Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Since its founding in 2004, the Korean Music Awards has ...

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and AKMU's Lee Chan-hyuk emerged as the K-pop world's biggest winners at the 23rd Korean Music Awards on Wednesday, claiming victories at South Korea's prestigious music ceremony ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unsuk Chin onstage at the L.A. Phil's "Seoul Festival," featuring a new generation of Korean composers. (Jason Armond / Los ...

Clockwise from top right: San Francisco's Del Sol String Quartet will join performers from the National Gugak Center, who will play traditional Korean instruments like gayageum, piri, and saenghwang.

Before K-pop, there was trot. This traditional South Korean music genre gets its name from the American "foxtrot", which shares the trot's distinctive two-beat rhythm. It was popular for decades and ...