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Musical actress Lee Ji-soo made her *Immortal Songs* debut on the July 4 special, performing Ahn Ye-eun's '상사화' to warm praise from castmates and MC Lee Chan-won.
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Moon Ga-young signed with Fantagio and posted birthday photos on July 11, fresh off a Baeksang Best Actress win for *Manyage-e Uri*. Two new dramas are in the works.
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Namgoong Min announced his wife's pregnancy on KBS 2TV's Okdabang Problem Children on July 10, also revealing how he gained 18 kg in 10 months for the drama Black Sun.
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Nam Goong Min appeared on KBS 2TV's '옥탑방의 문제아들' on July 10 and didn't hold back about why he chased variety shows early in his career.
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Click-B's drummer Ha Hyun-gon revealed on KBS2's July 10 variety premiere how he coped with being cut from the group after his contract expired.
7/10/2026
Actor An So-hee posted a photo with SEVENTEEN's Dino and publicly backed his August 3 mini-album release, '吉BOARD(길보드)'.
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Click-B reunited on KBS 2TV's new variety show July 10. Oh Jong-hyuk revealed he hadn't spoken to bandmate Roh Min-hyuk in a decade.
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YOASOBI taps four collaborators for relaxed-fit tees hitting UNIQLO on July 20—their first UT collection since 2021.
7/10/2026
Hybe topped the Asia Brand Research Institute's June 2026 K-Brand Index for entertainment companies, released July 10. Fantasia debuted in the top ten at ninth place.
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Hwang Chansung of 2PM sat on a panel at the 2026 K Forum on July 9 to discuss AI-generated ads and what it means when an artist becomes their own IP.
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Young K's second solo album 'YOUNGEST' arrives July 27 at 6 PM, with a three-day solo tour in Incheon from August 14–16.
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Sung Si-kyung and Kim Jang-hoon's live duet hit No. 1 on YouTube Korea's daily chart June 7, racking up 650K views in 3 days.
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Lee Su-bin beat 200-to-1 audition odds to land a role in the third season of 'Let Me Fly,' which opens October 6 at Doosan Art Center.
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Actor Lee Yeon is the 12th SIWFFstar for the festival running August 20–26 at Megabox Sinchon and the Korean Film Archive.
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Shin Hye-sun is wrapping tvN's 'Secret Audit' and moving straight into SBS legal drama 'Dash', set for next year.
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Four days after dropping July 6, (G)I-DLE's ninth mini album *We made* hit #1 on China's TME section and Japan's iTunes K-pop Albums chart. Title track *Gimme Dat Love* trended everywhere.
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BTS takes over New York July 24–Aug 3. Grand Central Terminal goes ARIRANG-themed from July 30. MetLife Stadium hosts concerts Aug 1–2.
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Three US composers sued on July 8, claiming BTS's Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper *SWIM* copies their 2025 demo. HYBE and Big Hit Music are defendants.
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BOYNEXTDOOR's debut full-length album shipped over 100,000 copies in Japan and debuted 24 spots higher on the Billboard 200 than their previous peak.
7/10/2026
LUN8's first solo fan concert OFF-ZONE lands August 8 at YES24 Live Hall. Free entry for LUV8 fanclub members.
7/10/2026
IU and Lee Jong-suk ended their relationship on July 10. Both agencies said they'll remain good colleagues.
7/10/2026
Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun released the 'Ice Cream' music video on July 10, the title track of his 6-track solo mini album 'NO LABELS: PART 02'.
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Hyolyn's fourth mini album 'OriginaLyn' arrives July 22 at 6 PM with title track 'ChecK'. Concept photos and a poster video are already circulating.
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NOWZ heads to Hong Kong Kai Tak Stadium for the Tencent Music-backed awards show on August 22, with a new album in the works.
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FIFA taps Justin Bieber as co-headliner for the 2026 World Cup final halftime show on July 19 at New York/New Jersey Stadium — the first halftime performance in the tournament's 96-year history.
