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Rapper 창모 (Changmo) returns to Sejong Cultural Center's Grand Theater for three nights in November with *MONOLITH*, his first album in five years, performing key tracks with live orchestra.
9/10/2026
LE SSERAFIM stars in a live-action/animation Overwatch collab MV that dropped Sept. 11. They'll headline BlizzCon 2026's closing stage on Sept. 13 in Anaheim.
9/10/2026
Heize, Sondia, LUCY's Choi Sang-yeop, and four more artists are handling the OST for KBS2's new weekend melodrama launching September 12.
9/10/2026
The 'Lovely Runner' actor completed ownership transfer on the 2nd after paying the final installment on a 235㎡ unit at Seoul's most-watched luxury complex.
9/10/2026
YOON adds a campus date to his PAGE 2 tour while WINNER gears up for a new group album.
9/10/2026
One year into his marriage, singer Kim Jong-guk told a divorce lawyer on YouTube that emotional text exchanges with someone outside the marriage count as infidelity.
9/10/2026
X:IN posted a coming soon teaser at midnight on September 10. October 2026 is locked in.
9/10/2026
Kim Phil's second album *JOURNEY* arrives October 29, preceded by two pre-release singles and a two-night Seoul concert in November.
9/10/2026
Eight Korean hip-hop artists drop 'ROOTS' on Sept 11. The MV premieres live Sept 12 at Spotify House Seoul, followed by the first performance.
9/10/2026
BTS's 'ARIRANG' tour shattered box office records at four NFL stadiums, per Billboard's September 9 data. Pollstar ranked it #1 on both Live75 and Global Concert Pulse.
9/10/2026
Shin Ramyun's second global campaign with aespa hit 100 million YouTube views in two weeks—half the time the first one took last year.
9/10/2026
Irene & Seulgi's Japanese debut arrives November 4. All five tracks from *Cheetah* drop September 14, with a seven-city tour kicking off September 19.
9/10/2026
Haha keeps hearing the same thing: people never thought he'd stay married and happy this long. He admits he wandered plenty before settling down.
9/10/2026
Im Chang-jung stopped by MBC FM4U's Trot Radio on Sept 10 to perform trot versions of his hits and pitch a full film adaptation of the 'Soju Han Jan' music video.
9/10/2026
A-Future, the project group from the 700K-subscriber YouTube channel 4X4CREW, is reshuffling its lineup and dropping a new single on Sept. 21.
9/10/2026
NCT WISH's July single hits 500K shipments in Japan, earning their first Double Platinum. ENHYPEN, TXT, RIIZE, TOURS, and NiziU also certified this cycle.
9/10/2026
RIIZE's third Japanese single *Sunburst* hit 250,000 shipments in August for Japan Record Association platinum. It's now past 350,000 units.
9/10/2026
Kim Garam, the former LE SSERAFIM member now with Management Goo, dropped new profile photos Sept. 10 and has her first acting project under review.
9/10/2026
ENHYPEN's 'Bloody Paradise' swept five music broadcasts. On September 9, the group performed 'Highlight' live for the first time.
9/10/2026
UNIS performed their remake of BIBI's 1997 hit on M Countdown September 10—their first time taking the track to a live stage.
9/10/2026
tvN has cast Jeon Do-yeon and Park Hae-soo in 'The Great Bang Ok-suk,' a Han River apartment noir arriving in the first half of 2027.
9/10/2026
NCT's Mark Lee released solo single 'My Friend' on September 10, the first track from his newly established creative company Upper Room.
9/9/2026
Jang Kiha pairs his debut solo album with a 33-minute short film. Hyukoh and Kim Simya push back against algorithm-friendly formats with their own sonic experiments.
9/9/2026
IU's new digital single drops September 10, with a music video featuring Chilean actor Jorge López Astorga premiering September 16 at midnight.
9/9/2026
After 27 years in the industry, Baek Ji-young is heading to Mongolia for the first time—a September 19 show at SocialPay Park in Ulaanbaatar.
