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Spotify House returns to Seoul Sept. 10–13 with its largest Korea footprint yet, opening with an Electronic x K-pop night featuring Diplo alongside RIIZE, RESCENE, and Yves — RIIZE is noted as Spotify RADAR Korea's first boy band pick; indie and hip-hop nights plus a fan-focused fourth day round out the event

Billboard named rookie girl group KiiiKiii’s “404 (New Era)” the best K-pop song of 2026 so far, while sibling duo AKMU’s fourth album Flowering was named best K-pop album; the lists also highlight acts like Nmixx, Cortis, Hearts2Hearts and SHINee

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

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

Spotify named Korean indie band Can't Be Blue a 2026 Radar Korea artist, selecting them for its artist-development program; the band said they are honored and hope the opportunity helps them connect with listeners worldwide