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Park Jung-soo joked about throwing a shoe when a crew member suggested marrying her de facto stepson Jung Kyung-ho on her YouTube channel.
8/27/2026
NEXZ dropped mini album 4 'SAUCIN'' on August 24. The title track hit #1 on Bugs within hours, with all six album tracks sweeping the top six spots by midnight.
8/27/2026
Kim Jae-hwan (age 29) will perform two nights at Blue Square Uri WON Banking Hall on Oct 31 and Nov 1, 2026.
8/27/2026
Writer Park Yeon-seon (*Age of Youth*, *Love Affairs in the Net*) brings a hair-salon drama to JTBC on September 19 at 10:40 PM.
8/27/2026
ENHYPEN's eighth mini album crossed 2,022,369 copies on Hanteo Chart by August 26, marking their fifth double million-seller.
8/27/2026
Back on air after two months, the comedian and radio host opened up about newborn life, her eldest son's jealousy, and ATEEZ's San.
8/27/2026
Jiyu guest-hosts weather on JTBC's 아침& August 28, her debut news broadcast appearance, while Kiki pushes 'WhyKiiiKiii'.
8/27/2026
PLAVE kicks off '2026 PLAVE WORLD TOUR KEEP IT MANIC' at Incheon Munhak Stadium on Sept 12–13, just nine days after dropping Japanese single 'Flame (feat. milet)' on Sept 3.
8/27/2026
SF9 released 'TENACITY' on Aug. 26 ahead of their Oct. 5 debut anniversary, joining NCT 127 and BLACKPINK as 2016-generation acts still pushing new music a decade in.
8/26/2026
Joy wrote the title track for Red Velvet's EP 'Velvet Summer'—now sitting at No. 1 on Bugs' real-time chart as the group hits their 10th debut anniversary.
8/26/2026
Stray Kids' tenth mini album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. 22, selling 369K units in its first week — the group's best ever.
8/26/2026
Kim Jae-joong's Killing Voice dropped Aug 25 with 12 tracks from across his career, timed to his Aug 29–30 KBS Arena shows.
8/26/2026
JUN. K and WENDY's duet dropped August 17. Nine days later, JYP Entertainment posted the live performance video.
8/26/2026
KiiiKiii will perform at the 2026 Woori Bank LCK Finals opening ceremony on September 13, backed by two new songs released this week.
8/26/2026
Episode 943 on August 27 features first-ever broadcast debuts from TUIDE and AEN, plus two-song sets from NEXZ and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.
8/26/2026
TNX drop 3rd digital single 'Die Another Day' on the 27th; 82MAJOR follow with 2nd single 'HEAT' on September 1, five months after their 120K-selling 'FEELM'.
8/26/2026
Sept. 2–6 in Mokcheon-eup: a five-day K-Culture Expo with K-rock and K-OST concerts, plus exhibitions spanning K-Food, K-Webtoon, and K-Pop.
8/26/2026
W3WAY previewed *Maiden Flight*, the title track from mini album *ONE WAY FLIGHT*, on August 25. The full music video drops September 3 at 6 PM.
8/26/2026
Nonsan's first strawberry-themed singing competition launches Oct. 24 at Citizens Park. Open to all Korean nationals across five award categories.
8/26/2026
'SWIM' hit 15 million streaming equivalents on Aug. 20, making it BTS's 10th SNEP Gold single and their second-fastest to reach the threshold after 'Dynamite'.
8/26/2026
Nina's second mini album arrives August 30 with six tracks led by 'Why', produced by Kim Do-hoon and Lee Hyun-seung.
8/25/2026
Hybe, JYP Entertainment, SM Entertainment, and YG Entertainment are co-founding a joint venture for Phenomenon, a government-backed K-culture festival and fandom awards event running December 2–12, 20
8/25/2026
Taeyang's first album in 9 years, *QUINTESSENCE*, hit No. 1 on iTunes charts worldwide. The BIGBANG member is marking the group's 20th anniversary while juggling Coachella dates.
