2026 Directory
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The Latest Long-Form Writing
LE SSERAFIM’s Satisfying Celebration
A Closer Look at TXT’s 7TH YEAR
New Compilations
BTS Coverage
TXT Coverage
K-Pop “Study Guides”
The Best of 2026
Best of May, Part 1
Best of May, Part 2
Best of May: Honorable Mentions
Best of April, Part 1
Best of April, Part 2
Best of April: Honorable Mentions
Best of March, Part 1
Best of March, Part 2
Best of March: Honorable Mentions
Best of February, Part 1
Best of February, Part 2
Best of February: Honorable Mentions
Best of January, Part 1
Best of January, Part 2
Best of January: Honorable Mentions
The Best of 2025
The Best K-Pop Music Videos: No. 50-26, No. 25-1, and Honorable Mentions
The Best Albums: No. 100-76, No. 75-51, No. 50-26, No. 25-1, and Honorable Mentions
The Best Songs: The Top 150 and Honorable Mentions
The Best Teasers and Trailers: The Top 20, ranked!
The Best of the Rest
Part One: The best bonus tracks, collaborations, debuts, highlight medleys, T-pop and P-pop albums, and more!
Part Two: The best soundtracks, covers, interludes, and more!
Part Three: The top 100 remixes! Plus lists of new and notable live albums and compilation albums spanning K-pop, J-pop, C-pop, and beyond!
Best End-of-Year Releases: A paywalled guide
“Readers’ Choice” survey results
Interviews
Inside The Rose’s Feature-Length Film!
HEART OF WOMAN’s Active Legacy-Making
The Essence of SORAN’s New Era
Kang Seung-sik Shares His Proudest Moment, Ideal OST, and Changing Tastes
MiMi Reveals CATtRIEVER’s End and Her New Solo Start
The Whimsical World of PompadollS
Melody & Christine’s Cosmic Convictions
IHWAK’s Music Speaks for Itself
The Story of “Casual Rock” Band Tokai
CRACKER: “I believe wit is important in any situation”
VINII Are Ready to Make Some Noise
The Soothing Sounds of Sweden Laundry
chorim’s Chronicle of Finding Her Voice
AIDEN Talks “Unbreakable” and Inspirations
NECTA Talks All Things GIRLHOOD
JunSung: “I want to stand against that loss of soul.”
“I see musicians as storytellers”: Mozzy on Love, Language, and Listening
The “Alchemy” Behind YOU Sieun’s Style
Other New Articles
KPop Demon Hunters: The Most Interesting Coverage
The KPop Demon Hunters CASETiFY Collection is Out Now!
A Preview of wave to earth’s New Era!
Inside the BTS Arte Museum New York Event!
BTS Teams Up with Starri and Nex Playground!
40 Things You Forgot or Didn’t Know Happened in 2025
AUDITION ALERT: Join Big Ocean!
G-DRAGON is CASETiFY’s Inaugural Brand iCON!
SEVENTEEN Updates: June 2026 (paywalled)
SEVENTEEN Updates: May 2026 (paywalled)
SEVENTEEN Updates: April 2026 (paywalled)
SEVENTEEN Updates: March 2026 (paywalled)
SEVENTEEN Updates: February 2026 (paywalled)
SEVENTEEN Updates: January 2026 (paywall REMOVED!)
SEVENTEEN Updates: November & December 2025
“Up to Speed” (paywalled series): The ADOR saga; the ONE HUNDRED situation; HEESEUNG’s exit from ENHYPEN
“Cheat Sheets” (paywalled series): THE SIN : VANISH thoughts & theories; K-pop mythology references; the original Dead by Daylight video game K-pop chapter; hidden details in LE SSERAFIM’s ‘PUREFLOW’, Pt. 1; a guide to Billlie’s the collective soul and unconscious: chapter 2
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K-pop reference guides that are routinely updated
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