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Paradise fan club filled Suwon Gymnasium with 2,000 people on Sept. 18 for day one of its two-day festival, as Hwang Young-woong's latest single '사랑한다면' hit 3 million YouTube views.
9/18/2026

Director Yeon Sang-ho's psychological mystery thriller, starring Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyun-sung, heads to TIFF's Special Presentations before its October 21 Korean release.
9/18/2026

Singer-songwriter Ha Hyun-sang's exclusive contract with Wake One has ended, closing a roughly seven-year chapter that began with Stone Music Entertainment in 2019.
9/18/2026

Im Young-woong's '살아온 우리에게' hit 1 million YouTube views on Sept 17. His title track '또또' sits at #1 on Billboard Korea's Global K-Songs chart.
9/18/2026

Director Ahn Jeong-hyeon on casting Moon Geun-young, her surprise marriage announcement mid-shoot, and why she connected with contestants on SBS's youth audition show.
9/17/2026

Management Soop confirmed Lee Chung-ah was in a traffic accident last month. Doctors have ordered over a month of minimal movement, prompting talks about her exit from *Obedient Killer*.
9/17/2026

Close Your Eyes pre-released 'Open Your Eyes' on Sept 18. Their fourth mini album '256th Note' arrives Sept 30.
9/17/2026

Singer Seo In-young is remarrying in late 2026. Before the wedding, she wants to appear on a dating show—and yes, she'd kiss on a first meeting.
9/17/2026

TMA returns to Korea after three years abroad, hitting Busan Asiad Main Stadium on September 19 with 17 acts and a full slate of special stages.
9/17/2026

Suwon District Court ruled against trot singer Suk Haeng on Sept. 17 in an adultery damages case. The 47-year-old has a solo concert scheduled for Sept. 30.
9/17/2026

Shionle, the beauty label under Shin An Cosmetics, has signed fromis_9's maknae Baek Ji-heon as its new face, with plans for domestic and international marketing.
9/17/2026

BIGBANG, IVE's An Yu-jin and Jang Won-young, and NCT are swapping album rollouts for immersive exhibitions across Seoul this fall, each timed to a major anniversary.
9/17/2026

Jimin's second solo track just crossed 1 billion filtered streams on Spotify. Both songs hit the mark with no features, no collaborations.
9/17/2026

A solo fan-meeting stage by Intac snowballed into a Rain collab challenge, an M Countdown special, and 10 million combined views for 'Hip Song.'
9/17/2026

Lotteria, Burger King, and McDonald's each tapped a different celebrity for their autumn menus, dropping new burgers within days of each other.
9/17/2026
Actor Baek Sung-hyun, a 32-year veteran, stars in Saerang-ui Yeolmae's debut film and is currently shooting the KBS historical drama Munmu as Goguryeo general Go Yeon-mu.
9/17/2026

Nam Yun-soo makes his theatrical debut in the abandoned-hospital thriller 'Killing Time', set for October release opposite Ryu Hye-young.
9/17/2026

IVE's Jang Won-young is UGG's new Asia-Pacific brand ambassador. The 2026 F/W 'Born To Feel' campaign launches in September.
9/17/2026

Singer Lydia released digital single '또 너야' on September 17, a traditional breakup ballad about a love that refuses to fade with time.
9/17/2026

Calvin Klein's fall campaign hits chapter 3 on September 16 with Jungkook dancing to Bobby Brown, a zipper-beat opening, and director Renell Medrano behind the lens.
9/17/2026

EVAN's 'Death of Me' comeback now has a literary partner: he narrates a new essay by saxophonist Brandon Choi for a KT Genie Music x Millie's Library audiobook.
9/17/2026

Comedian Ji Sang-ryeol opened up about marriage rumors on YouTube, saying the constant speculation could feel like pressure for his 16-years-younger girlfriend.
9/17/2026

SBS's '그것이 알고 싶다' posted a public tip request on Sept. 17 for Perry Thomas Borja, a YG founding producer missing since 2010.
9/17/2026

Yoon Gai spent her 26th birthday with actress Kim A-young on Instagram, September 17—not with boyfriend Jang Ki-ha.
9/17/2026

