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NiziU's debut Korean mini album 'Sour Grapes' arrives September 28 at 6 PM—their third domestic release and first in mini-album format.
9/22/2026

KATSEYE's July 2024 'Touch' MV hit 300M views—their second clip to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, EP 'WILD' debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and stayed in the chart's upper tier.
9/22/2026

Shownu returns for his third Concept Korea season; Hyungwon joins as a first-time ambassador for the 2027 S/S runway at Palais de Tokyo.
9/22/2026

BTS, Cortis, Lisa, and Jisoo land 2026 VMA nods as K-pop's slice of total nominees reaches 12.3%, up from 8.9% in 2022.
9/22/2026

The comedian introduced his daughter and son with his new wife on TV Chosun's '조선의 사랑꾼', years after a high-profile divorce.
9/22/2026

WOODZ self-composed a tribute track for Lee Seung Chul's 40-year career. The single and MV drop September 30 at 6 PM.
9/22/2026

Kim Hee-jae stopped by KBS Cool FM to talk *REVERB*, her third album, a historic 1MILLION collab, and the Jo Young-soo track labeled '초대박 곡.'
9/22/2026

IZ*ONE's Lee Chae-yeon debuts in Japan on October 8 with ボクノコエ (My Voice), marking the first release from DayOneDream Japan's new D1 RECORDS label.
9/22/2026

Choi Ye-na's new digital single arrives October 2—a reinterpretation of Block B's 2014 track, seven months after her fifth mini-album.
9/22/2026

CRAVITY drops 'Sonorous' Sept. 30 at 6 PM, then takes 'LOUDER' to a rooftop stage in Yeouido one hour later for its first live performance.
9/22/2026

Jung Eun-chae opened up about her three-year relationship with artist-broadcaster Kim Chung-jae just days after wrapping 'Jaebeol X Detective 2' on SBS.
9/22/2026

Park Shin-hye and Choi Tae-joon welcomed their second child on Sept. 22. Salt Entertainment confirmed both mother and baby are healthy.
9/22/2026

Lee Jin-ah returns Sept. 23 with 'Journey of Dreaming'—her first non-project release in three years.
9/22/2026

Video shows Lisa and Thai actor-model Blue Pontianak walking together in London. The two have also been spotted in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan.
9/22/2026

Cube Entertainment announced YUQI's '2026 YUQI Fan-Con '27'' will visit Guangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing, and Shanghai, with dates to follow.
9/22/2026

Wedding magazine *Wedding H* published a photo shoot of the couple, together since 2001 without legal marriage registration.
9/22/2026

NEWBEAT heads to 8 European cities December 7–21 for their first tour outside Korea, hitting Lisbon, Madrid, Cologne, Berlin, Paris, Milan, Warsaw, and Amsterdam.
9/22/2026

ALLDAY PROJECT's second EP arrives Sept 28. The Black Label's co-ed five-piece released 'TALK' on Sept 21—nine months after their debut.
9/21/2026

ZB1's leader drops his first EP three years after group debut. A performance video for 'Killin' Me' arrives September 28.
9/21/2026

TUIDE's B-side 'GRLS' hit Spotify's Global Music Video Chart twice running, Apple Music Korea top 4, and nearly 80K TikTok videos.
9/21/2026

Taemin wrapped three nights at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium on September 20, performing every track from his new album live for the first time before heading to North and South America.
9/21/2026

Sana heads to Milan for Prada's 2027 S/S show on Sept 22 KST; Momo attends Onitsuka Tiger's show as global ambassador.
9/21/2026

ALL(H)OURS wrapped their 'DANG DANG' music-show run and locked in a solo Seoul concert for Oct. 10, plus world tour dates across Europe in Nov. and North America in Jan. 2027.
9/21/2026

Song Ga-in thanked her fanclub Again on Instagram while her July single 'Kkochi Animyeon Eotteunga' crossed 1 million music video views.
9/21/2026

