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AMPERS&ONE is bringing 'Born To Define' to Taipei on Aug. 1 and Macau on Aug. 22, nearly 18 months after their first Asia fan meeting tour.
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AxMxP shattered the all-time band debut first-week sales record with their September 2025 album, then dropped 'Amplify My Way' in January 2026.
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Lee Chan-won ranked 14th in June 2026 singer brand reputation, scoring 2,239,697 points weeks after sweeping four awards at the Seoul Music Awards.
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Tiffany Young revealed on a June 27 variety show that she kept her relationship with actor Byun Yo-han secret from her Girls' Generation members until after they married.
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Super Junior's Yesung posted June 27 that he's spending the summer on recovery and a new album—his first solo project since the mini-album *It's Complicated* last November.
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tvN's Pachinko airs its seventh episode on June 27, set in 1923 Yokohama as the Great Kanto Earthquake reshapes Han-su's path to America.
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Jeong Chae-yeon shared behind-the-scenes photos from I.O.I's 10-years-later reunion, captioning them with a quiet moment of self-reflection.
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Actor Ko Jun-hee (real name Kim Eun-ju, 40) shared a photo on June 27 as MBN previews her first-ever matchmaking agency blind date.
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Lee Bo-ram wrapped her 'Stay' run on MBC's Show! Music Core this week. Next: a solo concert in Busan on May 2.
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A 2011 film that drew 3 million viewers becomes a 10-episode+ tvN drama, fully shot and ready. Premieres July 18 at 9:10 PM.
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Kim Hee-jae won the Trot Music Awards Top 10 Singer prize for the second straight year, extending a run of accolades that began in 2020.
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Nundongja opened June 24 and hit No. 2 overall, topping same-period releases. Shin Min-ah's promotional blitz across YouTube helped drive the momentum.
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Tom Holland and Zendaya posted affectionate photos from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day promo tour in Rome, weeks after confirming their marriage.
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IOI won 1st place on June 27 with 6,637 points, beating RIIZE and ILLIT. They didn't even perform.
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Hwang Chi Yeul's title track from *I LOVE SUMMER* hit #1 on Bugs' real-time chart June 27 at 8 AM KST. His first summer album since debut—all five tracks charted.
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Jina announced on Instagram she's returning with a remade version of her hit '꺼져 줄게 잘 살아'—roughly a decade after a 2015 sex trafficking case derailed her career.
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ATEEZ's 14th mini album arrived June 26 with a Brazilian funk title track, a Hollywood cameo, and #1 finishes on Hanteo, Circle, and iTunes.
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Hong Seok-cheon opened up about two long-term relationships, including one where he paid alimony after the breakup.
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Changbin of Stray Kids has 198 copyright-registered songs as of December 2025. He's planning to reconnect with global fans through new album and title track promotions.
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Psy kicked off his 'SUMMER SWAG 2026' tour at Uijeongbu Sports Complex on June 27, with 13 more stops across 8 additional cities lined up.
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Lee Chae-min shared photos from the 2026 MyK FESTA (June 25–28) as his public relationship with Ryu Da-in continues to generate buzz.
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Hwang Shin-hye posted a video dancing to IOI's 'Suddenly' on June 26. Kim Wan-sun and Yang Jung-a both commented.
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Muse's first album since 'Will of the People' arrives June 26 with 10 tracks inspired by a 1977 unidentified radio signal, plus a North American tour starting in July.
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ENA's no-elimination survival show crowned 이산 champion with 2261.6 points on June 26. The TOP8 head to Blue Square on September 5.
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Changjo posted photos from a New York walk near the Manhattan Bridge on June 27, marking his first public update since going public with his relationship.
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Steve Lacy brings his first solo Korea show to Olympic Hall on Aug. 19—eight years after his last visit as The Internet's guitarist.
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE's rock hip-hop OST for the new SBS drama *Kim Bu-jang* dropped June 26, with a Japan and Hong Kong tour run and early-August comeback lined up.
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MRCH dropped '퇴근길', the second OST for tvN's '내일도 출근!', on the 24th at 6 PM.
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Choi Min-sik appeared on YouTube's '핑계고' with co-star Choi Hyun-wook and criticized how the industry treats celebrity relationships.
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Jung Kyu-min, SHINee's Minho, and EXO's Chanyeol joined JTBC's Knowing Brothers on June 27 as members of the celebrity basketball team Rising Eagles.
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Abloom, the three-member group from FIFTY FIFTY's collapse, has no official comeback lined up. Industry sources hint at a second-half 2025 return.
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T-cast E's crime show aired two cold cases on June 26 — including a premeditated double murder that left cast member An Jeong-hwan visibly furious.
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Sandara Park opened up about extreme pre-stage nerves and her liquid-heavy diet on KBS Cool FM, days after dropping single album 'Refism' on June 20.
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Actor Kim Ki-hae completed mandatory military service on June 27 and is now preparing new projects under Blue Whale Entertainment.
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V8's debut mini album drops June 29 with 8 tracks. A DJ-format pre-listening party hits Seoul on the 28th, followed by concerts in Goyang and Hong Kong in July.
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Baek A-yeon's new digital single '들어봐' arrives June 29 at 6 PM, her first release since 'LIME (I'm So)' in November 2023.
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BTS's 5th album 'Arirang' holds No. 2 on Spotify's Weekly Top Albums Global in week 14, while 'SWIM' earns BPI Silver and the European leg of their world tour kicks off.
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izna's third mini album 'SET THE TEMPO' and its 'METRONOME' challenge are racking up numbers at home and abroad, with daily listeners tripling since release day.
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Trot singer Choi Jeon-seol and French R&B artist Daexon joined forces on '진빼이', a June 26 release built around Gyeongsang dialect and the theme of genuine competition.
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Yoon Ji-sung plays dual roles in *Portrait of a Boy*—a 16th-century boy named Jacopo and a modern art dealer named Nicola—in the original musical at TOM Theater 2 from July 28.
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Kim Gun-mo drops '어디쯤 가고 있을까' on July 1, his first release since 2016; Kim Soo-hyun schedules a brand shoot after the YouTuber who spread false claims is indicted.
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Gong Hyo-jin plays Yu Bo-na in MBC's *Married Woman Killer*: a legendary sniper posing as a sales manager and stay-at-home mom. Premieres July 31 at 9:50 PM.
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Lisenne, a five-member group that debuted in 2024, topped June's rising singer brand rankings with a reputation index of 6,368,697, buoyed by *Love Attack*'s viral moment on short-form platforms.
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Girls' Generation's Seohyun visited a Gyeonggi-region animal shelter on June 26, donating 5,000 units of puppy food and treats while walking dogs with volunteers.
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IVE played Tokyo Dome on June 24, completing a sweep of Japan's two major dome venues after drawing ~90,000 at Kyocera Dome Osaka in April.
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Jihyo attended a perfume launch on June 26, continuing a stretch of fashion and lifestyle work outside her music commitments with TWICE.
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MONSTA X's Jooheon is joining Netflix's 'The Love Lab' as an observer. New episodes drop every Wednesday at 11 AM.
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Sandara Park sat down for a YouTube interview to discuss 22 years without a break, her new rock single, and how CL got her into 2NE1.
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