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DK and Monday Kiz shared the stage on July 25 at Busan Citizens Hall Grand Theater for their joint concert 'D-DAY in Busan.'
7/28/2026
Jeon Hyo-sung performed at the Andong Water Festival with Secret on July 28, posting backstage photos that day—ten days into her special mini-album comeback.
7/28/2026
tvN launches two variety shows back-to-back this week: *언니네 산지직송3* on July 30 and *우주떡집* on July 31.
7/28/2026
Actor Lee Dong-jin and Olympic fencer Kim Ji-yeon announced July 27 that their twins were born July 21, with the delay attributed to pregnancy and delivery complications.
7/28/2026
Lotte Department Store's Jamsil location is hosting two K-pop pop-ups: BLACKPINK x Tamagotchi (Jul 30–Aug 5) and IZNA x France Louvre Baguette (until Aug 12).
7/28/2026
MJ announces her first solo single album for August 19 at her 'The Hangout' fan meeting in Seoul, a decade into her career.
7/28/2026
ONE PACT performed 'U so hot' on SBS LIFE's The Show and ENA's K-pop Up Chart Show on July 28, kicking off promotions for their new digital single.
7/28/2026
Kim Bo-yoon posted a cafe photo with a friend on July 28, tagging them as @avery.sohn.
7/28/2026
K-pop album sales hit 49.53M units in H1 2026, a new half-year record. BTS's *ARIRANG* led with 4.71M copies.
7/28/2026
Jung Eun-ji releases her fifth mini album *SUMMER, I* on August 11, then performs two nights at Seoul Ticketlink 1975 Theater on September 12–13.
7/28/2026
KATSEYE's 'Animal' hit Spotify's Global Top 10 and caught Official Charts' attention ahead of EP 'WILD' on August 14 and a 31-date world tour.
7/28/2026
idntt's mini-album 'itsnotover' moved 568,000 copies in its first week—a milestone the 24-member Modhaus group has never hit before.
7/28/2026
Actor Yoon Kyung-ho isn't ready to move on from his role in the SBS revenge-action drama, which wrapped with a 23.1% peak rating and left him hinting at Season 2.
7/28/2026
Jang Ki-ha's first regular album in over a year arrives September 9, with festival dates in September and October also confirmed.
7/28/2026
The 2nd iMBC Awards lands July 29. Voting on Idol Champ runs July 29 through August 9.
7/28/2026
BTOB's Seo Eunkwang is dropping solo single 'OUR YOUTH (아워 유스)' on August 6. He previewed it live at a Seoul busking concert on July 26.
7/28/2026
CORTIS swept both the Hanteo weekly world and album charts for July 20–26, posting 13,024.49 world index points and 134,325 copies sold with second mini album 'GREENGREEN'.
7/28/2026
BIG Naughty drops a 10-track EP five months after his last release, featuring Jay Park, Dynamic Duo, Loco, Gist, and Ha-ga.
7/28/2026
Im Young-woong's Idol Chart reign hit 278 consecutive weeks at #1. He also topped solo singer brand reputation rankings for July 2026.
7/28/2026
NOWZ's Cube Entertainment has unveiled the teaser schedule for 'Achilles', their first domestic release since November 2025's 'Play Ball'.
7/28/2026
Asia Artist Awards 2026 announces its first wave of performers—ATEEZ, &TEAM, and LNGSHOT—for December 5–6 at Kaohsiung National Stadium, Taiwan.
7/27/2026
The Panomenan Festival runs December 2–12, 2027 across Seoul Arena and KINTEX, pairing large-scale concerts with a fandom-driven awards ceremony.
7/27/2026
Super Junior-83z launched their '1983' fan concert tour at Olympic Hall in Seoul on July 24–26, selling out all three shows. Lee Teuk debuted his solo track 'Bad Name' during the run.
7/27/2026
PENTAGON's Kino was spotted dining in Tokyo on July 27, mid-way through his solo world tour 'FREE KINO', as PENTAGON preps a 7-member 10th anniversary project.
