BTS drew French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron to the Stade de France for the European finale of its ARIRANG world tour, days before the group's scheduled halftime performance at the 2026 World Cup final
At a Munich stop of BTS's Arirang world tour, Jimin laughed at a fan's poster and later recreated Erling Haaland's signature walk onstage, a playful moment that quickly went viral and was shared by outlets including ESPN Mexico
BTS will perform an 11-minute halftime show at the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, expected around 5 a.m. KST; the Coldplay-curated production, led by Chris Martin, will also feature Madonna, Justin Bieber and Shakira and extends halftime to about 30 minutes
Former Wanna One member Ong Seong Wu joins Park Eun Bin and Yang Se Jong in tvN’s Spooky in Love as Kang Min Hwan, whose arrival on Jeju Island creates tension with Ma Gang Wook; the drama’s second episode airs July 19 at 9:10 p.m. KST
Soompi's July Week 3 chart has CORTIS's "REDRED" at No.1 for a sixth week, aespa's "LEMONADE" holding at No.2, I.O.I's "Suddenly" rising to No.3, and i-dle's "Gimme Dat Love" debuting at No.9
ILLIT’s music video for “It’s Me” surpassed 100 million YouTube views on July 18, reaching the mark in about 78 days and becoming the group’s fastest MV to hit 100M and their second overall after debut song “Magnetic.”
The Korean Business Research Institute released July's brand reputation rankings for 735 girl group members: RESCENE's Woni topped the list, followed by IVE's Jang Wonyoung, aespa's Karina, and BLACKPINK's Jennie among the month's top performers
TXT member Yeonjun earned his second music show trophy for "Ice Cream" on MBC's Music Core (July 18), scoring 7,125 points over RESCENE and aespa; the episode also featured performances from SUPER JUNIOR-83z, (G)I-DLE, Sunmi, Kihyun, Dreamcatcher, and more
