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BIG Naughty dropped his second pre-release single with Jay Park on July 1, two weeks before his first-ever solo concert at Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium.
7/1/2026
WINNER's Kang Seung-yoon is joining KBS 2TV's weekend drama *학교 다녀왔습니다*, airing in the first half of next year. His first acting role since 2022.
7/1/2026
Ong Seong-wu plays villain Kang Min-hwan in tvN's occult romance drama *Osinghan Yeonae*, directed by Lee Min-soo and written by Choi Jung-mi.
7/1/2026
HJ Culture's rap musical *Socrates Paradox* runs September 10 to November 29 at NOL Seogyeong Square Skon Theater 1 in Seoul, with eight actors rotating the two lead roles.
7/1/2026
Kim Bo-gyeong released the pop ballad '별의 요람 (Twilight)' on July 1, her first track since signing with agency MUMW.
7/1/2026
Kim Geon-mo releases '어디쯤 가고 있을까' on July 1 — his first official new music since the 2016 album '50', and the first time he plays guitar on record.
7/1/2026
AHOF hits their one-year mark today with 13 award wins, a first Asia tour, and a third mini album on the way.
6/30/2026
Han Iseo wrote and composed a new Gopchang Chicken ad track. The medium-tempo song name-drops three menu items and her signature sound.
6/30/2026
BTS scored 6,944,728 in the Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute's June 2026 ranking, edging out RISENEE and Lim Young-woong.
6/30/2026
Former T-ara member and actress Ryu Hwayoung shared wedding photos on June 30, confirming a September 12 marriage to a businessman three years her senior.
6/30/2026
'Winter Ahead (with Park Hyoshin)' hit 700M Spotify streams in Nov 2024, joining V's 'Love Me Again' in rare territory.
6/30/2026
TWICE's Jihyo and Jamaican pop star Cencia team up for 'Distant Lover,' dropping July 10 through Musicow's Roc Nation-backed FANDOM project.
6/30/2026
Lim So-yoon signs with Management Reddo and joins JTBC's 'Apartment' as Oh Yun-seo.
6/30/2026
A Seoul columnist pairs Netflix's 'True Education' with a 1909 Swiss novel to ask what education actually does to us.
6/30/2026
idntt expands to 20 members for 'itsnotover', arriving July 13 with a full promo run and same-day showcase.
6/30/2026
Eleven years later, Yu Seong-eun returns with 'The Meteor Is Glowing' — a six-track album that's spawned two vocal challenges drawing artists across generations.
6/30/2026
King Gnu, HIVE, and other acts saw shows disrupted or cancelled after protesters blockaded Seoul Olympic Park's Handball Stadium following the June 3 election ballot shortage.
6/30/2026
Booking.com data shows K-pop tour dates triggering triple- and quadruple-digit hotel search spikes across eight Asia-Pacific cities, from Kaohsiung to Melbourne.
6/30/2026
All four Seoul Olympic Hall dates sold out. The '무명전설' national tour now spans 14 cities through September, with a Suwon date added on July 26.
6/30/2026
Jeon Hyun-moo hosts *I Met a Psychopath*, his first thriller MC role, premiering July 12 on MBN and SBS Plus.
6/30/2026
Taeyeon's Korean cover of tuki.'s 2023 hit debuted at No. 98 on Melon TOP100 and climbed to No. 13 within three days.
6/30/2026
Diplo returns to Korea for his first stage since 2017, headlining opening night. BILLIE, Karina, RIIZE, Zico, and HiKi complete the three-day KINTEX festival.
6/30/2026
AtHeart's seven-member rookie group dropped a Lia Kim–choreographed performance video for *Say It* on June 29, landing on Melon HOT100 and launching their June–August Time Travel Project.
6/30/2026
The music video for '니가 좋아' from Korean film Wild Thing has crossed 3 million views. Kang Dong-won's headspin took five months to nail.