7/27/2026
MADEIN's Mashiro drops her debut EP '24/11' on August 19—a four-track project she wrote entirely, featuring iKON's BOBBY on the title track 'HOTLINE'.
7/27/2026
Young K's second solo album *YOUNGEST* dropped July 27 with 15 tracks and a self-written title song. His sold-out tour kicks off August 14 at Incheon Inspire Arena.
7/27/2026
The 17-track compilation pulls concert-only unreleased songs, member solos from a 2023 Seoul show, and self-composed cuts from SKZ-RECORD and SKZ-PLAYER.
7/27/2026
Hive, SM, JYP, and YG Entertainment formed a joint venture to launch Fanomenon, a government-backed K-pop festival running Dec 2–12 in Seoul and Goyang, with an LA edition set for May 2028.
7/27/2026
Dayoung hit the Waterbomb stage July 25–26 at KINTEX for the first time, joining Jay Park and premiering the unreleased 'Overtime' live.
7/27/2026
ILLIT will hold encore shows in Incheon (Oct 17–18) and Chiba (Dec 23–24, 26–27) following a 7-city, 15-show tour that sold out every date.
7/27/2026
Jungkook's *Standing Next to You* hit 1.5 billion Spotify streams on July 27, becoming his second solo track to reach the milestone.
7/27/2026
'Butter' crossed 1.1 billion views on July 27—five years after it set a then-K-pop record by hitting 100 million in 21 hours.
7/27/2026
Lee Yeon plays hot-tempered Dong-ju in Kim Mi-jo's revenge drama alongside Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, and Park So-dam. Opens August 26.
7/27/2026
TEN released his first original Thai-language track on July 27, produced by Tenth Sound—the production arm of ILLIMNT, his newly co-founded label.
7/27/2026
ENHYPEN's eighth mini album *THE SIN : BLISS* arrives August 21. The title track 'Bloody Paradise' comes from JULiA LEWiS and Dynamic Duo's Gaeko.
7/27/2026
'CHOOM' hit US Mediabase Top 40 Radio at No. 35 for July 19–25, marking BABYMONSTER's first entry on a US mainstream radio chart.
7/27/2026
A24's *The Drama* landed 3rd in the studio's all-time opening weekends. Now it's heading to Korean theaters in September 2026.
7/27/2026
MODYSSEY claimed their second award of 2026, following a Global Rookie Award win at the Seoul Music Awards.
7/26/2026
Lee Seung-chul marked 40 years since debut on JTBC Newsroom, calling for Korean solo artists to chase the Billboard success K-pop idols have found.
7/26/2026
YG Entertainment is forecast to miss Q2 2024 consensus on revenue and operating profit, with analysts blaming a BLACKPINK base effect and the absence of major tours.
7/26/2026
Actress Ji Ye-eun and dancer Bata, who went public with their relationship in April, swapped birthday posts and couple photos on the 26th.
7/26/2026
Brazilian influencer Pietra Bertolacci deleted her posts and locked her accounts after criticizing BTS's 2026 World Cup final halftime show, facing swift backlash from the fanbase.
7/26/2026
BTOB's Lee Minhyuk dropped solo single album 'TEMPERATURE' on July 15, writing and composing every track himself.
7/26/2026
Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae, Lee Ji-hye, and Jang Eun-a reunite for a concert version at Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium on August 1–2, with composer Brandon Lee conducting an 18-piece orchestra.
7/26/2026
Boom brought his 28-month-old daughter onto MBC's variety show for the first time, introducing her as "a precious daughter I had at age 42."
7/26/2026
123 students across 17 teams recorded non-competitive performance videos July 25–26 under a Chungbuk education program; expert coaching follows through Aug. 7.
7/26/2026
Singer Maybee revealed she and actor Yoon Sang-hyun had only three dates before marrying in 2015—and found out he was serious when he announced it on TV.
7/26/2026
RESCENE won their first terrestrial broadcast trophy on SBS Inkigayo (July 26, episode 1319) with 'Love Attack', scoring 5,486 points. It's their third music show win overall.
7/26/2026
