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Jin Sung performed solo at Hwang Yun-sung's 4th-place party. Then Jea from Brown Eyed Girls busted out the 'Abracadabra' dance.
8/13/2026
Hwasa posted a park bench photo on Instagram as MAMAMOO's 4WARD world tour heads into its international leg, starting with Manila.
8/13/2026
Lee Chan-won placed 8th and 21st in the Aug 1–9 male variety cast internet response rankings, appearing on two separate KBS2 shows simultaneously.
8/13/2026
TWICE's Sana is making her acting debut as the lead in *Nyangi*, a Korean-Japanese co-production directed by Kwon Hyuk-chan. Filming starts in Japan later this year.
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G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung drop 'BiiiG' on Aug 19 — their first single as a trio, first release in 4 years and 4 months — kicking off the 'XX : COSMOS' world tour days later.
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Kim Min-hee and Hong Sang-soo made their first public appearance together since becoming parents, attending a Q&A for his new film at the Locarno Festival.
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Kim Su-chan, Bin Ye-seo, and Seong-ri are all chasing their first music show win on MBC ON's live broadcast August 13.
8/13/2026
1.17 million first-week sales on 'ME'. Netflix dramas. A film role. Here's what Jisoo's built outside BLACKPINK.
8/13/2026
tvN's '언니네 산지직송3' Episode 3 aired August 13. The four-sibling cast headed to Tongyeong and Geoje for onion harvesting and a curry cook-off.
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Culture Think unveiled the full artist roster for MADLY MEDLEY 2026, a two-day Seoul festival set for September 5–6 at Munhwa Bijeuk Giji.
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Hyorisoo—Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung's new project group—debuts with 'Skibidi' in Q3 2026. First, they had to fight about who gets center.
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MEPC drops a 2-track single on Aug. 13 and performs on MBC's Show! Music Core on Aug. 15.
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At 45, the actress and singer posted a casual sofa photo captioned "children's vacation"—a rare pause in a career spanning film awards, a techno-era debut album, and a Netflix global chart-topper.
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Photos obtained by digital magazine Ents show the 환승연애4 star and multi-league cheerleader at a café in Aewol, Jeju, months after February dating rumors.
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Director Kim Mi-jo's commercial debut stars Lee Jung-eun, Gong Hyo-jin, Park So-dam, and Lee Yeon as four sisters plotting revenge, with Byun Yo-han as a killer.
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진진경 releases her first original track with producer DJ처리 on August 13, dropping Korean and Chinese versions simultaneously.
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Yeonjun dropped 'Fxxking Star' on Aug 13, one day after his first US solo concert at the Troubadour—a venue where Elton John, Harry Styles, and BTS all made their marks.
8/13/2026
NouerA grabbed back-to-back music show wins for their debut trophy run after '.exe' dropped July 27—the MV's already at 10 million views.
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Han Tae-yi, leader of MYTRO, dropped his first solo mini album 'Made of Moment' on August 13, 2026, with three tracks headlined by 'Life Shot.'
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NCT 127 hits America's Got Talent on Aug. 19 from Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Five days later, their 7th album 'BLINGY' arrives.
8/13/2026
BIGBANG's 20th anniversary media exhibition *COSMOS* opens ticket sales August 13 at 8 PM via Naver Booking, with the main run starting August 24 at an underground Seoul venue.
8/13/2026
JYP Entertainment's Q2 operating profit sank 41.4% to 31 billion won. TWICE's contract uncertainty and Stray Kids' 2027 enlistment loom over the company's future.
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ENHYPEN's 8th mini album continues their vampire saga with a 10-track concept album. 'Bloody Paradise' debuted at their Busan world tour stop on August 8.
8/13/2026
Melon Music Awards debuts Global TOP10 award at its first two-day show Nov. 14–15, using chart data from Korea, China, and Japan.