8/25/2026
WEi's Kim Dong-han posted a handwritten letter on August 25 confirming his enlistment as an active-duty soldier on September 7.
8/25/2026
On SBS's '틈만나면' Season 5, Cha Tae-hyun credited Jin Ki-joo's Netflix hit for a flood of casting calls — and announced his own drama premieres October 3.
8/25/2026
A midnight teaser on Aug. 25 featured the duo's voices over a retro telephone handset and a logo drawn from their fan nickname 'Annyeongz'.
8/25/2026
Singer Song Ha-ye announced her marriage to creator Jo Mae-ryeok on Aug. 25—a month after her agency denied engagement rumors.
8/25/2026
Jang Dong-yoon, 34, announced on Instagram that he will marry actress Kim Seung-yoon, 29, in a quiet family ceremony this October.
8/25/2026
Five years after its August 2021 release, Lee Chan-won's "Convenience Store" remains a live staple — and the singer keeps expanding its reach on and off stage.
8/25/2026
Virtual idol group MY:RAKL dropped '서툰 항해일지' on August 25 and surprise-added fifth member Jiwun to the lineup.
8/25/2026
ENHYPEN taps Brazilian singer-songwriter Luiza Sonza for a new version of 'Bloody Paradise', arriving August 26 as part of a week-long rollout around the track.
8/25/2026
High Up Entertainment postponed UNCHILD's September 2 comeback less than a week before release, citing internal company circumstances.
8/25/2026
DIVA-X held a media showcase in Seoul on Aug 25 to mark their comeback with new members Chaewon and Rino, releasing 'OUT OF CONTROL' the same day.
8/25/2026
Young Tak drops his 3rd album 'GOGO' on Sept. 14 with title track '꺾어' and 11 songs he wrote and arranged himself.
8/25/2026
Ten teams compete for 30 million won at Mungyeong's trot festival on September 5, with Park Seo-jin and Kim Hee-jae headlining the congratulatory stages.
8/25/2026
Oh Ui-sik is returning to musical *Let Me Fly* for its third season, October 6, 2026 to January 3, 2027 at Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall.
8/25/2026
Minzy drops her first solo single in nearly five years—a soulful R&B track she produced, wrote, and composed herself.
8/25/2026
FNC's four-member rookie band AxMxP released 'HELLO AxMxP' on Aug. 12, dropped MV behind-the-scenes footage on Aug. 24, and has their debut solo concert lined up for September.
8/25/2026
EVAN drops debut mini album 'DEATH OF ME' on September 7 with 8 self-produced tracks including 'Going Home' and 'Noise'.
8/25/2026
AHOF's third mini album 'Run to You', released July 8, topped the Oricon Daily Album Ranking on Aug. 23 — the group's highest-ever position on that chart.
8/24/2026
hrtz.wav returns five months after their April debut with a second mini album, full teaser rollout kicking off this week.
8/24/2026
TUIDE, a seven-member girl group and the first act signed to HIVE's new label ABD, debuted on August 24 with a showcase and their 5-track mini-album *TUNE & PLAY*.
8/24/2026
Lee Nak-jun confirmed Season 2 is in production during an Aug 24 KBS 2TV appearance, calling co-star Joo Ji-hoon's commitment to his role remarkable.
8/24/2026
Actor Jang Hyuk revealed why he spent a year learning rap in the 1990s for a T.J project album he never wanted to make, opening up on YouTube show '짠한형 신동엽'.
8/24/2026
Yang Jiwon is marrying musical actor Yang Junmo after an unexpected pregnancy—she'll become a mother at 40.
8/24/2026
Kim So-hee, formerly of NATURE, has signed with The232, the new agency of singer-broadcaster Lee Sang-min, as its first artist.
8/24/2026
ENA's military comedy 'Shinbyeong 4: Sabotage' held its production presentation on Aug. 24 in Seoul. The first episode aired that same night at 10 PM.
8/24/2026
Kim Moo-yeol held his first official fanmeeting in Seoul on Aug. 23 after two decades in the industry. Taiwan comes next month.
8/24/2026
