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Sung Hanbin pulled 47,250 picks in idolpick's May 4–13 vote, earning a Seodaemun billboard video for his June 13 birthday.
6/12/2026
tripleS swept three music show wins within days of dropping ASSEMBLE26 'LOVE & POP' Part 1 on June 1, taking Show! Champion (ep. 600), M Countdown, and Music Bank.
6/12/2026
JTBC's 'Apartment' hits screens July 11 at 10:40 PM. Ji Sung plays a former gang boss who infiltrates an apartment complex's leadership race to steal a hidden 10-billion-won reserve fund.
6/12/2026
Trot singer Lee Chan-won's 2nd album '찬란 (燦爛)' sold roughly 610,000 copies in its first week—his best yet and his third consecutive half-million seller.
6/12/2026
Soran remade Awesome City Club's 'ceremony' with (G)I-DLE's MIYEON and launched a 16-artist duet challenge series.
6/12/2026
Ok Jin-wook, 29, played a delinquent student in Netflix's *Chamgyoyuk*. For one scene, co-star Kim Mu-yeol drove a doorless car himself.
6/12/2026
CORTIS performed at Seoul's Gwanghwamun Plaza on June 12 for a KT-organized World Cup street cheering event ahead of South Korea vs. Czech Republic.
6/12/2026
ANTARES, the six-member group created by comedian Yoon Hyung-bin, returns June 22 with 'TRIGGER'—their first release in seven months.
6/12/2026
CNBC cites Korea University research and NH Investment & Securities data showing BTS fandom could add $6.58 billion annually to South Korea's economy by 2040.
6/12/2026
Jiyu, Sua, and Yuhyeon are back with their second mini album, roughly a year after UAU's debut.
6/12/2026
AHOF released 'Sugar High' on June 12, performed it on Music Bank the same day, then took their first-ever busking to Busan on June 13.
6/12/2026
BTS released *Come Over* on June 12 as part of their 13th debut anniversary celebration, with production by Suga and credits to RM and J-Hope. The track first surfaced on the *Arirang* Deluxe Vinyl in
6/12/2026
(G)I-DLE's 'Crow' MV drops June 14, audio June 15; 9th mini album 'We made' follows July 6.
6/11/2026
BOYNEXTDOOR's title track *VIRAL* hit 10 million YouTube views on June 11, just three days after their debut studio album *HOME* dropped on June 8.
6/11/2026
Miakak Boys—five actors from Tving's military cooking drama—performed their debut track on M Countdown, weeks after it dropped.
6/11/2026
Director Hong Jong-chan discusses the show's rapid chart climb, the Kim Nam-gil casting story, and the real-world controversies the series has stirred.
6/11/2026
Park Gyubin, 18, dropped his Japan major debut single 'You Light Up My Life' on June 12 as the theme for ABEMA's reality show 'Girl or Lady 3'.
6/11/2026
Son Taejin released the 10-track remake full album 'Yeoreum Hyangsu' on June 10. The next day, he posted a live MV reaction to his official channel.
6/11/2026
Moon Chae-won, 39, shared wedding veil photos on June 11 ahead of her lead role in 2026's *Heartman*, playing Bona, a woman who reunites with her first love.
6/11/2026
Kim Su-chan debuted '남자다' live on MBC ON's Trot Champion on June 11 — his first new trot track in roughly two years.
6/11/2026
EJAE will perform the FIFA 2026 World Cup theme at Mexico City's opening ceremony. The 35-year-old singer-songwriter rose to fame voicing the Netflix anime 'K-pop Demon Hunters'.
6/11/2026
BTS drops a Kevin Parker collab on their fifth album. Spotify gets exclusive rights to the *Merry Go Round* music video June 19 at 6 PM.
6/11/2026
BOYNEXTDOOR drops debut album 'HOME' with 'VIRAL' MV. Shinsegae's foreign card spending jumps 98% YoY in Q1 2024.
6/11/2026
CORTIS joins the Korea Football Association and KT for a 2026 World Cup street cheering event at Gwanghwamun Plaza, performing with the Red Devils.
