NCT turns 10 this year – and a decade in, the case for their influence on K-pop is hard to argue with. From the industrial chaos of NCT 127's early releases to NCT Dream's coming-of-age arc, WayV's urban sophistication, and NCT Wish inheriting the torch

BTS are back at full scale, and this week’s YouTube Music charts reflect it

Ten years in, WJSN return with “Bloom hour” – a fan song written by EXY that feels suspended between culmination and continuation

HWASA’s rise has never followed the usual arc. She didn’t debut as the obvious centre of her group, she didn’t slot neatly into K-pop’s preferred image of a female idol, and she certainly didn’t build her solo career on safe choices

For JOOCHAN, stepping onto the stage alone meant shouldering a weight he’d never fully carried before

They call themselves Baby DONT Cry, but nothing about the group reads passive or fragile

First recognised for his smooth vocals and sharp songwriting, Canadian-born but Seoul-based JUNNY has risen to become one of Korea’s most distinctive R&B voices

From commanding the high-energy stages of Waterbomb to crafting intimate solo shows like THE RED, KWON EUNBI has spent five years defining herself as a versatile performer and songwriter beyond her IZ*ONE beginnings