K-Pop
B.I Opens Up: K-pop Star Talks Love, Ambition and the Year That Nearly Broke Him
B.I (Kim Hanbin) has spent a lot of time recently thinking about love and being young. He’s also been hitting the gym and studying for the Korean History Proficiency Exam, a test that’s notoriously difficult and usually taken by history buffs or those wanting to impress future employers. He’s not too keen on working out, an admission he makes sheepishly, but he holds the exam prep in a more favorable light: “I’m not getting smarter from it, but it’s fun and I’m doing it with my friends. When I was younger I didn’t study too much!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He persists in his gym routine for one reason: It’s important that he presents “the best version of myself” and, in turn, his fans’ appreciation creates in him a sense of conten...
Holland Speaks Out After Suffering Homophobic Attack in Seoul: ‘I Want People to Recognize the Pain & the Courage’
To an online following of millions of fans, Holland is the slender, soft-spoken singer-songwriter whose experiences of growing up gay in South Korea have created a musical safe space as rare visibility for LGBTQ people in the K-pop scene. But to one man in Seoul, his existence ignited a homophobic hatred that elicited an attack in one of Seoul’s most foreigner-friendly areas. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Late on May 5 local time, Holland shared through Instagram and Twitter that a stranger physically attacked him and called him “a dirty gay” in Seoul’s Itaewon area, primarily known for having a large foreigner population and a handful of gay bars. Writing, “this is obviously a hate crime,” Holland, who is not fluent in English, refle...
Everything We Know About BTS’ Anthology Album PROOF (So Far)
All right, ARMY, buckle up, because we have plenty of details to unpack together. After initially confirming new music on June 10th at the closing night of their Las Vegas shows, BTS have been slowly rolling out details for the upcoming album, PROOF. This now includes the fact that PROOF will be an anthology album, chronicling BTS’ nine (!) years of music, and will include a mix of existing favorites and brand new music. The anthology record will be broken into three parts, arriving as three disks in physical form. Pre-orders are now open on BTS and management company HYBE’s proprietary communication platform, Weverse. Advertisement The announcement of an anthology album led fans to speculate that the collection, which required the difficult task of working through BTS’ enor...
Which BTS Member Is an Introvert or Extrovert? Watch Them Take a Myers-Briggs Test
BTS are putting their personalities to the test. Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook sat down for a special video, published Friday (May 6), in which they sat down with pen and paper to figure out what their Myers-Briggs personality types are. The Myers-Briggs personality test is an introspective questionnaire that is designed to measure psychological responses to get an idea of how said person perceives the world, reacts around others and makes decisions. With seven members in the group, the test determined which of the 16 total personality types the K-pop stars fell into and if there was any overlap between the guys. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Despite being international superstars, most of the BTS members tested as “I” ...
Stanning BTS: That That, We Like That!
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS K-pop Icon PSY has come back with a new hit, “That That,” produced by and featuring Suga of BTS! This collaboration is instantly iconic, bringing us a hype post-pandemic message that makes us want to dance! Join Kayla and Bethany as they pull apart the lyrics, music video, and parallels to “Permission to Dance.” Related Video Listen to Stanning BTS break down PSY and Suga’s collab and more in the episode above. Then you can show your love for Stanning BTS with the Iconic ARMY T-shirt, now on sale at the Consequence Shop or via the buy-now button below — available in two new colors! Advertisement Stanning BTS is a biweekly podcast ab...
TOMORROW X TOGETHER Announce 2022 US Tour
TOMORROW X TOGETHER have announced a US tour. This summer, the K-pop group will play seven shows in support of their latest EP, minisode 2: Thursday’s Child, hitting cities like Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Check out the full schedule below. Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster, with a special pre-sale for MOA members taking place on WeVerse. Stay tuned for more details. minisode 2: Thursday’s Child arrives on May 9th. In the meantime, revisit our Artist of the Month video interview with TXT. Advertisement TOMORROW X TOGETHER 2022 Tour Dates:07/07 – Chicago, IL @ Rosemont Theatre07/09 – New York, NY @ Hulu Theater07/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theatre07/14 – Dallas, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre07/17 – Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre07/21...
