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BE'O (유찬욱, 25) released hip-hop single 'ZERO (Feat. BOBBY)' across all music platforms on September 6, 2026.
9/6/2026
Roy Kim drops a SPARKLE remake Sept. 11, follows with an original track in October, and wraps the year with two KSPO Dome concerts Nov. 21–22.
9/6/2026
Yuqi earned Tencent Music Gold certification and the platform's first-half most popular song title for 'Radio (Dum-Dum)'.
9/6/2026
'Possible Love,' starring Seol Kyung-gu and Jeon Do-yeon, competes at the 83rd Venice Film Festival and is Korea's pick for the 99th Academy Awards.
9/6/2026
Seo Dong-hyun released 'Nostalgia' with an official MV on August 31, then performed an 18-minute Dingo Music live session the next day.
9/6/2026
BLACKPINK's Lisa opened up about hidden relationships during her K-pop career and confirmed the personal story behind 'Dream' from her debut solo album.
9/6/2026
Zhang Hao took home two awards at the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS, with groupmate Ricky winning Best Spotlight—all 100 days into AND2BLE's debut.
9/6/2026
Cosmosi, PAU, and Ciipher all took home the Global New Wave Award at the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS on September 6 at Kintex in Ilsan, Goyang.
9/6/2026
Close Your Eyes and IDID both won the Next Generation Award at the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS on September 6. Close Your Eyes hinted at new music during their acceptance speech.
9/6/2026
Kim Geon-mo launches his 35th anniversary tour in Daegu on Oct. 10, with stops through 2027 in Goyang, Gwangju, and Jeonju.
9/6/2026
Park Yuchun opened a TikTok account on Sept. 2, posted choreography for his July single '153cm', and booked a Tokyo concert for December 17.
9/6/2026
Nam Gyu-ri drops the digital album 'Our Love, Something Like That' on December 6 with two music videos—shot in one day, completely different vibes.
9/6/2026
'Super Shy' hit 904,048,067 plays as of Sept. 4, becoming the third NewJeans track to clear 900M on Spotify — joining 'OMG' and 'Ditto'.
9/6/2026
MONSTA X's *The Phase* hit #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart in five countries and earned a Forbes feature after release.
9/6/2026
Han Jung-min and Yoo Da-yeon wed at Sebit Island in Seoul on September 5, doubling the day as their daughter Arin's first birthday celebration.
9/6/2026
MBC's 'Jeon Cham Si' episode 414 drew a 5.1% per-minute peak as Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon and Apink's Jung Eun-ji gave viewers a glimpse into their lives off camera.
9/6/2026
The Girls' Generation member found out about her groupmate's relationship the same way everyone else did—by watching TV.
9/5/2026
URBAN ZAKAPA's Jo Hyun-ah posted her full Soundplanet Festival setlist weeks after the trio dropped single album '7' with 'Blue Diamond' and 'Unboxing'.
9/5/2026
At 48, Chae Jeong-an has won four major awards across music and drama. She just gave 15 million won—raised with fans—to a youth nonprofit.
9/5/2026
Trot singer Lee Chan-won wrapped his 'Chan-ga: A Brilliant Day' tour with a Seoul encore and stays put as MC on KBS2's Immortal Songs.
9/5/2026
Jung Jun-won won't stop talking up *Married Woman Killer* — even between takes, as the drama barrels toward a major identity reveal.
9/5/2026
Cortis hit #3 on the Billboard 200 before their first year ended. Kiki's '404' landed on Billboard's best K-pop songs of the year. All Day Project charted immediately.
9/5/2026
MC Mong said on TikTok Live that mentioning Kim Min-jong "was wrong in the first place," days after a criminal complaint was filed against him at Seoul Jongno Police Station.
9/5/2026
The MBN '무명전설' champion teamed with Jang Han-byeol on KBS2's trot special, performing Song Gol-mae's classic 13 years after her idol debut.
9/5/2026
Kim Mi-jo's family revenge film reclaimed the Korean box office on Sept. 5, weeks after its August 26 debut, riding a 92% CGV audience score.
