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BigHit Music filed civil and criminal charges after false rumors about TXT's Soobin circulated on social media starting October 19, just weeks before the group's November comeback.
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KiiiKiii's August mini album topped NetEase Music's Q3 Korean-language chart, part of a China run that also includes a Kugou #1 and a Tencent Music award.
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Ani, daughter of Shinsegae chairman Jung Yu-kyung, posted a photo of the 'CRASH' MV on Shinsegae Square—her family's billboard.
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Son Bin-a debuted her new track on TV CHOSUN's Miss Trot For You on Oct. 22, a day before her first-ever mini-album drops—the first TV CHOSUN has produced.
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Seo In-young's divorce wrapped up in November 2024. Now she's remarrying this year—and she's already got a non-negotiable prenup clause locked in.
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High Up Entertainment confirms UNCHILD is in final album prep for a Nov. 5 return, roughly two months after the group delayed their second single 'TiNG TiNG.'
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RIIZE's 'Insomnia' drops October 26 with a cinematic MV, character stories by SF author Cheon Seonran, and a four-day Seoul fan event.
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NCT WISH's fourth mini album 'I SPY' moved 1.2 million copies on day one and topped three major charts, extending their streak to four consecutive million-sellers.
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Seoul City transforms Dongdaemun Design Plaza into an IVE fan zone for the group's comeback, with exterior video, synchronized laser shows, and a themed booth running through November 1.
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SEVENTEEN's JEONGHAN X JOSHUA unit moved 650,000 copies of *DREAMSCAPE* on day one—a K-pop unit album record—and dominated Japan's charts.
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Gongwon (Park Si-eun) releases a two-track digital single on October 27, then plays her first solo shows November 28-29 at Musinsa Garage.
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Verbal Jint drops '가정법 (feat. 그냥노창, B-Free & 율음)' on Oct. 22, his second preview single for '10년동안의오독 II'—the sequel to his 2012 album.
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Singer-painter Solbi, 42, and actor Lee Gyu-han, 46, are getting married in April—about a year after he turned down the final couple pick on the dating show where they met.
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IVE's 'Looks Can Kill,' ILLIT's mini album 'Break Even,' and A2O LITE's debut 'Neon' all land within two weeks of each other.
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SONYEONSEUNG, 25, debuts with two tracks—rock's '나무야' and folk-rock '달 별 그리고 담배 하나'—on October 28.
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Park Ji-hyun performed an upcoming remake of Park Myung-soo's '바보에게 바보가' and duetted with December's DK on the Oct. 21 episode of SBS '더 리슨'.
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NU'EST's Baekho performed a 30-minute set with Kang Daniel at the 13th Chilgok Nakdong River Peace Festival, part of his duties with the Army Performance Team.
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Kang So-ra appeared on 'You Quiz on the Block' Oct. 21 and said she'd jump at a Chinese martial arts drama — her YouTube lecture already at 2.9M views.
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Daesung shared a rehearsal photo from an empty stadium as BIGBANG's 2026-2027 world tour moves through Asia, North America, and Europe.
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BTS hit 10 billion Spotify plays in 2026 as of Dec. 16—a 122% surge from 2025's 4.5 billion, powered by their album ARIRANG.
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Ryeowook wraps his Asia tour and heads into a three-night year-end run at Seoul COEX Atrium Woori Bank Hall, Nov 27–29.
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LNGSHOT released pre-release single 'Masterpiece' on Oct 21, with the full EP 'S.W.I.S.H.' due Nov 10 and a DAY2 stage at MMA2026 on Nov 15.
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CJ Olive Young launched 'Green Room' on Oct 21, a live K-pop talk-shopping hybrid hosted by BTOB's Seo Eun-kwang, with NMIXX as its first guests.
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Couple rings gone, shared YouTube channel silent since August — the 'Hwansŭng Yeonae 2' pair have yet to address the speculation.
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Dragon Pony drops a new single November 5—eight months after their third EP, two months after bassist Pyeon Seong-hyun's departure.
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Mystery drama 'Blizzard' (폭설), directed by Hong Ui-jeong and Park Sun-woo, arrives November 18 with Kim Yun-seok and Gu Kyo-hwan in their first-ever pairing.
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Jeon Yujin dropped her debut full-length album 'Adios' on October 10, then posted behind-the-scenes content from the MV shoot on October 16 and 20.
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Im Seo-won, the 15-year-old maknae of now-disbanded UNIS, is joining YG Entertainment a month after the group's final activities on Sept. 26.
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LIGHTSUM dropped an MV teaser on Oct. 21 for their Korean rework of Japanese debut title track "Doshite," out Oct. 22.
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P1Harmony headlined '82WORLD : LA' at LA State Historic Park on Oct. 17, then stopped by FOX11's 'Good Day LA' as they count down to their 10th mini album.
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The Tving reality star and model clarified her family background in an October 20 YouTube video, acknowledging generous parental support while denying extreme wealth.
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TWICE leader Jihyo left JYP Entertainment on Oct. 21 after 21 years, launching solo agency EMITHAUS. She's staying in the group.
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Kang Daniel wrote and composed the R&B single *Blue* last year, then sat on it until now—his military service debut.
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'Dracula' ties JENNIE's personal Hot 100 best at #5 while logging 21 straight top-10 weeks; KATSEYE's 'Animal' sets a new group record at #28.
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A2O LITE hit No. 1 on Melon's TOP100 within 29 hours of debut. Problem: up to 78% of people are searching for 'A20' instead.
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Netflix is making 'We Go High,' a survival show for Korean arts high school students competing for a real debut. SM C&C is backing it.
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Three Korean celebrities opened up about IVF this week. Kim Ji-min is expecting in February. Ryu I-seo and Hwang Bo-ra faced miscarriages.
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A20 LITE won The Show Choice on Oct. 20, just seven days after debuting with digital single 'NEON'—no physical album in sight.
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Since September, photos and videos from Bangkok, London, Hong Kong, and Japan have shown Lisa and Thai actor Blue Pontiawat together across multiple countries.
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Huh Gak drops '나를 사랑하지 말아요' on October 29 as the lead single from Mini Album 6, arriving in November — his first mini album since January 2017.
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KATSEYE performed 'Pinky Up' and 'Animal' at the 2026 VS Fashion Show in LA, marking K-pop's third straight year at the event.
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KickFlip's October mini album hit 532,434 Hanteo first-week copies and swept music broadcast charts.
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Lee Eun-sang, who appeared in X1 and UNITE, just dropped his first mini-album—a 4-track EP he wrote and produced entirely by himself.
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Triple S dropped *Andless* on Oct. 16—the second chapter of their *Love and Pop* trilogy—before heading into North American tour dates.
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Song Young-joo, South Korea's leading jazz pianist, releases her 11th studio album 'Simplicity'—a solo piano, one-take record marking 20 years at the instrument. A concert follows Dec. 12.
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BOYNEXTDOOR wrapped their 'HOME' album cycle with a Seoul concert on Oct. 19, then announced a 10-city North American tour kicking off Oct. 30.
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HYBE, KCON, Waterbomb, and World DJ Festival are all pushing Korean music festival brands into new international markets across Asia and beyond.
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Kim Ji-won's Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia peaked at 20.8% on episode 4 and topped Netflix's global non-English TV chart with 4.6M views in its first three days.
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