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EJAE was most-streamed K-pop artist in the United States last year

Singer-songwriter EJAE, who wrote and performed songs on the original soundtrack for the hit Netflix animated film “KPop Demon Hunters” (2025), was the most-streamed K-pop artist in the United States last year.

2026-03-09

Seventeen to sing ending theme song for 'Beastars' third season

Boy band Seventeen will sing the ending theme song for the final season of the Japanese anime television series “Beastars” (2019-), agency Pledis Entertainment said Monday.

2025-12-22

'KPop Demon Hunters' soundtrack, Stray Kids album rank No. 3, No. 4 on Billboard chart

The soundtrack of the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" and boy group Stray Kids' new album "Do It" have both secured places in the top 10 of the U.S. Billboard main albums chart this week.

2025-12-08

'KPop Demon Hunters' soundtrack slips to No. 3 on Billboard albums chart

The soundtrack for Netflix's hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" dropped to No. 3 on the Billboard main albums chart this week, according to a chart preview released Sunday.

2025-11-17

'Golden' remains No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100

"Golden," the hit song from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters," held steady at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, Billboard said Monday.

2025-11-04

BoA and TVXQ team up for first Japanese soundtrack collaboration

Singer BoA and boy band TVXQ are set to collaborate for the first time on a Japanese soundtrack, agency SM Entertainment said Thursday.

2025-09-11

Stray Kids to release song for Japanese drama series

Boy band Stray Kids will release its first original soundtrack song for Japanese drama series "Re: Revenge - Yokubo No Hate Ni" on April 12.

2024-03-24

Enhypen to sing 'Keep Swimmin' Through' for 'Baby Shark's Big Movie'

The band will sing "Keep Swimmin' Through," which sends a message of "overcoming hardships and the adventures ahead of us together," according to the company.

2024-01-18

Riize to release soundtrack album for 3D animation 'Sealook' on Nov. 4

"Happy! Happy! Happy!" and "Look at me Sealook" will be included in the album, both their Korean and English versions, all sung by Riize. "Happy! Happy Happy!" is a calming pop score, according to Million Volt.

2023-10-24

Disney+ sees 1.25M surge in subscriber numbers in Korea on success of its shows

Subscribers to Disney+ shot up 1.25 million in September with the release of episodes of “Moving,” landing the streaming service at No. 1 on the chart of apps that have seen a rapid rise in users the same month aggregated by Mobile Index.

2023-10-12