K-pop girl group tripleS returned with a full 24-member lineup under the ASSEMBLE26 project, releasing LOVE & POP PT. 1 and its title track "Baby Flower" after a pre-release event at Seoul's BlueSquare Theater
South Korea will run a 'Welcome Week' at Gimhae International Airport from June 1–14 with multilingual booths and tourism promotions to greet the influx of international visitors arriving for BTS' stadium shows on June 12–13 in Busan
Rescene's 2024 single "Love Attack" is climbing Korean charts again nearly two years after release, driven by renewed interest sparked when member Woni's YouTube channel went viral; videos featuring members Minami and Zena experimenting with gyaru fashion and dialect concepts helped boost streams
Rapper Lee Young-ji apologized after photos of her red-dyed hair and red-themed social posts — which used CORTIS's song "REDRED" — prompted online accusations of signaling support for the conservative People Power Party ahead of local elections; she later dyed her hair back to black
BTS wrapped the first North American leg of its 'Arirang' tour, drawing about 840,000 attendees across five cities with 15 sold-out shows in Tampa, El Paso, Mexico City, the San Francisco Bay Area and Las Vegas; extra dates were added due to overwhelming demand
Taiwanese BTS fans have been visiting Taipei’s Bangka Longshan Temple, laying out purple-wrapped snacks, merchandise and seat maps while praying to Yue Lao, the Taoist god of love, in hopes the deity’s ‘red thread’ will help them secure concert seats
Seventeen placed seventh on Billboard’s midyear Top Tours list, earning $88 million and drawing about 574,000 fans across 25 shows through March 31; fellow K-pop acts TWICE and Tomorrow X Together ranked 12th and 15th respectively
Seventeen ranked seventh on Billboard's midyear Top Tours chart, underscoring the K-pop boy group's strong showing on the global concert circuit
BTS will mark its 13th debut anniversary with the 2026 BTS FESTA — nearly two weeks of archival releases and digital content — plus two sold-out stadium concerts in Busan; the festival kicks off with the annual family photo and a performance video for “Hooligan.”
Stray Kids' music video for “Miroh” surpassed 200 million YouTube views on May 29, marking the group's ninth video to hit 200M, and their song “Easy” reached 100 million views the next day, becoming their 21st video to pass 100M
STAYC will return on June 16 with their sixth physical single, 2:Love, via HighUp Entertainment, showcasing a more mature sound; member Yun has recently denied disbandment rumors amid the group's break between releases
BTS will revive their variety series Run BTS and officially release the song "Come Over" as part of this year’s Festa celebrating their June 13 debut anniversary, timed with their Arirang world tour concerts in Busan on June 12–13
Le Sserafim’s second LP 'Pureflow pt. 1' debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, marking the group's fifth consecutive top‑10 album — a first for a fourth‑generation K‑pop girl group. The release is being promoted without member Kim Chaewon
Seventeen earned No. 7 on Billboard's biannual top tours list — the highest rank for a K-pop artist — after their New_ world tour grossed $88 million from 25 shows (over 574,000 in-person) and drew more than 900,000 fans on- and offline
TWICE member Dahyun donated 30 million won to the Ulsan Community Chest in honor of her May 28 birthday; the funds will help cover medical expenses and treatment support for leukemia patients in the Ulsan area
Soloist Jeong Sewoon will begin his mandatory active-duty military service on June 23, his agency CAMWUS announced on June 1; the agency said the enlistment's time and location will be kept private and no official events will be held
BOYNEXTDOOR member Jaehyun was diagnosed with a partial ligament sprain and will temporarily limit his participation in performances; KOZ Entertainment says he will continue scheduled activities but reduce performance involvement
Lee Young Ji issued an Instagram apology on May 31 KST over recent posts in which she shared photos wearing a red T‑shirt and newly red-dyed hair, using CORTIS’s track “REDRED” as background music
BTS's studio album ARIRANG returned to the Billboard 200, rising to No. 9 and marking its 10th consecutive week in the chart's Top 10
LE SSERAFIM became the fastest K-pop girl group to earn five top-10 albums on the Billboard 200 after their new album PUREFLOW debuted at No. 10 on the chart
STARSHIP Entertainment announced a seven-member boy group named AEN, released a logo motion teaser, and launched official social media accounts as part of the group's pre-debut rollout
BTS kicked off the countdown to their 2026 FESTA at midnight KST on June 1, launching the yearly run of special releases and celebratory content marking the anniversary of their 2013 debut
SM Entertainment rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts announced a June comeback: their second mini album Lemon Tang will be released on June 22 at 6 p.m. KST, following a summery teaser dropped at midnight KST on June 1
On the May 31 episode of SBS Inkigayo, CORTIS took first place with "REDRED," marking their 11th music show trophy and the song's third Inkigayo win (triple crown). The episode featured performances from aespa, Taeyang, and others; nominees included Yena and ILLIT
