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Young Miko covers Rolling Stone Korea on June 25, discussing her new deluxe album, arena tour plans, and the Scorpio symbolism woven through her work.
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Yuna joins Moon Sang-min and Cynthia in Netflix's high-teen romance drama, her third acting project this year following a special appearance in tvN's 'Undercover Miss Hong'.
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NEXZ released their third Japanese mini-album on June 24 and wrapped their first arena tour the same week, hitting Tokyo and Osaka.
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Taeyong's April single gets its live debut at KCON LA 2026, August 14–16 at Crypto.com Arena and LA Convention Center.
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Jung Juri, the 'mother of five brothers,' revealed she lost her left ovary in her early twenties and had her first child before marriage despite doctors saying pregnancy would be nearly impossible.
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Lim Soo-jung produces and stars in 'Shadow Child' (그림자 아이), a mystery film directed by Yu Eun-jung opening July 1.
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Ren (Choi Min-ki) finished roughly 1 year 9 months of social service on June 25, enlisting and discharging on the same dates as SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan.
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KBS 2TV's 'Love Is Coming' dropped its first mood teaser on June 25. Hani and Ha Seok-jin lead the series starting July 25.
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CORTIS will perform at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix on October 9, sharing the Padang Stage with Janet Jackson, JJ Lin, and DJ Snake.
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The first half of 2026 brought a string of high-profile K-pop comebacks and reunions, from IOI's 10th-anniversary chart return to BIGBANG's 20th-debut world tour.
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Trot singer Kim Jung-yeon plays Samsung Hall at Ewha Womans University July 25–26, debuting tracks from his mini album '우리정이' before it drops July 4.
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JTBC's weekend drama 'Apartment' locks a July 11 debut with its third teaser, even as the network files for court rehabilitation over a 20.6 billion won default.
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Kim Geon-mo, 58, remakes Jeon Young's 1977 track on July 1—his first new music since the 2016 anniversary album '50'.
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Han Iseo wrote and composed a Goobne Chicken jingle dropping June 26, with a TikTok challenge running through June 30.
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RIIZE won Show! Champion on June 24 with *Do your dance*. Four days after *II* dropped on June 15, the mini album hit one million copies sold—their fourth to reach that mark.
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Six-member rookie DAILY:DIRECTION returns July 13 with second single *MONKEY MODE*, title track *DOWN WITH IT*.
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Beatbox artist Wing hosted 150 fans in Seoul on June 24 for a talk concert celebrating his first regular album '도파민', released May 27, as the title track MV hit 45M YouTube views.
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The *Cham Gyoyuk* actor opens up on tvN's You Quiz on the Block, airing December 1 at 8:45 PM, about his broke early years and his Netflix hit's global run.
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Netflix's dating reality returns with first-time romantics and new tools: a real-time affection tracker, an expanded gift-sending system, and couples dinners.
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Fantasia released updated profile shots of Kim Do-yeon on June 24, following her Cannes Film Festival appearance and I.O.I's 10th anniversary comeback.
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Hwang Jung-eum visited a shaman in Gyeonggi Province and connected her family's May 2020 grave relocation to the timing of her first divorce.
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Yu Seong-eun released her third mini album on June 18, co-writing and composing every track herself for the first time.
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Jang Beom-jun brought his 'Busca Busca in Danyang' shows to Cafe San on June 20–21, 2026, the latest chapter in a relentless year of new music.
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Trot singer Seol Ha-yoon dropped dance track '흔들어' on June 16, then headed to Army 12th Division in Inje for a morale performance.
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Japanese band go!go!vanillas head to Taiwan and Seoul this July for their debut Asia tour, hitting THE WALL LIVE HOUSE on July 10 and YES24 LIVE HALL on July 12.
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린아 and Kai join the cast for EMK뮤지컬컴퍼니's *Elisabeth*, running August 16–November 15 at Blue Square Woori Bank Hall in Seoul.
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Singer Ben opened up on YouTube about her 2024 divorce, raising her daughter Lia, and the five years of struggle that led to her decision.
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RIIZE hit No. 2 and BOYNEXTDOOR landed at No. 6 on the Global-K Chart for June 15–21, with BTS holding the top spot.
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Ong Seongwu's fanmeeting hits YES24 Live Hall on July 25 with two back-to-back shows. Ticket presale starts June 25.
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Vanity Fair's summer cover says Lisa and LVMH heir Frédéric Arnault have split. Lisa's team blocked dating questions; neither has commented.
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Hanroro's new digital single 'You and I' arrives July 9 with Sanrio's Pom Pom Purin on the cover and in the music video.
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G.NA is remaking her 2010 debut '꺼져줄게 잘 살아' — chosen by fans — marking her first music activities in roughly 10 years.
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BTS logs their 39th Hot 100 group entry, CORTIS sets a 5-year K-pop boy group Billboard 200 record, and BOYNEXTDOOR debuts 'HOME' at No. 16.
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BTS's 2020 disco pop single hit 2.1 billion views on June 24, gaining 100 million in the 9 months since its last milestone.
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Mr. Kim from 'Naneun Solo' posted a photo outside Seoul Seongbuk Police Station on June 24. Two months into dating 28th-season Sonja, both are now hinting at a breakup.
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At the production press conference for Netflix suspense drama 'Last Row Boy,' Choi Min-sik had one name in mind for the role opposite him.
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Choi Min-sik called the rumor "absurd" at a June 24 press event for Netflix's *The Last Row Boy*, premiering June 26.
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EVAN, formerly of ENHYPEN, dropped his debut single 'RIDE OR DIE' on June 22. It hit #1 on Bugs and iTunes Top Songs across 9 countries, with live dates lined up for late June.
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Ok-hee, who led Seoul Sisters in 1968 and is credited as an originator of the K-pop girl group format, died June 20 after battling kidney cancer. She was 73.
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Kevin Oh's back with 'my girl,' a digital single dropped June 23—his first release since wrapping military service a year ago.
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Lee Sun-bin stars as a chef locked up in 'Taste of Prison,' a comedy that goes into production this July alongside Park Ji-hwan and Bae Hyun-sung.
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Former DIA member Ki Hee-hyun confirmed her relationship with model Lee Sang-yoon on June 23 via an Instagram video filmed on the streets of Osaka.
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BOYNEXTDOOR's leader and LG catcher Lee Ju-heon went to the same middle and high school in Seongnam. That friendship sparked a collab.
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Genesis BBQ Group tapped Felix of Stray Kids as its global brand model on June 23, capitalizing on years of him publicly recommending the chicken chain's menu items.
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Minumsa editor and 'Bijuryu Chodeoksek' host Kim Min-kyung made her variety talk show debut on MBC's Radio Star on June 24.
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Lee Hyo-ri, Seo Jang-hoon, and Kim Hee-chul host a JTBC dating show where they argue on behalf of couples on the brink of breaking up.
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Jung Bo-seok credits a funding freeze—and a stranger's recommendation—with launching his acting career on Song Seung-hwan's YouTube show.
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MyK FESTA returns June 25–28 at KINTEX and Sonokam Goyang with nine K-pop acts, 100+ brand pop-ups, and a B2B export fair.
6/23/2026
