A seasoned K-Pop artist has added their voice to represent the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea’s entertainment industry. Jo Kwon, who rose to fame as part of the boy group 2AM, revealed in a recent...

K-pop boy group BTS could impact South Korea’s economy by nearly $1 billion, a government official said. The seven-member group, whose overseas popularity surged in recent months, may actually be the...

Two contestants who shocked the world by confessing their love for each other on “The Bachelor Vietnam” are now both off the show and confirmed to be together. Minh Thu shocked viewers after she...

Top Filipino boy band SB19 is currently on their first-ever global tour with stops in the U.S., including New York and California.

South Korean mega group BTS and their label, BigHit, released the first issue of Weverse Magazine where they highlight stories, including COVID-19 related racism they encountered while visiting the...

It’s the summer of 2007, I’m sitting inside my room on campus with the A/C on full-blast. I had just finished my freshman year at UC Irvine. Back then, it was known as a “safety school” before...

K-pop girl group ITZY has dominated this year.  Last month, they wrapped up their sold-out CHECKMATE world tour. In July, they dropped their fifth mini-album of the same name led by the title track...

BLACKPINK member Lisa will be making her solo debut this summer following Jennie and Rosé.  Solo debut: YG Entertainment officially confirmed the K-pop singer’s debut on July 12, reported Hypebae.

GOT the beat is composed of soloist BoA, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon and Hyoyeon, Red Velvet's Seulgi and Wendy and aespa's Winter and Karina

The official campaign video and photos — taken by Park Jong-ha — were released through Calvin Klein’s social media platforms on Tuesday

K-pop girl group Dreamcatcher dropped their newest EP “Apocalypse: Follow us,” led by the title track “VISION,” on Tuesday.

Fans who could not get their hands on a ticket for the completely sold-out BTS tour donated their money to the Ukrainian crisis instead.

The boy band debuted in March under the stewardship of KQ Entertainment, the same powerhouse that catapulted ATEEZ to international acclaim

BTS’ V was recently announced as Google’s most searched Asian celebrity of 2021.

“Maplestory” game developer Nexon announced earlier this month that Blackpink’s Kim Jisoo has been appointed as its official 2022 ambassador.

Coincidentally, while Lisa now has a flower named after her, fellow BLACKPINK member Jisoo recently released her debut solo titled “Flower”

This marks Lisa's first time collaborating with another South Korean soloist, having previously teamed up with French music producer DJ Snake in 2021

BTS member V has been named the “Ultimate Asian Heartthrob” for the third consecutive year by entertainment blog Starmometer, effectively inducting the K-pop star in its “Hall of Fame.” V, whose real...

The BLACKPINK member is set to perform at the historic Crazy Horse Cabaret in Paris for three days on Sept. 28, 29 and 30

Lisa of Blackpink made her runway debut for Celine in a video, following her recovery after being diagnosed with Covid.

K-pop boy group Big Bang made a bang on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart, reaching a No. 1 for their recent single “Still Life.”

They join prominent K-pop groups like Wonder Girls, BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE and NewJeans as the only Korean groups to chart on the Hot 100

Actor Belle Mariano became the first Filipino woman to win Outstanding Asian Star at the Seoul International Drama Awards on Thursday.

K-Pop idol Tiffany Young returns with sweet revenge in her second U.S. single “Teach You.” The track’s music video, featuring fellow Girls’ Generation (a.k.a. SNSD) members Hyoyeon and Sooyoung, has...

I grew up in Seattle, but it took attending a recent AB6IX concert to learn that Daejeon, South Korea, is its sister city. There is a Daejeon Park in Seattle’s Beacon Hill complete with a Korean-st...

The records come amid rumors that Lisa was offered $81 million by competing companies to leave her label, YG Entertainment

Olivia Atkocaitis is suing state agencies, local police and her adoption agency for allegedly ignoring her situation because she is a minority

A viral clip shows a woman telling a Chinese bus driver to “go back to China where you belong,” despite the two already being in China.

The Los Angeles Convention Center was filled with around 140,000 attendees over three unforgettable days

Since their debut in January, the quintet have taken the Filipino music scene by storm, accumulating millions of streams across platforms.

