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Secret bets on nostalgia, reinvention in comeback
Jun 21, 202610:30 AM
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Secret bets on nostalgia, reinvention in comeback

Former hit girl group Secret is embarking on a new chapter, returning with its first new music for the first time in 12 years and introducing a new member in place of two original members. The comeback has drawn attention not only because of the group's lengthy hiatus, but also because it reflects a growing trend in K-pop. As the cost of launching rookie groups continues to rise, more companies are finding value in reviving familiar brands. "Secret Flavor," released Thursday, marks Secret's firs

Le Sserafim, Illit, Katseye's 'Iconic By Mistake' breaks into UK chart
Jun 21, 20264:26 AM
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Le Sserafim, Illit, Katseye's 'Iconic By Mistake' breaks into UK chart

The collaboration single "Iconic By Mistake" by Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye continues to gain traction globally, entering the UK Official Singles Chart and posting strong performances on Spotify's worldwide rankings. According to the latest UK Official Charts released Friday, "Iconic By Mistake" debuted at No. 22 on the Official Singles Top 100 chart for the week of June 19-25. The chart combines audio and video streaming, downloads and physical sales into a single ranking system. Songs that

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Sung Si-kyung, Raisa release first duet ballad 'Heaven Knows'
Jun 21, 20264:25 AM
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Sung Si-kyung, Raisa release first duet ballad 'Heaven Knows'

Korean ballad singer Sung Si-kyung teamed up with Indonesian singer Raisa for their first duet, "Heaven Knows," a romantic ballad released Friday. According to E2W Group, the collaboration brings together two artists from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds whose voices help convey the song's message of love and hope with sincerity. The track marks another first: Raisa performs in Korean for the first time, while Sung delivers English lyrics. The duet follows a social media collaborati

Jun 21, 20269:16 PM
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BTS’s “ARIRANG” Re-Enters Top 10 Of Billboard 200 3 Months After Its Release

Three months after its release, BTS’s latest album has returned to the top 10 of the Billboard 200! On June 21 local time, Billboard announced that BTS’s studio album “ARIRANG” had re-entered the top 10 of its Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States. “ARIRANG” climbed back up

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Jun 21, 20268:39 PM
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Watch: Kang Mina Spills The Tea On Kiss Scene With Block B’s P.O In “Amazing Saturday” Preview

On the next episode of tvN’s “Amazing Saturday,” Kang Mina will dish on her experience playing Block B’s P.O’s love interest! Seo In Guk and Kang Mina, who are both starring in the upcoming drama “See You at Work Tomorrow!”, will be appearing together on next week’s episode of “Amazing Saturday” as guests. A newly

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Jun 21, 20267:54 PM
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Watch: Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Young Shares Her Favorite Thing About Being Married In “The Manager” Preview

Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Young will be sharing a glimpse inside her everyday life on MBC’s “The Manager”! In a newly released preview of the popular reality show’s next episode, Tiffany Young makes a special appearance as a guest. The new preview starts out with footage of Tiffany visiting an ENT (Ear Nose & Throat) doctor

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Jun 21, 20267:22 PM
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CORTIS’s “GREENGREEN” Becomes Their 1st Album To Chart For 5 Weeks In Top 50 Of Billboard 200

All lights are “GREENGREEN” for CORTIS as their latest EP continues its impressive run on the Billboard charts! This week, CORTIS’s second EP “GREENGREEN” successfully remained in the top 50 of Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States, for its fifth week in a row. For the

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Jun 21, 20267:03 PM
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Jennie And Tame Impala’s “Dracula” Soars To New Peaks On Billboard’s Radio And Songs Of The Summer Charts

BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Tame Impala’s hit remix of “Dracula” continues to gain steam on U.S. radio! This week, Jennie and Tame Impala’s collab version of “Dracula” soared to new heights on both multiple Billboard charts, marking several new career highs for both singers. “Dracula” rose to new peaks of No. 6 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay

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Jun 21, 20265:53 PM
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CORTIS, aespa, LE SSERAFIM, Stray Kids, MEOVV, BTS, ILLIT, TXT, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billboard World Albums Chart

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on June 20! CORTIS’s latest EP “GREENGREEN” returned to No. 1 in its sixth week on the World Albums chart, in addition to spending a fifth week in the top 50 of the Billboard 200. The group’s debut EP “COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES” also

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Jun 21, 20263:46 PM
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Watch: Stray Kids Announces Comeback Date And World Tour With MV Teaser For Pre-Release Single “RUN IT”

Mark your calendars for Stray Kids’ return! On June 22 at midnight KST, Stray Kids officially announced their upcoming plans for a comeback and world tour. To kick things off, Stray Kids will drop the pre-release single “RUN IT” on June 24 at 1 p.m. KST. Six weeks later, the group will release their album

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Jun 21, 20263:17 PM
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AHOF Drops 1st Teaser For “RUN TO YOU” Comeback

