Seoul Arena, a purpose-built 28,000-seat venue in Dobong backed by Kakao, has begun accepting rental applications for concerts in the second half of 2027 with a targeted opening in early 2027, and Fanomenon is already booked for Dec. 2–12, 2027 across Seoul Arena and KINTEX Hall 2
Tame Impala's remix "Dracula" featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie has spent 16 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, a new record for a song by or featuring a K-pop artist, surpassing BTS's 15-week run with "Butter." Blackpink's Lisa apologized at the Toronto Film Festival for using a racial slur in leaked trainee footage, saying she didn't understand the term then and has since educated herself—her explanation has reignited online debate over cultural context and accountability in K-pop. TWICE's Jeongyeon left JYP Entertainment after 11 years and joined VARO Entertainment, sharing new profile photos while assuring fans she will continue activities with TWICE and is set to make her big-screen debut; Soyeon of (G)I-DLE returned with her first solo album in over five years — lead single "I'll Quit," a pop-rock office-anthem, has climbed domestic charts (No. 6 on Melon; top ranks on Genie, Flo and Bugs). Other notable items: Stray Kids' Felix donated 300 million won for pediatric care and Nepal flood relief; &Team's second EP reached over 1.35 million first-week sales; reporting differs on Hwang Minhyun's casting for Iseop's Romance; and Mark Lee left SM and NCT to release solo music under Upper Room.
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Tame Impala’s “Dracula” remix featuring BLACKPINK’s Jennie has spent 16 weeks inside the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, becoming the longest-running top-10 song by or featuring a K-pop artist and surpassing BTS’s 15-week run with “Butter.” Originally released by Tame Impala in October, the Jennie remix arrived in February, went viral on short-form video platforms, peaked at No. 5 and was listed at No. 6 for a second straight week in Billboard’s preview
Jeongyeon left JYP Entertainment after 11 years and joined VARO Entertainment, sharing new profile photos while assuring fans she will continue activities with TWICE; she is also set to make her big‑screen debut in "New Recruit: The Movie."
On Sept. 15, Stray Kids member Felix donated 300 million won (about $220,000) for children and disaster relief, giving 100 million won each to Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Children’s Hospital and 50 million won each to Books International and UNICEF Korea to fund pediatric cancer treatment, support financially vulnerable pediatric patients, create picture books in children’s native languages and provide emergency flood relief in Nepal. The gift continues Felix’s string of recent donations — including 2024 support for UNICEF programs and World Vision’s “Breakfast for Kids” and last year’s birthday contributions — and comes as Stray Kids carry on their “Run It” world tour
Stray Kids' Felix donated 300 million won (about US$221,648) on his birthday, giving 100 million won each to Samsung Medical Center and Seoul National University Hospital and 50 million won each to Books International and UNICEF to help child patients and Nepal flood relief
Hongjoong of ATEEZ unveiled teaser photos for “Enough,” his upcoming collaboration with American singer-songwriter Bazzi, featuring space-set visuals and lyric previews including “You are my enough.” Ateez also picked up another Korean music show win with “Bad” from Golden Hour: Part.5
Blackpink’s Lisa apologized at the Toronto Film Festival for using a racial slur in leaked trainee footage, saying she didn’t understand the term then and has since educated herself—her explanation has reignited online debate over cultural context and accountability in K-pop
&Team’s second EP Mark on Me sold over 1.35 million copies in Korea in its first week—a career-best and the eight-member act’s fourth consecutive million-seller—while the group gears up for Seoul encore shows Oct. 3–4 and a Japan tour beginning Oct. 15
Hwang Minhyun has been cast as the male lead in the drama adaptation of the web novel "Iseop’s Romance," playing an heir who falls for the first person to beat him; the series is slated to air next year and he’s also scheduling fanmeet rounds in Seoul, Tokyo, Macao and Taipei
Mark Lee has left SM and NCT and released "My Friend" under his new company Upper Room, debuting a stripped-back solo sound that topped several real-time charts. He says he plans to pursue "kids pop"—quality pop for children—building a new artistic identity around kindness and sincerity
GOT7’s Jinyoung will launch his first solo Asia concert tour "Code#" in November, opening with Seoul shows on Nov. 7–8 and stopping in Osaka, Tokyo, Manila, Taipei, Bangkok and Macao; he’s also set to star in the drama "100 Days of Deception."
Unauthorized copies of BTS’s single “Swim” are being sold on Chinese marketplace Temu, a Korean professor said after receiving reports from ARMY and sharing a screenshot, warning the listings violate intellectual property rights and noting the single is only sold through official distributors like Weverse Shop
Xdinary Heroes member Jooyeon will temporarily sit out activities after being diagnosed with Type A influenza, JYP Entertainment confirmed; he will miss the group's Villains fourth‑anniversary YouTube live and other scheduled events while he rests and recovers
&TEAM achieved a career-high first-week sales total of 1,357,357 copies for their first Korean comeback mini album Mark on Me (Sept 8–14), surpassing their previous record of 1,238,907 set by Japanese EP We on Fire
Kian84's Netflix variety Kian's Bizarre B&B returns for Season 2 with Kim Yeon Koung, 2PM's Lee Junho, and LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha joining the cast; the 10-episode season premieres Sept. 22 and was filmed at Daegwallyeong in winter
MONSTA X’s Joohoney and TWICE’s Jeongyeon will join Lee Seo Jin, Han Ji Min, and veteran actors Kim Yong Gun and Park Jung Soo on Na Young Suk’s upcoming tvN variety show Just Friends, which is set to premiere in Q4
Jung Chaeyeon will take on three roles (Marie, Jenny, and the mysterious 'M') in the horror remake M: Reboot, while Jung Gun Joo stars as detective Ji Seok; the series is set to premiere on TVING in 2027
Hwang Minhyun is in talks to play Tae I Seop, the male lead in the web-novel adaptation Iseop’s Romance after Lee Jong Suk stepped down; PLEDIS and the production say nothing is confirmed yet
