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EVAN closed out his debut single cycle on July 12 with chart wins across Bugs, Melon, iTunes, and Tencent Music. August brings a packed US schedule.
7/13/2026

Lee Chan-won hit 230 straight weeks at No. 2 on the Idol Chart (July 6–12, 69,066 votes), riding high after four Seoul Music Awards wins in June.
7/13/2026

On SBS variety show 'Ani Geunde Jinjja', actress Cha Jeong-won recalled how her high school friend Jung Yong-hwa vanished one day — only to reappear on TV in a necktie.
7/13/2026

Lee Teuk and Kim Hee-chul are taking Super Junior-83z on tour across 9 Asian cities starting July 24 in Seoul, just 11 days after their debut mini album dropped.
7/13/2026

The Mr. Trot 3 TOP7 finalist hit 400% in Trotpick's July birthday vote. A new song is coming this year.
7/13/2026

Jon Park is dropping a self-written summer single in July—his first release in roughly 10 months—and locked in a duet with Sung Si-kyung for the YouTube cover series *기우제*.
7/13/2026

HBO Max premieres *Fired Up!*, a 12-episode Taiwanese adaptation of the webtoon *Itaewon Class*, on July 31. Kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting co-direct; DaMou Entertainment produces.
7/13/2026

RISENNÉ's 2024 single climbed from outside the top 900 to Melon's #1 in December, fueled by a viral meme and 200 self-produced live broadcasts.
7/13/2026

Han So-hee posted photos from Paris during Dior's haute couture show, giving fans their clearest look yet at her waist tattoo.
7/13/2026

Ivy, 43, admitted dating got harder in her late 30s. Co-star Cha Jung-won had a theory: looks matter more than divorce history.
7/13/2026

Trot singer Lee Chan-won guides viewers through Jongmyo and Changdeokgung Palace in episode 217 of '톡파원 25시' on July 13 at 8:50 PM, joined by Fabien and Hwang Yun-sung.
7/13/2026

LATENCY guitarist-vocalist Ji-won (Kim Ji-won, 26) is releasing a Taiwan concert vlog following the group's March showcase for debut mini-album 'LATE O'CLOCK'.
7/13/2026

Songgolmae's frontman returns with a 14-track special album on July 14—his first official release since 1989's fifth album *Sad Yearning*.
7/13/2026

idntt released their third mini album 'itsnotover' on July 13, launching a unit of the same name.
7/13/2026

Benson Boone returns to Korea for a solo concert at KINTEX Hall 10 in Goyang on Oct. 26 as part of his 'Wanted Man' World Tour; tickets on sale July 21 via NOL.
7/13/2026

Choi Soo-young and Jung Kyung-ho have ended their 14-year relationship. Both agencies confirmed the split; the two will remain colleagues.
7/13/2026
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8TURN releases a two-track R&B single on July 21. Yunkyu, Jaeyun, and Myungho wrote lyrics across both tracks.
7/13/2026

Netflix's dating show returned July 7 with 17,000 applicants, four catfish participants, and a cast aged late 20s to mid-30s.
7/13/2026

Secret's three-member lineup—Jeon Hyo-sung, Jing-ger, and new member Ye-bin—released the 8-track mini album last month, 12 years after the group went on hiatus.
7/13/2026

ENHYPEN's 8th mini album, the second chapter in THE SIN series, drops August 21. The title track MV follows on August 22.
7/13/2026

Kim Min-seok pulled off a surprise pojangmacha busking in Gwangan-ri on July 9 with just 2 hours' notice, premiering the title track from his next album live for the first time.
7/13/2026

Hwang Young-woong's final OST track from KBS 2TV's '사랑을 처방해 드립니다' drops July 14, ending a contract dispute that kept the singer waiting.
7/13/2026

Jin claimed his 6th straight week at the top of Idol Pick's overall vote with 50,808 picks. PLAVE extended winning streaks across two separate charts.
7/13/2026

