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Jon Park is dropping a self-written summer single in July—his first release in roughly 10 months—and locked in a duet with Sung Si-kyung for the YouTube cover series *기우제*.
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RISENNÉ's 2024 single climbed from outside the top 900 to Melon's #1 in December, fueled by a viral meme and 200 self-produced live broadcasts.
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Ivy, 43, admitted dating got harder in her late 30s. Co-star Cha Jung-won had a theory: looks matter more than divorce history.
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Trot singer Lee Chan-won guides viewers through Jongmyo and Changdeokgung Palace in episode 217 of '톡파원 25시' on July 13 at 8:50 PM, joined by Fabien and Hwang Yun-sung.
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Songgolmae's frontman returns with a 14-track special album on July 14—his first official release since 1989's fifth album *Sad Yearning*.
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Benson Boone returns to Korea for a solo concert at KINTEX Hall 10 in Goyang on Oct. 26 as part of his 'Wanted Man' World Tour; tickets on sale July 21 via NOL.
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Choi Soo-young and Jung Kyung-ho have ended their 14-year relationship. Both agencies confirmed the split; the two will remain colleagues.
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8TURN releases a two-track R&B single on July 21. Yunkyu, Jaeyun, and Myungho wrote lyrics across both tracks.
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Netflix's dating show returned July 7 with 17,000 applicants, four catfish participants, and a cast aged late 20s to mid-30s.
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Secret's three-member lineup—Jeon Hyo-sung, Jing-ger, and new member Ye-bin—released the 8-track mini album last month, 12 years after the group went on hiatus.
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ENHYPEN's 8th mini album, the second chapter in THE SIN series, drops August 21. The title track MV follows on August 22.
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Hwang Young-woong's final OST track from KBS 2TV's '사랑을 처방해 드립니다' drops July 14, ending a contract dispute that kept the singer waiting.
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Jin claimed his 6th straight week at the top of Idol Pick's overall vote with 50,808 picks. PLAVE extended winning streaks across two separate charts.
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KREAM drops four days of limited K-pop merch collabs: Hanroro teams with Pompompurin, MEOVV launches trading cards, and RESCENE releases character keyrings.
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Hui held his debut solo concert on July 12 in Seoul, running two shows with ~20 songs each and premiering the summer single 'BINGO' live.
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Six months after debut, ALPHA DRIVE ONE closed their 7-show STAR ROAD tour in Hong Kong and announced a second mini album for August.
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YOUNG POSSE dropped a 12-track self-composed mixtape on July 13. The lead single 'Mr. 2026' remixes KARA's 'Mr.' with chipmunk vocals.
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Korean reality dating shows are mining decades of pop songs for their soundtracks, pairing old hits with new audiences.
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JTBC's 'Apartment' opened with 4.6% nationwide viewership, ranking #1 among non-terrestrial programs and beating its predecessor's debut numbers.
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The 97-minute mystery comedy flopped in theaters with just 43,369 viewers but is now climbing Netflix's domestic chart with an 8.3 Naver rating.
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The 10-episode SBS action drama topped Netflix's global non-English chart and set a 2026 viewership record, trailing only 'Penthouse 2' all-time.
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Seo Su-yeon pioneered audio description in Korea. Now she's written a book about the craft—and what's still missing.
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Choi Eun-young's debut novel traces Ji-yeon, 32, who returns to her mother's hometown after divorce and discovers a hundred-year family secret.
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Stray Kids' first 2026 album has 8 tracks. 3RACHA produced every single one. Concept photos of Lino, Hyunjin, and Felix arrived July 11.
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KT launched the '요즘은 이렇게' campaign on July 12, with Kim Woo-bin as lead model and a Genie TV All G ad as the first release.
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Trot singer and musical actor Enoch (정용훈) will personally sign albums for fans at his two-night concert '에녹에 녹아' on July 11–12 at KBS Arena.
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aespa won MBC's Show! Music Core on July 11 with 7,086 points—their second music broadcast win for LEMONADE.
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Kim Chaewon took the stage at Incheon Inspire Arena on July 12. LE SSERAFIM performed *BOOMPALA* as a complete five-member group for the first time.
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BBGIRLS drop new single 'BODY WAVE' on July 16 at 6 PM, their first original release since the May 2025 remake '희망사항 (Feat. 변진섭)'.
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Dodree released a track video for '사계연서' on July 11, a B-side from their second digital single *HAWWAH (夏渦)*.
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KAT-TUN's Kamenashi Kazuya and actress Tanaka Minami announced their marriage and pregnancy on June 29 via social media.
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Kwon Jin-ah's third mini-album *SAVE ME* arrives July 15—her first full rock record, with a same-day comeback showcase.
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Actor Heo Nam-jun is set to appear in IU's upcoming album music video, marking the pair's third time working together.
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fromis_9 drop 'Glow ME' on the 21st, their first full-length record since 'Unlock My World' in 2023, led by title track 'Vitamin ME'.
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Cha Si-yeon, known for *Exemplary Taxi 3*, will lead the film *꼭짓점* as Eun Dan-bi. The youth comedy-music-romance is written and directed by Lim Gwan-bin.
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Two years after its release, Lisenne's 'Love Attack' hit No. 1. The group celebrated on MBC's variety show, which aired July 11.
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BTS's 'Life Goes On' music video, directed by Jungkook, crossed 600 million YouTube views on July 12 at 12:34 AM, Big Hit Music confirmed.
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MBC's July 11 episode of Omniscient Interfering View spotlighted Lisenne's company director Kim Hye-soo, a Berkeley alum who helped build the group from startup to chart-toppers.
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'Right Now' hit 150.54M Spotify streams as of Dec. 10, making it NewJeans' 16th track to clear 100M and completing a full-catalog sweep.
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Kim Ji-soo debuted in 1992. Now he's running a travel business in Prague—and insists he's not done acting.
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Lee Seo-yeon posted a night photo from Rome's Pantheon on July 12, taking a travel break before her next project.
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Kim Min-seol wrapped her first lead role this month in MBC's *First Man*. The 2000-born actress spent her COVID university years as a sports announcer before booking the drama.
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Lee Chan-hyung is joining KBS 2TV's 'Sleeping Doctor' as Yang Jae-jin, a MediPlus pharmacy staffer, alongside leads Kim Sung-chul and Jin Ki-joo.
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Noh Ji-seon posted back-to-back casual photos on July 10 and 11, leaning into her beauty-influencer persona since leaving fromis_9.
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The 2008-born forward scored his first professional goal in Round 17, pulling Jeonbuk within 6 points of league leaders FC Seoul.
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Lee Si-gang posted in Korean and Japanese after opening night of his second Japanese stage production, which runs through July 19 at Eco Theater in Ebisu.
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Song Joong-ki and Park Ji-hyun reunite for *Love Cloud*, a fantasy romance about two aviation professionals entangled with weather-controlling curses, premiering on KBS 2TV in 2027.
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Actor Kim Sung-kyum, who played Chairman Yoo Shin-woo in Goblin, appeared noticeably thinner in a surprise video message during tvN's 10th anniversary special on July 11.
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