Updated June 24 KST: AHOF has released “HEART” concept photos for their upcoming mini album “RUN TO YOU”! Updated June 23 KST: A scheduler has been revealed for AHOF’s upcoming album “RUN TO YOU”! Original Article: AHOF has kicked off the countdown to their summer comeback! On June 22 at midnight KST, AHOF released their

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Jun 21, 20262:59 PM
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Watch: ILLIT Takes 4th Win And Triple Crown For “It’s Me” On “Inkigayo”; Performances By RIIZE, STAYC, And More

ILLIT has snagged a fourth music show trophy for their latest hit “It’s Me”! On the June 21 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were I.O.I’s “Suddenly,” aespa’s “LEMONADE,” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” ILLIT ultimately took the win with a total of 5,099 points. This is the third time that “It’s Me”

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Jun 21, 20262:29 PM
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aespa’s “Drama” Becomes Their Fastest MV To Hit 300 Million Views

aespa has just set a personal record on YouTube! Shortly after 11:20 p.m. KST on June 21, aespa’s music video for their 2023 hit “Drama” surpassed 300 million views on YouTube, making it their second music video to do so after “Next Level.” aespa first released the music video for “Drama” on November 10, 2023

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Jun 21, 20268:59 AM
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Former gugudan Member Jang So Jin (Soyee) Announces Marriage

Former gugudan member Jang So Jin (Soyee) will be tying the knot! On June 20, Jang So Jin took to her Instagram to share the happy news of her upcoming marriage along with her stunning wedding pictorial with her lawyer fiancé. She wrote the following message: As summer draws near, I wanted to share some

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Jun 21, 20267:02 AM
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Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart 2026, June Week 3

The top three songs remain the same as last week, with aespa’s “LEMONADE” maintaining the No. 1 spot for the second week. Congratulations to aespa! Holding on to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, are CORTIS’s “REDRED” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” There is only one new song in the top 10 this week. Debuting at

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Jun 21, 20266:11 AM
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Parc Jae Jung To Change Fan Club Name Due To Overlap With Different Artist

Parc Jae Jung will be changing his recently announced fandom name. Earlier this week, Parc Jae Jung’s agency Romantic Factory announced that the singer’s official fan club name would be “Namu” (the Korean word for “tree”). However, some fans of veteran singer Park Hyo Shin objected to the name, pointing out that “Namu” was a

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Jun 21, 20265:16 AM
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LE SSERAFIM And ILLIT Enter Top 25 Of UK’s Official Singles Chart For 1st Time With KATSEYE Collab “ICONIC BY MISTAKE”

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collab single “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” is off to a strong start in the United Kingdom! For the week of June 18 to 24, “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” debuted at No. 22 on the Official Singles Chart (widely regarded as the U.K. equivalent to Billboard’s Hot 100 in the United States). Notably,

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Jun 21, 20264:21 AM
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Watch: Performances From “Music Core” 2026 Ulsan Music Festival

The June 20 episode of MBC’s “Music Core” was a special summer festival in Ulsan! The artists who performed at this year’s Ulsan Music Festival included BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, MEOVV, KiiiKiii, STAYC, fromis_9, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, AND2BLE, KickFlip, izna, Billlie, tripleS, N.Flying, xikers, CLOSE YOUR EYES, Baby DONT Cry, EPEX, IDID, LUCY, Park Ji Hyeon, dodree,

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Jun 21, 20261:57 AM
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Watch: TWICE Members Sing “TAKEDOWN” Live In Official “KPop Demon Hunters” MV

Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” has released a music video for TWICE’s version of “TAKEDOWN”! On June 20 local time, Netflix unveiled an official live music video for TWICE’s Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung’s version of “TAKEDOWN,” which is sung by the fictional girl group HUNTR/X in the animated film “KPop Demon Hunters.” The new music video

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Jun 21, 20261:35 AM
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June Girl Group Member Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for individual girl group members! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness indexes of 735 girl group members, using big data collected from May 21 to June 21. IVE’s Jang Won Young continued

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Jun 21, 20261:00 AM
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BLACKPINK’s “JUMP” Becomes 1st K-Pop MV Released In 2025 To Hit 400 Million Views

BLACKPINK has hit the 400 million mark with yet another music video! On the morning of June 21 KST, BLACKPINK’s music video for their hit single “JUMP” surpassed 400 million views on YouTube, making it the first music video released by a K-pop artist in 2025 to reach the milestone. BLACKPINK originally released the music

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Jun 21, 202612:24 AM
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Winners Of The 35th Seoul Music Awards

On June 20, the 35th Seoul Music Awards (SMA) were held at the INSPIRE Arena in Incheon. ATEEZ won this year’s Daesang (Grand Prize), in addition to taking home one of this year’s Bonsangs (Main Awards). Meanwhile, BOYNEXTDOOR snagged a total of four awards, including Best Album, World Best Artist, the R&B/Hip Hop Award, and

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