Seventeen’s Joshua spoke at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, reaffirming the group’s role as UNESCO Youth Goodwill Ambassador, highlighting the Global Youth Grant Scheme, and pledging continued support for young people’s creativity, collaboration and well-being
Cortis will be the only K-pop group on the updated concert lineup for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, kicking off the race weekend on Oct. 9 alongside international acts; the group is also set to begin their world tour “Put Your Phone Down” in July
Ateez dropped two teasers for the lead single 'Bad' from Golden Hour: Part 5 featuring actor Chase Infiniti, showing her interacting with members Jongho, Yeosang, Wooyoung and San; the full music video is scheduled for June 26
An international conference, "BTS: A Global Interdisciplinary Conference," will convene July 2–3 at Jeonbuk National University in Jeonju with 50 scholars from 10 countries examining BTS’ cultural influence and the group's post-military era; the program includes keynotes and an interview with the director of Netflix’s "BTS: The Return."
Rookie boy group CORTIS’ debut album Color Outside the Lines has passed 600 million Spotify streams and 2.1 million physical sales, while their second EP GreenGreen re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 61 after recently peaking at No. 3
Cortis' debut album Color Outside the Lines has surpassed 600 million Spotify streams, the agency said, with physical sales hitting 2.1 million; their second EP GreenGreen re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 61 after peaking at No. 3
Seventeen’s Jeonghan was discharged from mandatory military service on June 25, 2026, becoming the first of the 13 members to complete enlistment; several members remain serving while others are expected to enlist in the coming months
Stray Kids' prerelease single "Run It," written by Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, reached the iTunes Top Songs chart in 41 regions. The track previews their 10th EP This & That (Aug. 7) and coincides with a multi-city Run It tour starting in Seoul
BTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG topped Oricon's album and combined album charts for Japan's first half (Dec. 8–Jun. 7) and placed No. 3 on the digital chart; Enhypen and TXT also ranked highly on Oricon's combined and album charts
BTS's fifth studio album Arirang topped Oricon's Japan first-half album and combined album charts, also reaching No.3 on the digital album chart; K-pop boy groups Enhypen and Tomorrow X Together placed No.4 and No.9 on the combined ranking
Zerobaseone will release their second Japanese EP, "回帰LOVE," on Aug. 19 via WakeOne; the three-track set features a collaboration on "Existence" with a member of Japanese trio Omoinotake, the new song "Aphrodite," and a Japanese version of "Top 5."
Le Sserafim’s single “Crazy” earned RIAJ platinum in Japan after topping 100 million streams there — their sixth song to do so — while the EDM track and its EP also charted on Billboard; the quintet will begin a 23-city tour next month
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BTS's Jimin and Cortis members Seonghyeon, Juhoon and Keonho attended Dior Homme's Spring/Summer 2027 menswear show at Paris Fashion Week; Jimin wore a navy velvet longline coat and has been a Dior ambassador since 2023
BTS’s fifth studio album Arirang topped Oricon’s First-Half 2026 Album and Combined Album rankings, becoming the first international group to top the Album Ranking twice and the first non-Japanese act to lead the Combined chart; Arirang surpassed 700,000 sales, and “Dynamite” surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE took their first music show win for the collab single "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" on M Countdown (June 25), beating RIIZE's "Do your dance" with 6,654 points. The episode also featured performances from EVAN (Heeseung), STAYC, BOYNEXTDOOR, Super Junior's Ryeowook, FIFTY FIFTY, and others
Actress Gong Seung Yeon and her sister, TWICE’s Jeongyeon, starred in a joint pictorial for Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s July issue that highlights their close, natural sisterly bond; reports also note Jeongyeon recently attended a meeting with Gong’s agency, VARO Entertainment
BABYMONSTER's music video for "SUGAR HONEY ICE TEA" surpassed 100 million YouTube views on June 25 (around 1:42 p.m. KST), becoming the group's 12th MV to reach the milestone in roughly 17 days and 15 hours
Billboard's midyear '50 Best Songs of 2026 So Far' list includes BLACKPINK's Jennie (on the Tame Impala 'Dracula' remix) at No. 14, BTS's 'SWIM' at No. 25, and KATSEYE's 'PINKY UP' at No. 45
Circle Chart’s June 7–13 rankings: BOYNEXTDOOR’s HOME and title track “VIRAL” scored a double crown, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” led the overall digital chart, and BTS topped the global K-pop and social charts, with aespa, CORTIS, ILLIT, AKMU and others placing across the weekly lists
MBC Plus's drama My Idol, My Debut revealed Lee Jin Hyuk as Ethan of fictional boy group BOY TO THE MOON, with THE BOYZ's Q cast as Han Jae Ha and IRION featuring WOOAH's Nana and tripleS's Kaede; the series is set to premiere in July
STARSHIP and AMUSE's seven-member boy group AEN will debut August 5 at 6 p.m. KST with the EP "A NEW ERA OF NOW." The lineup includes six former Debut’s Plan contestants — Jiyong, Bomin, Kyuhyun, Haru, Junseo, Kaira — plus new member Haruto
ARTMS released their first teaser film titled "Am I who you think I am?" on June 25, kicking off the countdown to their long-awaited summer comeback; fans should expect further comeback details and an official date soon