9/5/2026
In Episode 13 of KBS2's 'Love Is Coming,' Jang Hoon-tae tells Kim Mu-jin to leave Seo-hyeon, citing a family secret—then admits he made the whole thing up.
9/5/2026
The Korean remake of Nancy Meyers' 2015 film hit #1 in domestic advance bookings on Sept 3. Meyers herself praised both leads ahead of the Sept 16 opening.
9/5/2026
Lee Jong-suk has withdrawn from the tvN drama 'Lee Seop's Romance' after production schedule changes made it impossible to coordinate with his next project.
9/5/2026
Singer Jang Han-byeol performs Sept 13 at K-Culture Festival Fallen for Peaches, held at Extremity University's Geumgok Campus—just days after a sold-out Bucheon concert.
9/5/2026
Vocal trio Someday — including STAYC producer Rado — performed together on terrestrial broadcast for the first time in 17 years, with Rado revealing the group shared one meal among four people over th
9/5/2026
Starship Entertainment posted the clip on IVE's official YouTube channel at 11:21, a nod to Liz's November 21 birthday.
9/5/2026
Go Won-hee has signed with Billions months after her divorce from a non-celebrity businessman was confirmed.
9/5/2026
AIWEO, a four-member rookie girl band under Authentic, dropped their debut EP's title track MV on September 4 and will perform at Wonderlive 2026, Korea's largest J-pop festival.
9/5/2026
Cortis's debut-album track hit 100M YouTube views on September 5, roughly 4 AM on the HYBE Labels channel. Their first MV to reach it.
9/5/2026
An Eun-jin stopped by KBS 2TV's '고막남친' on Sept. 4 to sing a Jang Hye-jin classic—and promised a Justin Timberlake performance if her new drama takes off.
9/5/2026
HYBE's EVAN dropped the MV teaser for debut mini album 'DEATH OF ME' on September 4. Full album and video arrive September 7 at 6 PM.
9/5/2026
Mark Lee's first solo single since leaving SM Entertainment in April showcases full writing and production credits from the artist himself.
9/4/2026
Cha Tae-hyun revealed on SBS's 'Secretary Jin' how close he came to losing his wife, her secret songwriting empire, and the pen name she refuses to forgive.
9/4/2026
Ko Young-wook, a convicted sex offender and former Rula member, has been posting SNS comments mocking Lee Min-jung and Lee Byung-hun—the latest in a series of celebrity callouts.
9/4/2026
The Boyz member Q (Ji Chang-min) signed with Pitch Company, founded by actress Jeon Ji-hyun, as he pivots to acting with a 2027 horror film on deck.
9/4/2026
TWS performed a Korean-language version of their Japan single 2 title track on Mnet's M Countdown on Sept. 3, arranged in response to fan requests.
9/4/2026
Im Young-woong's 'IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2' runs Sept 4–6 at Goyang Sports Complex. A 10-track special digital album drops Sept 8; the title track arrives Sept 7.
9/4/2026
Lee Seo-jin told Cha Tae-hyun on SBS '비서진' that he's "unique in Korea"—citing his movies, dramas, #1 song, and radio work.
9/4/2026
Lee Chae-yeon's first release under Day One Dream arrived April 28, 2026. The IZ*ONE alumna hasn't slowed down since.
9/4/2026
D.O. drops a 360-degree highlight medley for 'DOPAMINE', his first mini album since 'BLISS' in July 2025, out September 8 at 6 PM.
9/4/2026
Kim Sejeong posted a Paris street photo on September 4, months after switching agencies to BH Entertainment and wrapping a five-city fan concert tour.
9/4/2026
NouerA earned their first music show wins with a July comeback. Now they're headed to the 2026 SPOTV K-POP AWARDS on December 6.
9/4/2026
Kim Sim-ya's first full-length album in 6 years arrives Sept. 9 with a 26-minute visual by Park Chan-kyung, artist-director and younger brother of filmmaker Park Chan-wook.
9/4/2026
