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More than 8 million views later, the replies under the Stray Kids Japan clip are split between fans who found it funny and fans who did not.
The woman who has raised the SS501 star's eldest son alone faced a flood of harsh comments from his international supporters and answered them instead of dodging them.
Our Lexicon entry on the fandom name: what it means, who picks it, and the wordplay behind CARAT, MOA, ONCE and hundreds more.
One is HYBE's all-in-one superfan platform and the other is DearU's paid inbox of idol messages. Here is what each word means, how the apps work and what changed this month.
A fan vote crowned Stray Kids' Felix for the "most AI-like visual," and the word now covers faces, full styling and music videos.
From Weverse sign-up deadlines to case-sensitive fan club codes, here is the early ticket window K-pop tours run on, and why a code never guarantees a seat.
From a 2010 Girls' Generation album to $13 Lucky Draw cards and tea-lounge swap meets, here is how the photocard works for U.S. fans.
K-pop borrowed the Korean word for the last-born child to name a group's youngest member, then built golden maknaes, maknae lines and a Netflix rapper on top of it.
This week's Lexicon word: who hands out the leader title, why it so often goes to the oldest member, and where the word turned up this year.
Known in Korean as eungwonbeop, the fan chant turns a K-pop audience into part of the song, and fans learn it from guides, practice and fanclub leaders.
Our Lexicon entry on the word that runs the K-pop calendar: what it means, why no hiatus is required, and how BTS's March return fit both definitions.
The fandom's most basic word has a whole family of spin-offs, from ult bias to bias line, plus a Korean counterpart, choeae. Here is the full entry.
From a Joseon-era origin story to natural aegyo TikTok edits of Lil Uzi Vert, the word for deliberate cuteness has traveled far past the fan sign.
Why Kep1er's Yeseo calls EUNHA "sunbae-nim," why TXT are BTS' hoobaes, and how K-pop's senior and junior titles really work.
From BTS' first 200,000-won sound check seats to 2026 U.S. tour stops: what the pre-show tier includes, what it costs and how to buy one.
From hired taxis tailing Kim Jae-joong to a break-in on NCT's U.S. tour: what the word means, where it comes from and how agencies fight back.
How two Korean message boards turned into a translation pipeline for English-speaking fans, and why one 2020 warning about gamed top comments still holds up.
The Stanbias Lexicon explains the Korean sibling titles fans use for idols: who says which one, how the OED rewrote two of them, and when to skip them.
From 82MAJOR's first trophy to Show Champion's published formula, here's what the weekly Korean TV prize measures and what it doesn't.
The concert light every K-pop fandom holds up now pairs with a phone, knows your seat and can start a design fight, as CORTIS found out this summer.
A fansign gets your album signed in person, and a hi-touch is a greeting event. LIGHTSUM's Japan rollout and U_chae's U.S. fan meet tour show how both are sold.
From Seo Taiji and Boys in 1992 to RIIZE and ILLIT, the fan-made label that files K-pop into eras, and why the 5th gen line is still contested.
The grand prize at Korea's year-end award shows: what it rewards, how it differs from a bonsang, and who has collected the most of them.
A guide to K-pop's favorite chart flex: what all-kills, certified all-kills and PAKs measure, who holds the records, and how a Netflix cartoon song broke them.
The word started on K-pop forums as a jab at fans with dating fantasies, then caught on with TikTok's manifesting crowd. Now it's in Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and a KiiiKiii title.
Hanteo counted a record 49.53 million albums in the first half of 2026 and BTS passed $500 million on tour, while HYBE's share price nearly halved on margin worries.
K-pop's four biggest companies reportedly sat it out, and the new category drew 116 entries to best Latin song's 519. That gap is a verdict on the category.
The group's 5th mini-album launch in Seoul followed criticism of police-uniform outfits paired with miniskirts and knee socks.
Fans heard a remark from Yeonjun, Taehyun and Huening Kai as indirect support after BIGHIT MUSIC promised legal action with no settlement.
The girl group walked in through the audience in Los Angeles and shared the bill with Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion and Megan Moroney.
Each member picks a favorite Viki show in a spot about how fans share what they love, produced with creative agency UNFOLD.
The November 7 LACMA Art+Film Gala, co-chaired by Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, will also honor artist Vija Celmins.
The model shared a wordless Instagram photo on October 12, holding her sleeping newborn, seven years after her marriage.
