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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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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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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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Tablo posted a video on Aug 29 conceding defeat before the EPIKASE Gayo-je finals, saying a fellow member has mobilized half the K-pop industry.
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Kwon Eunbi returns September 3 with 'DEJAVU', her first single under RBW and first release in roughly 1 year 4 months.
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Choi Hyun-wook went live on Instagram early August 30, 2026, visibly intoxicated during a five-minute broadcast.
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KBS2's 'Not You, Another Love' arrives September 12, streaming simultaneously on Amazon Prime Video in roughly 240 countries.
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Jung Ilhoon dropped 'Devil Can Wait' in May 2026 and hosted a 75-minute online showcase that night, pulling 10,000 viewers worldwide.
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Jay Park wrapped the first night of his Seoul encore on Aug 29. Global tour dates across three continents kick off in September.
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XLOV wrapped Taipei on August 29. Singapore (Oct 1) and Osaka (Oct 17) are next on the *Serving-X* Asia Tour.
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SBS Inkigayo episode 1322 airs August 30 with SF9's 10th-anniversary comeback, Tempest Han Bin's first solo stage, and 14 other acts.
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IVE's Rei signed on as global ambassador for a beauty brand in mid-August 2026, stacking the deal atop TV gigs and fashion campaigns that have defined her year.
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Hong Eunchae threw the first pitch at a Doosan Bears game on Aug. 29—her fourth appearance, fourth win—as LE SSERAFIM readies 'Made My Night' for Sept. 11.
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god hit 10,000 days since debut in May. Now 28 years in, the five-member group is closing out summer with two festival dates and an October booking.
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Trot singer and musical actor Enoch backed Japanese artist Utakokoro Rie's Korean-debut essay, riding high off a recent mini-album and July solo concert.
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ATEEZ's Wooyoung returns to Sajik Stadium on Aug. 30 for his second ceremonial first pitch—two years after fans dubbed him the 'victory fairy.'
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Won-pil threw the ceremonial first pitch at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on Aug. 29 in a No. 97 uniform. KIA beat SSG 2-1 on a walk-off hit in the 10th.
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ALD1's Rio guest hosts weather on JTBC News '아침&' Aug 31, reprising his role from the 'OMG!' MV as the group floods variety shows post-comeback.
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Kihyun wrapped his solo comeback on Aug. 19, then caught ROAD FC 078 nine days later at Jangchung Gymnasium, where MONSTA X also performed.
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A Taiwanese hair-salon drama from 2022 lands on JTBC September 19, as the network enters court-supervised rehabilitation.
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Jang Hanbyeol's fan cafe Eunhasoo hit 25,000 members—and kept climbing. He ranked 1st in fandom size among MBN's Unknown Legend top 3.
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Park So-dam plays an unemployed law graduate and second daughter in 'Gyeongju Trip,' a revenge road trip centered on four women.
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The 15-year-old trot singer celebrated his upcoming 16th birthday with a Han River yacht party on Aug. 29, posting photos and a message of love to his fanbase 감성온누리.
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Kwon Eun-bi previewed unreleased choreography on SBS Running Man ep. 818 (Aug. 30, 6:10 PM), while comedian Kim Won-hoon made his debut.
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Kim Chang-wan Band played Sejong Cultural Center on Aug. 28, opening with a 1978 classic and closing with an encore. K-pop producer Jin Choi, born in 2008, joined as guest.
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Historical thriller '암살자(들)' directed by Heo Jin-ho lands 3.8% advance booking share and No. 1 spot among Korean films ahead of Sept. 23 release.
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Hanbin performed 'No Fear (Feat. punchnello)' on MBC Show! Music Core on Aug. 29 as his first solo single charts in Vietnam.
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MONSTA X returns September 4 with 'The Phase', a 6-track album fronted by 'MAGIC'. Concept photos for the 'REFINED' version dropped August 28.
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A fake-documentary YouTube video posted Aug. 28 shows RISENNÉ leader Wonee confessing she ran hard out of fear the group would disappear — as both their debut track and latest single top charts.
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Eight European shows across London, Munich, Brussels, and Paris landed BTS at No. 2 on July's Top Tours chart. Billboard counted them among only three acts ever to clear $100M in a single month.
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CORTIS's 'REDRED' extended its own record as the longest #1 K-pop group song on Spotify Korea Weekly, while 'JoyRide' crossed 100M streams.
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MW:MEU, a virtual 5-member group, performed 'Girls' Night' on M Countdown Aug 27. Their mini album 'With U' arrives September 15.
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Oh Yoon-ah posted a birthday video for her son Song Min on August 28, weeks after remarrying a non-celebrity. She thanked her new in-laws for accepting him.
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Lee Chan-won told MBN·Channel S's *전현무계획4* he plans to marry at 45. For now, work comes first.
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NEWBEAT showed off their debut light stick on August 28. Pre-orders open August 31 at 2 PM via WITHMUU.
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ENHYPEN swept Show Champion, M Countdown, and Music Bank in three straight days with *Bloody Paradise*, claiming the triple crown.
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SF9's second album charted across K-pop, pop, and overall categories on iTunes as of August 28, hitting #1 for 'Without Wings' in Macau.
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Byun Yo-han spent 7 months sober for 'Tazza: Beelzebub's Song'. Rapper Swings makes his acting debut in the film on the Aug. 28 episode of KBS 2TV's *The Seasons – Sung Si-kyung's Ear Boyfriend*.
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tvN's 12-episode original drama *Four Hands* (포핸즈) premieres Aug. 29 at 9:10 PM on Tving and Netflix.
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Susojin's May 2024 cover landed on Japan's weekly K-POP chart, following earlier wins in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Ha Ji-won, who debuted in 1996, stopped by Hyeri's YouTube channel to discuss her decade-plus wellness routines before *Bigwang* arrives September 2.
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Im Young-woong's 10-track anniversary album arrives September 8, but every song premieres live first at his Goyang stadium shows September 4–6.
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28 years in, god celebrated their 10,000th debut day with an Everland festival and are booked for two more festival stages this weekend.
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iii dropped digital single 'WaiT' on Aug. 28—their first release since debut single 'RE:AL iii' last year.
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AtHeart brought their TIME TRAVEL PROJECT to Music Bank on Aug 28, performing '3!4!'—a remake of Rula's 1996 hit.
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