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K-pop girl supergroup to feature stars from Aespa members to BoA

Girls on Top, the female equivalent of boy band SuperM, features some of the biggest K-pop stars of the past 20 years, from Aespa’s Winter and Karina to solo artist BoA and Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation.

27 Dec 2021 - 12:08PMvideocam

Sound familiar? The K-pop artists who are remaking old tunes

4 Jun 2021 - 3:47AMvideocam

How BTS, Blackpink give back through their charitable causes

10 Mar 2021 - 2:30AMvideocam

How K-pop dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020

K-pop thrived in 2020 despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with groups giving online concerts and releasing hugely successful albums. On the downside, inadequate safety precautions at recent awards shows were linked to a cluster of coronavirus infections.

30 Dec 2020 - 1:45PMvideocam

K-pop girl group Blackpink have made the most of the year, as have many K-pop groups. Photo: YG Entertainment

We Lost the Summer, and other K-pop songs for surviving Covid-19

Don’t let the pandemic get you down – these five K-pop songs, from BTS members, Taehyun of TXT, Twice and others – will help you beat the coronavirus blues.

29 Oct 2020 - 12:46PMvideocam

Blackpink, BTS, and SuperM albums this autumn to look forward to

Tours have been cancelled and festivals have been put on hold – but three of the biggest K-pop acts around – Blackpink, BTS and SuperM – have new releases out this autumn to give us all something to look forward to.

30 Sep 2020 - 4:11AMvideocam

BTS, SuperM keep K-pop industry rolling as smaller acts toil

The K-pop industry has turned to online concerts to keep the money coming in. Supergroups like BTS and SuperM are benefiting from the move, but for smaller acts it’s just not profitable.

22 Sep 2020 - 5:06AMvideocam

BTS perform during Bang Bang Con: The Live online concert in June, which attracted more than 750,000 paid viewers around the world. For smaller K-pop acts, these virtual gigs are not profitable. Photo: Big Hit Entertainment

Covid-19 forced K-pop concerts online – are in-person gigs over?

No queuing for toilets, no paying for overpriced snacks and drinks – are online live concerts the new normal post-Covid-19?

7 Aug 2020 - 12:00PMvideocam

Exo on hiatus: Baekhyun, Sehun and Chanyeol go solo, but where’s Kai?EXO members prove worth with solo, subunit gigs amid group hiatus

While Suho, Xiumin and D.O. complete military service, the other members of K-pop’s most popular 9-piece boy band have been keeping busy

23 Jul 2020 - 3:56PM

Why is K-pop’s Taemin, of SHINee and SuperM, nicknamed ‘Magic Hands’?

He may be out of action for a while after injuring his wrist, but did you ever wonder what the K-pop idol does when he’s feeling down?

17 Jul 2020 - 9:50AMvideocam

Taemin turns 27 on July 18 – but is currently recovering from a wrist injury. Photo: SM Entertainment

Online BTS and Super M shows point to new revenue stream

The BTS world tour was halted by the pandemic, K-pop’s biggest names turned to online shows. The first performances were free, and tickets were sold for later streamed events that made millions of dollars.

4 Jul 2020 - 4:09AMvideocam

BTS did not let the pandemic stop them working, holding online concerts that earned millions of dollars for their label and suggesting a new revenue stream for K-pop.

75,000 K-pop fans paid US$27 to stream SuperM’s live concert stream

A day earlier BTS announced they will sell tickets to the online Bang Bang Con: The Live, while NCT 127, TVXQ and Super Junior are also all playing paid concert streams

21 May 2020 - 8:00PM

5 things you probably didn’t know about Exo and SuperM’s Baekhyun

The million-selling singer, who turns 28 on May 6, is loved for his role in two of K-pop’s biggest boy groups, but here are five lesser-known facts about the puppy-faced superstar

5 May 2020 - 10:55AMvideocam

SuperM’s Lucas: handsome, athletic and a great personality

Loved by K-pop fans for his good looks, rapping style and character, Lucas from Super M was born and raised in Hong Kong. He was a member of boy bands NCT and WayV before joining the K-pop supergroup.

22 Mar 2020 - 10:15PMvideocam

K-pop star Lucas was a member of boy bands NCT and WayV before joining K-pop supergroup SuperM last year.

Boy bands leading the charge in K-pop’s US invasion

NCT 127 became the fourth K-pop boy band to hit the US Billboard album chart’s top five this week with new album NCT 127 Neo-Zone, capping off a 12-month period representing the highest-charting year for K-pop in the US.

21 Mar 2020 - 10:00PMvideocam

Taeyong of NCT 127 and Super M: good looks, great moves

Today Taeyong may be the handsome singer, rapper and dancer of K-pop boy bands NCT 127 and Super M, but as a trainee his dance teacher told him he was so bad that there was no hope for him in the music business.

27 Feb 2020 - 4:49AMvideocam

All you need to know about Mark from NCT and SuperM

Mark debuted less than four years ago, but has quickly become a spokesman and songwriter for NCT and SuperM and an accomplished solo artist.

22 Feb 2020 - 5:48AMvideocam

Taemin’s exemplary K-pop career, from Shinee to SuperM

Taemin signed up with SM Entertainment and trained for three years before joining Shinee as a dancer. His vocals were his weak point, but diligence and practice have fixed his singing.

18 Feb 2020 - 10:14AMvideocam

10 of the best K-pop songs this year: did your fave make it?

How many K-pop songs can you name from 2019? From the folk-pop ballads of AKMU to the blisteringly popular tunes of BTS, here are our top 10 Korean songs of the year (yes Blackpink makes the list, too).

18 Feb 2020 - 10:19AMvideocam

First generation K-pop bands who led the way for BTS and Super-M

Before BTS and Super-M, K-pop bands such as S.E.S and Baby V.O.X. performed with Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Tupac Shakur and sold millions of albums – have you heard of them all?

18 Feb 2020 - 10:24AMvideocam

5 things to know about SuperM, the ‘Avengers of K-pop’

Supergroup SuperM have been dubbed the ‘Avengers of K-pop’ – after topping the Billboard album charts, are they on the road to toppling BTS’ crown?

18 Feb 2020 - 12:48PMvideocam

Could K-pop boy band supergroup SuperM topple BTS? Photo: Instagram

Did K-pop boy band SuperM cheat their way up the Billboard charts?

The seven-man South Korean supergroup start their North American tour, ‘We Are The Future Live’, on November 11 with gigs in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver

18 Feb 2020 - 10:26AMvideocam

K-pop boy band SuperM top the Billboard 200 Chart with their debut album, but are engulfed in controversy over album bundling. Photo: SM Entertainment

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SuperM

SuperM are a South Korean “supergroup” made up of seven members from four boy groups: Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, Taeyong and Mark from NCT 127, and Ten and Lucas from WayV. After making their debut in 2019, their first EP went straight to No 1 on the Billboard albums chart.

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Entertainment, K-Pop

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K-Pop Band

last updated:

7 October, 2024