The thriller premiered its first season in December 2022 and was renewed for another season in early 2023.
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It’s Sunday, December 31, the last day of 2023, and there’s been so much K-pop excellence this year!
We’re taking a look at our favorite South Korean superstar acts, including boy bands, girl groups and solo stars, who are keeping us entertained with incredible visuals.
K-Pop stars are giving us unforgettable music videos alongside their hit singles, featuring intricate choreography, futuristic landscapes and plenty of high fashion.
Some of the videos racked up millions upon millions of views in just a matter of mere hours, and are sure to go the distance through 2024.
We’ve rounded up the 10 most popular K-pop videos of 2023, based on YouTube views. Did your favorite acts make the cut?
Scroll through to see the 10 most viewed K-pop music videos of 2023, ranked lowest to highest…
The thriller premiered its first season in December 2022 and was renewed for another season in early 2023.
NCT, will make their debut next month.Today (January 18), NCT’s agency SM Entertainment announced that NCT WISH will make their long-awaited debut in February 2024. The new group will feature six members – Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya – who were previously confirmed through the reality show NCT Universe: Lastart.According to reports by Korea JoongAng Daily and Yonhap News Agency, NCT WISH will be based in both South Korea and Japan, through which they’ll conduct their global activates.
Universe Ticket has aired, with the announcement of the final members of new girl group UNIS.Universe Ticket aired on South Korean TV network SBS from November 18, 2023 to January 17, 2024.
The Family Stallone is accepting guests again into their home. All 10 episodes of the second season of the docuseries featuring Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Flavin Stallone and their daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet will premiere February 21 on the streamer.
Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s latest feature, Evil Does Not Exist, and the period action pic 12.12: The Day, from Korea, lead the nominations at this year’s Asian Film Awards.
NCT’s Haechan is being fined.
NewJeans taking home the most accolades during the ceremony – view the full list of winners below.On January 10, the 13th Circle Chart Music Awards was held at the at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. Hosted by SUPER JUNIOR‘s Leeteuk, STAYC‘s Sieun and ZEROBASEONE‘s Seok Matthew, the awards ceremony honoured the best South Korean music released from December 2022 to November 2023.NewJeans were the biggest winners of the night, bringing home four awards for Artist of the Year (Digital), Artist of the Year (Global Streaming), Artist of the Year (Unique Listeners) and Music Steady Seller of the Year.Other girl groups to take home multiple trophies include (G)I-DLE (three awards), IVE (three awards), NiziU (two awards) and LE SSERAFIM (two awards).NCT Dream, SEVENTEEN and BTS‘ Jungkook also took home three awards each.
K-pop has gone global.
might be her in 2023, she pulled out, not one, but two Barbie looks for the Golden Globes. On January 8 the 33-year-old actor in a sparkling version of the bubble-gum pink dress worn by the Superstar Barbie doll released in 1977, (likely very itchy) tulle boa et al.What you may not know about Superstar Barbie is that she came with an outfit change, allowing little kids to swap out the pink dress and boa for an even more glamorous version of the head-to-toe look.
SEVENTEEN and NewJeans taking home the grand prizes for the night – view the full list of winners below.On January 6, the 38th Golden Disc Awards was held at the Jakarta International Stadium in Indonesia. Hosted by Sung Si-kyung and Cha Eun-woo, the awards ceremony honoured the best South Korean music released from mid-November 2022 to early-November 2023.SEVENTEEN and NewJeans took home the grand prizes for album and song of the year respectively, making them the biggest winners of the night.
RIIZE have made their comeback with a music video for their new single ‘Love 119’.In the new visual, the boyband head to school together on a cold winter’s day, where they quietly observe a love interest in their class from afar. In other scenes, the group practise the song’s choreography together.
Wheein of K-pop girl group MAMAMOO has announced her upcoming 2024 ‘Whee In The Mood [Beyond]’ world tour.At midnight KST today (January 4), MAMAMOO’s Wheein announced her upcoming 2024 world tour. Titled ‘Whee In The Mood [Beyond]’, the tour is named after her 2023 solo studio album ‘In The Mood’.The tour will kick off in February 2024 with two shows at the Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Seoul, South Korea.
LE SSERAFIM member Yunjin has opened up about the subject matter of her next solo single, which she says is “about loving all the past versions” of herself.The Korean-American K-pop idol recently sat for an interview with NYLON, during which she opened up about her songwriting process, her inspirations and what is next for her growing solo discography.Yunjin revealed that her next song came about after “candid conversations” with HYBE founder and chairman Bang Si-hyuk, who suggested that she consider writing music about how she feels in the present.“A lot of music that I’ve written is about my past experiences. So when he was like, ‘What about talking about how you feel now?’ that was a really big question for me,” she told the outlet.
Korean historical action drama 12.12: The Day has grossed $90.5M and sailed past the 12 million admissions mark at the Korean box office over the Christmas holiday period to become the highest grossing film of 2023.
Nick Clement Following years of delays and pandemic restrictions, and now celebrating a post-strike awards season, what better way to kick off the 35th annual Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival than with a “fun and naughty film,” says festival director Lili Rodriguez. Thea Sharrock’s “Wicked Little Letters” will enjoy its U.S.
Noah Centineo is ready to embark on another dangerous adventure as Owen Hendricks in The Recruit.
TVXQ is back!
It’s been an eventful 2023 for international TV and film. As the strikes shut down Hollywood and streamers retrenched from the mega-spends of the Covid era, shows and movies from far and wide came were already in demand like never before, as viewers look to new countries for inspiration. Call it the Squid Game effect, or whatever you want, but neither subtitles nor geographical boundaries are an impediment to content getting seen any more. Here, we run down each Deadline International journalist’s top pick from the year, for the most part avoiding spoilers (there are some though, so this is a fair warning). You’ll find big-ticket U.S. fare, Japanese anime, restaurant TV dramas and Australian newsroom stories among our eclectic selections.
G-Dragon is starting a new chapter.
The Masked Singer is a global phenomenon.