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TUIDE, HYBE’s first girl group from the new ABD label, debuted Aug. 24 with the EP Tune & Play and groove-heavy lead single “Sun Kiss.” The seven members — Seohee, Seoyeon (younger sister of TWICE’s Jihyo), Elena, Jia, Saki, Seah and Yi Hani — describe their sound as “soultronic”; the five-track EP mixes soul, R&B, house and electronic touches, and the members (born 2006–2011) come from South Korea, the United States, Britain and Japan

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed Aug. 27–28 as "BTS Day in Illinois" to coincide with BTS' Soldier Field concerts on the group's Arirang world tour, praising their charitable and social-impact messaging as aligning with Illinois civic values

Juyeon of THE BOYZ has signed with Ace Factory to pursue an acting career in earnest, joining the agency that represents Lee Jong-suk and Choi Dae-hoon; he previously appeared in the short film Youngyoung and the group is preparing a new chapter with nine members

Google launched a global Gemini campaign starring BTSʼ Jimin, who used the AI assistant to help compose heartfelt messages to fans and participated in Google’s Sphere takeover with interactive features and personalized playlists of the septet’s songs

BLACKPINK's Jennie will release her new EP Fallen Angel digitally this Thursday at 1 p.m., a three-track set featuring the title song "Fallen Angel" plus "Less than a Lover" and "Heaven." A later physical edition will add three fan-selected bonus tracks — "Sweettooth," "Lockitdown" and "Face" — and Jennie said she is "so happy" the songs are finally being released and hopes fans will listen soon

KATSEYE’s third EP Wild debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units, including 145,000 traditional album sales. The HYBE/Geffen-formed group scored its first U.S. chart-topper since debuting in 2024, outpacing Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend and Stray Kids’ This & That; Yonhap reported the EP includes contributions from Hybe chairman Bang Si‑hyuk, Ed Sheeran and producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin. Soompi noted Wild delivered the largest week by units for an all-female group since Billboard began ranking by units and the biggest pure-sales week for an all-female group since TWICE’s READY TO BE

KATSEYE’s third EP Wild debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units and also opened at a career-best No. 2 on the UK Official Albums Chart after its Aug. 14 release, a sharp rise from the No. 55 peak of their previous EP Beautiful Chaos; three songs from the record entered the Official Singles Chart (Animal No. 12, Hootie Frutti No. 16, Bel Air No. 97). The EP credits include contributions from HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk, Ed Sheeran and producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin