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Lee Seung-yoon reflects on a decade-plus career, early doubts about pursuing music, and what he wants from his live shows.
7/4/2026
Lee So-ra teases '너의 얼굴 다 잊을게 (Summer Breeze)', arriving July 7 — her first new music in seven years.
7/4/2026
MONSTA X's Kihyun drops 6-track mini album 'Borderline' on July 7, his first solo release in roughly two years.
7/4/2026
Kim Se-ui, head of YouTube channel Gaseoyeon, faces blackmail, stalking and defamation charges over alleged threats targeting actor Kim Soo-hyun. First trial date: the 14th of next month.
7/4/2026
At DAY6's 10th anniversary finale, drummer Dowoon told fans his feelings have "never changed" in a decade—a direct response to swirling marriage rumours.
7/4/2026
KIKI joins 60+ acts on Nippon TV's 9.5-hour summer broadcast, introducing their 'GenZ-mi' concept to Japanese viewers for the first time.
7/4/2026
One month after their May debut, AND2BLE have surpassed 730,000 first-week copies, won two music show trophies, and landed coverage in US outlets Forbes and The Honey Pop.
7/4/2026
SG Wannabe's 2000s ballad 'Joeawa Beol' won KBS Joy's '20th Century Hit Song' in an MP3 nostalgia episode.
7/3/2026
So Ji-sub's SBS revenge thriller 'Kim Bu-jang' rocketed from 9.5% to 15.7% viewership in one night, becoming the network's highest-rated drama of 2026 after just two episodes.
7/3/2026
On KBS 2TV's 'Rooftop Troublemakers,' Yoon Jong-shin admitted he skipped TV until his second album — and suspects it may have tanked sales.
7/3/2026
French multi-instrumentalist FKJ plays Kintex Hall 10 in Goyang on December 6. Artist presale starts July 6.
7/3/2026
Bang Chan posted a blood donation certification photo from Australia this week while Stray Kids prep their new mini album 'THIS & THAT', out August 7.
7/3/2026
BIGC's new Blip Support service launches with BOYNEXTDOOR, Lisenne May, and Super Junior's Yesung, letting fans pool in-app gems to fund real-world offline ads.
7/3/2026
Vernon and The8's unit V8 hit the MCountdown stage July 2 with 'singasong' and 'rat race'—three days after their mini-album crossed 500,000 copies sold.
7/3/2026
ATEEZ's 14th mini album breaks their first-week sales record at 1.88M copies. The 'BAD' MV hits 10M views and tops YouTube's worldwide trending.
7/3/2026
NMIXX claimed the weekly No. 1 spot on the Bugs Favorite Chart with 8,937 fan votes, earning automatic entry into the June monthly chart.
7/2/2026
Park Soo-o, the 2005-born actor who played a delinquent bully in Netflix's *기리고*, takes on Han Gyu-seo in KBS 2TV's family drama *사랑이 온다*, premiering July 25.
7/2/2026
씨야 member Nam Gyu-ri posted behind-the-scenes and costumed photos on July 2 ahead of her ENA 'K-POP UP CHART SHOW' stage, captioned '니가 좋아'.
7/2/2026
Noh Jung-ui, who debuted as a child actor in 2010, stars as Woo Hyun-jin in tvN's new Wednesday drama *I'll Give You the Universe*, which premiered July 4.
7/2/2026
Karina shared casual SNS photos on July 2 as aespa gears up for their first Japanese mini-album 'Kiss and Tell', out July 24.
7/2/2026
Taeyeon's J-POP remake hit No. 1 on Bugs within hours of its June 29 drop, with Lisence members Won-i and Minami in the music video.
7/2/2026
BELIFT LAB act Evan released a choreography video for "Ride or Die."
7/2/2026
BTOB's Lee Minhyuk (HUTA) is dropping a new single album called *TEMPERATURE* on July 15, 2026.
