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U-Know Yunho's 2-track solo single 'Time's Tickin'' hit #1 on Japan's Rakuten Music daily album chart on July 20.
7/21/2026
Six acts join the September 19 Busan bill. Licsene makes their TMA debut. Close Your Eyes returns for a second straight year.
7/20/2026
Netflix's first-half 2026 report crowns Korean content king of non-English viewing worldwide. 'Cham Gyoyuk' hit 6th globally; 'Mr. Kim' pulled 10.7M views in just four days.
7/20/2026
A 27-year-old grad student from Kazakhstan shared six dating app encounters gone wrong on KBS Joy's '무엇이든 물어보살,' airing July 20.
7/20/2026
TVXQ's Yunho appeared on SBS *Ani Geunde Jinjja* on July 20 and explained how he landed the role of gangster Jang Beol-gu in drama *Fine*.
7/20/2026
83z's Lee Teuk and Kim Hee-chul reveal they barely knew each other for years after Super Junior debuted—a gap that shocked even their own members.
7/20/2026
Park Ji-hyun sold out Seongnam Arts Center Opera House on July 18–19, running a 160-minute set. A Seoul encore in August closes the national tour.
7/20/2026
(G)I-DLE, Red Velvet, fromis_9, Sunmi, HYOLYN, KISS OF LIFE and more are battling for summer dominance with June and July comebacks.
7/20/2026
Hwang Ga-ram's July 9 remake of a 2003 Ahn Jae-wook track hit No. 10 on YouTube Music Korea's trending chart and No. 7 on daily popular music videos by July 19.
7/20/2026
Youngjae reposted his June appeal on July 20, saying the production company behind Dream High Season 2 has missed every promised payment deadline.
7/20/2026
RIIZE will celebrate their third debut anniversary with a two-day fan meeting Sept. 12–13 at Incheon Inspire Arena. Tickets go on sale July 27.
7/20/2026
HYBE Music Group's new label ABD launched TUIDE's official channels on July 20, confirming a seven-member girl group debut in the second half of 2026.
7/20/2026
IU cancelled her September Goyang Stadium concert and postponed her 6th studio album to early 2027 after her chronic ear condition worsened.
7/20/2026
Nine years in, ATEEZ hit No. 18 on Melon Top 100—their best domestic chart position ever—with San's 'BAD' chorus driving the breakthrough.
7/20/2026
Actor Jung Jun-won has signed with Companion, the 2021-founded management company that also represents Lee Je-hoon.
7/20/2026
On July 19, MBC's '최우수산' took an awkward turn when Heo Gyeong-hwan told Kim Ji-min about a standing offer to date her if she stayed single until 50. Kim Jun-ho, who's been linked to her, visibly react
7/20/2026
KISS OF LIFE is dropping their new single album *SWEAT* on August 4. The announcement came with a preview video of the members drilling through practice room sessions.
7/20/2026
Coogie's 11-track 'HBK' arrives about a year after 'UPSET', with double title tracks and cover art by Japanese designer VERDY.
7/20/2026
BTS made history on July 20 at the 2026 World Cup final halftime show—the first official halftime performance in FIFA World Cup final history.
7/20/2026
aespa topped Hanteo Chart's World Chart for July Week 3 (July 13–19), while idntt's 'itsnotover' dominated the album chart with 568,005 copies sold.
7/20/2026
DNA returns July 27 with EDM single 'NO CAP' and a new five-member lineup.
7/20/2026
RESCENE claimed their first music show win with 'Pretty Girl', which also topped Melon's HOT100.
7/20/2026
BIGC opened fan voting for the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS on July 20. Eight categories are up for grabs this year, plus a new BAND section.
7/20/2026
WDF 2026 runs August 13–16 at Seoul COEX Auditorium, with a Liberation Day gala show 'LIGHT ON 815' on August 15.
7/20/2026
IDID's leader and a member will throw the first pitch and bat at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium on July 22—their first time doing either since debuting.
