Allkpop is a breaking K-Pop

K-pop

K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...

 celebrity gossip and news site launched on October 30, 2007 and based out of Edgewater, NJ. Owned and operated by parent company 6Theory Media, allkpop is the most trafficked K-pop news site with over 3 million readers per month and now generates more Web traffic than any Korean music portals in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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Best known for breaking news and exclusive features with top celebrities, allkpop has spread Korean Entertainment to English speaking audiences worldwide, also known as the Hallyu Wave. Exclusive interviews with celebrities include Brian Joo

Brian Joo

Brian Joo , better known as simply Brian, is a Korean-American R&B, K-pop singer where he is known as a member of R&B duo Fly to the Sky. His solo album, The Brian was released in December 2006. His 2nd solo album, Manifold was released in December 2009.He had two birth names as Brian Gintaek Joo...

, SECRET, Block B

Block B

Block B is a South Korean boy group created by Cho PD under his label Brand New Stardom. On April 15, 2011, they made their debut on KBS Music Bank with their promotional single, "Freeze!" . The group consists of seven members: Zico , Lee Taeil, B-Bomb , Ahn Jaehyo, U-Kwon , Park Kyung, and P.O...

, 2PM

2PM

2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment...

, Wonder Girls

Wonder Girls

Wonder Girls is a South Korean girl group. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions...

, 2NE1

2NE1

Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009...

, Miss A

Miss A

Miss A , commonly stylized as miss A, is a four member South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment through their sub-label AQ Entertainment in 2010. The group consists of members from both China and South Korea...

, Girl's Day

Girl's Day

Girl's Day is a five-member South Korean girl group under the management of Dream Tea Entertainment. The five members are: So Jin, Ji Hae, Min Ah, Yura & Hyeri.-History:...

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In 2010, allkpop scored licensing rights to live stream CJ E&M's global awards show, the Mnet Asian Music Awards. At the 2009 Mashable Open Web Awards, allkpop was awarded "Best Breaking News Site" and at the 2010 Mashable Awards, allkpop was awarded "Must-Follow Brand."