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Young K's second solo album *YOUNGEST* dropped July 27 with 15 tracks and a self-written title song. His sold-out tour kicks off August 14 at Incheon Inspire Arena.
7/27/2026
Pregnant with her second child, the actress showed up at a Seoul theater on July 27 to cheer on her Korea National University of Arts classmates.
7/27/2026
The 17-track compilation pulls concert-only unreleased songs, member solos from a 2023 Seoul show, and self-composed cuts from SKZ-RECORD and SKZ-PLAYER.
7/27/2026
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8TURN hit all four major music shows in their first week back, promoting R&B pop single 'Stagefright' from the July 21 comeback.
7/27/2026
NouerA released their fourth mini album '.exe' on July 27 and held a comeback showcase at YES24 Live Hall the same evening.
7/27/2026
Hive, SM, JYP, and YG Entertainment formed a joint venture to launch Fanomenon, a government-backed K-pop festival running Dec 2–12 in Seoul and Goyang, with an LA edition set for May 2028.
7/27/2026
Dayoung hit the Waterbomb stage July 25–26 at KINTEX for the first time, joining Jay Park and premiering the unreleased 'Overtime' live.
7/27/2026
ILLIT will hold encore shows in Incheon (Oct 17–18) and Chiba (Dec 23–24, 26–27) following a 7-city, 15-show tour that sold out every date.
7/27/2026
Dino's sub-character Picheorin releases a 7-track mini album Aug. 3, then Dino takes Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium for three nights (Aug. 21–23) with the '2026 디노X피철인 [吉BOARD SHOW]' concert.
7/27/2026
Jungkook's *Standing Next to You* hit 1.5 billion Spotify streams on July 27, becoming his second solo track to reach the milestone.
7/27/2026
'Butter' crossed 1.1 billion views on July 27—five years after it set a then-K-pop record by hitting 100 million in 21 hours.
7/27/2026
Trot couple Eun Ga-eun and Park Hyun-ho released their first official duet 'Saranghae Saranghae' on July 27, ahead of Eun's August full-length album.
7/27/2026
Lee Yeon plays hot-tempered Dong-ju in Kim Mi-jo's revenge drama alongside Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, and Park So-dam. Opens August 26.
7/27/2026
TEN released his first original Thai-language track on July 27, produced by Tenth Sound—the production arm of ILLIMNT, his newly co-founded label.
7/27/2026
ENHYPEN's eighth mini album *THE SIN : BLISS* arrives August 21. The title track 'Bloody Paradise' comes from JULiA LEWiS and Dynamic Duo's Gaeko.
7/27/2026
'CHOOM' hit US Mediabase Top 40 Radio at No. 35 for July 19–25, marking BABYMONSTER's first entry on a US mainstream radio chart.
7/27/2026
A24's *The Drama* landed 3rd in the studio's all-time opening weekends. Now it's heading to Korean theaters in September 2026.
7/27/2026
MODYSSEY claimed their second award of 2026, following a Global Rookie Award win at the Seoul Music Awards.
7/26/2026
BE BOYS spent nine days performing across Osaka and Tokyo in July, closing with an ARASHI cover. Their showcase run featured 'SLAM DUNK' and fan meet sessions.
7/26/2026
Bumkey dropped 'SPEEED' on July 27 with JUSTHIS and Justin Park. The pre-release single sets up his August album 'On My Way'.
7/26/2026
Lee Seung-chul marked 40 years since debut on JTBC Newsroom, calling for Korean solo artists to chase the Billboard success K-pop idols have found.
7/26/2026
YG Entertainment is forecast to miss Q2 2024 consensus on revenue and operating profit, with analysts blaming a BLACKPINK base effect and the absence of major tours.
7/26/2026
The 그리다 won the Grand Prize at the 26th Pohang Beach National Song Festival on July 24 at Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk.
7/26/2026
Park Ji-hyun placed 2nd among trot singers in June's K-Brand Index and won an excellence award at the MTN 2026 Broadcast Advertising Festival on June 21.