After 12 years of supporting roles, Hyun Bong-sik lands his first lead in 'Your Dad,' a father-son drama arriving in late 2026. He's been working with the director for a decade.
9/17/2026

Korean-Australian solo artist JungJIN dropped debut single 'Under One Star' on September 17, 2026, music video included.
9/17/2026

MONSTA X's Ki Hyun stopped by KBS Kpop's 'Limousine Service' to perform five covers and talk about juggling a solo album release with the group's new mini album.
9/17/2026

Tuckutz won Epik High's internal song competition by 4 points, claimed a 6-month leadership role, then immediately drafted Tablo and Miseul into a full-group remake.
9/17/2026

Lee Chae-eun reveals a fresh breakup and denies reunion with Oh Yun-gi on KBS's 'Happy Together' episode 10, airing September 18.
9/17/2026

Rosé drops 'New Trick' on September 18. The music video? Shot entirely on iPhone for Apple's campaign.
9/17/2026

IU released the double-title digital single '이 별로부터' on Sept. 10. 'Dear My Crazy Soulmate,' the B-side, was written for her 15-year best friend Yoo In-na.
9/17/2026

Hyunsuk deleted all couple photos from Instagram on Sept. 17, weeks after a JTBC broadcast revealed she had been secretly recording boyfriend Gwangsu's conversations.
9/17/2026

CP Kim Ho-jun revealed at tvN Creator Talk 2026 that landing Lim Si-wan for 'My Guilty Man' took nearly a year — a delay that's become standard across Korean film and TV.
9/17/2026

Kwon Eunbi's disco pop single *DEJAVU* peaked at #14 on Melon and landed on six Southeast Asian Spotify playlists. Six former IZ*ONE members joined the challenge.
9/17/2026

BTS's 2017 electro trap remix crossed 1.6 billion YouTube views on September 16, becoming the fourth video in their billion-view club alongside 'Dynamite', 'Boy With Luv', and 'DNA'.
9/17/2026

Mnet Plus's horror variety show 숨바꼭질2 topped the platform's weekly IP chart, reaching 213 countries with roughly 75 million cumulative views across all related content.
9/16/2026
Im Young-woong's 'Tto Tto' hit No. 1 on the September 16 Billboard Korea Global K-Songs chart. Eleven of his songs charted in the Top 100 that same week.
9/16/2026

Jeon Soyeon's debut solo album dropped Sept. 7. The title track hit 12M YouTube views and No. 1 on daily music video charts within days.
9/16/2026

Ham Eun-jung visited an advertising exhibition on Sept. 17 as her MBC daily drama locks in 20 extra episodes and she re-signs with Mask Studio.
9/16/2026

Disney+ unveiled the main poster and trailer for The Remarried Empress on the 16th. Lee Jong-suk plays Prince Heinley opposite Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, and Lee Se-young.
9/16/2026

Director Kim Jong-kwan's eight-cast ensemble film premieres at the 31st Busan International Film Festival before hitting Korean theaters in November.
9/16/2026

A.C.E's WOW drops debut solo single 'LOW' on September 21, 2026.
9/16/2026

Kim You-jung plays a pickpocket-turned-spy in tvN's colonial-era drama *100 Days of Lies*, a 16-episode 20th anniversary special pairing her with Park Jin-young as undercover operatives.
9/16/2026

Song Hye-kyo is joining Netflix's 'Slowly, Intensely' (working title), reuniting with writer Noh Hee-kyung for their third collaboration.
9/16/2026

TIOT unveiled two-version concept photos for 'Time for Us' on Sept. 14–15. The fifth mini album drops October 1, roughly a year after 'MY PRIDE'.
9/16/2026

Rock singer Jung Dong-ha released mini album 'Oasis' on September 6, his first in seven years, then shared a live clip featuring two veteran rock legends.
9/16/2026

Trot singer Lee Chan-won wrapped his nationwide 'Chan-ga: A Brilliant Day' tour with a Seoul encore, then pivoted straight to promoting his JTBC variety debut on '톡파원 25시'.
9/16/2026

Soyou brings her first Phoenix fan meeting to The Churchill on September 28, with performances, photo sessions, and games organized by UWUCon.
9/16/2026