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Four years into TEMPEST, Hanbin drops his solo debut with 'No Fear' and 'Air'. He credits the whole journey—from Vietnam to Korea to now—as destiny.
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Trot singer Jaeha, son of Im Ju-ri, released 'Baboya' on September 15. He performed it live on SBS Power FM's Cultwo Show nine days later.
29 d ago
BTS ended a 3-year-9-month military hiatus. IOI reunited after 9 years. 2026 became the year K-pop's dormant groups woke up.
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San, ATEEZ's main dancer, was in Milan on Sept. 21 as the group's latest mini album hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and shattered their domestic sales record.
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영탁's third album 'GOGO' debuts at No. 1 on both Hanteo and Circle Chart. A five-city tour launches in October.
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Rep. Bae Hyun-jin is calling Park Jin-young to parliament over JYP Entertainment's trademark filings for Phenomenon, a state-backed K-pop festival launching in 2027.
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A I W E O dropped the *00FF00* music video on the 23rd. The four-member girl band's pre-release builds toward their official debut with the EP *BE MY HUG*.
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After 7 years as fromis_9's center, the 27-year-old left her agency and is now building a solo presence through personal channels and SNS.
29 d ago
Starship Entertainment posted holiday greetings on September 24. K.Will, IVE, and CRAVITY each had news to share.
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The SBS show wrapped September 24 with two couples formed — and one participant walking away alone.
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The Seasons releases 'Endless Summer (여름밤의 꿈)' on September 27, the third track in their four-seasons music series.
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JG Star posted a relay Chuseok greeting video on Sept. 25 with Lim Chang-jung, Song Ga-in, Koyote, Yoo Sung-eun, and Yoon Seo-ryeong.
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TVING posts the director's casting breakdown for Lee Jun-hyuk as *Lotto Winner Still Goes to Work* enters its second week on air.
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Lisenne's cover of KARA's 2008 'Pretty Girl' hit #4 on Melon Top 100. It's one of several remakes climbing Korean charts as new releases struggle since May.
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Code Kunst drops a new song in late November 2026. Tablo's review? He forgot his marriage, his house password, and nearly started a war at home.
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Mimi called out idols at broadcasting stations for half-hearted greetings on episode 80 of YouTube variety show '영업중'.
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On YouTube's '핑계고', Lee Kwang-soo revealed he calls Yoo Jae-seok for everything: dating news, minor car accidents, major life decisions.
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Girls' Generation's Tiffany Young, broadcaster An Young-mi, and actress Seo Hye-won all skipped traditional weddings for quiet marriage registrations.
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Jang Wonyoung lip-synced to IU's new single on Sept. 24. IU replied in the comments.
9/25/2026
LE SSERAFIM hit The Fitness Marshall's YouTube channel (7.27M subscribers) on Sept. 24 to dance through their Sept. 11 single 'Made My Night'.
9/25/2026
BOYNEXTDOOR hit Japan next month with shows in Nagano (Sep 25–26) and Chiba (Oct 10–11). Their repackage 'HOME: DELUXE' arrives September 28 with 14 tracks.
9/25/2026
After 19 years together, Coyote's Kim Jong-min still has one goal: a #1 on the charts. He's also newly married, and thinking about the next generation.
9/25/2026
Seulgi shared her pre-MV shoot diet on YouTube—tuna and seaweed one day, cabbage wraps the next. She dropped 2kg in a month.
9/24/2026
Jeon Hyo-sung, Secret's leader 17 years into her career, opened up about marriage during a Chuseok hanbok interview with Star News.
9/24/2026
The first Korean to play Roxie Hart on Broadway posted her $26.41 e-bike receipt online, calling the price "hateful" while admitting the city had its charms.
9/24/2026
Yoon Seo-ryeong scored 196 points on SBS Love FM's Life Is Audition—the program's all-time high—while competing on TV Chosun's Miss Trot 4 in 2026.
9/24/2026
WILD sits at #22 in its 5th week on the chart; BEAUTIFUL CHAOS has logged 64 consecutive weeks, and the Hootie Frutti MV hit 100M views in 40 days.
9/24/2026
BTOB's Jung Ilhoon posted a handwritten note asking what a restriction-free rest day would look like, complete with cross-and-crescent nail art.
9/24/2026
Six months after discharge from the 15th Infantry Division, Kim Jong-hyun has posted his first update in hanbok and confirmed a fan meeting, Asia tour, and new acting ambitions.
9/24/2026
The Korean Frozen musical's two leads broke down the brutal vocal demands, how they landed their roles, and the show's run through March 1, 2027.
9/24/2026
ALLDAY PROJECT reunites as a full five-member group for 'CRASH' on September 28 at 6 PM, their first release together after nine months apart.
9/24/2026
Actress Lee Yoon-ji launched her first brand, Bibrikey, in September 2026 while balancing on-set work. The month, she said, was relentless.
9/24/2026
Ha Ji-won sat down with trot singer Young Taak on her YouTube channel for a Chuseok special, where she learned one of his hits for the first time.
9/24/2026
On Sept. 24, San posted a black-suit photo tagging Dolce & Gabbana and Vogue World, signaling upcoming fashion event appearances as the brand's global ambassador.
9/24/2026
Choi Ye-na unveiled characters '예춘팔' and '지구철' on Sept. 23, took Artist of the Year at TMA, and has a new digital single arriving Oct. 2.
9/24/2026
UNCHILD's second single is stuck in limbo. The delay exposes a widening cost gap between major and indie K-pop labels.
9/24/2026
OWIS virtual idol Summer co-hosts MBCkpop's new music talk show 'V+ 음악중심' with WINNER's Kang Seung-yoon; Plave appears in episode one.
9/24/2026
Young Tak's 'GOGO' moves 295K copies. RESCENE's 'LOVE ATTACK' sweeps digital. HUNTR/X hits 12 straight weeks at No. 1 on the Global K-pop Chart.
9/24/2026
On Sept. 25, Jeon Hyun-moo corners Jang Han-byeol during *Plan 4* and demands to know which celebrity slid into her DMs.
9/24/2026
ONEUS released 'FIRST LIGHT : 井' on September 23, their first complete-lineup comeback since all five members re-signed with B-Wave Entertainment in February.
9/23/2026
A year after breaking up with actor Lee Gyu-han, actress Nam Yu-jeong consulted a matchmaking agency and went on DefconTV to publicly search for love.
9/23/2026
Kim Hyun-joo visited Yoo In-na Radio on Sept 23, with a tvN drama premiere set for Oct 10 and a film opening Oct 21.
9/23/2026
Jung Dong-ha and Ali perform solo sets and a joint stage at Tori Forest in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, airing September 25.
9/23/2026
Kim Young-ok dropped a behind-the-scenes YouTube video from IU's music video shoot, candid about the challenge of acting without dialogue.
9/23/2026
HYBE and Trafalgar Releasing are taking a week-long theater festival to 1,100+ venues across 50 countries, featuring BTS live streams from South America and debut concert films from SEVENTEEN, TXT, an
9/23/2026
WE GO-6, a five-member boy group, released the pop ballad "Monster" on September 22. Their official debut arrives next month.
9/23/2026
Trot singer Youngtaek returned to MBC's Radio Star on Sept. 23 after three years away, this time promoting 'Kkeokkyeo' from his 3rd full album—the same show that turned 'Pom Michyeotda' into a hit las
9/23/2026
Rosé, Lisa, Jennie, and Jisoo each dropped solo tracks in August–September 2026, extending individual careers that took off after BLACKPINK renewed their group contract in 2023.
9/23/2026
