BIGBANG celebrated their 20th debut anniversary with an XX : COSMOS concert at Goyang Stadium, where trio members G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung performed 30+ songs for roughly 40,000 fans in the group’s first Korea show since 2017 as they launched a stadium-scale world tour
BIGBANG kicked off their 20th-anniversary 'XX: Cosmos' world tour with three hit-packed opening shows in Goyang, performing 30+ songs for roughly 40,000 fans and giving the live debut of new single "BiiiG". ENHYPEN's eighth EP The Sin: Bliss sold over 1.77 million copies on release day, putting the group on course for a fifth double-million seller; lead single "Bloody Paradise" topped multiple charts and its music video surpassed 10 million YouTube views within 24 hours. ATEEZ secured their fifth Music Core trophy for "BAD" on Aug. 22, in an episode that featured performances from ENHYPEN, OURBIRTHDAY, KISS OF LIFE, ASTRO's MJ, and OH MY GIRL's Mimi. Billlie member Haruna will temporarily halt activities due to health concerns while the group continues promotions as a six-member unit; indie artist Hanroro dominated Korea's first-half streaming chart, and KATSEYE earned career-high placements on the UK Official Charts.
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Hanroro dominated Korea’s first-half streaming chart with “Landing in Love” and “0+0” ranking No.1 and No.2, while not one song by an idol under HYBE, SM, JYP or YG made the top five — a sleeper-hit indie upset that resonated across generations
BIGBANG kicked off their 20th-anniversary 'XX: Cosmos' world tour with three hit-packed opening shows in Goyang, giving the live debut of new single "BiiiG" and performing classics like "Fantastic Baby" while the trio — G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung — led a stadium-wide singalong
Cortis will release an expanded edition of their second EP, GreenGreen_playextended, at midnight Monday featuring two new songs, "Pack It Up" and "MoneyMoneyMoney," which the five members—Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon and Keonho—co-wrote and first performed as surprise tracks on their tour
Enhypen’s eighth EP The Sin: Bliss sold over 1.77 million copies on release day, putting the group on course for a fifth double-million seller; lead single “Bloody Paradise” topped multiple charts and its music video surpassed 10 million YouTube views within 24 hours
KATSEYE's EP WILD debuted at No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart — their first top‑50 album — while pre-release single "Animal" climbed to a career-high No. 12 and "Hootie Frutti" debuted at No. 16, making them the first girl group since Little Mix to notch five top‑40 hits in a year
Billlie member Haruna will temporarily halt activities due to health reasons, Mystic Story announced; Billlie will continue promotions as a six-member group (Siyoon, Sheon, Tsuki, Moon Sua, Haram, and Suhyeon) while her recovery is monitored
CORTIS will release GREENGREEN_playextended on August 24, BIGHIT MUSIC announced, adding two previously premiered tracks—"PACK IT UP" and "MONEYMONEYMONEY"—as extensions to their GREENGREEN EP
ATEEZ scored their fifth Music Core trophy for "BAD" on Aug. 22 with 7,322 points, beating Stray Kids and KiiiKiii; the episode featured performances from ENHYPEN, OURBIRTHDAY, KISS OF LIFE, ASTRO’s MJ, OH MY GIRL’s Mimi, and marked AND2BLE’s Kim Gyuvin and TWS’s Dohoon’s final day as MCs
