Seventeen subunit V8 — The8 and Vernon — released their self-titled debut EP V8, an eight-track, electronic-leaning record led by “Singasong.” The duo co-produced songs with international collaborators, used multilingual lyrics, and previewed the album at a prelistening party
The Korea Herald examines recent Hybe-linked artist incidents — Katseye’s Manon remains on indefinite hiatus, former Enhypen member Heeseung has left and debuted solo as Evan, and several artists paused activities for health — with insiders saying these reflect wider industry changes rather than a structural Hybe failure
TWS held its "24/7:For:You" concerts at KSPO Dome, selling out two nights for a combined 18,000 fans and kicking off the group's first Asia tour; the six-member act showcased new unit stages and debuted a live performance of "Get It Now" while two members limited choreography due to injuries
BoyNextDoor wrapped promotions for their first studio album Home, which debuted at a career-high No. 16 on the Billboard 200, topped Oricon charts, and sold over 1 million copies in its first week — the six-member group's fourth consecutive million-seller; they begin an overseas tour in mid-August
BTS will bring its large-scale 'The City: Arirang London' program to coincide with Arirang tour shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (July 6–7), featuring the London Eye lit red, a River Thames floating sculpture, and a BTS media art exhibition at Outernet London (July 8–10)
BTS will bring its large-scale “BTS The City Arirang London” program to coincide with their Arirang tour shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium July 6–7, featuring a red-lit London Eye, a Thames floating sculpture, a July 8–10 Outernet media art exhibition and a citywide stamp rally
YG Entertainment’s seven-member group Babymonster will release the music video for B-side “I Like It” on July 6; the track is from their third EP Choom and follows the group’s hit MVs “Choom” and “Sugar Honey Ice Tea.”
Zerobaseone member Seok Matthew has been named ambassador for the Seoul Tourism Organization's "Met U in Seoul" campaign. He filmed at spots like Seongsu-dong and Hangang Park, with campaign videos releasing through July 14 and a fan giveaway including an autographed Polaroid
Rookie boy band Cortis reached 200 million Spotify streams for their B-side 'Go!' from debut EP Color Outside the Lines; the mini album has topped 600M platform plays, the 'TNT' MV hit 10M views, and the group will begin its first international tour next month
TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho will release a new single, “Time’s Tickin,” on July 20 via SM Entertainment. The release — his first in eight months after the album I-Know — includes the title track and a B-side, “An Ordinary Story,” in digital and physical formats
U-Know Yunho of TVXQ will release the single "Time's Tickin" on July 20, featuring two tracks including B-side "An Ordinary Story." The release, his first new music since the November solo album I-Know, will be available in digital and physical formats
THE BOYZ's Q, Lee Jin Hyuk, Hwang Ji Ah, WOOAH's Nana, tripleS's Kaede and AISA took part in the first script reading for idol drama My Idol, My Debut, portraying members of fictional groups BOY TO THE MOON and IRION; the series is slated to premiere in July
TREASURE member Kim Junkyu will temporarily suspend activities to focus on his health and will miss upcoming schedules, including the P/V shoot for the B-side "DANGER." YG Entertainment announced the break, and Junkyu shared a handwritten letter on Weverse asking fans for understanding
KISS OF LIFE confirmed an August comeback: STARNEWS reported the return and the group's official X reposted the article. The release — their first since April’s second single “Who is she” — reportedly blends sophisticated electronic pop with Latin rhythms
BIGHIT MUSIC announced it’s pursuing criminal complaints and other legal measures to protect CORTIS, including account restrictions, investigations into illegal sale of flight information, and actions against privacy and fan-etiquette violations that threaten the members’ safety
The teaser for travel-survival variety show All or Nothing drops, revealing a cast that includes Super Junior's Leeteuk and Shindong, DAWN, WEi's Kim Yo Han, and NCT's Johnny and Jisung competing across Egypt; the series premieres July 27 at 11:15 p.m. KST
Hyolyn will release her fourth mini album on July 22, marking her first mini album since iCE (July 2022) and her first release since last December’s digital single "Standing On The Edge." She’s also appearing as a mentor on BOYS II PLANET
G)I-DLE members Miyeon and Minnie will guest on Running Man’s July 5 episode; a preview shows them “rescuing” the cast, picking apples with the members, Minnie mentioning her family’s Thai resort, and playful moments between Miyeon and the hosts
BTS's studio album ARIRANG reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200 on June 28, marking 12 non-consecutive weeks in the chart's top 10 — the first time a Korean artist has done so. The album also logged 14 consecutive weeks overall and earned 33,000 equivalent album units that week
Hearts2Hearts, the SM Entertainment rookie girl group, set a new personal first-week sales record: their mini album "Lemon Tang" sold 592,312 copies on Hanteo between June 22–28, surpassing their prior 425,146 first-week tally for "FOCUS."
MODHAUS rookie boy group idntt has teased its third unit, itsnotover, with an "itsnot5ver: 20/24" film that introduces five new members; itsnotover is set to release new material on July 13 at 6 p.m. KST
YG Entertainment released the first teaser for BABYMONSTER’s B-side track “I LIKE IT” from their mini album CHOOM on June 29 (KST). The full music video is slated to drop on July 6 at midnight KST
