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SM Entertainment's Q2 2026 revenue climbed to 349.6 billion won, up 15.4% year-over-year, with operating profit at 52.9 billion won (+11%), fueled by concerts and advertising.
8/5/2026

Lee Hye-sung hosted a private screening of *Odyssey* with Matt Damon and Charlize Theron on August 4, years after splitting from broadcaster Jeon Hyun-moo.
8/5/2026

CORTIS kicked off their North America tour in Toronto on Aug. 4. Their album 'GREENGREEN' just set a new record for the longest Billboard 200 run by any K-pop boy group that debuted in the last five y
8/5/2026

Stray Kids' new mini album is fully produced by 3RACHA across 8 tracks, arriving weeks after they made Billboard 200 history.
8/5/2026
ILLIT's second Japanese single debuted at #4 on the Oricon weekly chart with 71,009 first-week copies — their highest Oricon first-week sales yet.
8/5/2026

NOWZ returned August 5 with digital single 'Achilles', nine months after their last Korean release.
8/5/2026

August 5 marks one year since As One member Lee Min (이민영) died at age 46. Her final track dropped in September 2025.
8/5/2026

The animated film follows singer-songwriter Mita and four ghost musicians competing for a dream concert stage; a character personality test launches August 5.
8/5/2026

IST Entertainment's rookie boy group TUNEXX will drop a new album in September, their first comeback since debuting in March with mini-album 'SET BY US ONLY'.
8/5/2026

Modhaus released the 'Blue Blood' teaser at midnight on Aug. 5; the six-track album 'Hyper-Ego' drops Aug. 7, followed by a world tour kicking off in Seoul.
8/4/2026

RAN dropped the breakup ballad '듣고 싶지 않은데' on August 5, produced by 필승불패 and 변성무.
8/4/2026

Nam Goong-min's KBS2 drama hit 7.5% viewership in its first six episodes since premiering July 4, airing Saturday and Sunday nights.
8/4/2026

OR&βIT's Aug. 3 digital single 'SUMMER VIBE' came together in-house: TOMO on songwriting, SHUNYA directing the MV, and an Osaka fan event set for Aug. 22.
8/4/2026

Goyang City is convening multiple agencies on August 6 to coordinate safety, traffic, and tourism around two major concerts arriving in August and September.
8/4/2026

DAY6's Young K dropped his second album 'YOUNGEST' on July 27 and plays three nights at Incheon Inspire Arena from August 14–16.
8/4/2026

Lee Tae-bin plays Yeon-jun, a guesthouse staffer, in the webtoon-based short drama *Be My Guest: Check In to Love*, streaming August 20 at 5 PM on Lezhin Snack.
8/4/2026

SEVENTEEN's Dino dropped his first solo mini-album '吉BOARD' on August 3 under the alter-ego Pi Cheol-in, hitting iTunes charts in 16 countries.
8/4/2026

'그래, 이혼하자' hits KBS Drama on August 19 at 11 PM with Kim Ji-seok and Lee Min-jung as a married couple running a wedding dress shop together.
8/4/2026

DPR CREAM and DPR ARTIC played Zevra 2026 and Arenal Sound 2026 in late July, debuting four unreleased tracks before heading to Mexico for their LATAM tour.
8/4/2026

Sunmi singled out choreographer Eunsol by name on Instagram, crediting her for teaching the *Forever July* challenge across every broadcast.
8/4/2026

Taemin announced three nights at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in September for his 2026-27 'LiMiNaL' world tour, with a new album arriving August 31.
8/4/2026

Oh Yu-jin dropped 'Yeouya Mwohani' on the 21st — a synth-pop take on a traditional Korean children's chant that signals real genre movement.
8/4/2026

NEXZ announced *SAUCIN'* on Aug 3 with a trailer. Their last release, *음츠크* in April, broke their first-week sales record and hit #1 on Bugs.
8/4/2026

A Sungshin Women's University study of every K-pop idol group from 1996 to 2025 finds the average active lifespan is 4.12 years. Only 8 groups ever crossed 10 million cumulative album sales.
8/4/2026

Kim Su-ho made his large-theater debut August 2 in *Dear Evan Hansen* at Chungmu Art Center Grand Theater, which runs through November 1.
8/4/2026