6/11/2026
Han Ga-in is returning to drama after eight years, joining ENA's 'Shinbyeong 4: Sabotage' in a special role—her first since OCN's 'Mistress' in 2018.
6/11/2026
Kim Se-jeong, now 29 and signed to BH Entertainment, appeared on *The Seasons*—a decade after her *Produce 101* breakthrough.
6/11/2026
AHOF drops a pre-release single July 12, then heads to Busan for their first-ever busking show the next day ahead of their 3rd mini album.
6/11/2026
BTS plays Busan Asiad Main Stadium on Dec 12–13; average hotel rates hit 631,546 won — nearly 3× normal — and top properties are already at 90–95% occupancy.
6/11/2026
Oh Jung-se joins Lee Jung-ho's disaster film Typhoon while Wild Things continues promotions through June 13 with GVs and stage greetings.
6/11/2026
JUN. K dropped the *Midnight Ticket* MV teaser on June 11. The digital single arrives June 15—his first release in roughly 9 months.
6/11/2026
Director Hong Jong-chan pushes back on viewer theories that *Cham Gyoyuk* mirrors real incidents as the 10-episode series hits No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English TOP 10.
6/11/2026
JUNNY drops 'Heaven Can Wait' on June 11 with Jeong Jun-ha and Noje in the MV, then plays her first domestic solo concert two days later.
6/11/2026
Lefties, Inditex's budget chain, has opened a ~4,000 sq m store in Essonne south of Paris. A second location is planned for Westfield Rosny by end of 2026.
6/11/2026
JAY B's third mini album 'TR.EE' hit #9 on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and topped charts in 10 countries. Title track 'Layback' claimed #1 in four.
6/11/2026
The Korea Grand Music Awards revealed its full MC lineup for November 7–8 at Gocheok Sky Dome: Nam Ji-hyun and RESCENE's Won-i on Day 1, Kim Jae-won and IVE's Liz on Day 2.
6/11/2026
Moon Ga-young posted a 3:47 AM gym selfie on June 10, weeks after her Best Actress win at the 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards and ahead of her tvN drama return.
6/11/2026
I.O.I reunited for a full-group concert 9 years after their debut. Their title track 'Suddenly' hit #1 the same day. Backstage footage airs June 13 on MBC.
6/11/2026
IOI reunited for their first full-group concert in 9 years to mark their 10th anniversary. Their title track '갑자기' hit No. 1 the same day.
6/10/2026
NEWBEAT's Park Min-seok is making his acting debut in *Your Sky Harenotchi Koi*, a Japanese remake of the 2024 Thai BL drama, playing Korean exchange student Moon Da-on. The series premieres August 2
6/10/2026
Seo In-guk plays Kang Si-woo, a '3NO man' who doesn't smile, keeps his distance, and never apologizes, in tvN's new office romance premiering June 22.
6/10/2026
'MUSE' becomes the first Korean-language solo album to clear 4B Spotify streams; Jimin's 22 solo tracks now total 6.8B streams on the platform.
6/10/2026
STAYC drops their sixth single '2:LOVE' on June 16, led by title track '2 L0VE'. An 8-city fan concert tour launches August 22 in Seoul.
6/10/2026
Fujii Kaze returns to Seoul on Jan. 9, 2027, for his third concert there. General tickets drop on Melon Ticket from June 17.
6/10/2026
Rothy's 'Don't Be' arrives June 16 as her first writing credit since debut, kicking off a 4-single run that feeds into EP 'FLAT'.
6/10/2026
CORTIS's B-side *ACAI* hit 10 million YouTube views on June 10—the group's second MV to reach the milestone after title track *REDRED*.
6/10/2026
Homezone dropped the R&B pop single '비대칭 컴플렉스' on June 10, after debuting it at the May fan concert '집들이 vol.5'.
6/10/2026
Moon Ga-young shared behind-the-scenes photos from Sung Si-kyung's music video shoot. The singer replied with emojis in the comments.
6/10/2026
JUN. K's first solo release in 9 months drops June 15, but he's performing it live at a Seoul event three days earlier.
6/10/2026
