今日のK-POP

Evan Introduces Himself on His Own Terms With ‘Ride or Die’
Rolling Stone Australia K-pop

Evan — formerly Heeseung of ENHYPEN — has launched his solo career with the two-track digital single Ride or Die, a project he helped create that leans into rock influences; he’s lined up performances at Busan One Asia Festival and KCON LA

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IVE Break New Zealand K-Pop Record at Auckland Concert
Rolling Stone Australia K-pop

IVE drew over 8,000 fans to Spark Arena on June 20, setting the largest-selling K-pop concert record in New Zealand as part of their 19-country world tour

TWICE's Jihyo draws attention with sister at baseball game as fans spot family's rising star power
Korea Times

TWICE leader Jihyo threw the ceremonial first pitch at a KBO game while appearing alongside her younger sister Lee Ha-eum, prompting fans to note the siblings' similar features and the family's rising presence in entertainment

Hearts2Hearts projects full summer energy with new release 'Lemon Tang'
Korea Times

SM Entertainment rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts dropped their summer mini-album 'Lemon Tang,' following February single 'RUDE!' and featuring tracks like 'The Chase,' 'STYLE' and 'FOCUS.' Member Stella expressed gratitude for the strong response to 'RUDE!'

Evan says solo debut is part of finding his 'true self’
Korea Herald

Evan — formerly Heeseung of ENHYPEN — released his debut single "Ride or Die" and says his solo career is part of finding his "true self." He did not directly address his departure from ENHYPEN, which some fans allege involved Belift Lab

Hearts2Hearts aims to extend chart success with summery track 'Lemon Tang'
Yonhap News

Rising K-pop girl group Hearts2Hearts said they aim to extend their chart success with a summery new single titled 'Lemon Tang'

Seventeen says goodbye for now, promises return within 3 years
Korea Herald

Seventeen held their 10th 'Carat Land' fan meeting at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium with nine members on stage as several members are already enlisted; the group said they plan to return within three years while others prepare for mandatory military service

After $5 mil. home, BLACKPINK's Lisa shows off another luxury purchase
Korea Times

BLACKPINK member Lisa shared a social post captioned "MY NEW BABY" showing a red car believed to be a Ferrari Testarossa; the reveal follows reports of her 7.5 billion won Seongbuk-dong home purchase and her recent FIFA World Cup opening appearance

Stray Kids rev up summer plans with new single, album and world tour
Korea Times

Stray Kids will drop the digital single "RUN IT" at 1 p.m. Tuesday, confirmed a full album titled "THIS & THAT" for release at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7, and announced a world tour; the album is their first release of 2026 and follows "SKZ IT TAPE 'DO IT'" about nine months later

Illit claims more trophies with ‘It’s Me’
Korea Herald

Belift Lab's five-member group Illit scored another music show win with "It's Me," earning their fourth trophy across three consecutive weeks; the single hit No. 32 on the Billboard Global 200 and their EP Mamihlapinatapai reached a career-best No. 26 on the Billboard 200

Twice's ‘Cheer Up’ music video garners 600m views
Korea Herald

Twice’s “Cheer Up” music video surpassed 600 million YouTube views, becoming the group’s fifth video to reach that milestone alongside “TT,” “What is Love?,” “Likey,” and “Fancy.” The track promoted their 2016 EP Page Two, which sold roughly 180,000 copies that year

BTS returns to top 10 on Billboard 200
Korea Herald

BTS's fifth full-length album Arirang climbed back to No. 10 on the Billboard 200 in its 13th week, while their single "Come Over" debuted at No. 52 on the UK Official Singles Top 100, No. 20 on Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global, and No. 1 on Oricon’s Weekly Digital Single Ranking

Stray Kids to drop single ahead of August return
Korea Herald

JYP Entertainment announced Stray Kids will release the digital single "Run It" Wednesday as a preview to their Aug. 7 EP "This & That," a likely tenth EP that will include eight tracks and follows their November mixtape "Do It."

Stray Kids to drop new album in August, announces new world tour
Korea Times

Stray Kids will release a new album, This & That, on Aug. 7 with a pre-release digital single "Run It" due Wednesday at 1 p.m., and have announced a new world tour; further tour details are pending. The group recently headlined Governors Ball and will play Rock in Rio in September

Stray Kids to drop new album in Aug., announces new world tour
Yonhap News

K-pop boy group Stray Kids will release a new album in August and has announced a new world tour, according to the report

Former Enhypen member Heeseung re-debuts as Evan
Yonhap News

Yonhap reports that Heeseung, associated with K-pop boy group Enhypen, has re-debuted under the stage name Evan

BTS' 'ARIRANG' returns to top 10 on Billboard 200
Korea Times

BTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard 200 with 34,000 equivalent album units, marking its 13th consecutive week on the chart; the album earlier became the first K-pop release to spend three straight weeks at No. 1

BTS' 'Arirang' returns to top 10 on Billboard 200
Yonhap News

BTS's fifth studio album, Arirang, has climbed back into the Billboard 200 top 10, according to Yonhap

Soompi

WM Entertainment announced a delay to OH MY GIRL's planned six-member full-group comeback in an update posted on June 22. The agency had earlier said in February that the group was preparing a six-member comeback in a flexible, cross-agency manner

Soompi

BIGBANG’s Daesung and KARA’s Hur Youngji have denied recent dating rumors after being seen together at a MAMAMOO concert; Daesung’s agency said they grew closer following ZIP DAESUNG and attended the show as friends

Soompi

Three months after its release, BTS’s studio album ARIRANG has climbed back into the top 10 of the Billboard 200, per Billboard’s June 21 update

Soompi

Kang Mina teases her kiss scene with Block B’s P.O while promoting the new drama See You at Work Tomorrow on tvN’s Amazing Saturday, where she and co-star Seo In Guk will appear as guests

Soompi

Girls' Generation's Tiffany Young will guest on MBC's The Manager in a preview that shows her visiting an ENT clinic and sharing her favorite thing about being married

Soompi

CORTIS's second EP GREENGREEN has spent five consecutive weeks inside the top 50 of the US Billboard 200, becoming the group's first album to reach that milestone

Soompi

BLACKPINK’s Jennie teamed with Tame Impala on a remix of “Dracula,” which has climbed to new career highs on multiple Billboard charts, including a peak at No. 6 on the Pop Airplay chart

Soompi

Billboard's World Albums chart for the week ending June 21 spotlights K-pop acts: CORTIS's GREENGREEN returns to No. 1 in its sixth week, while aespa, LE SSERAFIM, Stray Kids, MEOVV, BTS, ILLIT, TXT and others occupy top chart positions

Soompi

Stray Kids announced on June 22 (midnight KST) that they will return with a comeback and a world tour; their pre-release single "RUN IT" arrives June 24 at 1 p.m. KST, with the full album planned about six weeks later

Soompi

AHOF released the first teaser for their summer comeback 'RUN TO YOU' on June 22 (midnight KST). The Universe League boy group will return with their third mini album on July 8 at 6 p.m. KST