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BTS closed the North American leg of its ARIRANG world tour with four sold-out SoFi Stadium shows in Los Angeles, capping a five-month run of 31 sold-out dates in 12 cities that sold about 1.92 million tickets. The SoFi concerts drew roughly 282,000 attendees—bringing BTS’s eight total shows at the venue (including 2021) to about 496,000, a stadium record—were streamed to viewers in 177 countries on Weverse, featured fans waving the Taegeukgi during “Body to Body” and onstage birthday celebrations for Jungkook and RM; the septet resumes the tour Oct. 2 in Bogotá

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&TEAM released their second Korean EP, Mark on Me, shifting to a softer pop sound that frames the group's longtime "wolf" storyline meeting a loved one; members Harua, Nicholas, Yuma, Maki, Jo and EJ discussed the concept and promotion at a Seoul showcase

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NewJeans member Haerin made her first official public appearance in 18 months at a luxury beauty-brand photocall in Seoul following her return to ADOR; Hanni, Haerin and Hyein have confirmed returns to ADOR while Minji's status remains under discussion

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H.O.T., the five-member boy band that debuted Sept. 7, 1996, is credited with creating much of K-pop’s idol blueprint — from casting and training to official fan-club culture — and continues to draw attention with occasional reunions and viral ad-campaign videos that recalled their early hits like “Candy” and “Age of Violence.”

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Jungkook’s self-written solo “Still With You” has surpassed 500 million Spotify streams, becoming his sixth solo track to cross the half‑billion mark while his official solo debut “Seven” has now topped 3 billion streams. First uploaded to SoundCloud in 2020 and officially released in July 2023, the jazz-tinged ballad peaked at No. 33 on Billboard’s Global Excl. U.S. and No. 62 on the Global 200 and reportedly topped iTunes in 101 regions; BTS will resume the ARIRANG world tour with two shows in Bogotá on Oct. 2–3

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Lee Sang-soon has paused his MBC FM4U radio show to focus on recovery after being diagnosed with vagus nerve dysfunction and is awaiting further tests; the piece also notes that HyunA and TWICE’s Chaeyoung previously experienced vasovagal syncope

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&Team returned to South Korea with its second Korean-language EP Mark on Me, showcasing a more mature, emotive werewolf-themed concept and a piano-led title track. Members Yuma, Fuma, K and leader EJ said the group focused more on singing, expression and nuanced stage moments at a Seoul press showcase

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