A singing audition show rich with autumn nostalgia is returning for a second season — this time with an even younger lineup of competitors. SBS’s "The Ballad of Us" revisits timeless ballads woven into Korea's collective memory to find new talent ready to revive the classics. Season 1 generated over 100 million online views last September, so SBS greenlit a
HYBE/Geffen group KATSEYE is booked to perform at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles on Oct. 18. Agency-backed immersive exhibitions are turning fandom into interactive, curated experiences — Big Bang's 'Cosmos' uses VR and holograms, IVE's Yujin and Wonyoung curated 'An-Young' with unreleased media and scents, and NCT's 'Neo Dimension' marks an anniversary show. Evan (formerly Heeseung of ENHYPEN) debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 with his first solo EP Death of Me. RM will unveil around 140 works from his personal art collection at SFMOMA while also donating 100 million won to the National Museum of Korea; G)I-DLE's Soyeon will return to Riot Games' True Damage for the 2026 Worlds anthem, and BLACKPINK's Jennie remains in the Hot 100 top 10 for an 18th week with the 'Dracula' remix. The 2026 K-pop World Festival final will be held Oct. 18 in Changwon, featuring six international finalist teams from Peru, France, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Tanzania and Kyrgyzstan.
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CLOSE YOUR EYES released their fourth EP, 256th Note, a jazz-inflected seven-track record that samples veteran Yoon Si-nae on the single “Drop That!” and features songwriting contributions from several members as they promote the album during their BEYOND YOUR EYES world tour
Fin.K.L is staging a sustained reunion: Gemstone E&M plans roughly two years of new music, live performances, a documentary, exhibitions and merch leading up to the group's 30th anniversary in 2028, bringing Lee Hyori, Ock Joo-hyun, Lee Jin and Sung Yu-ri back together
Cravity released their ninth EP sonorous at 6 p.m., led by the electronic dance single "LOUDER" and featuring seven tracks — several of which were written or composed by members including Serim, Allen, Wonjin, Hyeongjun, Taeyoung and Woobin
Jang Won-young made her Dior fashion show debut as a newly named Dior ambassador and was photographed greeting longtime Dior ambassador Jisoo of BLACKPINK; IVE will return with the mini-album "Looks Can Kill" on Oct. 26
aespa member Winter will sit out the group’s Dallas concert after being diagnosed with shingles and will take time to recover, SM Entertainment said; the show — including the planned hi-bye and send-off events — will proceed with Karina, Giselle and Ningning. SM said Winter had experienced health issues before the Miami stop but still performed, then visited a hospital after Miami where she was diagnosed, and the company added it will take legal action against malicious online posts; one report noted the group is on its “SYNK : COMPLaeXITY” world tour across 25 regions
RM (Kim Nam-joon), leader of BTS, donated 100 million won to the National Museum of Korea via the Friends of National Museum of Korea to help acquire artifacts and said he will continue promoting the museum and Korean culture as its global ambassador
The 2026 K-pop World Festival final will be held Oct. 18 in Changwon, where six international finalist teams from Peru, France, Ethiopia, Ukraine, Tanzania and Kyrgyzstan will perform alongside K-pop acts including Click-B, ONF, Lee Mu-jin and FIFTY FIFTY; KBS will broadcast the event to 140 countries
Close Your Eyes shift into jazz funk for their fourth EP 256th Note, led by the single “Drop That!” which samples Yoon Si-nae’s 1979 song and blends jazz improvisation with 1990s street hip-hop; members say the genre move aims to broaden their sound and reach new listeners
RM (Kim Nam-joon) will unveil around 140 works from his personal art collection at SFMOMA in San Francisco in the exhibition “RM X SFMOMA: Between You and Me,” opening this weekend and running through Feb. 7; RM helped curate the show and contributed texts, audio guides and music selections
Aespa member Winter will sit out the group's Dallas concert after being diagnosed with shingles, SM Entertainment said; she had performed in Miami despite feeling unwell but sought tests afterward. The Synk: Complexity tour's North American leg continues through Oct. 11
Jimin of BTS earned over 10 million views within a day for his first personal TikTok — which features full choreography for his solo track “Be Mine” — and the clip had surpassed 15 million views and 6 million likes by Wednesday; the account had amassed ~5M followers before posting
Sung Hanbin of ZEROBASEONE revealed the eight-track tracklist for his first solo EP Dead: Alive — featuring lead single "The Undead" and fan-dedicated song "Seomgwang" — with the EP and a same-day showcase set for Oct. 12
Evan — formerly Heeseung of ENHYPEN — debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard 200 with his first solo EP Death of Me, which also reached No. 7 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales and No. 2 on the World Albums chart while earning him No. 1 on Emerging Artists and No. 51 on the Artist 100. The eight‑track set sold roughly 500,000 copies in three days, its title track scored two TV music show wins, and he held a Macao listening party as he prepares TV performances of follow-ups including “Twilight” and YouTube videos for “Noise” and “Going Home.”
Big Bang, IVE and NCT are among artists staging agency-backed immersive exhibitions that turn fandom into interactive experiences — Big Bang’s 'Cosmos' uses VR and holograms, IVE’s Yujin and Wonyoung curated 'An-Young' with unreleased media and scents, and NCT’s 'Neo Dimension' marks their 10th anniversary
'Dracula' remix featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie has spent its 18th consecutive week in the Billboard Hot 100's top 10, holding at No. 5 and extending Jennie's record for the longest consecutive top-10 run by a K-pop artist; other K-pop acts including Katseye, Stray Kids, BTS, Evan and Enhypen also charted
HYBE/Geffen group KATSEYE will perform at the 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles on October 18, joining a lineup that includes Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, and Megan Moroney
Jung Yong Hwa headlines the romance drama Oh My Guard as top actor Uhm Tae Bong, and the first teaser shows him baffled by Hong Seung Hee’s mysterious character; the series premieres October 24 at 10:50 p.m. KST on Lifetime
Billlie member Tsuki will sit out the group's performance at Korea National University of Transportation's festival today due to health reasons, MYSTIC announced; the agency said she will focus on rest and recovery
Lee Jung Shin of CNBLUE will play pediatrician Moon Tae Kyung in MBN’s romance drama What a Boss Wants, with new stills highlighting his warm, “puppy-like” charm; the series is set to premiere on November 11
G)I-DLE's Soyeon will reprise her role as the voice of Akali in Riot Games' virtual collective True Damage to perform the 2026 League of Legends Worlds anthem "Know My Name," arriving Oct. 8 (PT) and set to be performed at the Worlds opening ceremony on Nov. 14 in New York
ARTMS has cancelled the Nov. 16 Lille stop of their "Art of BLUE BLOOD" world tour; agency MODHAUS said the decision was made due to "unforeseen local circumstances" beyond their control
TEEN TOP will release their 11th mini album DON'T STOP on October 15 at 6 p.m. KST, with the group kicking off their comeback schedule announcement on Sept. 30