N.Flying's Yoo Hoe-seung posted a Taipei concert recap on Sept. 21 while nursing an ankle injury, as the band readies a new release Sept. 1 and takes the tour to Japan.
9/21/2026

NMIXX's sixth mini album arrives October 19 with three unit tracks—a first since debut—plus an encore concert run in November.
9/21/2026

hrtz.wav hit three major Korean music shows in consecutive days. Their new album 'The Second Wave : MOMENTUM' saw Hanteo sales jump 129% over their debut.
9/21/2026

LE SSERAFIM took the T-Mobile Arena stage in Las Vegas on Sept. 19, opening their 30-minute set with new single 'Made My Night'.
9/21/2026

The 71-year-old trot veteran called out the teenager from the stage on Sept. 20, then issued a formal apology the following day after the clip went viral.
9/21/2026

Ji Ye-eun posted new photos on SNS three weeks after announcing her engagement to Bata, with the wedding set for December 12.
9/21/2026

Nine countries sent competitors through Sept. 20 preliminaries. The final happens Oct. 17 at the Bongwha Songyi Festival.
9/21/2026

27 acts from 9 countries competed at Bongwha County Citizens' Hall on Sept. 20; the final is set for Oct. 17 at the Bongwha Songyi Festival.
9/21/2026

Sound Republic announced September 21 it is formally expanding AI singer ChaeA into a B2B AI influencer, with an Asian Games support song due September 23 and an ambassador appointment on the 29th.
9/21/2026

Seoul Central District Court Division 61 will hand down its first judgment on November 13 in Attract's 13 billion won damages suit against former Fifty Fifty members Saena, Arang, and Sio.
9/21/2026

CORTIS played 30 minutes at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2026 on August 20—their first Japanese outdoor festival stage.
9/21/2026

Stray Kids claimed the weekly world chart crown with 14,023.54 points. Young Tak's third album 'GOGO' sold 303,724 copies to top the album chart.
9/21/2026

Xdinary Heroes announce 'IMPULSE' for October 12, exactly 60 days after drummer Geon-il's departure.
9/21/2026

Soyeon's first solo album in 5 years and 2 months debuted at #1 on Melon, Genie, Bugs, and Vibe as of September 19.
9/21/2026

Lee Jun opened up about fighting with friends' partners on trips, crediting his dating history for teaching him how to handle relationships better.
9/21/2026

Melon announces four acts for MMA 2026 at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome on Nov. 14–15, marking the award show's first two-day run.
9/21/2026

Kim Jong-guk grilled divorce lawyer Park Min-chul about gym habits and household chores on his YouTube channel, with marriage apparently on his mind.
9/21/2026

V01D played their second solo concert at Rolling Hall on Oct. 20, debuting full stages of three tracks from their upcoming mini-album 'YOUTHQUAKE', out Oct. 13.
9/21/2026

Kim Jung-eun revisited her 2008 split from Lee Seo-jin in a September 20 YouTube video, discussing the public statement she felt pressured to make.
9/21/2026

The Mr. Trot 3 champion returns with his first new song since July 2025—a piano-and-orchestra ballad about devoted love.
9/20/2026

Ascent wrapped three weeks of music show appearances for 'Still with You,' their second mini album, which sold 30% more copies than their debut in its first week.
9/20/2026

Fishing Girls release 'Nam-eun Geon Ddungddung (Hojeobddungmong)' on Sept. 21 — a rock track born from a fake song title an AI invented in 2025.
9/20/2026

QWER's two-track special single drops September 21, 2026. Fans voted on the title track through the 'CHOOSE YOUR QWER' project—27,000 of them picked *소년만화*.
9/20/2026

Woo Hye-mi reached TOP 4 on Voice Korea in 2012 and debuted with 'Motnanyi Inhyeong' in 2015. She died on September 21, 2019. She was 31.
9/20/2026