7/2/2026
'ICONIC BY MISTAKE' slides to #43 on the Hot 100 after opening at #38, while climbing to #23 on the Global 200.
7/1/2026
Hong Soo-joo, 31, posted July 1 photos from an indoor exhibition. Her recent wins include a 2025 MBC Female Rookie Award and roles spanning K-pop MVs to Netflix dramas.
7/1/2026
M Countdown episode 935 drops July 2 with V8 and CHOI YOOJUNG performing their comebacks live for the first time, plus Keyveatz's debut stage.
7/1/2026
Jeon Hyun-moo and Seohyun return as co-MCs for the September 19 ceremony at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Jaejae takes the red carpet.
7/1/2026
AHOF hits their one-year mark today with 13 award wins, a first Asia tour, and a third mini album on the way.
6/30/2026
Han Iseo wrote and composed a new Gopchang Chicken ad track. The medium-tempo song name-drops three menu items and her signature sound.
6/30/2026
Taeyeon's Korean cover of tuki.'s 2023 hit debuted at No. 98 on Melon TOP100 and climbed to No. 13 within three days.
6/30/2026
Diplo returns to Korea for his first stage since 2017, headlining opening night. BILLIE, Karina, RIIZE, Zico, and HiKi complete the three-day KINTEX festival.
6/30/2026
Hwang In-yeop shared drama stills with co-star Hyeri on June 30 ahead of their ENA drama's July 13 debut.
6/30/2026
Abyss Company's virtual boy group Incomplete Youth released 'Middle.i' on June 30, with billboards across New York, Tokyo, and Seoul.
6/30/2026
A2O MAY, the five-member group under Lee Soo-man's label, performed in Shanghai and will release a new album on July 16.
6/30/2026
Paul Kim's second Japanese original single hits Japan's charts as he holds his first fan meeting there.
6/30/2026
Days after Vanity Fair fueled breakup rumors about Lisa and TAG Heuer CEO Frédéric Arnault, the BLACKPINK member posted a Utah travel update.
6/30/2026
ONEUS's Japanese single 'Under' drops July 1 with three tracks. The teaser kicks off with member Hwan-ung forming an X with his arms.
6/30/2026
UAA confirms Yoo Ah-in's contract ended with no renewal; Ryu Jun-yeol's status still in talks; Song Hye-kyo's 14-year run wrapped.
6/30/2026
Jin won three SEC Awards in Brazil: Artista Asiático do Ano, International Male Artist of the Year, and International Music of the Year.
6/29/2026
A viral Gyeongsang dialect clip sent RESCENE's 2-year-old track to No. 5 on Melon. Now Gyeongju City has named them its tourism ambassador.
6/29/2026
Seoul punk trio SAILOR HONEYMOON drop a new single and debut album produced by Luke Smith, arriving August 14 via Good Good 굿굿 Records and PIAS.
6/29/2026
Caribbean Bay's Water Music Pool Party runs July 3–Aug 17 at Everland, featuring live stages, nightly DJ sets, and water cannons synced to the wave pool.
6/29/2026
Netflix's suspense drama cracked the Global TOP10 within 3 days of launch. Choi Min-sik said he couldn't envision anyone else as the lead.
6/29/2026
Wuxia romance River Lights Over Ten Years and investigative drama Eosa Sooak 2 both premiere on Channel China this July.
6/29/2026
Jung Daehyun (B.A.P) dropped an MV teaser for 'Nabiran' on June 29, with his second mini album arriving June 30.
6/29/2026
CLASSy returned after 1 year 7 months away, now under K Tigers Entertainment. Their new mini-album RE:BOOT '눈물 이후' charted on YouTube Music following two broadcast performances.
6/29/2026
(G)I-DLE's 9th mini album 'We made' arrives July 6; first concept photo for 'Gimme Dat Love' dropped June 29.
6/29/2026
Roshi shared a pre-stage photo on June 28 ahead of her *Simply K-Pop* performance of new single 'Don't Be', her first release under EGO Group.
6/28/2026
