From nine unknown “normal guys” to a team making their mark across the globe, JO1 reflects on their past, present and future through their connection to music, JAM, the group and themselves as individuals.

Written by Komal Gupta | For Runyu Qian, a song can hold a childhood afternoon, a grandmother’s voice, a lonely year in New York or an entire fictional life. At Music Matters Live, the singer-songwriter and pipa player lets MIXTAPE 317 inside a few of them. Photo Runyu Qian Runyu Qian has had two hours of sleep. This is important information because I am about to get an unusually unfiltered version of her. “Whatever I’m telling you, it’s like the dead truth.” Fair enough.

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Written by Christine Terrisse Photo by Rebecca Rowe and Courtesy of the Recording Academy™️/photo by Rebecca Sapp, Getty Images© 2026 | GRAMMY Museum Curator Kelsey Goelz talks about what it took to bring the museum’s first Kpop soloist-centered exhibit to life. Courtesy of the Recording Academy™️/photo by Rebecca Sapp, Getty Images© 2026 It’s the Tuesday after TAEMIN’s history-making set at Coachella and the legendary K-pop performer and member of SHINee is visiting the GRAM