Malaysian Snack Super Ring Goes International Thanks To BLACKPINK

We should never underestimate the strength of star power. Jisoo (김제니) and Jennie (김지수) from BLACKPINK successfully demonstrated this when they introduced South Korea (and the world) to the Malaysian snack, Super Ring. The pair, from arguably the biggest K-pop act at the moment, stopped by a local 7-11 store earlier this year when they held their...

Fans of BTS and Blackpink go to ‘war’ as their idols release new albums

The albums from BTS and Blackpink are supposed to lift K-pop from its current scandals. But another controversy has blown up over tactics used by the fans of the two groups in the battle to conquer the album charts. There is talk that Blackpink fans paid streaming service Spotify to ensure that a Blackpink advertisement is...