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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
Trot singer Doori (봉두리) has shared music video stills for her new single '서울깍쟁이', arriving August 6, 2026.
7/30/2026
Former Brave Girls member Nam Yu-jeong will perform at Waterbomb Sokcho 2026 on August 22—her first slot on the lineup and first major festival since pivoting to acting.
7/30/2026
Jang Hyeri released a ballad about the rush of realizing you're in love on July 30.
7/30/2026
Song Ha-ye released '그대이길 X 사랑 두 번째 이야기' on July 30, the second chapter of her love series that began last year.
7/30/2026
Virtual idol group MY:RAKL dropped digital single '꿈의 선장' on July 30 as the seventh track in their ongoing monthly project MY:RAKL THE SERIES.
7/30/2026
Yuna hospitalized with inflammation; Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, and Chaeryeong will attend the August 1–2 Shenzhen fan signing.
7/30/2026
Hwang Young-woong's '사랑한다면' hit 1.3 million combined YouTube views and topped the platform's trending chart right out of the gate.
7/30/2026
Park Ji-hyun told a fan "It will be soon" when asked about marriage with boyfriend Jung Won-gyu, then mused about moving in together.
7/30/2026
Lee Seung-yoon brought 100 fans into Melon's offline listening event on July 23, walking through 14 tracks from his sprawling 4th album—29 songs, a decade in the making.
7/30/2026
G-Dragon's Instagram liked a post about Mizuhara Kiko, reigniting dating rumors that have circled since 2010.
7/30/2026
WHIB releases 'First Love Never Die' on July 29, performs at K-POP DAYS in Romania on Aug. 1–2, then drops mini album 'CHERRY PIE' on Aug. 5.
7/30/2026
Comedian Lee Kyung-sil reveals on her new YouTube channel why she visited Everland with her ex-husband the year after their 2003 divorce.
7/30/2026
FNC Entertainment's four-member rookie band AxMxP drops mini album 2 'HELLO AxMxP' on August 12 at 6 PM KST, with a stamp-tour countdown running from July 30.
7/30/2026
BTS's 2018 title track hit 1.4B views on July 29, becoming the fifth video to join the group's billion-view club alongside 'Dynamite', 'Boy With Luv', 'DNA', and the 'MIC Drop' remix.
7/30/2026
IDID won the Rookie Award at the 35th Seoul Music Awards after six weeks of broadcast activity following their May 27 comeback.
7/30/2026
Virtual idol mumune of 2-member group WISHes dropped her debut solo track 'Orange Flare' on July 30, a hyperpop-punk hybrid co-produced with streamer Jo Maelyeok.
7/30/2026
Comedian couple Kim Jun-ho and Kim Ji-min, married in July 2025, announced their pregnancy on July 30 after one successful IVF round.
7/30/2026
M Countdown episode 939 aired July 30 with first-ever comeback stages for Young K, HUI, and NouerA, plus returns from KARD, The Wind, and POW.
7/30/2026
Ji Chang-wook returns to romance for the first time in 3 years opposite Japanese actress Imada Mio in Merry Berry Love, a CJ ENM and Nippon TV co-production hitting Disney+ in October.
7/30/2026
'How Sweet' hit 302.62M cumulative Spotify plays as of July 25, making NewJeans the first K-pop act with nine songs past the 300M threshold.
7/30/2026
ILLIT's 2nd Japanese single debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Daily chart and dominated AWA's real-time trending chart for four straight days.
7/29/2026
Son Na-eun didn't expect pure gold. So Ji-seop gifted it to the entire cast and crew of SBS drama 'Kim Bu-jang', which ended at 23% viewership.
7/29/2026
SAMG and SM Entertainment are co-producing a 13-episode 3D animated series set for global release in 2028, expanding into music, concerts, and licensing.
7/29/2026
FT Island dropped their emotional rock track for the 2026 Yeosu World Island Expo on July 29, tapped as the event's official promotional artist.
7/29/2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened July 29, 2026, as Tom Holland's fourth Spider-Man film under director Destin Cretton, bringing together a sprawling MCU ensemble.
7/29/2026
Actor Eum Moon-seok plays carpenter Yangbae in SF action film Hope, which has drawn 3.6 million viewers since its July 15 opening.
7/29/2026
Lee Chan-won pulled 68,453 votes in the July 20–26 Idol Chart rankings and took home four trophies from the 35th Seoul Music Awards.
7/29/2026
An unnamed girl group hit No. 1 on digital charts with a two-year-old song, then won a public broadcast music show with the same track.
7/29/2026
Song Ga-in shared studio photos for game OST '동행' on Instagram July 29; JG Star announced a special live clip for '꽃이 아니면 어떤가' drops July 30 at noon KST.
7/29/2026
Han Da-gam appeared on MBC's Radio Star on July 29 to discuss her pregnancy. She conceived via her first IVF attempt and is due at the end of September.
7/29/2026
Irish musician and actor Glenn Hansard died on July 28, 2026 after a motorcycle accident in Dublin. He was 56.
7/29/2026
The Wind showcased their fourth mini album 'Second Wind : S#00' at Ilji Art Hall in Seoul on July 29, 2026.
7/29/2026
Person A posted allegations against actor Hwang Jung-min starting July 28, then emailed distributor Neon and production company Posed Films. A court issued three restraining orders.
7/29/2026
Jung Se-woon dropped the digital single 'Too Much' on July 28, weeks into his Army service—he finished mastering it the day before enlisting.
7/29/2026
BESWEET drops self-written, self-composed single VOID on July 30 across streaming platforms.
7/29/2026
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's collab MV hit 100M YouTube views on July 28, 47 days after release. The song's in its 6th week on the Billboard Hot 100.
7/29/2026
2PM's Jang Wooyoung watches the finale of 'Noonan Naege Yeojaya 2' and his romantic cells wake up—along with some serious envy.
7/29/2026
BTS won't submit to the 69th Grammy Awards. In a July 29 statement, all seven members said they want music judged on its own terms, not by region or language.
7/29/2026
MEI (Nekozuki Mei), guitarist for Syuumatsu no Diamond, died before the band's debut could arrive. The single and music video will release July 29 as planned—her birthday.
7/29/2026
P1Harmony's Japan Edition of *UNIQUE* dropped July 29 with two new tracks, *VELVET* and *1 SECOND*, attached to their March mini-album that peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
7/29/2026
aespa's first Japanese mini album KISS N TELL hit No. 1 on Japan's Oricon Daily Album Chart. Their world tour kicks off August 7 in Seoul.
7/29/2026
Virtual boy group B THE HOOD drops 'The Baddest' worldwide July 31 at 6 PM. A Set-log preview video went live July 28.
7/29/2026
Dayoung's first collaboration since going solo drops in August with Jay Park, teased July 28.
7/29/2026
ATEEZ's 14th mini album holds on the Billboard 200 for a fourth week straight. A new Japanese single just dropped, and a Yokohama fan meeting is coming up.
7/29/2026
Moon Geun-young, 39, married musical and theater actor Jung Pyeong, 46, on July 29. No formal ceremony—just family.
7/29/2026
Nana has re-signed with Sublime ahead of her contract expiration, with two projects already in the works.
7/29/2026
EXO's Sehun drops the Chinese R&B pop single 'Fade' on July 29 with NCT WISH's Sion, a Warner Music China artist collaboration.
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