7/26/2026
Actress Ji Ye-eun and dancer Bata, who went public with their relationship in April, swapped birthday posts and couple photos on the 26th.
7/26/2026
Brazilian influencer Pietra Bertolacci deleted her posts and locked her accounts after criticizing BTS's 2026 World Cup final halftime show, facing swift backlash from the fanbase.
7/26/2026
BTOB's Lee Minhyuk dropped solo single album 'TEMPERATURE' on July 15, writing and composing every track himself.
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Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae, Lee Ji-hye, and Jang Eun-a reunite for a concert version at Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium on August 1–2, with composer Brandon Lee conducting an 18-piece orchestra.
7/26/2026
Boom brought his 28-month-old daughter onto MBC's variety show for the first time, introducing her as "a precious daughter I had at age 42."
7/26/2026
123 students across 17 teams recorded non-competitive performance videos July 25–26 under a Chungbuk education program; expert coaching follows through Aug. 7.
7/26/2026
Jung Chaeyeon posted a casual mirror selfie on July 26, captioning it '열대야주의보' (tropical night warning).
7/26/2026
Singer Maybee revealed she and actor Yoon Sang-hyun had only three dates before marrying in 2015—and found out he was serious when he announced it on TV.
7/26/2026
RESCENE won their first terrestrial broadcast trophy on SBS Inkigayo (July 26, episode 1319) with 'Love Attack', scoring 5,486 points. It's their third music show win overall.
7/26/2026
Kim Dong-jun and Young-tak made a promise ten years ago. On July 25, they finally kept it, performing together as 'Dong.Tak' on KBS 2TV's Immortal Songs.
7/26/2026
P1Harmony took home BEST MALE GROUP and ULTIMATE 12 at KMA 2026 on July 25, capping an era that produced the group's first half-million seller and a Billboard 200 top-five entry.
7/26/2026
RIIZE played three Japanese cities in July, selling out every show and opening restricted-view seats. They also previewed 'Sunburst', their new single arriving August 26.
7/26/2026
Close Your Eyes headlined ACON 2026's pre-show on July 25, performing originals, EXO and Michael Jackson covers, and a joint stage with NEXZ.
7/26/2026
ENHYPEN sat down with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke at SDCC 2026's Ballroom 20 on July 23, then performed five songs at an off-site vampire-themed event the next night.
7/26/2026
Bibi headlined Waterbomb Seoul 2026 on August 25, stripping down to a bikini top mid-set at Kintex in Ilsan while performing her May single '범파'.
7/26/2026
Rothy drops 'First Train' on July 26, the second single in a four-track rollout building toward her EP 'FLAT' under new agency Ego Group.
7/26/2026
New Production's original musical *Cruel Fairy Tale Survival* runs September 8 – November 29, 2026 at TOM Theater 1 in Daehak-ro. Tickets go on sale in August.
7/26/2026
Episode 408 of MBC's 전지적 참견 시점 aired July 25 with a 2.0% rating. Park Jin Young's artificial hair parting technique peaked at 4.6% per minute.
7/26/2026
CORTIS won Record of the Year at KMA 2026, just 11 months into their career. ALPHADRIVE ONE's two wins bring their all-time tally to seven.
7/26/2026
ILLIT's second Japanese single features rising group HANA, whose members wrote original rap lyrics for the track, out July 26 at 8 PM.
7/26/2026
Yoo Jae-seok wants Gong Hyo-jin for his next short-form drama. She's already locked in elsewhere: MBC's webtoon-based 'Married Woman Killer' drops July 31.
7/25/2026
Trot singer Jin Sung opened up about his lymphoma and heart valve diagnoses on MBN's 'Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night', which aired July 25, 2026.
7/25/2026
ARTMS pre-released "Born Stunner" on July 24, with the full album "Hyper-Ego" arriving August 7 and US promotions to follow.
7/25/2026
Sunwoo JungA dropped '더 바라지도 않겠어 (Peacock)' this week. The R&B/Soul track runs on real Hammond organ, strings, and a four-step climactic high note.
7/25/2026
