TWICE, two of the genre's towering figures, released new ...

The 2024 KBS Song Festival has come to a close! This year’s annual KBS Song Festival was broadcast over two different nights, with performances taking place in Korea and Japan. The Japanese leg, ...

Critics around the world named best K-pop songs and albums of 2025 that saw HUNTR/X, Saja Boys, BLACKPINK members, BTS ...