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QWER headlined Pentaport's main stage on July 31—their third year running, each time on a bigger platform. They're taking a 9-city Asia tour starting September 12.
8/1/2026
Studio Dragon's Tving Original 'Schoolgirl Queen' has locked in its three leads. Director Yoon Sung-shik returns after 'Iron Queen' hit 17.4%.
8/1/2026
Choi Ye-na took the stage at Paradise City on July 31, performing with Kim Jae-won and Yoo Jae-seok at the Blue Dragon Series Awards, then announced a two-day encore concert.
8/1/2026
ENHYPEN dropped Trailer vol.1 for their 8th mini album on July 31. The full album, *THE SIN : BLISS*, arrives worldwide August 21.
8/1/2026
CNBLUE wraps their 20-city '3LOGY' world tour with a two-night Busan encore at BEXCO Auditorium on September 12–13, 2026.
8/1/2026
Yeonjun hits ABC's Good Morning America on Aug 5 and Z100 Summer Bash on Aug 6, making him the first Korean artist to perform at the latter.
8/1/2026
Park Ji-hyun returned to Shanghai for the first time in two decades, retracing his childhood before his Seoul concert on August 29–30.
8/1/2026
Jimin's 'Who' from his 2024 album 'MUSE' hit 2.5 billion Spotify streams by July 30, 2026—his most-streamed solo track ever.
8/1/2026
TWS dropped an MV teaser for 'SODA SODA' on July 31. Full audio and video arrive August 3, with the single out August 4.
7/31/2026
CORTIS holds a #3 Billboard 200 peak with 'GREENGREEN' and 100 consecutive days on Spotify's daily chart with 'REDRED'.
7/31/2026
Yeongja and Yeongcheol met on 'Naneun Solo' Season 28's divorcee special and married in January. Six months later, she announced their breakup on SNS.
7/31/2026
fromis_9 kicks off their 2026 Asia Tour 'Tomorrow Glow' in Seoul this September, fresh off back-to-back music show wins.
7/31/2026
Lee Soo-man's debut group, active in the US and China since December 2024, makes their first Korean broadcast appearance on M Countdown.
7/31/2026
Kim Min-ha sang 'That's Life' at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards on July 31 and will solo host the 31st Busan International Film Festival opening ceremony.
7/31/2026
NouerA's fourth mini album '.exe' dropped on the 27th with fan-drawn caricatures woven directly into the title track's music video.
7/31/2026
Daniela called it a dream come true after KATSEYE's first-ever headline festival set at Hinterland, with 'Animal' and EP3 'WILD' both dropping this August.
7/31/2026
Solar thanked Singapore fans on Aug. 1 after MAMAMOO's July 31 stop. Manila, New York, Chicago, and LA remain on the 4WARD tour schedule.
7/31/2026
BTS won't submit to this year's Grammys, announced July 29. By the next day, 'Aliens' from their album 'ARIRANG' hit #1 on global iTunes.
7/31/2026
KBS 2TV airs July 31 at 11 PM with Park Jin Young debuting 'WET' and DAY6's Young K discussing his 15-track album 'YOUNGEST'.
7/31/2026
IU presented at the 5th Chungryeo Series Awards on July 31, her first public outing since she and Lee Jong-suk confirmed their split.
7/31/2026
Art One Company says its July 29 casting notice wrongly implied Raki left due to personal scheduling. The production company takes full responsibility for the confusion.
7/31/2026
NMIXX debuts in Japan on December 9 with best album 'N=MIXX'—12 tracks featuring 'Blue Valentine' and Japanese versions of past releases.
7/31/2026
Dindin (임철, 34) co-hosts MBC's 'Playlist 109' with Lee Seok-hoon and Lee Joon, hunting for 109 songs that kept people alive.
7/31/2026
Kim Hyun-jung, VP at Big Hit Music overseeing BTS, is the only Korean on Billboard's 2026 40 Under 40 list, announced July 30.
