BTS and rookie Cortis each picked up a third nomination at the 2026 MTV VMAs, with both named among eight contenders for Best Group alongside BLACKPINK and Katseye. BTS’s additional nods are for Song of the Year and Best K-pop for “Swim” from its album Arirang, Cortis was already up for Best New Artist and Best K-pop, and the VMAs are set for Sept. 27 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles
SEVENTEEN's Hoshi underwent successful ACL surgery on Sept. 18 and will refrain from physically demanding activities while focusing on treatment and rehabilitation; PLEDIS confirmed he is currently serving with the ROK Army Taekwondo Demonstration Team and will miss upcoming military events. Stray Kids leader Bang Chan donated 200 million won, splitting 100 million to the Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and 100 million to UNICEF Korea to fund tailored rehabilitation centers and support flood relief in Nepal. BTS and rookie Cortis each earned a third nomination at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards; Girls' Generation's 2009 music video "Genie" surpassed 100 million YouTube views, becoming the group's 10th full-group MV to reach the milestone. ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE, and CORTIS took the four Daesang awards at the 2026 The Fact Music Awards in Busan; ATEEZ won Icon of the Year and Artist of the Year, NMIXX won Sound of the Year (with Sullyoon winning FANNSTAR MYSTAR), RIIZE won Muse of the Year, and CORTIS claimed Record of the Year and Next Leader.
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Bang Chan of Stray Kids donated 200 million won (about $143,915), giving 100 million won to the Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital to fund age- and condition-tailored rehab centers and 100 million won to UNICEF Korea to support Nepal flood relief efforts
MTV added BTS, Cortis and Katseye to the Best Group nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards, lifting BTS and Cortis to three nominations apiece and bringing Katseye’s total to four; Katseye is also a contender for Song of the Summer with “Hootie Frutti.” Fan voting for the VMAs’ social categories opens in late September ahead of the live show on Sept. 27
ATEEZ, NMIXX, RIIZE, and CORTIS took the four Daesang awards at the 2026 The Fact Music Awards in Busan; ATEEZ won Icon of the Year and Artist of the Year, NMIXX won Sound of the Year (with Sullyoon winning FANNSTAR MYSTAR), RIIZE won Muse of the Year, and CORTIS claimed Record of the Year and Next Leader
Hoshi of SEVENTEEN successfully underwent ACL surgery on Sept. 18 and will refrain from physically demanding activities while focusing on treatment and rehabilitation, PLEDIS Entertainment confirmed. He is currently serving with the ROK Army Taekwondo Demonstration Team and will miss upcoming military events
Girls' Generation’s 2009 music video “Genie” surpassed 100 million YouTube views on Sept. 19, becoming the group’s 10th full-group MV to reach the milestone
BTS’s Jimin kept the No. 1 spot in the Korean Business Research Institute’s September individual boy group member brand reputation rankings with an index of 3,905,514; BIGBANG’s G‑Dragon rose to second, ATEEZ’s San placed third, BTS’s Jungkook was fourth, and BTS’s Jin rounded out the top five
