How the West was won: K-pop's great assimilation gambit

The crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Makes History With One Chart’s First K-Pop No. 1

Huntr/x earns a historic win as “Golden,” from KPop Demon Hunters, hits No. 1 on Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart, becoming the first K-pop song to do so.

7 More Dance Songs You’ll Love If You Have Harry Styles’ ‘Aperture’ on Repeat

Whet your appetite for Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally with these dance singles that share "Aperture" DNA.
Los Angeles Times

At KCON, fans from around the world dance with their favorite K-pop idols — and each other

On Friday, the Los Angeles Convention Center was a sea of green. The convention center was home to L.A.’s 13th annual KCON, a Korean music festival that ran from Friday to Sunday. While the three-day convention began in 2012 as a celebration of K-pop ...
Forbes

Lisa Is The First K-Pop Act With Multiple Hits On One Billboard Chart

Lisa becomes the first K-pop soloist with multiple Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart hits as Alter Ego tracks “Moonlit Floor” and “Chill” debut, proving her genre-spanning appeal. Thai singer and actress Lalisa Manoban known as Lisa attends the 97th Annual ...
Yahoo

Tate McRae’s ‘It’s OK I’m OK’ Leads Inaugural Hot Dance/Pop Songs Chart

As previously announced, the 15-position chart ranks the most popular current dance/pop titles, featuring songs with dance-centric vocals, melody and hooks by artists not rooted in the dance/electronic genre, ranked by streaming activity by online music ...