Red Velvet News

Vocal directors Jang Jin-young and Kim Seong-pil are debuting a five-member "2.5D" virtual idol group under A-TOP Universe aimed at Japan, combining utaite/anime aesthetics with K-pop training and planning live shows in Tokyo (Nov. 13) and Osaka (Nov. 14)

BTS’s Buenos Aires (Oct. 24) and São Paulo (Oct. 30) concerts will be screened in cinemas across 80 regions and about 3,800 theaters worldwide, with some regions (including Korea and Australia) scheduled one to two days later due to time differences. The Arirang world tour resumes in Bogotá and the South American leg totals 14 shows

Irene & Seulgi will release their first Japanese EP, Cheetah, on Nov. 4 with all five tracks going online two months early; the duo will perform the new songs on their "Blank" tour, which opens in Fukuoka on Sept. 19 and visits seven cities across Japan

SM Entertainment says it canceled multiple presale bookings for EXO’s encore concerts as suspected fraudulent, and will resell the seats only to fan-club members who completed domestic verification and pay with Korea-issued cards — reigniting debate over Korea-first presales and overseas fan access

Korea Times' bimonthly K-pop Report Card says summer releases leaned heavily into Latin/tropical and Afrobeats trends, praising J.Y. Park's quirky single 'WET' while highlighting strong moments from i-DLE, Yeonjun, Jennie, Hyolyn, Red Velvet and several other idol releases

K-pop’s summer sound is shifting toward slower, more restrained tracks that borrow from bossa nova, reggae and jazz-pop — exemplified by Red Velvet’s Velvet Summer lead “Surfin’ Boy,” NCT Wish’s midtempo “Sticky,” (G)I-dle’s “Gimme Dat Love” and Jennie’s lo-fi “Less than a Lover.”

Red Velvet's Wendy has been targeted by body-shaming after fan-cam footage showed a slimmer appearance, prompting agency Ascend to warn it will take legal action. BLACKPINK's Jennie faced a viral clip from her Summer Sonic set suspected of AI manipulation, and her agency says it will pursue malicious content without leniency