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Singer-songwriter Dani dropped the self-composed single 'From Now to Forever' on August 8 via global platform AURORA, her first new music since 2022.
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D.O. plays three nights at Ticketlink Live Arena in Songpa-gu from October 2–4, his first solo concerts in roughly 10 months.
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Three years after debut, LUN8 held their first domestic fan concert on Aug 8 at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul, then kicked off their second European tour the same weekend.
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Vernon enlists June 20, followed by Dohyuk, Mingyu, Seungkwan, and Dino through October. SEVENTEEN's full group hiatus is officially mapped out.
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X-LOVE wrapped Hong Kong on August 10, 2026—the latest stop on their Asia tour, backed by RBW, WM Entertainment, and 257 Entertainment.
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D.O. announces a three-day Seoul run at Ticketlink Live Arena from Oct. 2–4, his first solo concert 10 months after wrapping the 'DO it! THE FINAL' Asia tour.
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Silica Gel debuted 'Accident' at an Apple event in Seoul on Aug. 9, unveiling a track from their third album *Ballad of You*.
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Super Junior's Yesung adds a third Seoul night at KBS Arena after the original two dates for his solo debut 10th anniversary tour sold out completely.
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Haroha, Moa, Leviyan, and Aotora Yuki—one member each from four different groups—are forming h.a.l.o. Their debut single drops August 21.
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Oh Yu-jin held her first fan signing event in Seoul on August 8, marking her July release of 'Yeou-ya Mwohani'—her first single outside trot.
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JUNHEE's mini album 'LOVE METHOD' arrived August 7 with three title tracks—'LA LA LA LUNE', '5 STARS', and 'Forever young'—across nine songs.
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AND2BLE performed 'Curious' and covered f(x)'s 'Hot Summer' at Ilsan KINTEX on Aug 9. SBS airs it Aug 17.
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Jang Seo-hee plays final villain Joo Mi-ran in KBS 2TV's new daily drama 'Desire's Trap', which premiered August 10.
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Ahof won K-Topstar's Best Rookie (Male) award for Aug 3–9, buoyed by their July 8 mini album release.
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A decade after Baby Shark Exercise, the boy from YouTube's most-viewed video drops his first single.
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(G)I-DLE's Miyeon released her debut Japanese digital single 'RUN AWAY' on August 10, a rock-driven track she co-wrote herself.
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BIGBANG return after 4 years 4 months with digital single 'BiiiG' on Aug 19, then launch a 19-city, 33-show world tour two days later.
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A year late, Ji Sang-ryeol finally gave Kim Ha-young her wedding cash. She took the chance to push him toward marriage with Shin Bo-ram.
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Former ENHYPEN member EVAN drops debut mini album 'DEATH OF ME' on Sept. 7, two months after solo single 'RIDE OR DIE'.
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Touched drops their first full-length album and a concert film in October—five years after forming and riding a streak of competition wins.
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BTS won't submit to next year's Grammys after the Recording Academy created a Best Asian Pop Music Performance category in June 2026.
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KiiiKiii drops their 3rd mini album on August 10—the same day they throw the ceremonial first pitch at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.
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OURBIRTHDAY drops concept photos Aug. 6–8 for debut single 'Our Birthday', out August 19. The sound: WHIP-HOP, a genre the group invented themselves.
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KARD kicked off their 'NOW HERE' world tour at Gavin Art Hall in Seoul on August 8, with 14 confirmed dates across Europe, Singapore, and Latin America lined up next.
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ENHYPEN debuted the title track from their 8th mini album at a sold-out Busan concert on Aug. 8–9, with the MV following on Aug. 22.
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Hwasa spent her one post-world-tour rest day at Namdaemun Market with Han Hyejin. Park Kyungrim announced a talk concert returning after seven years, starting Aug 15 in Daegu.
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ENHYPEN wrapped two nights at Sajik Indoor Gymnasium in Busan with 14,000 fans and debuted a new track ahead of their 8th mini-album dropping September 21.
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BLACKPINK reunited on Weverse for their 10-year anniversary on Aug. 8, with Jisoo apologizing for the limited 40-person Meet & Greet that disappointed fans.
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EVAN covered Yonezu Kenshi's 2017 hit on YouTube from Tokyo, timing it perfectly before a packed August of performances.
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Stray Kids, ARTMS, WHIB, Red Velvet, and Seventeen's Dino (as Picheorin) all dropped new mini albums between August 3–7, 2026.
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So Ji-seop and Yoon Kyung-ho's SBS action drama hit 21.6% viewership by episode 4 and topped July's Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute survey.
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iKON's Koo Jun-hoe enlists August 11 with no ceremony. His agency asks fans to stay away.
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KCON LA 2026 brings 100,000+ fans to Crypto.com Arena and LA Convention Center for four days, marking 14 years of global festival expansion.
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HwaSooMok, a Korean traditional-classical ensemble, released an instrumental arrangement of BTS's 2019 hit 'Boy With Luv' on July 24.
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AURA's 'TUZAK' MV slate shows a July 3 shoot date — before KISS OF LIFE even released 'SWEAT' on July 4.
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PENTAGON's Hui released the self-composed digital single 'BINGO' on July 28 and has been named music director for the 2026 MBC 대학가요제.
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Singer Yuk Jung-wan guests on Channel A's '탐정들의 영업비밀' Aug. 10, revealing why he left Mangwon-dong for Mokdong.
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MAMAMOO played Araneta Coliseum on Aug. 8, opening with *Mr. Ambiguous* and closing out a sold-out Asia run before heading to North America on Aug. 12.
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Mamamoo's Hwasa didn't know who Jensen Huang was when the Nvidia CEO praised her on air — but his shoutout brought more calls than any music show #1 ever has.
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KickFlip played Waterbomb Busan 2026 on Aug. 8, their second slot at the festival in less than three weeks after debuting there in Seoul on July 24.
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A camera glitch during Plave's first three-member Weverse live on Aug. 8 briefly exposed the real face of the performer behind virtual member Eunho.
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Former Melody Day member Yeo Eun drops '다 그대로 돌아가', a breakup ballad produced by 필승불패 and 김정호 (HOY).
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RESCENE claimed their third music show win with remake single 'Pretty Girl' on Aug. 8, bringing their total trophy count to four across two tracks.
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Gong Hyo-jin's Friday-Saturday drama hits a series high in episode 4, topping the 20–54 demographic for two straight weeks.
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TWS's Japanese single 2nd album 'SODA SODA' debuted at #1 on Oricon's Daily Single Ranking with over 161,000 first-day copies sold.
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Starship Entertainment's Kiki follows up her hit '404' with her first-ever summer song, targeting consecutive chart success.
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Choi Ye-na took the Waterbomb Busan 2026 stage on Aug. 8 in a white, blue, and pink fitted suit—five months after dropping her fifth mini album 'Love Catcher'.
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Kim Hee-jae's third regular album 'REVERB' arrives September 7, his first full-length release in roughly two and a half years.
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