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Morning Coffee released the traditional ballad digital single "Yeogiseo Uri Heeojineun Geoya" on September 16, 2026.
9/16/2026
LE SSERAFIM performed their Sept. 11 single on *The Jennifer Hudson Show* for the third year running, then kicked off their North American arena tour the next day.
9/16/2026
Trot singer Hong Ja teases 'Eomni Ul Eomni,' her first new song in roughly a year, arriving September 21 at noon.
9/16/2026
Lee Hi and Dok2, married co-founders of 808 HI RECORDINGS, will perform solo sets then collaborate on stage in Ulaanbaatar on September 19.
9/16/2026
Lim Chang-jung stopped by SBS Power FM's Cultwo Show to discuss his new semi-trot single, how he recorded it in three takes, and his plans for a nationwide tour.
9/16/2026
Gavy NJ's 5th-gen lineup drops a two-track digital single: a string-driven breakup ballad and their first dance song, four months after the last release.
9/16/2026
A man in his 30s used macro programs and seven relatives' accounts to resell BTS, SEVENTEEN, and sports tickets at up to 30x face value, netting an estimated 1.6 billion won in profit.
9/16/2026
Minami appears solo on MBC Radio Star's Asian Games special on Sept. 16, announcing the end of her signature "Yaho" gal character after 100+ ad offers and a chart-topping reverse run.
9/16/2026
RESCENE's Minami opened up about PTSD-level pressure during her pre-debut weight loss, including a breakdown after a costume fitting during 'Heart Drop' promotions.
9/16/2026
LONGSHOT is gearing up for a late-October to early-November comeback, nine months after their debut mini album hit 100M Spotify streams in 38 days.
9/16/2026
Mighty Mouse drops '소주밤' on September 16 with Nine Muses' Gyeongri and broadcaster Ji Sang-ryeol, performing as rapper G.C Hammer.
9/16/2026
Three years after debut, 82MAJOR claimed their first music broadcast No. 1 with 'HEAT', moving 150,000 copies of the second single—then teased B-side 'wyd?'
9/16/2026
YOUNG POSSE kicks off European activities at K-Beat Festival Málaga on Sept. 19, then hits five cities across Europe in October–November ahead of a new release.
9/16/2026
KBS 2TV is marking Lee Seung-chul's 40th debut anniversary with a documentary that aired Sept. 15, a variety show on Sept. 21, and a live concert on Sept. 24.
9/15/2026
Kim Jae-hwan releases his single album 'Love, From Here' on October 7, six months after his April digital single landed on Billboard's best-of list.
9/15/2026
Jin's title track from his second solo mini album 'Echo' crossed 1 billion Spotify streams on August 18, roughly 1 year and 3 months after release.
9/15/2026
Kaho announced her marriage on Sept. 15 via her official website, days after the finale of her TBS drama aired.
9/15/2026
Karina posted several photos from Canada on September 14, showing her exploring waterfalls and farms between aespa's Mexico City and Hamilton tour dates.
9/15/2026
Lee Chang-seop dropped his third mini album on Sept 15 and performed the title track live at Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Plaza via Korea's largest digital signage.
9/15/2026
Winter dropped the rock single 'Speed of Summer' via digital project. Meanwhile, aespa's fourth world tour 'SYNK : COMPLØXITY' runs through early 2027.
9/15/2026
Luhan needed two bodyguards to reach his car after attending Zhang Biqian's 37th birthday party on September 12, appearing heavily intoxicated.
9/15/2026
Asia Artist Awards 2026 hits Kaohsiung National Stadium December 5–6. Hosts and performers for both days are now locked in.
9/15/2026
The 41-year-old Super Junior dancer posted three AI-rendered versions of his new haircut and asked fans to pick their favorite in the comments.
9/15/2026
Im Young-woong's Melon streams hit 14.5 billion on September 15—100 million plays in 17 days since his anniversary album 'IM HERO 10' dropped.
9/15/2026
Trot singer Doori performed and MC'd at Suwon's Hwaseong 230th-anniversary festival weeks after her first trot single in three years.
9/15/2026
Tukutz won Epik High's internal song competition and claimed the leader title Tablo held since debut, then immediately announced a full-group comeback track.
9/15/2026
Actor Jisoo left Korean entertainment in 2021 after admitting to school violence. Now he's playing a crime boss on Philippine network GMA.
9/15/2026
Sunchang County is launching a free K-POP competition for foreign nationals as part of the 21st Sunchang Jangryeo Festival, which kicks off October 15.
9/15/2026
Jennie's Tame Impala collab *Dracula* breaks BTS's K-pop record with 16 consecutive weeks in the Hot 100 top 10.
9/15/2026
Jung Hae-in posted photos from the Tommy Hilfiger runway show in NYC on September 15, keeping fans posted on his Fashion Week plans.
9/15/2026
Seongri's fan signing event raised 26.2 million won in cosmetics for Daeduk-gu. A second signing is set for September 17.
9/15/2026
Na Hong-jin's thriller opened on 1,560 screens—the widest North American release for a Korean film since *Parasite*—and earned roughly $5M in its first week.
9/15/2026
HYBE's seven-member rookie group TUIDE became the face of KT's iPhone campaign less than a month after their August 24 debut.
9/15/2026
HWASA took the Palco Mundo stage at Rock in Rio 2026 on Sept. 11, performing 13 songs for roughly 80,000 fans—the first K-pop female solo artist to headline the festival's main stage.
9/15/2026
PENTACLE's second single drops Sept. 18 at 6 PM—a remake of Rumblefish's 2005 track '으라차차', 21 years on.
9/15/2026
Stray Kids headlined Rock in Rio's main stage Sept. 11 in front of 100,000 fans. Billboard ran a full feature the next day.
9/15/2026
IU's September 10 digital single '이 별로부터' features a track written for actress Yoo In-na, marking 16 years of friendship. Her 6th full album is still on the way.
9/15/2026
S2IT dropped the music video for hyper pop single 'Blue Crush' on September 15 and performed it on SBS Life's The Show that same night.
9/15/2026
V01D returns seven months after their March debut with the mini album 'YOUTHQUAKE' on Oct 13. A pre-release single arrives Sept 29, followed by a solo concert at Rolling Hall on Oct 20.
9/15/2026
영탁 drops 12-track studio album 'GOGO' — his first since 'FORM' in August 2023 — and launches solo concert tour 'TAK SHOW5' across five Korean cities.
9/15/2026
Kang Tae-joo joins the Tving romantic comedy *I Can Tremble* as vice rep Yoon Ji-o, premiering October 15.
9/14/2026
Roy Kim drops 'Cry Out Loud' on October 6, 2026, then plays Seoul KSPO DOME in November before an Asia tour through February 2027.
9/14/2026
Actors Won Hyun-jun (46) and Lee Su-jin (37) are getting married on October 4. They announced it September 14.
9/14/2026
ILLIT's 5th mini album 'BREAK EVEN' drops October 26. Belif Lab calls it the group's declaration to walk away from one-sided relationships.
9/14/2026
Kim So-yeon got jealous when her boyfriend downloaded Lee Hyori's 'Ten Minute' MV. Lee Hyori herself had to ask if it was real.
9/14/2026
Ko Young-wook, a former Rula member convicted of sexually assaulting minors, has been posting pointed messages about entertainers on social media while his accounts remain banned.
9/14/2026
The short-form web drama returns September 18, 2026 with two new leads picked through open auditions.
9/14/2026
ONF played Hana Space in Taipei on Sept. 13, covering a Taiwanese band and performing tracks from *ONF:MY SELF*, before heading to Tokyo on Sept. 26–27.
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