BIBI Reflects on Her Debut Coachella Performance, Teases “Weird, Dark and Twisted” New Era
K-pop soloist BIBI could be described as a free spirit, but that feels a bit too reductive for an artist as ever-evolving as her. BIBI pulls from hip-hop, R&B, and pop sounds as she pleases, and describes her music as her “weird, dark, and twisted” way of expressing herself. Following a highly buzzed-about debut set at Coachella, BIBI sat down with Consequence to reflect on this moment in her career — a moment that only seems to be setting her up for more adventures. BIBI was part of the 88rising Head In the Clouds stage at Coachella. In reflecting on her time at Coachella Valley, two things prominently stand out: the desert dust, and getting to spend time with her fellow 88rising artists. “It was really overwhelming,” she says of her time at the festival, recalling the sheer size...
BTS, Justin Bieber Concerts Boost HYBE’s Quarterly Earnings
Korean music company HYBE, home to K-pop superstars BTS, posted revenue of 285 billion KRW ($226 million) in the first quarter of 2022, the company announced Tuesday (May 3). The result — which marks a nearly 60% revenue increase year over year but a decrease of 37.8% from last quarter — followed a record-breaking year for HYBE in 2021, when the company surpassed $1 billion in revenue for the first time thanks to its acquisition of Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. The Q1 results were bolstered by a return to large-scale live events, including BTS’ Permission to Dance shows in Seoul in March, which drew over 45,000 fans in person. An additional 1.4 million fans viewed the livestream, which smashed box office records; the March 12 screening alone grossed $6.9 million in North America, making...
PSY Embraces his ‘Second Chapter’ With New Album, Executive Role & Friendship With BTS
The week before releasing his first album in five years, PSY is extremely cautious not to let the identity of his comeback single’s special guest star leak. Speaking to Billboard on a video call from an office in Seoul, PSY refers to Suga as “that person” when discussing his new single, “That That,” produced by and featuring the BTS superstar. The precaution may seem over the top just days before the reveal, but a lot is riding on what the original viral musician deems his “second chapter.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In 2018, PSY left Korean mega label YG Entertainment, the agency which helped him achieve his international success with “Gangnam Style” in 2012 and is the current home to acts like BLACKPINK and BIGBANG. At the top of...
ENHYPEN Sings Hits by Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, BTS, SEVENTEEN & More: Watch
ENHYPEN is putting its members music skills to the test. The K-pop stars appeared on the latest episode of Elle‘s Song Association, published on Thursday (April 28), and per the game rules, was given a series of words and was then tasked with singing a song with the given word in 10 seconds or less. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The first word, “Polaroid,” was an easy one for members Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo and Ni-ki get straight out of the gate, and they launched into their viral TikTok hit “Polaroid Love” with just one second to spare on the clock. “It’s like a polaroid love/ Love, that old-fashioned feeling/ But my heart is racing/ Why am I like this?” the guys sing in Korean. ENHYPEN also had an easy time for the sec...
Coachella 2022: aespa Make Their US Live Debut
Rising K-pop group aespa played their first US live show on Saturday night, and the setting, of all places, was the main stage at Coachella. The group’s five-song set began with the live debut of “ænergy,” followed by “Black Mamba,” “Savage”, and an English language version of a new, unreleased song called “Life’s Too Short.” Then then closed their set by performing “Next Level.” Replay the full performance below. Despite forming in the midst of a pandemic, aespa, one of our 2022 Rising Artists to Watch, have enjoyed some pretty mind-blowing success. The four-piece released their first EP, Savage, in September, and its title track entered at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 — the highest K-pop girl group debut on the U.S. charts. Now, the quartet has become the third K-pop act in history to per...
Stanning BTS: FanFic Files Ep. 14 – Las Vegas Edition
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS In celebration of BTS’ recent residency in Las Vegas, Kayla and Bethany of Stanning BTS host a new Vegas-themed episode of The FanFic Files. Kayla shares “Black Swan” by Charjooning, where Yoongi and Hoseok go to Las Vegas to let loose and Yoongi gets enchanted by a beautiful dancer. Related Video Then, Bethany shares “Fill My Heart with Song” by callicoversy, in which Jeongguk feels pulled to enter an old jazz club where the bartender insists he joins the young man dancing alone amongst older couples. Advertisement Listen to Stanning BTS host another edition of FanFic Files in the episode above. Then you can show your love for Stanning ...
