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IZNA's Japanese debut mini album landed September 2 with five tracks, the 'DUMB HOT!' video that same night, and a local showcase lined up for September 6.
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Sodami's debut digital single dropped August 21. A prize challenge worth 2 million won runs through September 27, with winners announced September 29.
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Lee Jung-hyun won the Emerging Cultural Figure Award at the Gender Equality Cultural Figure Awards for her short film '꽃놀이 간다', now streaming on Netflix.
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Nam Gyu-ri wrote and released her own 'Samgyeopsal Song' in May. Now she's the face of the Korean Beef Promotion Committee's digital campaigns.
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NCT 127's 7th studio album 'BLINGY', released August 24, topped charts in South Korea, China, and Japan while entering the iTunes top 10 across 26 regions worldwide.
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The Circle Chart Music Awards returns Sept. 6 as the SPOTV K-POP AWARDS, broadcasting live from KINTEX in Ilsan. Daum is the exclusive new-media home for red carpet and ceremony.
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IU sent a food truck to Byeon Woo-seok's Netflix drama set weeks after announcing her split from Lee Jong-suk and pausing work.
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CORTIS's second mini album resurfaces on the Billboard 200 after 16 weeks away, climbing 43 spots to No. 112 following an August 24 extended version release.
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Im Young-woong's second teaser for self-written '또또' is live. The full MV arrives Sept. 7; the 10-track album follows Sept. 8.
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82MAJOR released their second single HEAT on September 1 with a music video directed by Balming Tiger's Lee Suho, then performed at Cheonggyecheon Square the next night.
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Shinomiya Yoshitoshi's debut feature — a Berlin and Annecy award contender — screens at BIFF before opening exclusively at Lotte Cinema on Oct. 14.
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Mark Lee's dropping 'My Friend' on September 10. Upper Room teased the MV on September 2.
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Korea Mars tapped TWS as Twix's first Korean brand ambassador on Sept. 2, with campaign content rolling out on Instagram and a limited-edition pack arriving in October.
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Seoul Southern District Court held the first hearing in E Sens's sexual assault case on Sept. 2. His attorney denied all charges.
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MBC has locked in the cast for *Your Ground*, a Friday-Saturday drama arriving in late 2026. Han Hyo-joo, Gong Myung, Kim Shin-rok, and Sung Joon lead.
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EVAN claimed the Global-K Artist award at 2026 TIMA and the All-Round Musician Award at 2026 K World Dream Awards. His debut mini album drops September 7.
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Actress Ji Ye-eun and Bata, leader of dance crew Wee Dum Boys, will marry December 12 in Seoul—Bata's birthday and roughly one year after they went public.
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Lee Chang-seop drops his third solo mini album September 15, nearly a year after the last one, then takes a 7-city tour through October.
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IIIIII dropped *Weight* on Aug 28. The hip-hop dance single's AI-modeled music video hit 1M YouTube views by Aug 31.
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FTISLAND's 21st Japanese single 'Lemonade' dropped September 2—a pop-punk track that reads their whole career in one bittersweet drink.
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Kim Hyun-jin joins Han Soo-ah in *옆자리, 프란체스카*, a spin-off of the 2005 vampire sitcom *안녕, 프란체스카*, coming in 2026.
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ALL(H)OURS releases 'UNBOUND' on Sept. 10 with dual title tracks 'DANG DANG' and pre-released 'HOP', followed by their first world tour 'RISE UP' in October.
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Singer-songwriter homezone released the ballad R&B track '놓아' on September 1 as the sixth OST entry for tvN's Monday-Tuesday drama '최애의 사원'.
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Felix co-wrote the acoustic hip-hop single, the second entry in Stray Kids' member-led SKZ-PLAYER project, about three months after Han's 'back to life' opened the series.
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Jeonghan and Joshua cover ELLEMEN CHINA's August issue with a duality concept as they prepare for an October unit album release.
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LG Electronics assembled a real five-member girl group to sell its AI Wash Combo appliance. Their debut single 'I WASH' topped Instagram's trending audio chart.
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Lee Young-ae is returning to two dramas: the mystery melodrama '재이의 영인' with Yoo Ji-tae—25 years after they last worked together—and a reprise of Jang Geum in '의녀 대장금'.
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Former Spica member Yang Ji-won married musical actor Yang Jun-mo on Aug. 31 in Seoul, a week after announcing both the wedding and her pregnancy.
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Shin Hye-sun won Best Actress at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards for Netflix's *Lady Dua*. Her tvN drama *Secret Audit* hit 7.9% viewership in episode 4—a series high.
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Two Korean art song concerts arrive mid-September: Woori Gagok Renaissance Research Society performs free at Gwanghwamun Plaza on Sept 12; Jangheung County stages a vocal concert on Sept 17.
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Lee Dae-hwi posted new profile shots on September 1, weeks after joining Off The Record under Wake One following AB6IX's split from Brand New Music.
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Oh Hyuk posted a group shot from a large venue on Sept 1. He's been working on a new album.
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tripleS sub-unit sun released 'DNA' on September 1, the second monthly digital single from unit msnz, building toward the Japanese full-length 'LOVE&POP pt.3' in January 2027.
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Singer-songwriter Choi Yuri opens ticket sales for her 2026 solo concert series, running October–November across three Korean cities.
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'REDRED' held 3rd place on Melon's August chart after four straight months in the top 3—a streak no boy group has repeated since BTS's 'Dynamite' in 2020.
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Chungha's back with 'México' on September 1—her first new music in seven months. She'll perform it live on M Countdown September 3.
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Jung Dong-ha drops mini album 'Oasis' on September 6, his first mini-album since 'Sketch' in 2019.
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Taemin's new 11-track EP 'PHASE 1 : Soft Violence' arrived August 31. Seoul shows follow September 18–20, then North and South America.
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Wendy took the top spot in Tenasia's rooftop night-view poll (Aug 24–30), buoyed by Red Velvet's new mini-album and her 2nd anniversary hosting SBS radio.
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Joy guests on KBS2's 'The Seasons - Sung Si-kyung's Ear Boyfriend' to perform her duet remake of his 2002 track '좋을텐데 (If Only)'.
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MODYSSEY announces their second album for October 2026, six months after their April debut single hit 300K Hanteo copies.
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SF9's Inseong is pushing fans to stream the group's 2nd full-length album 'TENACITY', out August 26, ahead of their October Seoul concert.
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Naze drops their first Japanese digital single on September 14, four months after their Korean debut in May.
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HYBE's new ABD label launches with TWEED, a seven-member girl group whose debut mini-album 'TUNE & PLAY' moved over 112K copies in week one.
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Lee Seoyeon, formerly of FROMIS_9, drops her first R&B mini-album *GOODIES* on September 9—10 months after her solo debut single *NAKED*.
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Actor Kim Ji-won returns to fans two years on with a two-day solo fan meeting at Sungshin Women's University on October 24 and 25.
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LE SSERAFIM released a track sampler for their new album on September 1, confirming 'Made My Night' as one of the titles.
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Episode 7 of *Now Infidelity Is Not the Problem* delivers a five-person brawl, a hit-and-run cover-up, and a dead man's twin—one episode before the September 4 finale.
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