Upper Room, the label for former NCT member Mark Lee, apologised after photos showed him wearing a vintage T-shirt bearing a Confederate flag; the company said the garment was chosen as vintage, condemned racism, and vowed to strengthen wardrobe review to prevent similar incidents
A Brazilian woman who repeatedly visited BTS member Jungkook's home — reportedly ringing his doorbell 133 times — was given a one-year prison term suspended for two years by a Seoul court and may face deportation pending appeal
Twice’s Jeongyeon met with Varo Entertainment, the agency representing actor Byeon Woo-seok, to discuss possible acting activities ahead of her film debut; no exclusive contract has been finalized. JYP says Twice members are currently in contract renewal discussions
BTS's 2020 single "Dynamite" has surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views, becoming the group's most-watched music video; the English-language disco-pop track was BTS's first Hot 100 No.1 and earned the group a Grammy nomination
A Vanity Fair cover profile of BLACKPINK’s Lisa renewed speculation that she and LVMH heir Frédéric Arnault have split; neither has confirmed the relationship and Lisa declined to discuss her personal life in the interview
Five-member band Can't Be Blue says it doesn't see itself as indie and is positioning for global growth through streaming and K-pop collaborations; their May track "Can't Love" with Stray Kids' Han has 3.6M Spotify streams and they released their first full-length album on June 20
BTS's 2020 single "Dynamite" has surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views, becoming the group's most-watched music video, BigHit Music said; the English-language disco-pop track also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the group notable award nominations
BoyNextDoor's first full-length album Home debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 — the group's career-best — while topping Billboard's World Albums and reaching No. 2 on Top Album Sales. Home sold 1.08 million copies in Korea in its first week, their fourth consecutive million-seller
ENHYPEN’s Sunoo donated 50 million won to Samsung Medical Center to help cover pediatric patients’ treatment costs for his 22nd birthday, bringing his cumulative donations to the hospital to about 200 million won since 2024
Ex-NCT member Mark apologized after photos showed him wearing a T-shirt displaying the Confederate flag; his new label Upper Room called it a vintage styling oversight, said it took measures to prevent the garment appearing in official content, and expressed regret for the harm caused
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE’s collaborative single “Iconic by Mistake” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and No. 22 on the UK Official Singles Chart), marking the highest Hot 100 rank for a K-pop girl group this year; the track was released digitally on June 12
Indie singer-songwriter ALEPH (Lee Jeong-jae) discusses writing songs from his bedroom, his catalog including EPs and the 2024 album SYNOPSIS, staying independent while touring, and how Korea’s indie scene complements — rather than competes with — K-pop
Tomorrow X Together’s “Devil by the Window” surpassed 100 million Spotify streams, marking the group’s 19th track to reach the milestone; the group is wrapping fan concerts in Japan. Member Yeonjun also shared visual teasers for his solo release No Labels: Part 02, due July 10
Taeyeon will release a remake of Japanese artist Tuki.'s hit "Bansanka" on June 29 as the first entry in SM Entertainment's new "J-Pop Remake" project, the label said; the original single previously topped Billboard Japan and Oricon charts
BTS’s surprise single “Come Over” debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the septet’s 39th Hot 100 entry; the track also charted at No. 5 on Billboard Global excl. US and No. 14 on the Global 200. The Arirang album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard 200 while lead single “Swim” is at No. 55
South Korea's culture ministry referred 15 people to police for allegedly reselling large volumes of sports and K-pop concert tickets at inflated prices, naming BTS's 'Arirang' tour and Seventeen (including S.Coups X Mingyu) events; some resales were reportedly up to eight times face value
Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye’s collaboration “Iconic By Mistake” debuted at No. 38 on Billboard’s Hot 100 — the highest placement for a K-pop girl group this year — and also charted on the Billboard Global 200/Global excl. US, Spotify Global, and the UK Official Singles chart
Former NCT member Mark apologized after photos showed him wearing a T-shirt bearing the Confederate flag; his new agency Upper Room issued a statement taking responsibility, apologizing to those hurt, and pledging stronger wardrobe/content review processes
Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye’s digital-only collaboration “Iconic by Mistake” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached No. 22 on the UK Official Singles Chart, marking a notable global showing for the Hybe project
RIIZE earned their first music show trophy with “Do your dance” on the June 24 episode of Show Champion. The episode also featured performances from ONF, EPEX, aespa, izna, FIFTY FIFTY, CrazAngel, HEART OF WOMAN, USPEER, Rothy, and UmYull
TWICE member Jeongyeon reportedly met with VARO Entertainment to discuss signing; VARO confirmed the meeting but said no exclusive contract has been decided. JYP Entertainment said TWICE is in contract renewal talks and they are deliberating while respecting members' intentions
BTS’s music video for “Dynamite” surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views on June 24, hitting the mark about five years and ten months after its August 21, 2020 release and adding roughly 100 million views in the past nine months
Former idol-actor Lee Joon has been cast as Shin Jae Hyun in the short-form drama adaptation of webtoon The Tax Reaper, a fast-paced tax-investigation thriller; the series is set to stream on Lezhin Snack in the second half of the year
ENHYPEN's Sunoo donated 50 million won on his birthday to Samsung Medical Center to support pediatric and adolescent patients, bringing his 2024 contributions to the hospital to a total of 200 million won. ENHYPEN will release their mini album THE SIN : BLISS on August 21
The Korean Business Research Institute's June individual idol brand reputation rankings (data May 24–June 24, 1,735 idols) place BTS's Jimin at No.1, Wanna One's Park Ji Hoon at No.2, BTS's V at No.3, Jungkook at No.4, and Jin at No.5
BTS’s surprise single “Come Over” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales and World Digital Song Sales (their 44th song to top that chart), entered the Hot 100 at No. 69 for their 39th Hot 100 entry, and hit No. 5 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart
ONF's second full-length album ONF:MY SELF sold 113,916 copies in its first week (June 17–23), marking the group's best opening and surpassing their previous record of 111,789 from ONF:MY IDENTITY Part.1
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's collaboration "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (week ending June 27), while also charting No. 12 on Digital Song Sales, No. 29 on Streaming Songs, No. 22 Global Excl. U.S./No. 25 Global 200; KATSEYE rose to No. 38 on Artist 100 and LE SSERAFIM re-entered at No. 93
Rookie SM girl group Hearts2Hearts' mini album Lemon Tang sold 440,895 copies within two days of its June 22 release, surpassing their previous first-week record of 425,146 set by FOCUS and setting a new early sales high
RIIZE released the official dance practice video for their title track "Do your dance" (from mini album II) on June 23, showcasing the group's precise choreography, formations, and performance energy
BOYNEXTDOOR's studio album HOME debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 — the group's highest U.S. peak and sixth consecutive Billboard 200 entry — while topping the World Albums chart and posting their best U.S. sales week with 26,000 copies
