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SM Entertainment revealed its comeback schedule for the rest of 2026, confirming Girls’ Generation-HRS will debut a single in Q3 and announcing major Q3–Q4 releases from NCT 127, Minho, WayV, Taeyeon, Yesung, Jaehyun, NCT DREAM, and more, plus multiple world tour plans

aespa released the music video for “Switchblade” (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), a B-side from their second album LEMONADE, showcasing an electronic dance track about transforming like a switchblade and highlighting the group's versatility

CORTIS’s “REDRED” remains No. 1 on Soompi’s K-Pop Music Chart for an eighth week, with aespa’s “LEMONADE” and ILLIT’s “It’s Me.” holding at No. 2 and No. 3; fromis_9 debuts at No. 7 and Taeyeon’s remake “Bansanka” jumps to No. 9

Billboard’s World Albums chart for the week ending Aug. 1 spotlights ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5 returning to No. 1 for a third non-consecutive week; CORTIS rose to No. 2, TXT’s Yeonjun reached No. 3 with his solo mini, and LE SSERAFIM, BTS, BOYNEXTDOOR, aespa, Stray Kids and others appear across the top spots

Heavy rains and flooding at Lollapalooza 2026 pushed Day 3 back and shortened CORTIS’s set by 10 minutes after moving their slot to 3:40 PM; BLACKPINK’s Jennie’s headlining set was scheduled later and remained unaffected, and aespa is set to perform on Day 4

Soompi spotlights eight standout K-pop B-sides of 2026, highlighting tracks from LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ, IVE, TXT, aespa (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), ENHYPEN (feat. So!YoON!), NMIXX and BTS as under-appreciated picks fans should hear

Circle Chart’s July 12–18 rankings: idntt’s EP itsnotover debuted at No.1 on the physical album chart, SUPER JUNIOR-83z entered at No.2, TXT’s Yeonjun topped digital downloads with “Ice Cream,” and RESCENE’s “LOVE ATTACK” rose to No.1 on the overall digital chart

The Korean Business Research Institute's July advertisement-model rankings place Lim Young Woong at #1, BTS at #2, Park Ji Hoon #3, Byeon Woo Seok #4, and Lee Jung Hoo #5; the full top 30 list was published