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Choi Hee-jin leads Netflix's 'Do Not Cross the Wall,' a high-teen romance from the writer of 'Our Beloved Summer.'
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Lee Teuk and Hee-chul form Super Junior's first 1983-born unit with a 6-track mini album and title track MV arriving July 13.
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RESCENE's August 2024 debut track hit No. 1 on Melon's TOP100 on July 8, 2026—nearly two years after it flopped on release.
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TWICE wraps their sixth world tour, 'THIS IS FOR', at Seoul's KSPO DOME starting July 10—188 shows across 59 regions since their first solo tour in 2017.
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Park Eun-bin and Ong Seong-wu play chaebol heirs bound by years of friendship—and a curse that keeps them apart—in tvN's occult romance *Creepy Romance*, premiering July 18 at 9:10 PM.
7/10/2026
Still-images from Hong Sang-soo's 35th feature confirm Kim Min-hee's return to screen, as the film lands an International Competition slot at the 79th Locarno Film Festival.
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DAILY:DIRECTION dropped the MV teaser for 'DOWN WITH IT' on July 9. Their second single 'MONKEY MODE' arrives July 13 at 6 PM.
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KATSEYE's first theatrical documentary hits theaters August 12. The film drops two days before their third EP, WILD, with direction from Nadia Hallgren.
7/9/2026
Singer and musical actor Ok Joo-hyun broke her silence on a four-year-old casting controversy, posting a lengthy statement that addresses the defamation lawsuit she filed and later withdrew.
7/9/2026
Sana makes her screen debut as 'Nao' opposite Japanese actor Sato Takeru in *Nyangi: Wishing to Reach Your World*, a cat-themed romance fantasy that starts filming in Japan this autumn.
7/9/2026
Girls' Day's Hyeri stars opposite Hwang In-yeop in ENA's new Tuesday-Wednesday drama, premiering July 13 at 10 PM.
7/9/2026
Kingnet tapped actor Yoo Hae-jin and director Jang Hang-jun as brand ambassadors for *Yeolhyeol Gangho: Next*. A cinematic teaser and title OST dropped July 9.
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tvN's '최애의 사원', adapted from the Naver Webtoon '우리 오빠는 아이돌', premieres August 3 at 8:45 PM. A love-triangle teaser is already out.
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LUN8 drops 'Off the Grid' on July 22—their first mini album in nearly two years—then heads to Europe for a 7-country tour starting in August.
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The 38-year-old debuted in co-ed group WE in 2011 after five years at JYP, and has since added Netflix credits, a boxing gym, and a web drama to her resume.
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B THE HOOD, LEVVELS' 5-member virtual group, hit No. 14 on YouTube Shorts daily chart within days of their pre-release single 'Lowkey' on June 29.
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Yeosang of ATEEZ just dropped a solo track and has songwriting credits stacking up. A three-day Seoul fan meeting is coming too.
7/9/2026
Paul Kim championed Kihyun's EP while his Japanese original 'Zombie Loves Matcha' charted on both Oricon and Billboard Japan.
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ARTMS unveiled the Trauma version concept photos for 'Hyper-Ego' on July 8. The title track drops July 24, with the full album arriving August 7.
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At 58, Shin Seung Hun is back on Jeju Island for his second song camp, chasing two new tracks since September's SINCERELY MELODIES.
7/9/2026
Na Hong-jin's SF action film 'Hope' launches July 15 with three days of GV events across Seoul. Hwang Jung-min, Jo In-sung, and Jung Ho-yeon join the director on opening day.
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Brisbane-born Jang Han-byeol left dentistry school for music, held #1 on a Malaysian chart for 52 straight weeks, and sold out a 1,500-seat Seoul fan meeting instantly.
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Paninibunch released digital single '방 안에서' on July 9, a traditional ballad about emotional paralysis after a breakup.
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