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Taemin's 'Float' topped Show! Music Core on Sept. 12, beating MONSTA X and BIGBANG—but he wasn't there to claim it.
9/12/2026
Alok performed with TWICE at Rock in Rio on Sept. 12. The two acts will share a stage again on Oct. 4 at EDC Korea in Incheon.
9/12/2026
82MAJOR claimed their first music show win on Show Champion Sept. 9, with 'Like Fire' crossing 150,000 first-week copies.
9/12/2026
The 35-year-old FTISLAND leader wrapped a two-month musical run, made a drama cameo, and held two fan meetings — one a first, one a decade in the making.
9/11/2026
Lee Young-jae, fresh off 'Suspicious Hers' and 'Brave New World', is heading to the stage for her next role.
9/11/2026
Lee Yoo-young's agency confirmed the birth of her second daughter in September 2026. Mother and child are both in good health.
9/11/2026
WHIB plays two Seoul shows September 12 at NOL Theater Hapjeong, kicking off a six-city Asia tour hitting Ho Chi Minh, Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, and Hong Kong.
9/11/2026
The four leads of 'Tazza: Song of Beelzebub' sang the hip-hop track themselves. The MV weaves recording studio footage, film scenes, and behind-the-scenes content into one.
9/11/2026
Jae-ha debuted '바보야' live on MBC ON's Trot Champion on September 10. The self-composed track releases September 15 at noon across online music platforms.
9/10/2026
Lee Seoyeon (Y:SY) dropped her debut mini-album 'GOODIES' on September 9 with dual title tracks 'LANGUAGE' and 'ENERGY'.
9/10/2026
Trot singer Lee Chan-won returns to the Changnyeong stage on Sept. 11, three years after his first appearance at the festival.
9/10/2026
IU's December 10 music video for 'Dear my crazy soulmate' stars Kim Young-ok and Na Moon-hee. She dedicated it to Yoo In-na.
9/10/2026
Kim Jae-hwan's two-night Seoul concert sold out the moment tickets dropped. A new single is coming in the second half of 2026.
9/10/2026
Kang Min-kyung identified the man in photos as her longtime manager. Lee Hae-ri, meanwhile, posted a YouTube video about Kang Min-kyung's clothing brand—and spilled wedding plans.
9/10/2026
SM Entertainment's rookie group hunts for a marionette seeker in an abandoned movie theater. Episode 4 drops September 11.
9/10/2026
KickFlip's 'KICK OFF THE WALL Pt. 1' arrives October 6 with double title tracks — one featuring US rapper iann dior — six months after their 4th mini album.
9/10/2026
Jo Hang-jo drops 'Ganheok' on September 10, a trot ballad written and composed by veteran singer-songwriter Choi Baek-ho.
9/9/2026
Moon Geun-young posted a soccer-jersey selfie on Instagram—her first social media moment since announcing her July marriage to theater actor Jeong Pyeong.
9/9/2026
Peniel (신동근), BTOB's lead rapper and main dancer, released 'IDKI (I Don't Know If)' on the 22nd at 6 PM across music streaming platforms.
9/9/2026
Stray Kids claimed consecutive No. 1 positions on the Billboard chart during the August 24 – September 6, 2026 tracking period, setting a new record.
9/8/2026
All That Sports denied pregnancy speculation on Sept. 8. Hae-rin's first public outing in roughly 18 months sparked its own chatter.
9/8/2026
Hyolyn posted fan welcome photos from Taipei on September 7, weeks into her August 22 mini-album comeback.
9/8/2026
Six-track comeback arrives as the group hits ~10 festival stages in five months; title track 'A Live' features RIIZE's Seongchan.
9/8/2026
Hyolyn's 'ChecK' gets a remix treatment from rapper Mad Clown, reuniting the pair after years of collaboration.
9/8/2026
Big Naughty closed Chapter 1 with 'Nostalgia' on Aug. 31 and promised a full-length album—roughly 50 tracks—when he returns from military service.
9/8/2026
Two months after their July split, IU debuted a new bob cut in concept photos for her Sept. 10 digital single. Lee Jong-suk posted resort photos the same day.
9/8/2026
Minho's second mini album 'Make it hot' hit #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Albums chart and Japan's Recochoku Daily ranking. Four music show appearances begin Sept. 10.
9/8/2026
YK Media Plus set the wedding for November 1. Yoon Jong-hoon and Han Eun-seo met on the 2018 SBS drama 'Return.'
9/7/2026
Chungha's back with 'Mexico'. On September 7, she appeared on MBC Every One's 'Hidden Eye' and revealed a childhood dream that never happened.
9/7/2026
In A Minute held a showcase-concert hybrid on Sept. 6 in Seoul, premiering title track 'Midnight' ahead of their first full-length album dropping Sept. 9.
9/7/2026
TRENDZ are hitting Japan with nationwide release events for 'Which Way is Love?' while launching a 7-city European tour starting October 16 in Geneva.
9/6/2026
Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung from Girls' Generation formed Hyorisoo and debuted 'Skibidi' and 'Lowkey In Love' on Show! Music Core.
9/6/2026
Choi Ye-na posted a waiting-room selfie on September 6 tagged #SPOTVKPOPAWARDS, confirming her presence at the ceremony.
9/6/2026
Jang Hyeri trades dance trot for a sensual ballad produced by Ko Byeong-sik, following the success of "안아주세요".
9/6/2026
Kim Hee-jae performed a new, unreleased track on KBS 1TV's *열린음악회* on September 6.
9/6/2026
Park Jin Young left Korea in 2003 with CD bags in hand. He became the first Korean producer to place original compositions on top-ranking Billboard albums.
9/6/2026
Dr. Woo inked J-Hope with seven member silhouettes spelling 'ARMY'—a direct lift from the formation BTS struck in their 'Butter' music video.
9/5/2026
Han Dong-geun's 2014 debut *I Rewrote the End of This Novel* jumped 20 spots in one week to hit No. 1 on Melon's real-time chart on Aug. 25, 2016—nearly two years after release.
9/5/2026
ARTMS main vocalist HaSeul drops solo digital single 'Afterglow' (잔광) on September 8, 2026.
9/5/2026
Song Ga-in thanked her fandom Again after receiving a life-size photo cutout, as her July single's music video surpassed 1 million views.
9/5/2026
Lee Dong-hwi posted a tuxedo photo on September 5 thanking fans who skipped fireworks to see his show, with four more performances lined up.
9/5/2026
Jeong Eun-ji throws a combined album listening and birthday party with four Apink members—their first face-to-face fan meeting in a decade.
9/5/2026
The *Pachinko* actress lost 17kg over two years. She'll host the 31st BIFF opening ceremony on Oct. 6 while shooting Netflix's Let's Shake Our Sun.
9/4/2026
EXO's D.O. made his stance crystal clear on YouTube's 채널십오야 on September 4: he won't be doing a dating show.
9/4/2026
JISOO's first solo single in ~11 months hits 1.7M views and 70K+ comments within 4 hours of release, topping global X trends.
9/4/2026
Lisa released hip-hop single 'SaWaDiKa' on Oct 4, ahead of EP 'PRESS PLAY' on Oct 23 and a four-night Las Vegas residency that sold out in 10 minutes.
9/4/2026
Ten releases 'OUTWEST' on September 4, the first project he oversaw end-to-end after co-founding creative company Illiment following his SM Entertainment departure.
9/3/2026
Moon Geun-young posted a makeup-free photo on September 1 with the caption "Skin, stay like this just for today"—her first SNS post since announcing her July 29 wedding.
9/3/2026
