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Hosts Sungchan (RIIZE), Ian (Hearts2Hearts), and Sion (NCT WISH) led the blue-carpet arrivals for the 2026 SBS Gayo Daejeon Summer, which features performances from artists including ZEROBASEONE, NCT’s Ten and Taeyong, Stray Kids, Red Velvet, BABYMONSTER, SEVENTEEN’s Dino, ATEEZ, BIBI, and Yena

The Korean Business Research Institute's August rookie idol group brand reputation rankings place RESCENE at No. 1 (6,777,877), followed by CORTIS, ILLIT, TWS, and KiiiKiii rounding out the top five based on consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and awareness

The Fact Music Awards revealed its first 2026 performer lineup for the Sept. 19 ceremony at Busan Asiad Main Stadium, naming IDID, ATEEZ, ALLDAY PROJECT, CORTIS, KiiiKiii and tripleS among the confirmed acts

I.O.I earned their fourth music show trophy for reunion single "Suddenly" on SBS Inkigayo (July 12), beating aespa and RESCENE. The episode featured performances from i-dle, TXT’s Yeonjun, BABYMONSTER, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, Choi Yoojung and others

The Korean Business Research Institute’s July brand reputation rankings for boy groups (data June 11–July 11) put BTS at No.1 (8,586,669), CORTIS No.2 (4,174,720), Stray Kids No.3 (3,448,310), SEVENTEEN No.4, and BIGBANG No.5 in the top 30 listing

aespa earned their second Music Core win for "LEMONADE" on the July 11 broadcast, taking first with 7,086 points. The episode featured performances from BABYMONSTER, (G)I-DLE, TXT’s Yeonjun, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, RESCENE, Hearts2Hearts, EVAN (Heeseung) and more

ATEEZ earned their second Music Bank trophy for "BAD" on July 10, winning with 7,271 points. The episode featured performances from (G)I-DLE, MONSTA X’s Kihyun, TXT’s Yeonjun, RESCENE, EVAN (Heeseung), and others

LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE took their second music show trophy for the collab single "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" on the July 9 episode of M Countdown with 6,876 points, beating SEVENTEEN's V8; the episode also featured performances from (G)I-DLE, MONSTA X's Kihyun, RESCENE and others

Hearts2Hearts won their second music show trophy for "Lemon Tang" on the July 8 episode of Show Champion, defeating contenders including ATEEZ and dodree; performers that day included Choi Yoojung, Keyveatz, Jung Dae Hyun, Baek A Yeon, and more

On the July 4 episode of Music Core, I.O.I’s “Suddenly” earned the group's first music show triple crown, topping ATEEZ’s “BAD” and aespa’s “LEMONADE.” The broadcast also featured performances from V8, Baek A Yeon, Choi Yoojung, ATEEZ, EVAN, PRIMROSE, RIIZE and more