7/20/2026
IRION, a four-member project group from MBC Plus drama 'My Idol, My Debut', debuted with title track 'MEMORIA' and its music video on July 19.
7/20/2026
NEXZ wrapped their five-city global showcase on July 12 in Singapore and locked in Latin American festival dates for September, including Rock in Rio and STRAYCITY.
7/20/2026
Jeon Yu-jin won the weekly female singer vote with 239,630 points. Jo Myung-seop took the Spotlight crown. Results dropped July 20.
7/20/2026
Episode 3 of the rookie development documentary drops July 20 at 7 PM KST on YouTube and MnetPlus, with Matthew, Lucas, Oh Jun-hee, Chai Jin-shin, and Samuel tackling their first official missions.
7/20/2026
Han Roro's self-composed B-side 'Saranghage Doel Geoya' topped both Circle Chart digital and streaming rankings for the first half of 2026. She's headed to Summer Sonic.
7/20/2026
'Gangnam Style' hit 6 billion YouTube views on July 17, 2026—nearly 2 years and 8 months after reaching 5 billion.
7/19/2026
K-pop tracks have shrunk by roughly 90 seconds since the early 2000s, a shift driven by short-form platforms that's reshaping how songs are built.
7/19/2026
AHOF performed *RUN TO YOU* on SBS Inkigayo on July 19, eleven days after their third mini album dropped.
7/19/2026
MAMAMOO's Whee In shared a backstage photo from Macau on July 19 with the caption 'Macau yahoo' as the group's 4WARD world tour rolls on.
7/19/2026
Jungwon stars in a fake ad for 'MIDNIGHT BANK'—a vampire-friendly financial institution—as ENHYPEN teases mini album 8, arriving August 21.
7/19/2026
A 6.33M-view fire show clip. A 3.43M-view in-character MV. Korean TV's supporting cast is pulling the kind of numbers leads used to own.
7/19/2026
BLACKPINK's Jennie is dropping 'Less than a Lover' on July 24. She directed it, composed it, wrote it.
7/19/2026
DREAMCATCHER's Sua closed out UAU's 'Playlist #Your Youth' promotions on the last broadcast stage, thanking members, dancers, staff, and fans.
7/19/2026
Stray Kids drop 'THIS & THAT' on August 7 at 1 PM KST. Five Seoul KSPO DOME shows kick off the 'RUN IT' world tour starting July 25.
7/19/2026
ILLIT's second Japanese single drops July 26 digitally, July 29 on physical formats. The rock title track was co-written by Yuika and composed by Kanata Okajima.
7/19/2026
Jeong Han walked out of mandatory military service on June 25. Now he's teaming up with SEVENTEEN bandmate Joshua on a unit project targeting an October album.
7/19/2026
Billboard's editor-selected Top 25 K-pop Songs of the First Half puts three rookie acts in the top four, with Kiki's '404 (New Era)' at No. 1.
7/19/2026
JTBC's 'Apartment' airs Episode 4 on July 19 as Ji-sung's character's violent past at an illegal gambling den becomes a wild card in the 17.8 billion won scheme.
7/19/2026
Jang Han-byeol's fan cafe 은하수 hit 20,000 members on July 19, outpacing all other Top 7 contestants on MBN's trot show 무명전설.
7/19/2026
A golf course witness spotted the couple together, describing them as visibly affectionate. They've been publicly dating for three years.
7/19/2026
The 18-year-old trot singer appeared on KBS 2TV's '살림남' on July 18, confessing she lost sleep over excitement at meeting Eun Ji-won.
7/19/2026
Park Seo-jin transformed his sister into a tiger and golden Buddha statue for a 3 million won prize at the costume play competition.
7/19/2026
AIDITT staged a surprise guerrilla concert at Seoul's Cheonggyecheon Plaza on July 18, with fans decoding the location from teaser content released two days prior.
7/19/2026
