Former girl group Secret returns after a 12-year hiatus with new music 'Secret Flavor' and a lineup change that adds a new member in place of two originals, highlighting a broader K-pop trend of reviving established brands as rookie launch costs rise
Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye's collaboration "Iconic By Mistake" debuted at No. 22 on the UK Official Singles Top 100 for the week of June 19–25 and is posting strong placements on Spotify's global charts
Veteran Korean balladeer Sung Si-kyung and Indonesian singer Raisa released their first duet, "Heaven Knows," marking Raisa's first performance in Korean and featuring Sung singing in English
On the June 21 episode of SBS Inkigayo, ILLIT took first place with 5,099 points for "It's Me," earning the song a fourth music-show trophy and a triple crown; competing nominees included I.O.I's "Suddenly" and aespa's "LEMONADE," with performances from RIIZE, STAYC and more
aespa's music video for "Drama" surpassed 300 million YouTube views on June 21, becoming their fastest video to reach that mark and their second overall to pass 300 million after "Next Level."
Parc Jae Jung will change his newly announced fan club name 'Namu' following objections from fans of veteran singer Park Hyo Shin, who noted the name overlap and raised concerns
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE’s collaboration “ICONIC BY MISTAKE” debuted at No. 22 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart for the week of June 18–24, marking a Top 25 entry in the U.K. for the release
MBC’s June 20 Music Core Ulsan Music Festival featured performances from BOYNEXTDOOR, RIIZE, STAYC, fromis_9, Billlie, tripleS, xikers, N.Flying and a slate of rookie and indie acts across the lineup
Netflix released an official live music video featuring TWICE members Jeongyeon, Jihyo and Chaeyoung performing the song "TAKEDOWN," presented in-universe as the fictional girl group HUNTR/X for the animated film KPop Demon Hunters
BLACKPINK's music video for "JUMP" surpassed 400 million YouTube views on the morning of June 21 KST, becoming the first music video released by a K-pop artist in 2025 to reach that milestone
At the 35th Seoul Music Awards on June 20, ATEEZ won the Daesang (Grand Prize) and also took a Bonsang, while BOYNEXTDOOR earned four trophies, including Best Album, World Best Artist, and the R&B/Hip Hop Award
