Big Ocean, the world’s first Deaf K-pop idol group, released the nu-disco single “Love Sign,” featuring American, British and Korean sign-language elements; the trio (PJ, Chanyeon and Jiseok) will perform it at New York Fashion Week as part of a collaboration with designer Andy Yu
STARSHIP revealed a defendant was sentenced to prison over fabricated videos targeting an IVE member, and the agency has filed additional criminal complaints over repeated malicious posts and content (Soompi). Soompi confirms a concrete premiere date (Oct. 24 at 10:50 p.m. KST) for the long-delayed Lifetime romance drama It's You, Regardless, starring CNBLUE's Jung Yong Hwa and Hong Seung Hee. TIOT announced that member Choi Woojin will take an indefinite hiatus and will not participate in upcoming official activities, though his recorded vocals and filmed music video parts will remain; the group will continue promotions while the agency monitors his future plans (Soompi). New today: DKB's D1 will enlist as an active-duty soldier in the Army Military Band on October 26, and agency BRAVE Entertainment asked that there be no public event and requested fans refrain from visiting the enlistment site (Soompi). BTS concluded the 12-city North American leg of their 'Arirang' world tour, attracting an estimated 1.92 million spectators across the run (Korea.net Culture). New today: Hwasa performed her 2025 hit "Good Goodbye" and April single "So Cute" at a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron during President Lee Jae Myung's visit to France, then visited a hanji exhibition with the first ladies and gifted signed albums in hanji cases (Korea Herald). Other notable items include Deaf K-pop group Big Ocean's nu-disco single "Love Sign" and planned New York Fashion Week performance, scrutiny over (G)I-DLE's Miyeon after a medical checkup video, and Stray Kids launching their Stray City Latin America festival tour with a Rock in Rio headline slot.
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Miyeon of (G)I-DLE faced scrutiny after a Jeondosa YouTube episode showing her medical checkup raised questions about illegal medical advertising; producers say the show paid for her exam, blurred identifying scenes, received no sponsorship, and will tighten pre-release checks
Stray Kids will kick off their Stray City Latin America festival tour in Bogotá this week and will become the first K-pop act to headline Brazil’s Rock in Rio. Co-produced with Live Nation, the multi‑city run also includes Buenos Aires and Mexico City dates and will feature local artists alongside JYP Entertainment’s multinational boy group Nexz
Kakao Entertainment's rookie K-pop rock band hrtz.wav released its second EP The Second Wave: Momentum, with all five members credited on writing and composing and a guest feature from Riize's Sungchan on the lead track “Alive”; members say they hope to headline Lollapalooza in the future
Fans have urged BLACKPINK's Jennie to cut ties with Adidas after Adidas apologized for a controversial Israel promotion; Jennie's new "Adidas Originals by Jennie" campaign photos have intensified calls to drop the partnership
Evan, who left ENHYPEN in March, topped the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 11 regions with his first solo EP Death of Me, selling over 460,000 copies on release day; the title track hit No.1 on iTunes songs in nine regions and entered Melon’s Hot 100 at No.5
Lightsum will prerelease the single "Doshite" on Sept. 16 ahead of its Japan debut EP Re:idol on Sept. 23, and will promote with a Sapporo music festival appearance plus fan meet-and-greets in Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka
BoyNextDoor revealed the tracklist for their repack Home: Deluxe, adding five songs including lead single "Animal," co-produced by Zico; the set also features Korean versions of their Japan releases and the fan song "400 Years," arriving Sept. 28
Hwasa performed her 2025 hit “Good Goodbye” and April single “So Cute” at a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron during President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to France, then visited a hanji exhibition with the first ladies and gifted signed albums in hanji cases
&Team returned to the Korean market with its second Korean EP Mark on Me, selling 1.22 million copies on day one and marking its fourth consecutive million-selling release; the group’s push into Korea reflects a wider trend of Japan-based acts like NiziU, NexZ and NCT WISH boosting activities in Korea
Jun (Wen Junhui) of Seventeen will star as the male lead in the Chinese film "Summer Never Ends," playing a college student reunited with his childhood love; Pledis Entertainment confirmed the role and the film’s release date is still to be announced
EVNNE revealed the design for their Official Light Stick Ver.2 on September 9, teasing the new light stick ahead of their October comeback and upcoming tour
BamBam will sit out Season 2 of My Sibling’s Romance due to scheduling conflicts, while original panelists including i-dle’s Miyeon, Han Hye Jin, Code Kunst, Jonathan, and Patricia will return when the show premieres on Wavve in November
82MAJOR earned their first-ever music show trophy on Show Champion (Sept. 9) with “Like Fire,” defeating candidates including BIGBANG, MONSTA X, TUNEXX, and SHINee’s Taemin; performers that day included ENHYPEN, NEXZ, Rocky, TNX, ICHILLIN’ J, and more
8TURN’s Kyungmin is returning to activities after recovering from stomach-related health issues caused by a gastric ulcer and will take part in the group’s upcoming schedules, including the 8TURN World Tour [8TURN TRACE], while continuing regular medical monitoring
Soompi is offering a quick quiz that recommends a newly-released K-pop album based on what kind of student you are, matching listening picks to your school-life habits to kick off the semester
A defendant indicted for distributing fabricated videos targeting an IVE member was sentenced to prison, and STARSHIP Entertainment has filed additional criminal complaints over repeated malicious posts and content targeting Jang Wonyoung as part of its continued legal pursuit
DKB member D1 will enlist as an active-duty soldier in the Army Military Band on October 26 after being accepted by the Military Manpower Administration; agency BRAVE Entertainment said there will be no public event and asked fans to refrain from visiting the enlistment site
Choi Woojin of TIOT will take an indefinite hiatus and will not participate in upcoming official activities, though his recorded vocals and filmed music video parts will remain on the group's upcoming release. TIOT will continue promotions while the agency monitors his future plans
Taemin unveiled teasers for Version 2 of his official light stick on Sept. 9, previewing a design that converts into a lamp and a lantern; the reveal comes as he promotes his solo EP PHASE 1 and prepares for his 2026–27 LiMiNaL world tour
Lifetime’s romance drama It’s You, Regardless will premiere on October 24 at 10:50 p.m. KST; the series stars CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa and actress Hong Seung Hee and was filmed in early 2022 but delayed for over four years
BTS concluded the 12-city North American leg of their 'Arirang' world tour, attracting an estimated 1.92 million spectators across the run
The 2026 Korea Grand Music Awards revealed a star-studded presenter lineup — including IVE’s Liz, OH MY GIRL’s Arin, KARA’s Park Gyuri, and RESCENE’s Woni — with the ceremony scheduled for Nov. 7–8 at Seoul’s Gocheok Sky Dome
NCT 127 achieved a double crown on Circle Chart for Aug. 23–29, topping both the overall digital and digital download charts with “Blingy,” while ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s new mini album UNBREAKABLE: 少年BEAST debuted at No. 1 on the physical album chart
&TEAM's Korean comeback mini album Mark on Me sold 1,224,524 copies on its first day, breaking the group's previous first-day record and marking their third consecutive release to surpass one million first-day sales
