Side C
K-Pop
The industry that exports itself — generations, systems, crossover.
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Monsta X Learned How to Heal
Three albums into their English-language experiment, K-pop's longest-running crossover act delivers its most grown-up record — and a title track that earns its name.
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The Fifth Generation Has a Definition Problem
Every K-pop generation has been defined by a platform shift. The new class of debuts has everything — except a consensus on what makes it new.
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K-Pop's English Test
The crossover playbook used to be translation. Now it's native production — and the industry is quietly splitting over what 'K' even means.