When Global Fame No Longer Means The Need For Western Approval – The Era of BTS
Pauleen BTS has emerged as the most influential global music figure of the twenty-first century – going beyond their…
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Squid Game Season 2: Same Game, Same Pressure
JING YUYING Squid Game Season2 is an original series launched by Netflix in 2025. It is a survival game concept…
More than Award Night, The 2026 GRAMMYs Showed the Global Shift in Music
Fu Xiaodi The 68th Grammy Awards will be held on February 1, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, still…
From Music Festival to Media Spectacle: Has Coachella Lost Its Identity?
CHEN Siying Coachella Poster. Image @Instagram Coachella was regarded as one of the most influential music festivals in the world,…
Music is Starting to Sound the Same, and That’s Not an Imagination
Yuetong Xie Pop music has never been more successful–and never less adventurous. So, when did “safe” and “profitable” become the…
AI-Generated Music is Real Music.
Youxin Chen People call it fake art; they are scared if it is not. Just like how they called photography…
DEADLINE – BLACKPINK’s Third World Tour causes sensation among K-pop fans
REN Ren Since YG Entertainment official account posted poster and announced that BLACKPINK would set their Third World Tour from…
The Death of the Album: How Streaming Killed the Music Album as an Art Form
Shuaib Price For decades the music album represented the ultimate statement of artistic vision – a cohesive, narrative experience that…
2 steps forward and 2 steps back, social media sucks.
Alexander Hanjin De Filippo When I think of social media, I think, Instagram, TikTok, sharing memes, looking at garbage posts, and brain-rotting…
Beyond the Outfit: Gender Inequality and Systemic Pressure in K-pop Exposed by Jang Won-young’s Controversy
Jiahao_Wen What was originally meant to be a cheerful, celebratory performance quickly turned into a storm online. After attending…