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At the Crossroads of an “11-Year Partnership,” TWICE…JYP’s Contract Renewal Calculus [HT Focus]
(Photo courtesy of JYP ENTERTAINMENT) [Hanteo News = Reporter JUNG JUNHWA] In October 2015, TWICE debuted in…
![HYBE’s “TUIDE” vs JYP’s “OURBIRTHDAY”…Same Code, Different Winning Moves [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786042389-380x220.)
HYBE’s “TUIDE” vs JYP’s “OURBIRTHDAY”…Same Code, Different Winning Moves [HT Focus]
(Photo = INIT ENTERTAINMENT, courtesy of abd) [Hanteo News = Reporter JUNG JUNHWA] In the second half…
![They Took the Stage but Never the Award…BTS Ultimately Turns Its Back on the Grammys [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1786034289-380x220.)
From “Opening Act” CORTIS to “Headliner” JENNIE…The Present of K-POP Shown by Lollapalooza [HT Focus]
Photo = Lollapalooza SNS [Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] Last weekend, four K-POP artists of different…
![They Took the Stage but Never the Award…BTS Ultimately Turns Its Back on the Grammys [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1785605888-380x220.)
They Took the Stage but Never the Award…BTS Ultimately Turns Its Back on the Grammys [HT Focus]
(Photo courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC) [Hanteo News = Reporter JUNG JUNHWA] BTS, which reshaped the global popular…
![On Infinite Repeat: The K-Pop That Got the World Hooked [Hanteo Rewind: 2026 First-Half Review ②]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1784804589-380x220.)
On Infinite Repeat: The K-Pop That Got the World Hooked [Hanteo Rewind: 2026 First-Half Review ②]
If albums are a record of ownership, streams are a record of repetition. In the first half…
![11 Years Since Debut, Second Contract Renewal…The Gateway SEVENTEEN and TWICE Are Facing Side by Side [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1784448247-380x220.)
11 Years Since Debut, Second Contract Renewal…The Gateway SEVENTEEN and TWICE Are Facing Side by Side [HT Focus]
Photo = PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT, JYP ENTERTAINMENT [Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] Two groups that debuted in…
![Return of the K-Pop Kings… K-Pop Album Market Hits "All-Time High" in the First Half of 2026 [Hanteo Rewind — 2026 First-Half Review ①]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1784200389-380x220.)
Return of the K-Pop Kings… K-Pop Album Market Hits “All-Time High” in the First Half of 2026 [Hanteo Rewind — 2026 First-Half Review ①]
– First-half sales of 49.53 million copies — a “half-year record”… 14 million-seller acts- Major IPs including BTS…
![He Said He Would Remove the Modifiers…Yet YEONJUN’s World Has Become Even Clearer [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783706237-380x220.)
He Said He Would Remove the Modifiers…Yet YEONJUN’s World Has Become Even Clearer [HT Focus]
Photo = BIGHIT MUSIC [Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] YEONJUN, who said he would remove the…
![“Señorita, Adios, Mañana”…Why K-Pop Is Singing in Spanish [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783702029-380x220.)
“Señorita, Adios, Mañana”…Why K-Pop Is Singing in Spanish [HT Focus]
Photo = Screenshot from ATEEZ’s “BAD” music video [Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] Spanish has been…
![Will Annual Sales Be Rewritten?...The Unusual Momentum of the 2026 Physical Album Market [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783512754-380x220.)
Will Annual Sales Be Rewritten?…The Unusual Momentum of the 2026 Physical Album Market [HT Focus]
[Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] This year’s first-half K-pop physical album market is showing unusual momentum.…
![Will Annual Sales Be Rewritten?...The Unusual Momentum of the 2026 Physical Album Market [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1783491734-380x220.)
Will Annual Sales Be Rewritten?…The Unusual Momentum of the 2026 Physical Album Market [HT Focus]
[Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] This year’s first-half K-pop physical album market is showing unusual momentum.…
![BABYMONSTER, Xdinary Heroes, and TWS All Hold Concerts at Once…What Their Venues Say [HT Focus]](https://www.europesays.com/korea/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1782620412-380x220.)
BABYMONSTER, Xdinary Heroes, and TWS All Hold Concerts at Once…What Their Venues Say [HT Focus]
Photo = YG ENTERTAINMENT, JYP ENTERTAINMENT, PLEDIS ENTERTAINMENT [Hanteo News = Reporter KANG SUYOUNG] This weekend, three…