SEVENTEEN members Jeonghan and Joshua are confirmed by PLEDIS to be preparing a unit debut targeted for October; Jeonghan was recently discharged from military service. The duo will join SEVENTEEN’s lineup of earlier subunits such as JxW, HxW, CxM, DxS and V8
Veteran boy group INFINITE announced their 2026 fan meeting tour “INFINITE Rally V,” kicking off in Incheon (Aug. 29–30) and visiting Macau, Taipei, and Tokyo
DSPmedia announced that KARD will disband after releasing their album 'Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHERE' on July 28 and completing a subsequent world tour, which the agency says will mark the end of the group's activities
Seventeen members Junghan and Joshua are reported to be forming the group's seventh subunit with an album slated for October; Junghan previously teamed with Wonwoo on 2024's 'This Man,' while S.Coups and Mingyu recently broke the subunit sales record
Ive will continue its 'Show What I Am' world tour with an eight-show North American arena run from July 21 (Scotiabank Arena, Toronto) to Aug. 9 (Rogers Arena, Vancouver), following a successful Japan dome leg; this marks the group's second North American tour
Hundreds of BTS fans (ARMY) protested in Santiago after Chilean authorities blocked three October dates of BTS’s 'Arirang' world tour at Estadio Nacional, citing technical and venue-safety concerns; protesters marched toward La Moneda calling for the concerts to be reinstated
Korean rapper Penomeco is one of 44 global artists featured on Ronaldinho’s new album celebrating the 2026 World Cup and the launch of his Tu Musica label; Penomeco is listed as the only K-pop act on the project
BABYMONSTER's music video for "Psycho" has surpassed 200 million YouTube views, becoming the group's eighth video to hit the milestone. The B-side from their second EP We Go Up was the most-viewed video in 24 hours and topped YouTube's worldwide music trends for three days; the group is now starting the Japan leg of its Choom tour
Museum brand Mu:ds posted about 21.8 billion won in H1 sales, aided by rising visitors and global Korean culture interest; highlights include a BTS-linked collaboration that made 43 million won in two days and a note that BTS' RM owns two miniature Pensive Bodhisattva replicas
BLACKPINK's Jennie headlined Denmark's Roskilde Festival and Poland's Open'er Festival on consecutive days, becoming the first K-pop solo artist to headline two major European festivals back-to-back while performing hits including "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight," and "Like Jennie."
BLACKPINK’s Jennie headlined Denmark’s Roskilde Festival and Poland’s Open’er Festival back-to-back, becoming the first K-pop soloist to do so; she performed songs including "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight" and "Like Jennie" and has more international festival dates planned for 2026
BLACKPINK's Jennie became the first K-pop soloist to headline two major European festivals back-to-back, headlining Denmark's Roskilde and Poland's Open'er while performing tracks like "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight" and "Like Jennie." She’s also lined up for Mad Cool, Lollapalooza Chicago and Summer Sonic