Reports suggest YG Entertainment's intention to resign BLACKPINK's members will be challenging as they are being offered much higher pay from other labels

K-pop boy group ENHYPEN will throw the ceremonial first pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Miami Marlins game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.

K-pop boy group CIX released their fifth EP “OK Episode 1: OK Not” and the music video for title track “458” on Monday.

Rep. Ted Lieu, who was recently elected to the No. 5 position in House Democratic Leadership, will become the party's highest-ranking Asian American.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced Super Junior star Choi Siwon as its new East Asia and Pacific Regional Ambassador. The announcement came on Monday during the 30th annivers...

It marks the first international iteration of "Tiny Desk," a popular video series of live concerts from the nonprofit media organization

"As a solo artist, these are all my own personal style and creative vision. I just want to reflect the things that happen in my life"

Lisa, BLACKPINK's resident rapper, made the list at number 26 with over 96 million followers and $575,000 per post

IU is making her debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival with her latest role in “Broker.”

California State Assemblymember Evan Low has officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang as he joins the #YangGang as a National Campaign Co-Chair.  

A Filipino boyband has sparked some unintentional fuss online after tweeting “Hello, Negros,” which references the name of an island in the Philippines. SB19, the first Filipino idol group promoted...

TC Candler and The Independent Critics have released this year’s edition of “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces” and K-pop stars have reigned supreme on the annual list once again. In the rankings released...

South Korean table tennis teen phenomenon Shin Yu-bin received a special message from BTS member V supporting her Olympic bid.  Olympic ARMY: Shin, the youngest ever Korean Olympic table tennis...

A seven-second clip of BTS’s Jimin has K-pop newcomers hunting down his identity. The clip, shared on Twitter on Sept. 8, comes from the group’s recent concert in Los Angeles.

“A Very Good Girl,” directed by Petersen Vargas, chronicles a meticulous revenge plot triggered by a ruthless firing

"I’m proud to bring a new taste of magic to Jackson’s new wave of music. We did it all while being unapologetically us"

The “Kings of K-pop” Big Bang dropped a photo teaser on their individual Instagram accounts on Monday to announce a midnight release of their new song on April 5.  Members G-Dragon, T.O.P and Taeyang...

NextShark interviews Japanese artist Ado, who sings the part of Uta in the hit movie “One Piece Film: Red."

Last year, Wang performed at 88rising's Head In The Clouds Forever showcase at Coachella 2022

Marvel actor Tom Holland and legendary Hong Kong-born Chinese actor Jackie Chan exchanged praises before the video game-to-film adaptation of “Uncharted” finally premiered in China. In a recent...

Chipotle changed its official name on social media after BTS member Jungkook mispronounced it in a video over the weekend.

Parents in China are using helmet-like products on infants to make their heads take a rounder shape amid the rise of a new beauty craze in the country.  The cost of beauty: A popular belief that...

“Crazy Rich Asians” actor Harry Shum Jr. and Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani bought out theaters in support of “Searching,” a hyper-modern thriller starring “Star Trek” alumnus John Cho....

Last week, Andrew Yang published an op-ed in The Washington Post highlighting the growing racism against the Asian community.  The piece, published on April 1, was met with immediate backlash from...

The quartet made their U.S. festival debut last year on Coachella’s main stage

BLACKPINK fans are clamoring for more from songwriter Rosé after an alleged audio leak of the K-pop singer featuring on a remix of Bella Poarch’s “Build A B*tch” went viral. The leaked audio appeared...

The man who was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a 52-year-old Asian woman in Flushing, Queens was released early this morning. Patrick Mateo, 47, was released from custody this morning at around...

Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth accidentally dropped details of a collaboration with K-pop group BTS on Saturday during the iHeart Radio Wango Tango concert.

Editor’s Note: On December 26, 2017, Jeremy Long (legal name: Masyoshi Mukai), 34, was involved in a crash that took the life of his friend Maya Isabelle Thone, 20. CHP investigators said “drugs...

K-pop girl group ITZY recently corresponded with NextShark about their newest mini-album “Cheshire” and their FIFA World Cup commercial for McDonald’s. 

