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Jeong Eun-ji's voice lands on Lee Shin-hyuk's new track July 8. She'll perform at Kaohsiung Arena in Taiwan on September 5.
7/8/2026

AHOF's third mini album 'RUN TO YOU' arrived July 8, eight months after their last release. They marked it with a fan showcase the same night.
7/7/2026

Lee Hyun signed with Big Hit Music in 2007 as part of 8eight. Nineteen years later, he just renewed.
7/7/2026

LE SSERAFIM launch their second world tour in Incheon, then push through Japan, North America, and their first European solo shows.
7/7/2026

KATSEYE's second EP has spent 53 weeks on the Billboard 200—the longest-charting female group album since Pussycat Dolls' 'PCD' in 2005.
7/7/2026

Yeosang shared a dressing-room selfie on July 8 as ATEEZ pushes deeper into its Golden Hour era and IN YOUR FANTASY Asia-Australia tour.
7/7/2026

Seulgi shared photos from a Guangzhou fan meeting and told followers she's preparing new music and doing well.
7/7/2026

KBS2's 'Celebrity Soldier's Secret' episode 63 examines Albert Einstein's fractured marriage, his brain stolen after death, and the final wish nobody honored.
7/7/2026

Duri (봉두리), 34, scored 194 judge points on *Life Is an Audition* and is asking fans to vote via the Gorilla app before the 8th at 3 PM.
7/7/2026

ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama Doctor Somboy wrapped on July 7 at 10 PM, with the cast saying goodbye to viewers.
7/7/2026

Khalid returns to Seoul on December 5 for his first Korea show since 2018, performing at KINTEX Hall 10 as part of the *It's Always Summer Somewhere* world tour.
7/7/2026

Singer-songwriter Han Roro releases collaboration single '너와 나' with Sanrio character Pom Pom Purin on July 9, with themed merch hitting KREAM on July 13.
7/7/2026

V8 dropped the 'girlsnboys' visualizer on July 6, with Pharrell Williams and BUMZU producing. The Seventeen unit heads straight into back-to-back live dates.
7/7/2026

From Lee Jun's *Workman* challenge to RIIZE's 'Geoje Yaho' meme, K-pop labels are now engineering the viral moments they once left to chance.
7/7/2026

WONHO's second album 'CORE' drops July 21, nine months after his debut full-length 'SYNDROME.' The 'RAW' concept photo is already circulating.
7/7/2026

ZIN CHOI, 17, dropped double single 'TGIFS' on July 7, 2026—two tracks split between summer day and night.
7/7/2026

At the third oral argument in her damages case against ADOR, Hanni's lawyers called media reports of dual contracts "distorted." Her claim was reduced from ₩43.1B to ₩33.09B.
7/7/2026

Lee So-ra's first non-OST single since 2019 arrives via composer Jannabi's Choi Jung-hoon. She opens up about a year-long illness and what it's done to her voice.
7/7/2026

Yeonjun's six-track second mini album drops July 10. A three-day Seongsu-dong pop-up drew 1,350 visitors and spiked UGC by 117%.
7/7/2026

Go Yun-jung is set to play Ae-ryeong, a sword-wielding warrior, in *Nambul*, a hard-boiled martial arts film opposite Lee Byung-hun. Shooting targets the second half of 2026.
7/7/2026

RIIZE's 'Do Your Dance' hit 100 million TikTok views by July 4. Their mini album 'II' topped charts across Korea, China, and Japan.
7/7/2026

Han Suk-kyu's mystery thriller was shelved in 2021 over its source novel's portrayal of the Chinese Communist Party. A BIFAN screening on July 11 will be its first public showing.
7/7/2026

Sungmin will hold fanmeeting '思い' at J-stage O in Tokyo on August 23, 2026, with group 3MEN confirmed as guests.
7/7/2026

cosmosy's second mini-album track hit 160,480 daily plays in Japan, crossing 1.49M cumulative views, with drama OST 'Stay Alive' due July 10.
7/7/2026

