Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. Based in South Korea, the home of K-pop’s synchronized groups, ...

Music cuts and restarts inside a dance studio in the country’s capital, as dancers count out loud, refining precise transitions late into the night. V14 is one of many dance studios in the city known ...

At the PopRox Dance Studio on Capitol Hill on a hot August day, nine students and an instructor somberly walked toward the mirrors on the wall, dragging their feet. As percussion rattled into a chorus ...

In San Diego, multiple generations and ethnicities are surfing the Korean Wave — or Hallyu, the 21st-century East-meets-West cultural phenomenon — bolstered by the release of the animated Academy ...

Dance-pop in 2026 is thriving on a fusion of global sounds, viral social media moments, and streaming-first strategies. Genres like Afro house, melodic house, and Latin house are breaking into ...