&Team's third Japanese EP "We on Fire" debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200, marking the group's first entry on that chart; the release also opened at No. 2 on both the Top Album Sales and World Albums charts, per agency YX Labels
Teddy Park's The Black Label closed a Series B on May 20, raising 120 billion won (~$79.8M) from investors including Tencent Music and Krafton, giving the label a post-money valuation of 1 trillion won as it plans to accelerate global expansion
K-pop girl group aespa has returned for the summer season with a bright new single, 'Lemonade', marking the group's latest comeback
Park Seo-yeon, the youngest sister of TWICE’s Jihyo, appears in HYBE label ABD’s teaser videos for an upcoming girl group slated to debut in the second half of the year; born in 2008, she has trained for years and would join her sisters as entertainers
K-pop girl group aespa releases their second studio album LEMONADE, anchored by a synth-heavy title track; members Karina, Winter, Giselle and Ningning met the press in Seoul ahead of the 11-track record’s release
BTS member Jung Kook shared a screenshot showing his personal Instagram account was suspended for alleged intellectual property violations, posting it on TikTok and leaving fans puzzled by the unexpected disabling notice
South Korea’s government will crack down on hotels accused of overcharging tourists ahead of BTS’s Busan concerts and will secure and publish alternative budget accommodations—like university and public dormitories—on Busan’s official tourism site
BTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG spent a ninth straight week in the Billboard 200 top 10, landing at No. 10 while lead single "Swim" reached No. 55 on the Hot 100. HYBE's Japan-based boy band &TEAM debuted at No. 52, and BLACKPINK's Jennie is credited on Tame Impala's "Dracula," which hit No. 25
BTS’s song "Arirang" has remained in the Billboard 200 top 10 for a ninth consecutive week, extending the group's strong presence on the U.S. charts
Former Sistar member Hyolyn has been hospitalized and will no longer perform at the Fubon Guardians G! POP Music Festival in Taipei, her agency ReH Entertainment announced, citing an emergency that requires inpatient treatment and rest. The agency apologized to fans and organizers
The South Korean government says it will take stern measures against tourist overcharging ahead of BTS’s Busan concert
Day6 member Dowoon addressed online rumors that he's dating an influencer, asking fans to ignore related posts and saying the team will not disband. He apologized for causing pain but neither confirmed nor denied the relationship; JYP Entertainment declined to comment
Day6 drummer Dowoon addressed recent dating and marriage rumors involving a YouTuber, asking fans to ignore negative comments and apologizing for causing hurt, but fan backlash and online speculation over matching items and alleged meetings continue
Belift Lab’s group Illit’s single “It’s Me” has spent three weeks on Billboard’s Global excl. US (#47, peak #32) and Global 200 (#95, peak #67). The song leads their fourth EP Mamihlapinatapai, which posted a career-best 410,000+ first-week sales
BTS extended its own record on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart as “Swim” logged a seventh week at No. 1; the single, from the group’s fifth studio album Arirang, also reached No. 55 on the Hot 100 and remained in the Global 200 top 10
ZEROBASEONE scored their second music show win for “TOP 5” on M Countdown (May 28), beating ILLIT’s “It’s Me” with 6,650 points; the episode also featured performances from LE SSERAFIM, AND2BLE and other acts
On Circle Chart's weekly rankings for May 10–16, NMIXX scored a double crown by topping the physical album and digital download charts with EP 'Heavy Serenade' and its title track, while AKMU also earned double crowns on the same weekly charts
CORTIS's EP GREENGREEN spent a second consecutive week at No. 30 on the Billboard 200, marking their first album to remain in the chart's top 30 for two weeks after debuting at No. 3