7/31/2026
B1A4 dropped digital single 'D-DAY' on July 31 at 6 PM, just two hours before their 15th debut anniversary concert of the same name opened at Seoul KBS Arena.
7/31/2026
Eric Nam signed with newly launched label all my anecdotes. He'll drop single 'Someday' on August 7, followed by fourth studio album 'Confessions of a Lonely Heart' on October 2.
7/31/2026
JUNHEE drops the first teaser for 'LOVE METHOD' on July 30, with the full second solo mini album arriving August 7 at noon.
7/31/2026
CORTIS dropped a Memphis-influenced digital single on July 31, hours before taking the Lollapalooza Chicago stage.
7/31/2026
(G)I-DLE perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug. 31 at 2:40 PM local time — their first appearance at the festival, live on Disney+ in South Korea.
7/31/2026
Kim Jong-kook announced a 30th-debut-anniversary project album on You Quiz on the Block, with Roy Kim featured on the first digital single.
7/31/2026
BIGC's K-pop music broadcast THE SHOW partnered with Apple Music on July 31, linking on-air performances directly to global streaming data.
7/31/2026
Hi-Fi Un!corn's seventh *H!dden Color* monthly single arrived July 31 with all members credited on songwriting and composition.
7/31/2026
Starship Entertainment's KIKI surprise-dropped a stop motion video for 'Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone' on July 30. Their third mini album *WhyKiiiKiii* arrives August 10.
7/31/2026
SPOTV K-POP AWARDS names RESCENE, AND2BLE, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE as opening acts for the September 6 ceremony at Kintex in Ilsan.
7/31/2026
The 8-billion-won comedy about a fictional '90s dance trio hit Netflix on July 31, nearly two months after its June 3 theatrical debut.
7/31/2026
The 놀면 뭐하니? cast is moving forward with season 2 of their short-form drama. Yoo Jae-suk wants Gong Hyo-jin as the new female lead.
7/31/2026
UNIS released their debut Japanese mini album 'UNI☆Sparkle!' on July 31, roughly seven months after their second Japanese digital single.
7/30/2026
DAWN returns August 7 with 'Too Much,' his first single since the EP 'Narcissus' in September 2023.
7/30/2026
Kiss of Life drops 'Sweat' on Aug. 4, four months after 'Who Is She' — their fastest turnaround since 'Sticky' hit the charts.
7/30/2026
Kim Do-wan makes his villain debut in tvN's *오싹한 연애*, playing a cartel heir who murders, kidnaps, and runs people over without hesitation.
7/30/2026
Actor Yeon Jeong-hun's father ran an acting academy but opposed his son's acting career. The story airs July 31 on MBN's '전현무계획4', episode 5.
7/30/2026
Netflix's 'This Damn Love' arrives August 7 with Jung Hae-in as a boxing coach and Ha Young as a prosecutor in a new romantic comedy.
7/30/2026
Hwang Jung-eum shot new profile photos for the first time in a decade, revisiting her rookie makeup tricks and opening up about the embezzlement scandal that derailed her career.
7/30/2026
MODHAUS's 20-member rookie boy group idntt joins BIGC's fan-support platform with new track 'Kids Return', working toward a 24-member lineup.
7/30/2026
Im Young-woong's July brought a Melon streaming milestone, instant stadium sellout, confirmed TMA return, and his 10th anniversary on August 8.
7/30/2026
Red Velvet's fan concert runs July 31–Aug. 2 in Seoul. Joy wrote the title track solo, and the Aug. 2 finale streams live on Beyond Live and Weverse.
7/30/2026
Gong Hyo-jin plays a killer hiding behind suburban domesticity in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama, adapted from a popular Kakao webtoon.
7/30/2026
Byeon Woo-seok's 2026 Asia fan meeting tour opened in Seoul with two sold-out shows. Seven more cities across the continent are next.
7/30/2026
