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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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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

Secret returned June 18 with 'Secret Flavor'—their first release in 12 years. The trio now features Jeon Hyo-sung, Zinger, and new member Ye-bin.
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

YH Entertainment confirmed Choi Ye-na's partnership with diet brand SPRX on July 10. She'll close her Asia tour with an encore concert August 22 and 23.
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'.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

Sunmi shared the MV teaser for 'Forever July' on July 10, with the full digital single dropping July 15.
7/10/2026

Han Roro's 2023 track swept Circle Chart's first-half 2026 digital and streaming rankings with a cumulative Circle Index of 315,527,555.
7/10/2026

NCT's Jaehyun drops '99 Degrees', a self-written ballad and his first solo single since finishing mandatory military service on May 3.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

T.O.P filled PIA ARENA MM with 10,000 fans for a free reunion event; his global brand tour kicks off in Hong Kong on August 15.
7/10/2026

Choi Hee-jin leads Netflix's 'Do Not Cross the Wall,' a high-teen romance from the writer of 'Our Beloved Summer.'
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/10/2026

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.
7/9/2026

DAILY:DIRECTION dropped the MV teaser for 'DOWN WITH IT' on July 9. Their second single 'MONKEY MODE' arrives July 13 at 6 PM.
7/9/2026

RESCENE staged a surprise reunion with KARA's Nicole on M Countdown July 9, debuting their *Pretty Girl* remake — which shot straight to Melon HOT100 #1.
7/9/2026

The Guardian gave BTS's London shows five stars and named Jimin a standout; Billboard separately highlighted his hair; a Charles Jeffrey Loverboy beanie sold out mid-concert.
7/9/2026

Wheein's April title track gets a piano house remix from producer Minlee, out July 10.
7/9/2026

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

Park Bom wrote and composed 'Rainy Day' herself, she revealed July 8—her first move since leaving Dination Entertainment last month.
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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

The former Apink member will play Sang-a, a company employee with secrets, opposite So Ji-sub in the upcoming SBS Friday-Saturday drama.
7/9/2026

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

VROWN, the debut project from Seoul creative house HOLO, releases 'Itsy Bitzy' on July 15.
7/9/2026
Paul Kim championed Kihyun's EP while his Japanese original 'Zombie Loves Matcha' charted on both Oricon and Billboard Japan.
7/9/2026

Lisn's 2024 track hit #1 on Melon TOP100 on July 8 after two prior surges. An August Pokémon remake is already lined up.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

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.
7/9/2026

Paninibunch released digital single '방 안에서' on July 9, a traditional ballad about emotional paralysis after a breakup.
7/9/2026

Rain and Lee Sung-min join Netflix's Korean adaptation of the webtoon 'Solo Leveling', alongside previously announced Byeon Woo-seok.
7/9/2026

Kim Hyun-joong dropped 'Chickenia' in June. Now comes the fan cheer video—and seven more tracks rolling out every two weeks.
7/9/2026