Yuuka Hasumi put high school in Japan on hold and flew to South Korea in February to try her chances at becoming a K-pop star, even if that means long hours of vocal and dance training, no privacy ...

JAKARTA -- A new music video released by JKT48, a Jakarta-based "idol" girl group, is in the spotlight, as the sister group of Japan's AKB48 went for K-pop style instead of J-pop.

South Korean pops group Girls Generation performs on the stage during the K-Pop All-Star live concert in Niigata, northern Japan, on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) Thousands of ...

Japanese boy band SMAP and its powerful agency, Johnny's Entertainment, are largely responsible for creating the K-pop model. Even though SMAP broke up, its influence is still being felt.

As the host of a radio show interviewing K-pop artists and introducing South Korean culture, 20-year-old Tsuki, who hails from Osaka Prefecture, knows her stuff.

SEOUL, South Korea -- A Japanese television show called off an upcoming appearance by BTS, a popular K-pop group, over one band member's T-shirt. TV Asahi had invited BTS to perform on its live ...

Despite this history of erasure, a number of Zainichi — there are estimated to be about 400,000 people of Korean descent living in Japan — have become prominent artists or cultural figures in ...