9/9/2026
All 10 tracks from Lim Young-woong's special digital album charted on Melon's Hot 100 on September 8. Title track 'Ddoddo' hit #1 across six platforms.
9/9/2026
Min Aeni, 85, drew K-pop idols in romance-comic style on tvN's You Quiz on the Block—then surprised host Yoo Jae-suk with a portrait of himself.
9/9/2026
82MAJOR won their first music broadcast trophy on Sept. 9 with 'Like Fire'—three years after debuting in 2023.
9/9/2026
Jennie's Instagram is flooded with '#boycottadidas' and 'Free Palestine' comments after Adidas Israel cast an IDF veteran in a Single Shoe Service ad.
9/9/2026
Seo In-young is dropping her first album in a decade. A new YouTube video has her coming clean about spending 10 billion won on shopping—200 million won every single month.
9/9/2026
Seungmin posted a selfie showing his music screen with the caption "Hmm..." as Stray Kids push forward from their August 7 mini-album release.
9/9/2026
Park Jun-il dropped his second single 'BREAK IT' on September 9, then performed it live on MBC's Show Champion that same day—before it even hit streaming.
9/9/2026
MBN is launching its first K-pop awards show on February 26–27, 2027, at Seoul's KSPO DOME, with a Global Fan's Choice category open to worldwide voting.
9/9/2026
NEXZ hits Latin American festivals in September before launching their first Asia tour at Seoul's Olympic Hall on Oct. 17–18.
9/9/2026
Dermatologist Lee Jin-young trades the clinic for a pop-funky trot dance track on Sept. 13, written and handed to her by veteran Seol Un-do.
9/9/2026
Park Eun-bin marked 30 years in the industry with a Seoul concert on Sept. 5, then announced a global Blu-ray, an Asia tour, and started filming 'Nam Eun-jeong'.
9/9/2026
(G)I-DLE's Jeon So-yeon debuts her first solo track in five years on MBC Radio Star, discussing her Korean band-style direction and her evolution as a producer.
9/9/2026
Do Kyung-soo's Seoul DAY OFF shows stay December 2–4 but move from the Handball Stadium to Kintex Hall 5 in Goyang. Existing tickets cancel and auto-refund at 2 PM today.
9/9/2026
Seri's September 9 solo 'Night Drive' marks 15 years since her debut. The city pop track features former Dalshabet member Woo-hee on backing vocals.
9/9/2026
Jang Ki-ha's debut solo LP '산산조각' drops September 9 — 9 tracks scored over two years to a 33-minute silent film he made from his own poem.
9/9/2026
FLARE U dropped the 10-track 'YOUTH ERROR' Japan Edition on September 9, expanding their May domestic debut for the Japanese market.
9/8/2026
Actor Ji Ye-eun married dancer Bata on September 2. The Running Man cast surprised her on set, and a co-star revealed she'd spotted them playing badminton months earlier.
9/8/2026
Jon Park left Northwestern University mid-enrollment after placing second on Mnet's Superstar K2 in 2010. On a recent variety show, he opened up about the decision.
9/8/2026
BTS's Sept. 2 Sofitel Stadium show caught international press eyes. Jimin's custom Dior vest sparked wildly different takes: one critic called it a fishing vest, another gave the whole show five stars
9/8/2026
An Chi-hwan, 61, released his 15th studio album on September 8 with a Seoul showcase to mark the occasion.
9/8/2026
KBS 1TV's new daily drama 'Mom Has Gone Crazy' (엄마가 미쳤어요) premieres September 28 at 8:30 PM with Kim Young-ok and Dong-ha.
9/8/2026
North West performed her debut EP and unreleased tracks at Chicago's Big Theatre on Sept. 5, with her divorced parents watching from different parts of the venue.
9/8/2026
Kim Han-young steps into a key antagonist role in Disney+/Channel A's soul-swap romance drama, premiering September 26.
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