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LE SSERAFIM released a track sampler for their new album on September 1, confirming 'Made My Night' as one of the titles.
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Episode 7 of *Now Infidelity Is Not the Problem* delivers a five-person brawl, a hit-and-run cover-up, and a dead man's twin—one episode before the September 4 finale.
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All four SoFi Stadium dates are sold out. LA City Hall will glow red on opening night as BTS wraps the North American leg of their ARIRANG world tour.
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE dropped the performance video for 'BORN DIRE' on August 31. Sienna Lalau and Nick Joseph choreographed the track.
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RBW wrapped the four-part DEJAVU FRAME image series on Aug 31. A music video teaser drops Sep 1, followed by the Sep 3 digital single release.
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ENHYPEN's six-member era opens with 2,099,048 copies sold in week one of their 8th mini album. All six tracks hit Spotify's Top Songs Debut Global chart.
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Minho drops his second mini album September 7. D.O. arrives the next day with *Dopamine*, his fourth solo project.
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KISS OF LIFE shared photos of member Natti on Aug. 31, keeping the spotlight on their new track 'Sweat'.
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Son Dam-bi hasn't appeared on TV since 2019. These days she's selling health products through group buys on her personal channel—and now she's heading back to acting.
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LE SSERAFIM x Overwatch collab kicks off Sept 11 with an MV, skins drop Sept 13, and the group closes BlizzCon on Sept 14.
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Lee Si-an, a former 'Produce 48' contestant, traveled solo through Thailand on episode 5 of ENA's travel show, which aired Aug. 29.
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Son Tae-jin's 'Melody of Love' topped SBS LIFE's 'The Trot Show' ep. 161 with 10,693 points, his second consecutive win on the chart.
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Actor Lee El, 44, shared candid thoughts on loneliness and her 7-year dating hiatus in a new episode of her YouTube series '무허가살롱'.
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Kim Ji-eun took JTBC's '연애전쟁' MBTI test and landed on INTP '궁예형'—a first for the show—and the label stuck.
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Starship Entertainment confirmed on Aug. 30 that *I AM*, IVE's 2023 title track, crossed 400M YouTube views—their first MV to hit the milestone.
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Jungkook's September 1 birthday earned 67,212 fan votes on idolpick, enough to land him a congratulatory billboard at Seoul's Seodaemun Station.
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Kid Milli and hip-hop crew Okashi dropped their first collaborative album 'MAINSTREAM' this year, with POV label making the crew link official.
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Episode 110 of 'Gippeun Uri Joeun Nal' reveals a decades-old secret. KBS has already locked in its replacement: *Eomma-ga Michyeosseoyo* debuts September 28 at 8:30 PM.
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Episode 10 of JTBC's dating reality show featured a couple 40 days in who went from talking marriage to the brink of a breakup — over a water festival.
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Lee Sang-jin returns to ENA's military comedy series as Oh Seok-jin, now a lieutenant, in *Recruit 4: Sabotage*, which premiered August 24.
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Soyeon drops her debut solo album on Sept. 7 at 6 PM—her first solo project in 5 years and 2 months.
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BLACKPINK's Lisa posted Kyoto photos on Aug 31, three days before her pre-release single 'SaWaDiKa' (Sept 3) and EP 'Press Play' (Oct 23).
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Shin Seung-hun headlines the 2026 Goyang Art Festival with a 70-minute set and Shin Seung-hun Band, capped by a 1,000-drone fireworks show.
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Ryu Jun-yeol's Netflix thriller *Deulswi* hit #2 in Korea and #8 globally within three days of its March 28 release.
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Ji Yeon-soo's new YouTube vlog becomes a thank-you to a Jeju local who showed her kindness during her loneliest days after divorce.
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Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Choi Sooyoung launched unit Hyorisoo on Aug. 31 with 'Skibidi'—and Yuri's meme reply to a malicious comment stole the show.
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Yerin held her first solo fan concert at Rolling Hall in Seoul, five years after her debut. She talked about mini album 4 'REACH YOU' and how she rediscovered her falsetto.
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All six ELAST members—Lano, Baekgyeol, Romin, Wonhyuk, Wonjun, and Yejun—ended their exclusive contracts with E Entertainment on August 31, 2026.
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Lee Jin-hee plays anesthesiology professor Cho Won-jin in SBS Friday-Saturday drama Doctor X: The Age of White Mafia, premiering October 9.
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BESTie's 'Love Options' from 2013 is charting in 2026. The track hit #1 on Shazam in Korea and Vietnam, and cracked Apple Music Korea's TOP100.
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Lee Hyun-wook leads a 30-billion-won Three Kingdoms war epic alongside Jang Hyuk and Kim Kang-woo. KBS2 premiere set for November.
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82MAJOR dropped the second teaser for 'Like Fire' on Aug. 30. The full single 'HEAT' arrives September 1.
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(G)I-DLE wrapped their fourth world tour August 29–30 at Galaxy Arena in Macau, where Soyeon and Yuqi premiered new solo tracks on the final night.
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After 32 years as Korea's '국민 안내양', broadcaster Kim Jung-yeon debuts as singer Hong Dan-bi with *Saram Naemse* on August 31.
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ATEEZ's 'BAD' hit #1 on the Stardom Chart for August week 4 2026 with 1,488 votes, ending FIFTY FIFTY's five-week run at the top.
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Song Kang's post-discharge comeback and Lee Jun-young's in-service debut topped cable charts in both national and Seoul metro ratings on Aug 30.
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A Tale of Two Cities returns Nov 11 at Gwanglim Art Center BBCH Hall with a rewritten script, two new Frank Wildhorn songs, and Kai leading the cast.
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Comedian-turned-trot singer Kim Na-hee married a non-celebrity businessman on August 30 in Jung-gu, Seoul, surrounded by entertainment industry figures.
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Trotpick's Aug 31 weekly results: Jeon Yu-jin tops the female chart with 236,990 points, Jin Hae-sung dominates the male category, and Kim Ui-young claims Spotlight Star.
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MODYSSEY wrapped a four-city China tour in August and claimed two domestic awards, all within their debut year.
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Apple Music recorded K-pop radio content with six acts at its LA studio for KCON LA 2026, split across two formats.
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TUNEXX released a second MV teaser for 'BLUE MODE' at midnight on Aug. 31. The full video and album drop Sept. 2 at 6 PM.
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Two 2003-born idols will co-host MBC's Saturday music show. For Sang-won, it's his first fixed MC role on a music broadcast.
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Bumkey's third studio album drops August 31 with 10 tracks, two title songs, and features from BewhY, JUSTHIS, lIlBOI, and GSoul.
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KISS OF LIFE shared multiple photos of member Julie on August 28, capitalizing on momentum from their latest release 'Sweat'.
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All seven BTS members posted a joint statement on July 29 saying they will not submit music to the 2027 Grammy Awards after the Recording Academy introduced a dedicated Asian Pop category.
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INFINITE played two nights at Incheon Inspire Arena on Aug 29–30, with stops in Macau, Taipei, and Tokyo still to come.
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FTISLAND's Lee Hong-gi posted a behind-the-scenes shot from the band's Macau stop, part of their 10-city Asia tour wrapping in Tokyo late September.
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