BLACKPINK News

Twice will hold a three-session 11th anniversary fan party in Seoul on Oct. 17 that admits just 750 fans total (250 per session) by lottery and restricts entry to fifth-generation Once members aged 15+, prompting fan backlash over the small capacity and eligibility limits

BTS will play their first-ever concerts in Peru at Estadio San Marcos on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday as part of its Arirang world tour, marking the septet's first shows in the country since their 2013 debut. Lima's Santiago de Surco district temporarily renamed Sacramento Street "BTS Avenue" (Oct. 5–11) and illuminated landmarks such as the Arco Morisco in the group's signature purple, while city parks are hosting daily BTS-themed light and water shows. The group opened the South American leg with two shows in Bogotá that drew about 100,000 fans. Peru's export and tourism promotion agency PromPeru said more than 521,000 people lined up for a chance at tickets and the three concerts are expected to draw 96,000–156,000 people in total, and fans are organizing what has been billed as South America's first BTS tribute drone show at Lima's Costa Verde

Three major K-pop releases — IVE, ILLIT and RIIZE — all land on Oct. 26 as October’s comeback race ramps up, while BLACKPINK’s Lisa drops a six-track EP on Oct. 23 and multiple groups (KickFlip, NMIXX, BABYMONSTER, PLAVE and more) fill out a crowded release calendar

Twice will celebrate its 11th debut anniversary with a Seoul fan party titled “Once upon a Thri11” on Oct. 17, holding three meet-and-greet sessions for 250 fans each (750 total) selected by lottery; a vinyl of live performances from its "This Is For" world tour will be released Oct. 16

YG Entertainment announced BABYMONSTER will drop a new single on Oct. 23, teasing the release with a solar-eclipse–style black poster. The six-member group returns roughly four months after “Sugar Honey Ice Tea” (100M YouTube views in ~17 days) and will resume its Choom world tour in Jakarta on Oct. 17

BLACKPINK’s debut MV "Boombayah" surpassed 1.9 billion YouTube views, the first time a K-pop group's debut single video has hit that mark; the group now has three videos with massive view counts including "Ddu‑du Ddu‑du" and "Kill This Love."