Astro member Cha Eun-woo has filed an appeal with the Tax Tribunal after paying about 13 billion won in additional income taxes earlier this year, with his agency saying he seeks a legal assessment of the National Tax Service's decision
Key K-pop developments today include Cha Eun-woo filing a formal appeal after paying a multibillion-won tax assessment; the Grammys removing BTS performance videos after the group's announced boycott of the 69th Awards; ATEEZ and other K-pop acts dominating the latest Billboard World Albums chart; Rosés "APT." reaching 2.6 billion YouTube views; and CORTISs Lollapalooza set being shortened due to heavy flooding. These stories span legal, industry, chart, streaming, and live-performance news affecting major acts and rising artists.
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The Grammys removed live performance videos of BTS' 'Dynamite' (2021) and 'Butter' (2022) from its site after BTS announced it will not submit music for the 69th Grammy Awards in protest of the Recording Academy's new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category; the Academy defended the category
Singer-actor Cha Eun-woo has filed an appeal with the Tax Tribunal after paying about 13 billion won (~$9M) in additional taxes earlier this year; his agency says he is seeking a legal review after deeming the NTS assessment unfair
Cha Eun-woo has filed a petition with the Tax Tribunal to appeal a ₩13 billion National Tax Service assessment after paying the full amount, his agency said; the case is under review. Cha is currently serving in the military band
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
High Up Entertainment confirmed rookie girl group UNCHILD will make their first comeback in September. The group, which debuted in April with the single "We Are UNCHILD," previously teased the return during a live broadcast as they prepare a new album
ASTRO member Cha Eun Woo has filed an appeal requesting cancellation of the National Tax Service's multibillion-won assessment after earlier paying roughly 13 billion won; agency Fantagio confirmed he requested a formal tax adjudication and said proceedings are ongoing while he serves in the military
Rosé and Bruno Mars' 'APT.' surpassed 2.6 billion YouTube views on July 31 KST, becoming the fastest music video led by a female artist (and fastest by an Asian artist) to reach the milestone since its Oct 18, 2024 release
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
