BTS closed the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T‑Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, performing four songs — “Swim,” “2.0,” “Mic Drop” and “FYA” — in their first appearance at the festival in six years; the lineup also featured Cardi B, Snoop Dogg and Benson Boone. The septet will begin the Latin American leg of its Arirang world tour on Oct. 2 in Bogotá, with stops in Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo
BTS returned to the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas after six years, closing night one with a cinematic "BTS 2.0" set that included songs such as "Swim" and "Mic Drop." Korea Times confirms they performed four songs — "Swim," "2.0," "Mic Drop," and "FYA" — and will begin the Latin American leg of their Arirang world tour on Oct. 2 in Bogotá, with stops in Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires and São Paulo. Soompi reports Stray Kids' mini album THIS & THAT spent a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard's World Albums chart while re-entering the Billboard 200 top 15, and that ENHYPEN, MONSTA X, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM and other K-pop acts filled multiple top-25 World Albums positions this week. Meanwhile, BTS and BLACKPINK lead K-pop representation in MTV VMA Best Group nominations, Stray Kids' Bang Chan made charitable donations, and the September girl-group member brand rankings were released. Soompi reports CORTIS's second EP GREENGREEN has sold roughly 4.1 million copies as of Sept. 17, making it the second 2026 release to exceed 4 million sales and earning the rookie group entry into the quadruple-million seller club after BTS' ARIRANG. NCT 127 closed a three-night KSPO Dome run of their NEO CITY – THE REDLINE tour by featuring absent members Doyoung and Jungwoo via video while a five-member onstage lineup of Taeyong, Johnny, Yuta, Jaehyun and Haechan performed for about 31,500 fans; the tour continues across Asia.
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NCT 127 closed a three-night KSPO Dome run of their NEO CITY – THE REDLINE tour by featuring absent members Doyoung and Jungwoo via video while the five-member onstage lineup of Taeyong, Johnny, Yuta, Jaehyun and Haechan performed for about 31,500 fans; the tour continues across Asia
BTS and BLACKPINK headline K-pop representation in the MTV VMAs Best Group category, joined by rookie CORTIS and global girl group KATSEYE; BTS also picked up nominations for Song of the Year and Best K-pop while BLACKPINK members Jennie and Lisa earned individual nods
Rookie girl group Unchild’s Sept. 2 single “Ting Ting” remains postponed with no new release date after High Up Entertainment halted the comeback on Aug. 24; teasers had already been released and the group’s public activity has largely stopped, raising fan concern about their momentum
BTS returned to the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas after six years, closing night one with a cinematic "BTS 2.0" set featuring songs like "Swim" and "Mic Drop." The next night LE SSERAFIM made history as the festival's first K-pop girl group, opening with "Made My Night."
Stray Kids’ mini album THIS & THAT spent a fourth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart while also re-entering the Billboard 200 top 15; ENHYPEN, MONSTA X, CORTIS, BTS, ATEEZ, LE SSERAFIM and other K-pop acts filled multiple top-25 spots this week
Hani (EXID) appears alongside Ha Seok Jin in KBS2’s Love on the Menu, with newly released stills showing Ha Seok Jin stepping into Hani’s character’s family life and Hani’s character facing emotional turmoil; the next episode airs Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. KST
CORTIS's second EP GREENGREEN has sold roughly 4.1 million copies as of Sept. 17, making it the second 2026 release to exceed 4 million sales and earning the rookie group entry into the quadruple-million seller club after BTS' ARIRANG
Stray Kids leader Bang Chan donated 200 million won—100 million to Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital to help establish a specialized custom rehabilitation center, and 100 million to the Korean Committee for UNICEF earmarked for flood relief and recovery in Nepal
RESCENE's Woni kept the No. 1 spot in September's Korean Business Research Institute girl group member brand reputation rankings with an 8,100,422 index; IVE's Jang Won Young placed second, aespa's Karina third, RESCENE's Zena fourth, and BLACKPINK's Jennie rounded out the top five
