July 2026

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July 4

NewsdeskYuna
BBGIRLS' Yuna opens up on variety show, posts selfie amid 'LOVE 2' promotions
NewsdeskBTS
Jin drops Brussels tour photos and Weverse post with V and Jungkook
ExclusiveGong Yoo
Goblin cast reunites for tvN 10th anniversary special trip to Gangneung
NewsdeskJung So-min
Jung So-min heads to Okinawa for magazine shoot ahead of Netflix series 'Dealer'
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Kim Jung-yeon drops debut mini album 'Woori Jeong-i', books two-night solo concert in Seoul
Newsdesk
Lee Seung-yoon on 10+ years as a singer-songwriter: "I dream of performances that feel like a festival"
Exclusive
AHOF hits Kuala Lumpur on debut Asia tour, mini album 3 'RUN TO YOU' drops July 8
Exclusive
"밤이 되었습니다" (It Has Become Night): Cast, plot rules and platforms for the 12-part Korean thriller
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Lee So-ra returns after 7 years with new single 'Summer Breeze' out July 7
Exclusive
Webtoon-to-drama adaptations are booming — but Korea's comic market grew just 4.4% in 2024
Exclusive
Han Go-eun, 51, on MBC daily drama 'Family Certificate': shy with Park Se-young at first, then heartache
NewsdeskMONSTA X
Kihyun drops Mini Album 2 'Borderline' July 7, first solo return in ~2 years
NewsdeskKim Soo-hyun
Kim Se-ui of Gaseoyeon faces 5 charges including blackmail of actor Kim Soo-hyun; first trial set for next month
Exclusive
K-webtoon IP is everywhere on OTT in 2026 — here's the scale
ExclusiveLE SSERAFIM
LE SSERAFIM's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits new peak at #23 on Billboard Global 200
NewsdeskDAY6
DAY6 Dowoon addresses Yoo Ji-yu marriage rumours at 10th anniversary finale concert
ExclusiveKim Go-eun
Netflix thriller 'The Price of Confession' hit #1 in Korea two days after its December 2025 drop
ExclusiveCORTIS
CORTIS 'REDRED' hits 60 number ones on Spotify Korea, breaking boy group record
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Ji Sang-ryeol returns as rapper G.C Hammer 20 years later on KBS2's Living with Men S2
Newsdesk
KIKI to make first appearance on Nippon TV's THE MUSIC DAY 2026
Exclusive
Im Chang-jung drops semi-trot single '탓탓탓' on July 4
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AND2BLE clock 730K debut sales and global press coverage one month in
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WONHO drops CORE tracklist: 7 tracks, title 'Don't Wake Me Up!', out July 21

July 2026

July 4

BBGIRLS' Yuna opens up on variety show, posts selfie amid 'LOVE 2' promotions

Jin drops Brussels tour photos and Weverse post with V and Jungkook

Goblin cast reunites for tvN 10th anniversary special trip to Gangneung

Jung So-min heads to Okinawa for magazine shoot ahead of Netflix series 'Dealer'

Kim Jung-yeon drops debut mini album 'Woori Jeong-i', books two-night solo concert in Seoul

Lee Seung-yoon on 10+ years as a singer-songwriter: "I dream of performances that feel like a festival"

AHOF hits Kuala Lumpur on debut Asia tour, mini album 3 'RUN TO YOU' drops July 8

"밤이 되었습니다" (It Has Become Night): Cast, plot rules and platforms for the 12-part Korean thriller

Lee So-ra returns after 7 years with new single 'Summer Breeze' out July 7

Webtoon-to-drama adaptations are booming — but Korea's comic market grew just 4.4% in 2024

Han Go-eun, 51, on MBC daily drama 'Family Certificate': shy with Park Se-young at first, then heartache

Kihyun drops Mini Album 2 'Borderline' July 7, first solo return in ~2 years

Kim Se-ui of Gaseoyeon faces 5 charges including blackmail of actor Kim Soo-hyun; first trial set for next month

K-webtoon IP is everywhere on OTT in 2026 — here's the scale

LE SSERAFIM's 'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' hits new peak at #23 on Billboard Global 200

DAY6 Dowoon addresses Yoo Ji-yu marriage rumours at 10th anniversary finale concert

Netflix thriller 'The Price of Confession' hit #1 in Korea two days after its December 2025 drop

CORTIS 'REDRED' hits 60 number ones on Spotify Korea, breaking boy group record

Ji Sang-ryeol returns as rapper G.C Hammer 20 years later on KBS2's Living with Men S2

KIKI to make first appearance on Nippon TV's THE MUSIC DAY 2026

Im Chang-jung drops semi-trot single '탓탓탓' on July 4

AND2BLE clock 730K debut sales and global press coverage one month in

WONHO drops CORE tracklist: 7 tracks, title 'Don't Wake Me Up!', out July 21

July 3

UDTT performs 'VIPER' on Music Bank, wrapping first comeback week

BTS '아리랑' hits 15 weeks on global charts as Argentina names group Honorary Guests

