Mark, the former NCT member, will release his first solo single “My Friend” on Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. KST — his first new music in 17 months and his first public appearance as a solo act since leaving NCT 127 and NCT Dream in April — after founding his new agency Upper Room, where he serves as co-CEO
Mark Lee will release his solo single "My Friend" on Sept. 10 and has shared an MV teaser; Yonhap reports it is his first new release in 17 months and his first public appearance since leaving NCT after founding new agency Upper Room, where he serves as co-CEO (stories 10397, 10399). Soompi reports UPPER ROOM announced it will pursue legal action against malicious posts and comments targeting Mark Lee, calling such content cyberbullying and saying they will protect the artist and his fans (10415). MAMAMOO's "gogobebe" surpassed 100 million YouTube views, becoming their fifth MV to reach that milestone (10400). Soompi confirms SBS's busking program The Listen season 6 has a 14-member cast including EXO's Suho, ATEEZ's Jongho, LOONA's Chuu, GFRIEND's Yuju and Seventeen's DK; filming begins this month and the show is set to premiere in October with digital singles released alongside broadcasts (10404). Soompi also confirms GOT7's Park Jinyoung will star opposite Kim You Jung in tvN's period spy romance 100 Days of Deception as interpreter Kim Tae Woong (aka Sato Hideo); the series premieres Oct. 10 at 9:10 p.m. KST (10409). Other items: Jennie's "Fallen Angel" video drew mixed reactions; Cortis topped TikTok's Songs of the Summer; BTS's Arirang logged its 23rd week on the Billboard 200; Ateez is reportedly preparing a November comeback.
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TUNEXX will release their second EP BLUE MODE on Sept. 2, marking the IST Entertainment group's first comeback since their March debut; members including Dongkyu, Sungjun, Zeon and Taira participated in songwriting as the title track shifts toward a calmer R&B/trap mood
Jennie’s new solo video for “Fallen Angel,” released Aug. 28, sparked heated debate after scenes showing children in white robes and red veils with candles prompted comparisons to ritualistic or satanic imagery, while others defend the sequence as symbolic of the song’s themes; Jennie and her agency have not commented
Enhypen scored their first entry on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 with “Bloody Paradise,” debuting at No. 23; the single also reached No. 12 on the Global (excl. US) chart and is the lead track from their eighth EP The Sin: Bliss, which earned the group its first Billboard 200 No. 1
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Ateez is reportedly preparing a comeback in the second week of November, with Nov. 9 being used for broadcast scheduling and Nov. 13 a likely release date candidate; KQ Entertainment says it will share official details later
Cortis' breakout single "Redred" topped TikTok's Songs of the Summer 2026 in Korea and the five-member group was named Boyband of the Summer; the track is the lead single from their second EP Greengreen, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200
BTS's fifth studio album Arirang logged a 23rd week on the Billboard 200 at No. 31, while lead single "Swim" rose to No. 4 on Billboard's Global (excl. US) chart and No. 17 on the Global 200; the group is performing four Los Angeles shows before resuming the Arirang world tour in Bogota
Park Ji Hoon unveiled Version 2 of his official light stick on Sept. 2, featuring an animal-ear outer frame—likely jaguar ears—and his initials inside the round light stick as a personal touch
UPPER ROOM announced it will pursue legal action against malicious posts and comments targeting Mark Lee, calling such content cyberbullying; the label’s in-house lawyer Summer said they have been monitoring slander and false information and will protect the artist and his fans
STELLAR member Minhee announced on September 2 that she will marry on September 12, sharing wedding photos and a heartfelt statement thanking fans as she begins this new chapter
GOT7’s Park Jinyoung will star opposite actress Kim You Jung in tvN’s period spy romance 100 Days of Deception, playing interpreter Kim Tae Woong (aka Sato Hideo) opposite Kim’s undercover pickpocket Lee Ga Kyung; the series premieres Oct. 10 at 9:10 p.m. KST
EXO’s Suho, ATEEZ’s Jongho, LOONA’s Chuu, GFRIEND’s Yuju, Seventeen’s DK and nine other vocalists were confirmed as the 14-member cast for SBS’s busking program The Listen season 6, which begins filming this month and is set to premiere in October with digital singles released alongside broadcasts
MAMAMOO’s music video for “gogobebe” surpassed 100 million YouTube views on Sept. 2 KST, marking the group's fifth MV to reach that milestone after “HIP,” “Egotistic,” “Starry Night,” and “AYA.”
Mark Lee will release his solo single "My Friend" on September 10 and has shared a picturesque MV teaser as he prepares his comeback following his departure from SM Entertainment
ENHYPEN topped Circle Chart’s weekly physical album and digital download charts (Aug 16–22) with THE SIN : BLISS and title track “Bloody Paradise,” while RESCENE maintained a double crown as “LOVE ATTACK” remained No. 1 on both the overall digital and streaming charts
Sunmi’s Shanghai fan meeting scheduled for Sept. 5 was canceled by ABYSS Company after a final review found local preparations insufficient; full refunds will be issued and the agency said it will work to create a better-prepared opportunity for fans to meet her in Shanghai
