K-pop girl group i-dle returned with their ninth EP We Made and the sultry summer single "Gimme Dat Love," showcasing a hotter, late-night summer vibe; members highlighted the group's evolution and promoted the release during a Seoul media showcase while on their Syncopation world tour
K-pop girl group i-dle returned with their ninth EP We made, led by Latin-inflected title track "Gimme Dat Love." Members discussed the album at a Seoul press event; the group follows a record-setting world tour and will perform at Lollapalooza Chicago on July 31
DSP Media announced that co-ed K-pop group KARD will conclude group activities after releasing their first full-length album Where To Now? (Part.2): NOWHERE on July 28 and completing an upcoming world tour, with members set to pursue individual careers
Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun is set to release his second solo EP 'No Labels: Part 02' led by the funk-rock single 'Ice Cream', and will perform on ABC's Good Morning America Summer Concert Series on Aug. 7 as part of Big Hit Music's global promotions
NCT and WayV member Ten has launched Illimnt, a creative company covering music, visual arts, fashion, original content and brand partnerships, three months after ending his exclusive contract with SM; he will continue group activities while pursuing solo projects
Day6 member Young K will release his second solo LP, Youngest, on July 27 via JYP Entertainment. The announcement — his first solo album since Letters with notes (Sept 2023) — came with a prologue teaser featuring fragmented reflections and a YK-engraved key
aespa’s Winter said she failed SM Entertainment auditions three times before finally being accepted, sharing the story on JTBC's Please Take Care of My Refrigerator alongside fellow member Karina, who praised the 'classic SM look' attributed to Winter
Ock Joo-hyun, former Fin.K.L main vocalist, criticized the heavy use of Auto-Tune and pitch correction in modern live performances as deceptive and said it lets ‘anyone’ call themselves a singer; her comments drew mixed reactions online
Seventeen members Junghan and Joshua are reported to be forming the group's seventh subunit with an album slated for October; Junghan previously teamed with Wonwoo on 2024's 'This Man,' while S.Coups and Mingyu recently broke the subunit sales record
Ateez's 14th EP, Golden Hour: Part 5, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the group's third chart-topping album and ninth consecutive top-10 entry — logging 1.88 million first-week sales and bringing their total to seven million-selling albums
Hundreds of BTS fans (ARMY) protested in Santiago after Chilean authorities blocked three October dates of BTS’s 'Arirang' world tour at Estadio Nacional, citing technical and venue-safety concerns; protesters marched toward La Moneda calling for the concerts to be reinstated
Korean rapper Penomeco is one of 44 global artists featured on Ronaldinho’s new album celebrating the 2026 World Cup and the launch of his Tu Musica label; Penomeco is listed as the only K-pop act on the project
BABYMONSTER's music video for "Psycho" has surpassed 200 million YouTube views, becoming the group's eighth video to hit the milestone. The B-side from their second EP We Go Up was the most-viewed video in 24 hours and topped YouTube's worldwide music trends for three days; the group is now starting the Japan leg of its Choom tour
Museum brand Mu:ds posted about 21.8 billion won in H1 sales, aided by rising visitors and global Korean culture interest; highlights include a BTS-linked collaboration that made 43 million won in two days and a note that BTS' RM owns two miniature Pensive Bodhisattva replicas
BLACKPINK's Jennie headlined Denmark's Roskilde Festival and Poland's Open'er Festival on consecutive days, becoming the first K-pop solo artist to headline two major European festivals back-to-back while performing hits including "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight," and "Like Jennie."
BLACKPINK’s Jennie headlined Denmark’s Roskilde Festival and Poland’s Open’er Festival back-to-back, becoming the first K-pop soloist to do so; she performed songs including "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight" and "Like Jennie" and has more international festival dates planned for 2026
BLACKPINK's Jennie became the first K-pop soloist to headline two major European festivals back-to-back, headlining Denmark's Roskilde and Poland's Open'er while performing tracks like "Mantra," "ExtraL," "Starlight" and "Like Jennie." She’s also lined up for Mad Cool, Lollapalooza Chicago and Summer Sonic
K-pop boy group ATEEZ scored their third No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with Golden Hour: Part. 5, which earned 228,000 equivalent album units (223,000 in sales). The five-track release led by "Bad" also set a Korean first-week sales mark of over 1.88 million copies
Ateez's Golden Hour: Part. 5 debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, marking the group's third chart-topper; the five-track release earned 228,000 equivalent album units (223,000 in sales) and sold 1.88 million copies in South Korea its first week
SEVENTEEN members Jeonghan and Joshua are confirmed by PLEDIS to be preparing a unit debut targeted for October; Jeonghan was recently discharged from military service. The duo will join SEVENTEEN’s lineup of earlier subunits such as JxW, HxW, CxM, DxS and V8
Veteran boy group INFINITE announced their 2026 fan meeting tour “INFINITE Rally V,” kicking off in Incheon (Aug. 29–30) and visiting Macau, Taipei, and Tokyo
DSPmedia announced that KARD will disband after releasing their album 'Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHERE' on July 28 and completing a subsequent world tour, which the agency says will mark the end of the group's activities
Korean singer KCM will hold a belated wedding ceremony on October 4 at Sebitseom Floating Island in Seoul, thanking his wife, three children, and fans while describing the event as fulfilling a long-held promise
ITZY's Ryujin made a surprise cameo as herself in the finale of JTBC's Reborn Rookie, accidentally swapping bodies with Lee Jun Young's character in a comic scene where she tried to prove her identity by performing ITZY's choreography
ENHYPEN unveiled their promotion schedule for mini album THE SIN : BLISS, due August 21; the calendar teasers mark their first comeback as a six-member group and hint there’s still “more to come.”
ATEEZ’s mini album GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5 debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking their third No. 1 and extending their streak to nine consecutive top-10 albums — the most top-10 albums by any group this decade, with 228,000 equivalent album units
Billboard's World Albums chart (week ending June 27) has CORTIS at Nos. 1–2 with GREENGREEN and COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, while LE SSERAFIM, aespa, BTS, ILLIT, BOYNEXTDOOR, Stray Kids, TXT, ENHYPEN, and NewJeans also placed across the chart
fromis_9 confirmed their summer comeback: the girl group revealed a first teaser on July 6 and will make their official return with a new release on July 21 (KST)
Red Velvet announced their comeback mini album Velvet Summer, due August 3 at 6 p.m. KST, and shared the first teaser video on July 6
&TEAM announced their first-ever Korean comeback: their second Korean mini album 'Mark on Me' will be released Sept 8 at midnight KST, with pre-orders opening July 6 at 6 p.m. KST, and the group also released a first teaser video