Lee Dong-wook wraps Disney+ run on 'Killers' Shopping Mall Season 2' and joins Jeon So-nee, Jung Yu-mi, and Lee Jong-won on Netflix's 'Love Affair'.
8/4/2026

ATEEZ topped Hanteo's July 2026 monthly world chart with 17,387.62 points. YEONJUN's 'NO LABELS: PART 02' led the album rankings at 751,769 copies sold.
8/4/2026

A 29-year-old Japanese trainee was referred to prosecutors on July 29 after vanishing in December. He left his agency ₩57.43 million in the red and forced the group to debut with five members instead
8/4/2026

BBGIRLS leader Min-young posted wedding dress and veil photos on Aug. 4 as behind-the-scenes shots from a bridal magazine shoot, a month after the trio's July 16 single drop.
8/4/2026
Trot singer Kim Da-hyun releases her 4th regular album 'Emoticon' on the 14th at 6 PM, featuring songs she wrote and composed herself.
8/4/2026

Sang-hyeon has vocal cord polyp removal Aug 5 and sits out all schedules through Aug 22, two days before ALPHA DRIVE ONE's second mini-album.
8/4/2026

The former broadcaster served 150+ bowls daily at a gomtang restaurant, skipping her own meals to bring premium beef soup home for her son after divorcing U-KISS's Eli in 2020.
8/4/2026

Lee Bo-ram sat down with MBC FM4U on Aug 4 to break down her Aug 2 solo single '빛의 반대편에서' and how it actually came together.
8/4/2026

Da Young wrote and composed the pop track herself—her first collaboration single, out August 4, about four months after her previous digital release.
8/4/2026

NouerA wrapped their fourth mini album '.exe' comeback week with a COEX busking set on Aug. 2, days after the title track's MV hit 10 million views.
8/4/2026

Jo Jun-young joins hard-boiled martial arts action film 'Nambul', directed by cinematographer-turned-director Lee Mo-gae, with principal photography targeting the second half of 2026.
8/4/2026

TWS released their Japanese single 2nd album 'SODA SODA' on Aug 4. The title track hit LINE MUSIC's charts before launch. They're booked for Fuji TV, Summer Sonic 2026, and a Japan arena run.
8/4/2026

Kiss of Life's third single follows April's chart-climbing 'Who is she' with an Afro house–infused pop track.
8/4/2026

Bayern Munich are in Jeju through August 8 for their 2026 summer Asia tour, with a friendly vs. Jeju SK FC and a later clash against Aston Villa in Hong Kong.
8/3/2026

CGV's August lineup brings ATEEZ, TXT's VR concert (Aug 31), Band Touched's film (Aug 26), Jang Gi-ha, and Spyair to theaters as Trafalgar Releasing opens a Korean subsidiary.
8/3/2026

Hyolyn wrapped promotions for her July 22 mini album *OriginaLyn*—her name fused with 'Original'—and is moving forward with global fan performances.
8/3/2026

Jung Jun-won made his variety debut on MBC's 'Nolmyeon Mwohani?' on Aug. 1 to promote 'Yubumyeo Killer' with Gong Hyo-jin—and immediately faced backlash online.
8/3/2026

Midas Entertainment, KBS Business, and the Brazilian Embassy are organizing a cross-cultural concert at KBS Arena in Seoul. Lineup details coming soon.
8/3/2026

JENNIE headlined Lollapalooza Chicago's Bud Light main stage on Aug. 1, performing 18 songs including four unreleased tracks.
8/3/2026

Six years into his career, Kim Jae Won is taking his first fanmeeting overseas—Taipei on the 30th, then Tokyo on September 20.
8/3/2026

Kwon Chae-won spent seven years with DIA before wrapping in 2022. On Aug. 3, she opened up about her rocky path to acting on KBS Joy's 'Mueosideun Muleobosal'.
8/3/2026

Confined White signed to MPMG MUSIC on August 3 and announced it live at Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. Their debut album '미열' arrives August 15.
8/3/2026

The trot singer appeared in 'Gangnam Style' at age 8. Years later, he recalled the online harassment his mother endured and admitted he once regretted becoming an entertainer.
8/3/2026