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HIVE rookie group TUIDE lands in Spotify's Global Music Video Chart top 10 with 'Meet my GRLS, TUIDE' ahead of their August 24 debut mini-album.
8/13/2026
HYBE's 7-member multinational group TUIDE debuts Aug. 24 with first mini album *TUNE & PLAY*. Pre-debut track 'GRLS' has already hit 5 million video views.
8/13/2026
SF9 returns August 26 with *TENACITY*, their second studio album marking 10 years since debut. A *BREAK THE CAGE* website, pop-up store, and offline events accompany the full-group comeback.
8/12/2026
Seulgi launched a comeback management vlog on YouTube. Red Velvet's return is less than a month away, and MV filming is already done.
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Dayoung's August 4 collaboration with Park Jae Beom landed her in Forbes, which called her 'the queen of summer hit songs.'
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Virtual idol group B THE HOOD drops their third and final pre-debut single *JADED* on Aug 21 at 6 PM.
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Rimho's new digital single '너를 좋아해 사랑해' arrived August 12, arranged by Pilseungbulpae and Lee Chaebin.
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A survival show group, a hip-hop crew, and a live band walk into 2026. Three very different K-pop rookies are rewriting what the newest generation sounds like.
8/12/2026
KiiiKiii's EP 3 'WhyKiiiKiii' dropped Aug 10. By Aug 12, the title track *Pop Off Pop Off* hit Melon HOT100 No. 1—and all six album cuts charted.
8/12/2026
Hong Hyun-hee confessed on Radio Star how she secretly filmed a Hyuna and Jang Hyun-seung parody as a rookie—and why her agency nearly lost it.
8/12/2026
'Dream High Season 3: Reboot' runs through October 18 at Gwanglim Art Center BBCH Hall, with Seven returning as Song Sam-dong from Season 2.
8/12/2026
The Spanish villa from Jennie's *Less Than a Lover* MV is now bookable on Airbnb for up to 12 guests, September 11–14.
8/12/2026
Park Eun-bin marks 30 years since debut with a 12-track album, three new songs she co-wrote, and a solo fan concert the next day.
8/12/2026
Ji Ye-eun brushed off teasing from Gabi on a YouTube show, dismissing birthday photos with boyfriend Bata as "simple everyday pics."
8/12/2026
Kep1er's Huening Bahiyyih posted childhood close-ups on Aug. 12 with just 'Ah' as the caption, offering fans a rare unfiltered moment.
8/12/2026
Red Velvet scored their first full-group #1 on Show! Champion since 2022, taking the win on Aug. 12 with 'Surfin' Boy'.
8/12/2026
UPICK's 'Idol Chemistry Hotspot' vote launched Aug. 7 with 12 finalist pairs competing for a fan-made digital ad at Seoul's Hongdae Station.
8/12/2026
DOMi & JD Beck bring their French-Texan jazz duo to Gonggam Hall on Dec. 12 for their first solo concert in Korea. Tickets open Aug. 25 via NOL Ticket.
8/12/2026
An Pan-seok, the Korean TV director behind 'Misty' and 'Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Dinner,' died on August 12, 2026, at 64 or 65, after a cerebral hemorrhage.
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Jung Eun-ji dropped her 7-track mini album 'Summer, I' on Aug 11. Solo concerts in Seoul and a Taiwan stage both happening in September.
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ARIRANG hits 1 million cumulative points on Oricon's combined album ranking (Aug. 17), making BTS the only foreign act with three such albums on the chart.
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KiiiKiii performed at Head In The Clouds LA 2026 on Aug. 8, threw out the first pitch at Angel Stadium two days later — the same day their 3rd mini album dropped.
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G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung release 'BiiiG' on BIGBANG's 20th debut anniversary, then hit 19 cities on the 'XX : COSMOS' world tour.
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HYNN (박혜원) drops EP '여름결' August 13 at 6 PM with dual title tracks, two MVs, and a two-night solo concert August 15–16.
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