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A2O LITE debuted Oct. 13 under Lee Soo-man's A2O Entertainment and hit No. 1 on Melon Top 100 the next afternoon—the fastest climb since the chart's overhaul.
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BLACKPINK's Rosé attended the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 19, her first time at the event. She thanked Tiffany & Co. and YSL on social media.
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Park Semi married florist Kim Jun-yeon. Noeul's Kang Gyun-seong and actress Yoo Ha-jin wedding set for Oct 30. Disney+ 'Remarriage Empress' premieres Nov 4.
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IVE's 'Looks Can Kill' MV hits 17 Lotte Cinema branches for a 3-day run. Tickets cost just ₩1,000.
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Jeonghan and Joshua released the music video for '12 o'clock' on Oct. 19. Their mini album 'DREAMSCAPE' is already spawning a 6-city tour.
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Studio Dragon offered Moon Ga-young a role in 'Seorabeol Knife', but one outlet says she declined — six years after her 'True Beauty' pairing with Cha Eun-woo.
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Kotoko from Unys won October's KGMA Artist of the Month poll with 6,705 votes, edging out Isekai Idol's Jinburger and Say My Name's Hitomi.
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The actress promoting drama '100 Days of Lies' debuted at age 4 in 2003 and played Eun-ji in 'The Chaser' at age 9.
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RIIZE trade performance-driven tracks for vocal-focused acoustic pop on 'Insomnia', arriving October 26 at midnight with a simultaneous MV drop.
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TEN kicked off his first US showcase tour in Seattle on Oct. 17, playing 13 tracks including unreleased 'Can I Be Honest' before hitting 14 more cities.
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Han Gyuoh tells his sister — played by An Heeyeon — that Kwon Heena is his girlfriend in the Oct. 18 episode of KBS's 'Love Is Coming.'
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Riot Games' virtual girl group K/DA returns with 'FIRESTARTER' on October 19, 2026 — their first track in six years.
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Folk singer Kim Hee-jin signed with Stealth Entertainment, debuted in Japan via Tokuma, and is reviving her 2023 track 'Acacia' with concerts in Seoul and Tokyo.
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Cube Entertainment teased something big on Oct 19. LIGHTSUM's six members will perform together on M Countdown on Oct 22—their first full-group stage in roughly two years.
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Hwang Min-hyun's [도원경] Seoul run sold out on FC pre-order alone; Asia dates in Tokyo, Macau, and Taipei follow through November.
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Gree, son of broadcaster Kim Goo-ra, tore his ACL during futsal on Oct 16. From his hospital bed, he asked his girlfriend who should sing at their wedding.
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BTS THE CITY ARIRANG – SINGAPORE runs December 1–31 across major city landmarks, with four National Stadium concerts on Dec 17, 19, 20, and 22.
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Searches for the name in the seven days ending 2026-10-17 ran at 0.9 times the preceding thirty-day average — a decline that the calendar explains: every major event in this window falls on the side of the figure being divided by, not the side being measured.
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YG shared the first 'DESERVE' MV stills on Oct 19, showing Rora and Chiquita in starkly different scenes ahead of the Oct 23 single release.
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Netflix's 'Trauma Center' is getting two more seasons at once. Jung Ye-in joins after Ha Young exits over a pro-Japanese controversy involving her great-grandfather.
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Nakano Risa filed her marriage registration on October 13, 2026. The 1997-born actress shared a photo of her ring and a message about her husband and acting plans.
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ATEEZ shared MV spoiler images for 'Drip' on Oct. 19. The pre-release track leads into their 15th mini album, arriving Nov. 13.
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Host Jeon Hyun-moo's two public breakups made for an awkward moment when co-stars joked about visiting a hot spring with lovers.
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A SUNO-generated song by 머무르 hit #3 on Melon and #2 on YouTube Korea, reigniting debate over AI music copyright in South Korea.
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Ha Jung-woo and Cha Jung-won, who dated for six years after meeting in 2020, will marry December 13 in a private Seoul ceremony.
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Yang Se-chan and Apink's Park Chorong picked each other in a mutual-choice game on the Oct. 18 Running Man episode, winning premium movie tickets.
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Allen Ma posted golden-lake prince visuals on Instagram. CRAVITY heads into solo concerts in Seoul and Busan this November.
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Actor Jung Jin-young appeared on KBS 1TV's '인생이 영화' to discuss his new film '아버지의 집밥' and his 25-year working relationship with director Lee Joon-ik.
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SBS's medical noir *Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia* surged from 11.4% to 18.5% in four weeks and hit No. 1 on Netflix's global non-English TV chart.
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Yeonwoo posted a rainy-day photo on Oct. 18 ahead of tvN's 'My Guilty Man,' where she plays a chaebol chairman's secretary.
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Beenzino performed at NOL Festival 2026 in Goyang, pulling tracks from his 2012 EP *2 4 : 2 6* and thanking the crowd as he left the stage.
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Six days after dropping his debut solo EP 'DEAD:ALIVE', Sung Han-bin takes the Gag Concert stage to perform 'UNDEAD' and show off his tutting skills.
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From *ODDINARY* in 2022 through *DO IT* in 2025, every Stray Kids chart entry has landed at number 1. No Western act has matched that in 70 years.
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Hyoyeon and Yuri of Girls' Generation unit Hyori-su appeared on tvN's 'Six Sense: B-side' on Oct. 18, trading barbs over makeup and "star disease."
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Kim Jong-min announced on KBS 2TV's '1 Night 2 Days Season 4' that his wife is 16 weeks pregnant with a son.
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Yuqi posted from Chengdu on Oct 18, confirming Beijing next on her China fan-con tour behind her Oct 8 mini album '二十七 (27)'.
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Democratic Party leader Kim Min-seok was called onto the stage mid-performance at the Oct. 15 Sunchang Jangryuk Festival opening ceremony, halting HYNN's set.
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NEXZ kicked off their first Asia tour at Olympic Hall on Dec. 18, with Haru eyeing bigger venues and Tomoya promising a global fan run.
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ILLIT's Iroha sprained her ankle during rehearsals on Oct. 18. Her agency says stage time at the Incheon encore shows will be decided day-by-day.
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Oh Yun-ah remarried a non-celebrity in July 2026. On Oct. 15, she posted SNS photos exercising with her son Song Min, who has developmental disabilities and got a job this year.
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Alarmy's MEOVV video alarm launched Oct. 16, playing 'GO HARD' each morning for 10M monthly users across 160 countries.
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The former 4minute main vocalist posted a beach selfie on Oct. 18, captioning it with her signature take on new places.
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HYBE is taking Weverse Con Festival to India for the first time. Fifteen Korean and Indian artist teams will perform March 27–28, 2027 in New Delhi.
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Zhang Hao of AND2BLE released OST track 'Dongwang' for Chinese drama 'Jiajinchai' on Oct. 18. The group's first comeback since debut arrives Oct. 27.
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The 'Enka Queen' opened up about her debut, Japan career, and her bond with comedian Kim Shin-young — then performed a surprise duet live on JTBC.
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'Gabriela' hit 1 billion cumulative Spotify streams on October 16, 484 days after its June 2025 release, as KATSEYE's North American tour gets underway.
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Martin's Oct. 15 Weverse post thanking 7 million members looked suspiciously like leaked internal instructions—awkward timing as CORTIS faces live vocal criticism.
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82MAJOR performed at NOL FESTIVAL on Dec 17 and announced their sixth solo concert '82CLUB : out of control' for Dec 24–25 at YES24 Live Hall in Seoul.
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