KREAM drops four days of limited K-pop merch collabs: Hanroro teams with Pompompurin, MEOVV launches trading cards, and RESCENE releases character keyrings.
7/13/2026

POW returns with 'FLAVOR' on the 28th—their second comeback this year—and announces a European leg for their 2026 concert tour.
7/13/2026

Hui held his debut solo concert on July 12 in Seoul, running two shows with ~20 songs each and premiering the summer single 'BINGO' live.
7/12/2026

Six months after debut, ALPHA DRIVE ONE closed their 7-show STAR ROAD tour in Hong Kong and announced a second mini album for August.
7/12/2026

YOUNG POSSE dropped a 12-track self-composed mixtape on July 13. The lead single 'Mr. 2026' remixes KARA's 'Mr.' with chipmunk vocals.
7/12/2026

Korean reality dating shows are mining decades of pop songs for their soundtracks, pairing old hits with new audiences.
7/12/2026

JTBC's 'Apartment' opened with 4.6% nationwide viewership, ranking #1 among non-terrestrial programs and beating its predecessor's debut numbers.
7/12/2026

Korean Film University announced July 12, 2026 that four student-made feature films are now streaming on Netflix.
7/12/2026

The 97-minute mystery comedy flopped in theaters with just 43,369 viewers but is now climbing Netflix's domestic chart with an 8.3 Naver rating.
7/12/2026

The 10-episode SBS action drama topped Netflix's global non-English chart and set a 2026 viewership record, trailing only 'Penthouse 2' all-time.
7/12/2026

Seo Su-yeon pioneered audio description in Korea. Now she's written a book about the craft—and what's still missing.
7/12/2026

Choi Eun-young's debut novel traces Ji-yeon, 32, who returns to her mother's hometown after divorce and discovers a hundred-year family secret.
7/12/2026

Stray Kids' first 2026 album has 8 tracks. 3RACHA produced every single one. Concept photos of Lino, Hyunjin, and Felix arrived July 11.
7/12/2026

Hong Jin-young shared a casual summer snapshot on July 12. The post arrives a year after she dropped a composer version of '13579'.
7/12/2026

Nallo, a women's theatre company, opened an all-female production of Douglas Maxwell's *Our Bad Magnet* on July 11 at Nain Jin Hall Theater 2 in Daehak-ro, Seoul.
7/12/2026

KT launched the '요즘은 이렇게' campaign on July 12, with Kim Woo-bin as lead model and a Genie TV All G ad as the first release.
7/12/2026

ATEEZ's 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' marks their third Billboard 200 number one, their seventh million-seller, and a new US sales record nine years into their career.
7/12/2026

Trot singer and musical actor Enoch (정용훈) will personally sign albums for fans at his two-night concert '에녹에 녹아' on July 11–12 at KBS Arena.
7/12/2026

aespa won MBC's Show! Music Core on July 11 with 7,086 points—their second music broadcast win for LEMONADE.
7/12/2026

Kim Chaewon took the stage at Incheon Inspire Arena on July 12. LE SSERAFIM performed *BOOMPALA* as a complete five-member group for the first time.
7/12/2026

Kim Chaewon took the full BOOMPALA stage for the first time since her throat injury as LE SSERAFIM kicked off their world tour in Incheon on July 12.
7/12/2026

O Se-ho's 93-minute horror film 'Home Cam' hit 100,000 admissions after its September 10 release and landed on Netflix with a 7.10 Naver rating.
7/12/2026

Son Jae-gon's *Wild Thing* opened June 3, 2026. The 107-minute comedy has drawn 1.32 million viewers and an 8.45 audience rating.
7/12/2026

Park Hun-jung's 118-minute action film starring Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo, Kang Tae-ju, and Go Ara hit theaters in June 2023. Now it's on Netflix.
7/12/2026

BBGIRLS drop new single 'BODY WAVE' on July 16 at 6 PM, their first original release since the May 2025 remake '희망사항 (Feat. 변진섭)'.
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