Steve Aoki just dropped the music video for his smash hit collaboration with BTS, “Waste It On Me,” which features an all-Asian American cast. We got the chance to sit down with the Grammy-nominated...

A fundraising director for Andrew Yang criticized MSNBC for “silencing” the candidate in the latest Democratic presidential primary debate, describing the move as a case of “systemic racism.” The...

Four male suspects have been arrested in connection to the vicious assault of a Chinese doctoral student near his University of Wisconsin-Madison campus last week.

The Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange's "2023 Hallyu Survey" queried 25,000 participants from 26 different countries

Cocona of rookie Japanese girl group XG has gone viral on TikTok for her trilingual rap from the group’s newly released video “[XG TAPE #2] GALZ XYPHER.” A TikTok video posted by user @xg_stan on...

Olympic medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani launched a GoFundMe Charity with GetUsPPE to address the declining personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by frontline workers during the COVID-19...

The announcement of iKON's world tour comes ahead of the upcoming release of member Bobby's debut solo single on March 21

China’s top epidemiologist reportedly subjected herself to an injection of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine that has never undergone animal testing earlier this week. Chen Wei, 54, a major general in...

Coachella was already packed with Asian artists this year, but 88rising just announced today that we can expect to see even more at the festival.

ARMY membership holders can participate in the ARMY member Presale Powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan beginning Wednesday, March 1

Asian Canadian actor Simu Liu opened up to the Facebook group “subtle asian traits” to express his thoughts on a recent video released by popular YouTube channel Asian Boss.  In the video, host Tony...

Different variations of the “Dune” poster have ignited a controversy surrounding Chinese audiences and media portrayals. The initial claims: Earlier reports claimed that Black actor Sharon Duncan-B...

K-pop boy group CRAVITY released their first English-language single “Boogie Woogie” on Friday.

Korean Canadian indie artist Junny dropped his debut studio album “Blanc” on Friday. 

An 89-year-old Chinese American woman was set on fire in New York earlier this month. The incident, which caught two male suspects on camera, occurred near 16th Ave. and 77th St. in Bensonhurst,...

After their historic appearance at a United Nations General Assembly in New York City, South Korean mega pop group BTS dropped by at “The Tonight Show” to do one of the hardest challenges on the...

Sandra Oh has officially become the most nominated Asian performer in the 70-year history of the Primetime Emmy Awards. On Tuesday, Oh received her second consecutive Lead Actress in a Drama Series...

James Lee had his whole career ahead of him as the bassist for a popular Korean pop-rock band when a freak accident left him with a severed hand, making him unable to play the instrument he had...

The Korean American rapper and singer held an exclusive event in Los Angeles to celebrate the launch of Won Soju

"Cheetah" is the Hong Kong soloist and GOT7 member's latest music release following his song "Slow," featuring Ciara

Kathy Zhu, an openly vocal supporter of U.S President Donald Trump, was labeled a “white supremacist” in fliers posted around the University of Michigan campus.  Zhu took to Twitter on Tuesday...

The woman allegedly pulled up alongside the person recording and made the racist gesture a second time for the camera

Martial arts star Donnie Yen recently celebrated Hong Kong’s handover to China, sparking heavy criticism from fans and renewed calls to #BoycottMulan. Pro-Beijing post: Yen, who plays Commander Tung...

Last year, V released an original Christmas song as a gift to fans

Xiao Zhen Xie, the 75-year-old elderly woman who fought back an attacker in San Francisco, has decided to donate all her GoFundMe money back to the Asian American community. What happened: Last...

K-pop superstars EXID marked their return on Tuesday with an announced 10th anniversary single album, “X.”

A California woman has taken the fight against anti-Asian violence to a creative new level. Esther Lim (@essyli), a second-generation Korean American, has created a booklet called “How to Report a...

A recently married doctor is reaping praises online for sacrificing the festivities of his own wedding so he can rush back to treating novel coronavirus patients in his town.  The wedding, held in...

"As a Filipino, I would say I'm just happy to see not just my people, but also others who are really growing their interest in our culture and language"

The AAPI community gathered on Sunday for a funeral honoring Daoyou Feng, a victim of the March shooting in Atlanta, who didn’t have any close friends or family in the U.S.  Dr. Charles Li, a founder...