TWICE, BLACKPINK Made Noise with Simultaneous Comebacks — but Who Hit Harder?

TWICE, BLACKPINK made noise with simultaneous comebacks — but who hit harder?

K-pop witnessed a rare moment on July 11 at 1 p.m., as two of the genre's biggest girl groups, TWICE and BLACKPINK, dropped new music at the exact same time. One leaned into empowerment-pop with polished ease, while the other detonated a literal music bomb straight out of the rave scene. The result? A week of fierce fan debate, endless replays and two vastly different approaches to being a global K-pop band in 2025. TWICE, celebrating 10 years s…

Explosive Comeback: BLACKPINK Tops July 2025 K-Pop Idol Group Brand Reputation Rankings, with Index Soaring 85.60%

BLACKPINK leads the K-pop idol group brand reputation rankings for July 2025. See the full list and find out where your favorite group landed

K-Pop Stars Dominate Circle Chart Week 28: Full Rankings

Credit: Netflix, THEBLACKLABEL Week 28 of the Circle Chart spotlighted major wins for artists like HUNTR/X, ALLDAY PROJECT, Super Junior, and TWICE, with each securing top spots across various categories. The Korea Music Content Association announced that during the week of July 6th-12th, 2025, HUNTR/X, ALLDAY PROJECT, and Super Junior each took home two No.1 titles, while TWICE clinched the top spot on the Album Chart with massive sales. HUNTR/…

TWICE’s Fourth Full Album ‘This Is For’ Records Over 600K Sales in Debut Week - K-POP NEWSWIRE

TWICE has returned with a bang through their 4th full-length Korean album THIS IS FOR. Released on July 11, the album is showing both strong sales and international chart success. In its first week, TWICE’s THIS IS FOR sold an impressive 609,415 copies. It became the group’s fourth-highest first-week sales, following With YOU-th (1,063,615), STRATEGY (729,581), and READY TO BE (651,205).  The album kicked off with 436,956 sales on its first day …

Album Review: TWICE – This Is For

Cue Star Wars Crawl: It is an uncertain time in K-pop.Bean counters nervously gnash their teeth.Would-be stars going solo isn’t popping off like anyone hoped.They band back together for a begrudging tour, but the energy isn’t the same.Tone deaf racial moments arise. The new great hope, NewJeans, are essentially suppressed into nonexistence by corporate greed, bad management, and poor maneuvering. Amidst all this, somewhat against the odds, TWICE…