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JTBC's '젭드_명장면' YouTube series just re-uploaded a highlight reel from the Dec. 22, 2018 broadcast of SKY Castle, the 20-episode drama that closed at 23.8% nationwide.
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Jennie's digital EP 'Fallen Angel' arrived August 28. The title track MV featured wire suspension and an underwater tank sequence.
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V.O.S leader Park Ji-hyun opens up about the group's near-breakup and 6-year hiatus on KBS 1TV's 'Back to the Music Season 2', episode 50.
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MINIMANI's Yoo Soo-hyun, 34, posted photos from her Aug. 29 TBC Gayo Academy appearance, balancing solo work with her group duties.
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Gangwon Province rep Shin Seung-tae swept Part 1 of KBS2's '전국 트롯 대축제' on Aug. 29, defeating Jin Sung, Park Hyun-bin, and three others for the episode title.
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The After School actress plays widowed Joseon-era woman Hee-yeon in Netflix's *Scandal*. On August 29, Nana shared new photos and opened up about her tattoo removal.
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EVNNE won the Korean Wave Special Award at the 8th Newsis Korean Wave Expo on Aug 28, capping a year that saw a 25-city world tour and two music-show wins.
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Choi Ye-na closed her Asia tour with two nights at Jangchung Gymnasium; 'Catch Catch' hit 7th on Circle Chart's 2026 first-half digital rankings.
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE returns with their second mini album and title track 'BORN DIRE', seven months after January's debut 'EUPHORIA'.
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Kevin (문형서), main vocalist of THE BOYZ, drops his debut solo single album 'FREECHILD' on Sept. 2. A release party follows in Seoul on Sept. 6.
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C9 Entertainment's 7-member multinational boy group NAZE drops their first original Japanese digital single 'I LIKE IT' on September 14.
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Baek Ji-heon hits 1M Instagram followers weeks after fromis_9's 'Vitamin ME' dominated music shows. The group's Asia tour launches Sept. 4 in Seoul.
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Kim Sim-ya's second full-length album 'Dogma' arrives September 9 in a meditation-device-inspired player format, capped at 4,500 copies.
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MC몽 surprises with a digital drop at 6 PM on August 29, timed to his sold-out Busan concert at KBS Hall.
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LE SSERAFIM return with 'Made My Night' on September 11, just four months after 'PUREFLOW pt.1'.
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Elliot Page plays Sinon in Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey'—his first blockbuster role since transitioning.
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Kim Chang-yeol's second solo single features close friend Im Chang-jeong on a twist dance track about clumsy love, dropping August 28, 2026.
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BLACKPINK's Jisoo is dropping solo single 'CLICK' on September 4. She's been teasing it on Instagram since August 24.
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Joy wrote the title track for Red Velvet's EP 'Velvet Summer'—now sitting at No. 1 on Bugs' real-time chart as the group hits their 10th debut anniversary.
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Stray Kids' tenth mini album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. 22, selling 369K units in its first week — the group's best ever.
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KiiiKiii will perform at the 2026 Woori Bank LCK Finals opening ceremony on September 13, backed by two new songs released this week.
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Nonsan's first strawberry-themed singing competition launches Oct. 24 at Citizens Park. Open to all Korean nationals across five award categories.
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Nina's second mini album arrives August 30 with six tracks led by 'Why', produced by Kim Do-hoon and Lee Hyun-seung.
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Taeyang's first album in 9 years, *QUINTESSENCE*, hit No. 1 on iTunes charts worldwide. The BIGBANG member is marking the group's 20th anniversary while juggling Coachella dates.
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Singer Song Ha-ye announced her marriage to creator Jo Mae-ryeok on Aug. 25—a month after her agency denied engagement rumors.
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Five years after its August 2021 release, Lee Chan-won's "Convenience Store" remains a live staple — and the singer keeps expanding its reach on and off stage.
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Ten teams compete for 30 million won at Mungyeong's trot festival on September 5, with Park Seo-jin and Kim Hee-jae headlining the congratulatory stages.
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Oh Ui-sik is returning to musical *Let Me Fly* for its third season, October 6, 2026 to January 3, 2027 at Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall.
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EVAN drops debut mini album 'DEATH OF ME' on September 7 with 8 self-produced tracks including 'Going Home' and 'Noise'.
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Lee Nak-jun confirmed Season 2 is in production during an Aug 24 KBS 2TV appearance, calling co-star Joo Ji-hoon's commitment to his role remarkable.
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Yang Jiwon is marrying musical actor Yang Junmo after an unexpected pregnancy—she'll become a mother at 40.
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Shin So-yul debuted a new haircut on social media Aug. 21, sparking a playful spat with her agency rep — and she has a Tving drama coming later this year.
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AtHeart performed '3!4!' on SBS Inkigayo on Aug. 23 — the second single from their TIME TRAVEL PROJECT, a remake of a Rula mega-hit.
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CORTIS debuted *MONEYMONEYMONEY* at Korea University's Hwajung Gymnasium on Aug. 22; the official audio drops Aug. 24.
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Kim Dong-hyun, a broadcaster and former MMA fighter, documented his family's 2-night, 3-day Jeju Island trip before the birth of their fourth child, a son.
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Giselle posted a Tokyo corridor photo on Aug. 22 captioned 'tomodachis and me' during aespa's 25-region world tour.
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Park Min-su dropped '깜빡깜빡' during the first match of the final round's new-song mission, now asking fans to stream it on Melon.
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SF9 drop their second full-length album 'TENACITY' on August 26, then head to Seoul KBS Arena on October 10–11 for a 10th-anniversary solo concert.
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Virtual idol group LEVVELS released 'JADED' on Aug 21, their third and final pre-release single ahead of debut, featuring a collab with heritage brand Vanson Leathers.
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Choi Min-sik stars as a North Korean defector mathematician in this 2022 film. Netflix removes it August 21, but it'll still stream on three Korean platforms.
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N.Flying's mini-album shifts from September 1 to October 8. Title track 'Still (잔불)' gets five more weeks in the studio while the band's nationwide tour presses on.
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BIGBANG returned August 19 with 'BiiiG', hitting #1 on Melon's TOP100 within an hour and staying there through August 21—their first release in 4 years and 4 months.
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ASTRO's MJ performed his single album title track on August 20, just days after it topped iTunes charts across seven regions.
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Kiki's third mini album 'WhyKiiiKiii' title track tops Spotify Korea and multiple Apple Music charts 10 days after release, as the group earns Forbes praise for their HITC LA main stage debut.
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Trot singer Ji Young-il of Totalset appeared on KBS 2 Radio on August 20, recounting seven failed auditions and thirteen group debuts that never happened before going solo.
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Tiffany Young drops her first full-length solo album: 11 tracks, two title cuts, features from Miyeon and JUNNY—a decade after her solo debut.
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Yuri's leaving her Jeju home of 3+ years as Hyorisoo—the Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung unit—debuts 'Skibidi' on August 31.
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Hong Sung-yoon, third-place finalist on Miss Trot 4, drops a digital single fusing Korean traditional music with disco on August 20.
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