6/30/2026
Hwang In-yeop shared drama stills with co-star Hyeri on June 30 ahead of their ENA drama's July 13 debut.
6/30/2026
SBS's 'Kim Bujang' hit 15% nationwide viewership by episode 2—the network's first drama to do so since 'Penthouse 3' in 2021—while ranking #3 on Netflix globally.
6/30/2026
Abyss Company's virtual boy group Incomplete Youth released 'Middle.i' on June 30, with billboards across New York, Tokyo, and Seoul.
6/30/2026
A2O MAY, the five-member group under Lee Soo-man's label, performed in Shanghai and will release a new album on July 16.
6/30/2026
Ryu Je-yoon's complete ligament rupture on June 24 forced a last-minute cast overhaul, turning the male-female two-hander into an all-female production.
6/30/2026
Lin-a stars in the *I Am My Own* music video, released June 29, as Elisabeth's sixth season opens August 16 at Blue Square Woori Bank Hall.
6/30/2026
Paul Kim's second Japanese original single hits Japan's charts as he holds his first fan meeting there.
6/30/2026
Solbi marked 20 years since her 2006 debut with co-ed group Typhoon by releasing the digital single 'Holiday' on June 21, 2026—a track she co-wrote herself.
6/30/2026
Days after Vanity Fair fueled breakup rumors about Lisa and TAG Heuer CEO Frédéric Arnault, the BLACKPINK member posted a Utah travel update.
6/30/2026
Jung Sung-ho read his personal mobile number aloud to young policy advisors on June 22. Nine days later, the Ministry posted a face-swap MV short on YouTube.
6/30/2026
KBS2's 50-episode weekend drama reunites Ha Seok-jin and EXID's Hani as former lovers after 8 years apart, written by Lee Kyung-hee and directed by Hong Seok-gu.
6/30/2026
Virtual idol group B:DAWN released the music video for '유월의 날씨 (June Weather)' on June 29, marking a tonal shift from their debut single 'BEOM.'
6/30/2026
Keyveatz dropped their debut EP on June 30 with Jay Park producing and Punchnello on a feature.
6/30/2026
ONEUS's Japanese single 'Under' drops July 1 with three tracks. The teaser kicks off with member Hwan-ung forming an X with his arms.
6/30/2026
BABYMONSTER's second world tour kicks off in Seoul June 26–28, then heads to Kobe on July 8–9. Their new MV for "I LIKE IT" drops July 6.
6/30/2026
UAA confirms Yoo Ah-in's contract ended with no renewal; Ryu Jun-yeol's status still in talks; Song Hye-kyo's 14-year run wrapped.
6/30/2026
Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah star in *Empathy Cells*, a surreal romcom about emotional transfer. Lifetime and Disney+ co-release July 4, directed by Kim Chil-bong.
6/30/2026
BTS's 5th studio album 'ARIRANG' hit 3.8 billion streams in 8 weeks. Title track 'SWIM' became the first 2024 release globally to reach 500M Spotify plays.
6/30/2026
Tomorrow X Together return to Japan 10 months after 'Starkissed' with a 4-track single and a premium live at Tokyo Garden Theatre on release day.
6/30/2026
Choi Yu-jung drops a 2-track single album on June 30, writing and composing every song herself for the first time since debut.
6/30/2026
RIIZE's 13-day 'ARCHIIVE²' popup in Seoul sold out every session within minutes of reservations opening. Their mini album 'II' has already crossed four million copies sold.
6/30/2026
(G)I-DLE dropped the first MV teaser for 'Gimme Dat Love' on June 30. Their ninth mini album *We made* arrives July 6.
6/30/2026
Rookie boy group Ascender drops their first mini album July 2 at noon. Title track 'WE BELONG TOGETHER' leads a four-song debut.
6/30/2026
Yoon Jong-shin's June release '지중해 (Mediterranean)' came from a tvN cruise ship—written while filming a travel show.
6/30/2026
