Girls' Generation's HRS unit (Hyoyeon, Yuri and Sooyoung) released the digital single "Skibidi" on Aug. 31; the song climbed Melon's Top 100 to No. 35 and its performance video topped 10 million YouTube views, underscoring the trio's viral success beyond a comedy project
Korea Herald reports JYP Entertainment is moving toward cancelling its planned 17-story headquarters in eastern Seoul after a zoning change opened the way for a high-rise to be built about 20 meters away, which the project architect says would breach the building's privacy-focused design. MAMAMOO's Jakarta stop of the 2026 "4WARD" world tour, scheduled for Sept. 19 at NICE PIK 2, was canceled due to ongoing safety concerns after recent volcanic activity; RBW says all tickets will be fully refunded. D.O. (EXO) and Lee Changsub have moved their October concerts after protests and access issues at Ticketlink Live Arena; D.O.'s 'Day Off' Seoul dates will relocate to Kintex with existing tickets canceled and resales to follow. Other highlights: Le Sserafim released their second single album Made My Night; Seungri has denied an aggravated assault complaint tied to a Gangnam dispute while TONZ canceled T.O.P.'s Jakarta fan meeting; BTS will screen two Arirang concerts in cinemas worldwide, aespa is releasing a digital single of solo tracks (with Brazilian VIPs seeking refunds over a Sao Paulo send-off), and Yeonjun will perform at the Global Citizen Festival.
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LE SSERAFIM released their second single album Made My Night, dropping the title-track MV — a live-action/3D animation tie-in with Blizzard’s Overwatch — and the two-track release also includes the bold B-side “Aeiou,” with the group thanking fans Fearnot for supporting a quick comeback
Seungri is facing a criminal complaint alleging he assaulted a man in Gangnam, while former BIGBANG member T.O.P had his Sept. 19 Jakarta concert canceled due to local conditions, underscoring divergent developments for the group’s former members during BIGBANG’s 20th anniversary
Aespa will release the digital single SYNK: COMPLaeXITY next Monday, featuring four solo tracks — Karina’s “16 Bit” (which she co-wrote), Winter’s “Saddle Up,” Giselle’s “ByeB4Hello” and Ningning’s “I Love You But I Gotta Let You Go” — which the group first premiered at its Aug. 7–8 Seoul concerts at Gocheok Sky Dome. The quartet, now on its fourth world tour that visits 25 regions, is scheduled to perform in Mexico City this week
Seungri, the former youngest member of BIGBANG, was convicted on multiple charges including arranging prostitution and habitual gambling; his three-year sentence was reduced to 18 months (upheld by the Supreme Court in May 2022) and he was released in February 2023, with continued backlash over post-release appearances
1VERSE released “LOOP,” an arcade‑inspired electronic pop single built around claw‑machine frustration, with members Kenny, Nathan and Aito credited on the song; collaborators include Adrian McKinnon and producer Skylar Mones
BTS will screen two ARIRANG world tour concerts — Oct. 24 in Buenos Aires and Oct. 30 in São Paulo — in cinemas across more than 80 countries and regions, with tickets going on sale Sept. 17
BTS will have two shows from their Arirang world tour — Buenos Aires (Oct. 24) and São Paulo (Oct. 30) — screened in about 3,800 movie theaters across more than 80 countries, with screening times adjusted for global time zones
Former Big Bang member Seungri denied an aggravated assault complaint tied to a dispute at a Gangnam restaurant, saying he held a liquor bottle but did not swing or threaten the complainant and that he has surveillance footage and witness accounts to support his version
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
Hwasa will make history as the first Korean female soloist to perform on Rock in Rio’s main stage (Palco Mundo) in Rio de Janeiro, where she’s set to perform solo hits including “Twit,” “Maria” and “Good Goodbye.”
JYP Entertainment is moving toward cancelling its planned 17‑story headquarters in eastern Seoul after a zoning change opened the way for a high-rise to be built about 20 meters away, a shift the project architect says would breach the building’s privacy-focused design
Brazilian Aespa VIP ticket buyers, organized by fan page Info Aespa Brasil, are demanding refunds and pursuing action through consumer agency Procon after claiming the Sao Paulo postshow send-off was far shorter than the Chile send-off and some VIP merchandise was not delivered
D.O. (EXO) and Lee Changsub have moved their October concerts after protests and access issues at Ticketlink Live Arena; D.O.'s 'Day Off' Seoul dates (Oct. 2–4) will relocate to Kintex with existing tickets canceled and resales to follow, while Lee’s shows shift dates and venue
MAMAMOO’s Jakarta stop of the 2026 “4WARD” world tour, scheduled for Sept. 19 at NICE PIK 2, was canceled due to ongoing safety concerns after recent volcanic activity in Indonesia; RBW says all tickets will be fully refunded
TONZ Entertainment announced on Sept. 10 that T.O.P’s "T.O.P PRE-STUDIO 2026" Jakarta fan meeting scheduled for Sept. 19 has been canceled due to "local circumstances."
