Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Twice reaches the top 40 for the first time in the U.K. as ...

Even many superfans will tell you that K-pop's pageantry has often masked a troubled business model, where impressionable young trainees commit to a life run entirely by their agencies. Signing on the ...

The 1926 film *Arirang* was not merely a movie. Under the oppression of Japanese colonial rule, it captured the nation’s ...

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In the wake of their 30th anniversary, SM Entertainment has unveiled its new growth blueprint: "SM NEXT 3.0." The South Korean entertainment company, home to popular K-pop acts like SHINee, EXO, NCT, ...