(G)I-DLE released their ninth mini album 'We Made' on July 6, positioning it as the first installment in a 'We series' that echoes back to their 2019 album 'I Made.'
7/7/2026

YG Entertainment turns 30 in 2026. The label's roster spans three decades of chart records, with two rookie groups—a boy group debuting in September and a girl group tentatively called Next Monster—on
7/7/2026

Hani joins Ha Seok-jin in KBS 2TV's 'Love Is Coming,' a family recipe drama premiering July 25 at 8 PM.
7/7/2026

AmbiO's five-member lineup released 'BLUE SPLASH' on July 7, their first single since debuting with 'Boys be Ambitious' in March.
7/7/2026

Alex Garland's Iraq War film, co-directed with Ramadi veteran Ray Mendoza, arrives at Megabox on August 19. It unfolds in real time.
7/7/2026

The Secret Library tour opened July 4–5 at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium. Every seat sold out during membership presale before general tickets even went live.
7/7/2026

MOMOLAND's Hye-bin broke down idol economics: trainee debt, music video costs split with members, and how a 50M won appearance fee shrinks to 2M won after everyone takes a cut.
7/7/2026

YG Entertainment is releasing floor and upper-level seats for BIGBANG's Aug. 21–23 Goyang dates. V.I.P presale starts July 13; general sale July 14.
7/7/2026

RESCENE dropped an MV teaser for their remake of KARA's 2008 hit 'Pretty Girl' on July 6. The single arrives July 8.
7/7/2026

Lotte Entertainment released the 'Shalom' music video for animated film 'David' on July 7, three days before the film opens nationwide on July 10.
7/7/2026
Comedian Park Eun-young married on July 5 at Yeouido Wedding Convention; colleague Lee Su-ji's 15-second aisle dance stole the show.
7/7/2026

ASTRO's MJ is bringing his first solo domestic fanmeeting to Seongsu Art Hall on August 1, marking a milestone 10 years into his career.
7/7/2026

Korean Wave exports hit $19.975 billion last year, up 15.9%, but Southeast Asia's markets are sending trouble signals.
7/7/2026

Actor Byun Yo-han posted candid daily-life photos on July 6; wife Tiffany Young replied with a matching light blue heart, their first open social media exchange since their February marriage registrat
7/7/2026

Hearts2Hearts debut their first Japanese single with chart wins already in hand—Oricon #1, Billboard Japan #1—plus a 3-track digital preview arriving August 10.
7/7/2026

Hyorin drops mini album 'OriginaLyn' on July 22, with title track 'ChecK' — her first mini album in approximately one year.
7/6/2026

Ji Jin-hee was replaced mid-production after just two episodes due to an agency package deal. He hid it from his family for months.
7/6/2026

Pansori singer Kim Jun-su sold out two shows in 5 minutes on July 4, debuting new track '풍년가' live ahead of his first mini album.
7/6/2026

Park Tae-hun dropped 'Hey Girl' on July 6—a hi-teen pop and R&B track built around a first-sight love story set at a ball.
7/6/2026

Sandara Park launched her first solo fan concert under her own name on April 4, kicking off an Asia tour with stops in Macau, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
7/6/2026

TEN left SM Entertainment to co-found ILLIMNT, a creative company launching July 6 with projects planned across Korea, Thailand, China, and the US.
7/6/2026

SUPER JUNIOR's Leeteuk was hit from behind on a highway while driving his Porsche Taycan GTS. He suffered neck and back injuries; the car sustained roughly 14 million won in damage.
7/6/2026

Tilly Nowood, an AI-generated actress unveiled at Zurich Film Festival in 2025, will star in the comedy-drama 'Misaligned'—her first feature film lead.
7/6/2026

BOYNEXTDOOR's 'VIRAL' spells out its own game plan. LE SSERAFIM's 'LOVE ATTACK' proves it works. Here's how memes and clips now make K-pop hits.
7/6/2026