Johnathan Lim, a professional card grader, states that a card graded PSA 10 could be worth 100 times more than a card graded PSA 1, highlighting the importance of card condition in determining value.
Every member of BTS launched fully-fledged solo eras, complete with new albums, singles, tours, guest appearances, and more. Each member used the hiatus to explore a different corner of his artistic identity, from Suga's rock-infused Agust D shows to V's jazz-tinted solo debut.
Heat, with legions of fans clutching bags toting pickets bearing their favorite member's face, comparing merchandise hauls like the spoils of war. Heat, under the blazing equatorial sun. And heat, on stage, when the nine active members of the 13-person group emerged to thunderous cheers.
Through in-depth discussions with each of the members about the future they envision and the direction of the team, it became clear that HEESEUNG has his own distinct musical vision and we have decided to respect it. It's difficult to relay the whole process through a short notice, but this decision comes after extensive deliberation.
When the pandemic hit, and reality settled in that life would be isolated and mostly inside, Grammy winner Anderson .Paak found himself on the outside looking in, in a way he didn't anticipate. "I was the odd man out. My son was 8, and BTS took over the whole house," .Paak explained in an interview with The Times at his WeHo lounge, Andy's. "It was a K-pop storm. Before that, me and my son were bonding off of my music."
The directors were crying, the producer was crying, and I thought: Oh my gosh, this is an incredible musical world. It was February 2025, and Ian Eisendrath was conducting an orchestra through the final flourishes for the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack. He knew that the team had built something special but I never thought it would be like this, he laughs, marvelling at what came next.
Over the last several years, Netflix has positioned itself as one of the few video streaming services focused on making an impact in the music industry. From the surprise revival of older songs like Bush's "Running Up That Hill" and Metallica's "Master of Puppets" in shows like "Stranger Things," to streaming the most originally produced music documentaries, there's no doubt Netflix's audience is musically in tune.
She watched her peers get called up for groups like SHINee and f(x), but her own debut never came. When Kim, now known professionally as Ejae, was finally dropped by the agency in 2015, the explanation she got was simple: This was a business. As she recently told the Philippine media network ABS-CBN, "SM has a very specific vision and sonic sound and I just didn't really fit that."
ILLIT's Not Cute Anymore came out a couple of months ago. It's an incredibly impressive pop song. It has this kind of, like, light, lithe, rocksteady vibe to it. I also hear it as a little bit of a pointed rebuke to how a lot of girl groups are framed in K-pop. Innocent. Sweet. And maybe it's a bit of a broadside in the ongoing K-pop war between NewJeans and their parent label, Hybe.
The animated movie KPop Demon Hunters swiftly captured the attention of viewers worldwide following its release in June 2025 ending the year as Netflix's most-watched film of all time. KPop Demon Hunters follows the story of the superstar K-pop girl group trio HUNTR/X made up of singers Mira, Zoey and Rumi and their battle to defend the world from a demon army.
Will America's long national nightmare ever be over? Will we ever learn who Leonardo DiCaprio was talking to during a Golden Globes commercial break? Yesterday, his One Battle After Another co-star Teyana Taylor confirmed that, in the soundless video of DiCaprio talking to someone offscreen, he was talking to her. "Yesterday, I thought I broke the Da Vinci Code," Taylor said on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. Today, she's less sure.
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