FTISLAND announces 21st Japanese single 'Lemonade', out September 2

Sin Min-a's 'Nundongja' tops Korean box office in week two, nears 500K admissions

SG Wannabe's 'Crime and Punishment' tops KBS Joy's Hit Song episode 320

Limer opens up about loneliness after divorce from An Hyun-mo on Channel A's 'Groom School 2'

K-pop concert surge meets South Korea's toughest-ever anti-scalping law, effective Aug 28

'Wild Thing' box office flop: 1.25M admissions, short of break-even despite viral MV

Hong Ji-yun wins MBN Hyunyeok Gawang 3 with 3,727 points, takes 100M won prize

Yoon Jong-shin recalls forgetting lyrics 6 times at debut stage — and Shin Hae-chul saving him

Jennie marks Ruby's 1st anniversary with special album and Copenhagen sauna post

Singer JK Kim Dong-wook backs Baejae High School amid 6-month baseball ban controversy

So Ji-sub's 'Kim Bu-jang' hits 15.7% by episode 2 — SBS's best drama rating of 2026

Yoon Do-hyun performs in Jeju as YB's 'Stay Alive' remix holds UK chart for 3 weeks

Kep1er drop 8th mini album 'CRACK CODE' with title track 'KILLA (Face the other me)'

Jang Hang-jun on '옥탑방의 문제아들': 100+ daily decisions, prop colors, shoe angles — the life of a 10M-ticket director

Yoon Jong-shin reveals first music show appearance may have tanked his own album sales

10CM, Sun Woo Jung-ah, Lee Seung-yoon & EVAN join Sung Si-kyung on The Seasons

BE'O drops new digital single 'Cherry Cola'

Kim Hee-jae hits Music Bank ahead of July 24 encore concert at Olympic Hall

Gyeongse to throw first career pitch July 5, premiere 2 unreleased tracks at KT Wiz Park mini concert

Kim Jun-su holds first-ever fan concert 13 years into career, premieres debut mini-album track

FKJ announces December Seoul concert on Tyber World Tour

After School's Ga-hee sparks debate with crop top, hip-roll choreography in CCM music video

Oh Yoon-ah announces remarriage 11 years after divorce — fiancé is a non-celebrity

Lee Hi confirms Australia & New Zealand world tour dates for August–September 2026

Stray Kids' Bang Chan shares blood donation photo ahead of August comeback with 'THIS & THAT'

An Hyo-seop leads JTBC cooking survival drama 'Final Table' in October 2026

K-drama 'Empathy Cell' premieres July 4 on Lifetime and Disney+

Fan Bingbing at BIFAN: "I envy the Korean film industry"

Tablo's 16-year-old daughter Haru wins oratory award, already sole lyricist on RIIZE title track

Lee So-ra returns with 'Summer Breeze' after 7-year absence

BOYNEXTDOOR adds third Busan date to 'KNOCK ON Vol.2' after sellout

AHOF drop highlight medley for mini album 'RUN TO YOU', out July 8

THE BOYZ's Q drops debut solo single 'Anytime' on July 9, tied to MBC Plus drama

IVY to make Broadway history as first Korean actor in 'Chicago,' playing Roxie Hart Aug 17–Sep 6

Han Loro's '사랑하게 될 거야' MV hits 10 million YouTube views, roughly 2 years after release

Moon Chae-won posts Buddhist quote four days after private wedding ceremony

BOYNEXTDOOR, Lisenne May & Yesung launch fan-powered Blip Support events July 3

Lee Ji-hye and Jang Eun-ah join Frankenstein: The Musical Concert at Seoul's Jangchung Gymnasium in August

NiziU's best album 'Portfolio' hits Oricon Daily #1; 'Make you happy' 2026 MV drops

Yoo Ah-in to star in Jang Jae-hyun's 'Vampire' alongside Lee Sung-min and Yoon Kyung-ho

Secret returns after 12 years with 'Secret Flavor'; Jeon Hyo-sung breaks down reading fan comments

Moon Ga-young signs with Fantasia; tvN drama 'Whale Star' confirmed for 2027

SEVENTEEN unit V8 debuts on MCountdown with 'singasong', hits 500K sales in 3 days

ATEEZ 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' hits 1.88M first-week sales, seventh million-seller

July 2

NMIXX tops Bugs Favorite Chart for Week 4 of June with 28.3% support

Arden Cho marries in Florence with hanbok welcome reception and pyebaek

tvN's '100 Days of Lies' drops first teaser with Kim You-jung, Park Jin-young, premiering October 2026

Park Soo-o joins KBS weekend drama 'Love Comes' opposite Ahn Hee-yeon and Ha Seok-jin

Sung-hoon and Oh Se-young in talks for romance drama 'Boss's Overt Taste'

AND2BLE's Zhang Hao on re-debut and Asia show concert tour after ZEROBASEONE

Park Ji-hyun's 'Love is' MV from 'Wild Thing' crosses 4.4 million views