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Days after Vanity Fair fueled breakup rumors about Lisa and TAG Heuer CEO Frédéric Arnault, the BLACKPINK member posted a Utah travel update.
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Jung Sung-ho read his personal mobile number aloud to young policy advisors on June 22. Nine days later, the Ministry posted a face-swap MV short on YouTube.
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KBS2's 50-episode weekend drama reunites Ha Seok-jin and EXID's Hani as former lovers after 8 years apart, written by Lee Kyung-hee and directed by Hong Seok-gu.
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Virtual idol group B:DAWN released the music video for '유월의 날씨 (June Weather)' on June 29, marking a tonal shift from their debut single 'BEOM.'
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Keyveatz dropped their debut EP on June 30 with Jay Park producing and Punchnello on a feature.
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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.
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BABYMONSTER's second world tour kicks off in Seoul June 26–28, then heads to Kobe on July 8–9. Their new MV for "I LIKE IT" drops July 6.
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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.
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Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah star in *Empathy Cells*, a surreal romcom about emotional transfer. Lifetime and Disney+ co-release July 4, directed by Kim Chil-bong.
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BTS's 5th studio album 'ARIRANG' hit 3.8 billion streams in 8 weeks. Title track 'SWIM' became the first 2024 release globally to reach 500M Spotify plays.
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Tomorrow X Together return to Japan 10 months after 'Starkissed' with a 4-track single and a premium live at Tokyo Garden Theatre on release day.
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Choi Yu-jung drops a 2-track single album on June 30, writing and composing every song herself for the first time since debut.
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RIIZE's 13-day 'ARCHIIVE²' popup in Seoul sold out every session within minutes of reservations opening. Their mini album 'II' has already crossed four million copies sold.
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(G)I-DLE dropped the first MV teaser for 'Gimme Dat Love' on June 30. Their ninth mini album *We made* arrives July 6.
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Rookie boy group Ascender drops their first mini album July 2 at noon. Title track 'WE BELONG TOGETHER' leads a four-song debut.
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Yoon Jong-shin's June release '지중해 (Mediterranean)' came from a tvN cruise ship—written while filming a travel show.
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MODYSSEY played Sydney's Kudos Bank Arena on June 26 and will appear at KCON LA 2026 in August. Episode 3 of their reality show airs June 30 on MnetPlus.
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Kim Mungnyang released '그 공간', the third OST for tvN's Monday-Tuesday office romance '내일도 출근!', on June 30 at noon.
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Park Bo-gum sings 'Follow the Light' for the animated film *David*, hitting Korean theaters July 10.
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Yeonjun shared a ~20-second highlight choreography video for punk rock track 'Ice Cream' on June 29. The 6-track album arrives July 10.
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Jin won three SEC Awards in Brazil: Artista Asiático do Ano, International Male Artist of the Year, and International Music of the Year.
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Korean TV is restructuring around short-form logic. 50-second viral clips now drive ratings. Blockbuster film directors are making 1–3 minute dramas.
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Trot singer Shin Yu shared the stage with Japanese idol legend Kondo Masahiko in Seoul on June 27, performing a duet of the 1989 song "Noeul-ui Norae" plus a solo set.
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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.
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Catherine Laga'aia beat out roughly 32,000 candidates for the lead role. Director Thomas Kail watched her audition tape of 'How Far I'll Go' and jumped out of his chair.
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Taemin took the Great Oak Stage on June 28 for a 40-minute solo set. ATEEZ closed the same day as headliners with a 90-minute show.
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Lee Jae-yoon plays the Hexst family's fixer in *The Season*, a 6-part revenge thriller that hit #1 in Hong Kong just one day after its June 17 Viu premiere.
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Lee Seung-yoon is the second artist picked for Melon's offline listening talk show, tied to his June 26 release '0집'—a 29-track re-recording of decade-old material.
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SUPER JUNIOR's Donghae sustained a back injury on day two of his first solo concert in Hong Kong and is returning to Korea for treatment before continuing the ALIVE tour.
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A North Korean defector's struggle to build a life in Seoul. Danish director Fredrik Schøberg's *Hana Korea* arrives July 8.
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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.
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Takuya Kimura plays Korea for the first time in 38 years on Sept. 26. Tickets went on sale June 29.
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AmbiO drops their first new music since March's debut mini album 'Boys be Ambitious'—a digital single arriving four months later.
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SEVENTEEN's V8 unit—The 8 and Vernon—dropped their debut mini-album on June 29. Eight tracks, one title: 'singasong,' with Pharrell Williams on production.
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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.
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Actor Lee Tae-gon opened up about the backlash he faced landing a 50-episode lead role straight from ad modeling, recalling the controversy on tvN STORY's 'Nam-gyeoseo Mwohage'.
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A 25-day election-fraud protest at Seoul Olympic Park's handball court has wiped out 7 concerts and events—including the 2026 Weverse Con Festival—and cost 385 million won in losses.
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K-pop record exports hit $120 million USD in Q1 2026—a new quarterly high. Melon's fresh tri-market chart now tracks the genre's sprawl across South Korea, China, and Japan.
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Sung Si-kyung revealed his upcoming single's title and praised Moon Ga-young for appearing in its music video unpaid, during a June 29 YouTube appearance.
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YG Entertainment confirmed on June 29 that TREASURE member Kim Jun-gyoo is taking a rest period due to poor condition and the need for intensive stability and rest.
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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.
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Twenty years after debuting with BIGBANG, T.O.P is launching his first Asia fan meeting tour—kicking off with a free 10,000-seat show in Yokohama on July 9.
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Former ENHYPEN member Evan dropped his debut single on June 22, hitting #1 on Bugs, #5 on Melon Hot 100, and #1 on iTunes across 9 countries.
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Moon Chae-won married a non-celebrity on June 28 at a hanok venue in Seoul. Almost no photos emerged from the tightly secured ceremony.
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Gong Seung-yeon is in final talks to play copywriter Yeon Woo-gyeong opposite Lee Jun-hyuk in the web novel adaptation 'Taeyon-han Geojitmal'.
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Kamenashi Kazuya, 40, announced his marriage to actress Tanaka Minami, 39, and an expected child via handwritten letter on June 29.
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Kim So-hee, 31, performed at the 10th Busan One Asia Festival on June 27–28, her first stage in years behind a new album.
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Wuxia romance River Lights Over Ten Years and investigative drama Eosa Sooak 2 both premiere on Channel China this July.
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