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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
AtHeart performed their Rula cover '3!4!' on M Countdown Sept. 3—the second TIME TRAVEL PROJECT single, with its MV nearing 10M views.
9/3/2026
NCT 127's final night at KSPO Dome on September 20 will stream live to 1,030 movie theaters across 40 regions worldwide.
9/3/2026
Im Young-woong's second teaser for self-written '또또' is live. The full MV arrives Sept. 7; the 10-track album follows Sept. 8.
9/2/2026
IIIIII dropped *Weight* on Aug 28. The hip-hop dance single's AI-modeled music video hit 1M YouTube views by Aug 31.
9/1/2026
Oh Hyuk posted a group shot from a large venue on Sept 1. He's been working on a new album.
9/1/2026
'REDRED' held 3rd place on Melon's August chart after four straight months in the top 3—a streak no boy group has repeated since BTS's 'Dynamite' in 2020.
9/1/2026
Chungha's back with 'México' on September 1—her first new music in seven months. She'll perform it live on M Countdown September 3.
9/1/2026
Wendy took the top spot in Tenasia's rooftop night-view poll (Aug 24–30), buoyed by Red Velvet's new mini-album and her 2nd anniversary hosting SBS radio.
9/1/2026
SF9's Inseong is pushing fans to stream the group's 2nd full-length album 'TENACITY', out August 26, ahead of their October Seoul concert.
9/1/2026
LE SSERAFIM released a track sampler for their new album on September 1, confirming 'Made My Night' as one of the titles.
9/1/2026
Minho drops his second mini album September 7. D.O. arrives the next day with *Dopamine*, his fourth solo project.
8/31/2026
KISS OF LIFE shared photos of member Natti on Aug. 31, keeping the spotlight on their new track 'Sweat'.
8/31/2026
Son Dam-bi hasn't appeared on TV since 2019. These days she's selling health products through group buys on her personal channel—and now she's heading back to acting.
8/31/2026
LE SSERAFIM x Overwatch collab kicks off Sept 11 with an MV, skins drop Sept 13, and the group closes BlizzCon on Sept 14.
8/31/2026
Lee Si-an, a former 'Produce 48' contestant, traveled solo through Thailand on episode 5 of ENA's travel show, which aired Aug. 29.
8/31/2026
Kim Ji-eun took JTBC's '연애전쟁' MBTI test and landed on INTP '궁예형'—a first for the show—and the label stuck.
8/31/2026
Starship Entertainment confirmed on Aug. 30 that *I AM*, IVE's 2023 title track, crossed 400M YouTube views—their first MV to hit the milestone.
8/31/2026
Jungkook's September 1 birthday earned 67,212 fan votes on idolpick, enough to land him a congratulatory billboard at Seoul's Seodaemun Station.
8/31/2026
Kid Milli and hip-hop crew Okashi dropped their first collaborative album 'MAINSTREAM' this year, with POV label making the crew link official.
8/31/2026
Soyeon drops her debut solo album on Sept. 7 at 6 PM—her first solo project in 5 years and 2 months.
8/31/2026
ATEEZ's 'BAD' hit #1 on the Stardom Chart for August week 4 2026 with 1,488 votes, ending FIFTY FIFTY's five-week run at the top.
8/31/2026
Song Kang's post-discharge comeback and Lee Jun-young's in-service debut topped cable charts in both national and Seoul metro ratings on Aug 30.
8/31/2026
TUNEXX released a second MV teaser for 'BLUE MODE' at midnight on Aug. 31. The full video and album drop Sept. 2 at 6 PM.
8/31/2026
KISS OF LIFE shared multiple photos of member Julie on August 28, capitalizing on momentum from their latest release 'Sweat'.
8/30/2026
FTISLAND's Lee Hong-gi posted a behind-the-scenes shot from the band's Macau stop, part of their 10-city Asia tour wrapping in Tokyo late September.
8/30/2026
THE BOYZ main vocalist New (Choi Chan-hee) is dropping a solo track called 'LOVE:SEA(사랑:해)' on September 4 at 6 PM KST.
8/30/2026
Im Young-woong's 10-track special digital album drops September 8, but the songs premiere live first at a 3-day stadium concert in Goyang starting September 4.
8/30/2026
OWIS's agency Allmyanicdots pushed the 'Juicy' music video from August 31 to September 7 at 6 PM, citing post-production needs.
8/30/2026
Shin Jang-mi and Yoon Su-hyun brought Seoul to life on KBS2's National Trot Festival Special, swapping costumes and calling in an orchestra for 'Seoul Tango'.
8/30/2026
Lee Minju tried a 'celebrity bride management' program on her YouTube channel and shared her surprisingly optimistic view of married life.
8/30/2026
IVE's 'I AM' from April 2023 became the group's first music video to hit 400 million YouTube views.
8/30/2026
Mimi clashed with OH MY GIRL's cute image as a trainee who wanted hip-hop. She wrote her own solo single to finally express herself.
8/30/2026
NINA's second mini-album traces love's full emotional arc across six tracks—contemporary R&B, hip-hop, swing EDM, and ballad.
8/30/2026
'Who' hit 100 million cumulative streams in Japan by July, earning Jimin his first solo platinum streaming certification from RIAJ.
8/29/2026
BoA brought her 'BoA the MIC' fan concert to Macau on Aug. 29, continuing a run that kicked off in Seoul in June, with Japanese cities lined up for late 2026.
8/29/2026
JTBC's '젭드_명장면' YouTube series just re-uploaded a highlight reel from the Dec. 22, 2018 broadcast of SKY Castle, the 20-episode drama that closed at 23.8% nationwide.
8/29/2026
Jennie's digital EP 'Fallen Angel' arrived August 28. The title track MV featured wire suspension and an underwater tank sequence.
8/29/2026
V.O.S leader Park Ji-hyun opens up about the group's near-breakup and 6-year hiatus on KBS 1TV's 'Back to the Music Season 2', episode 50.
8/29/2026
MINIMANI's Yoo Soo-hyun, 34, posted photos from her Aug. 29 TBC Gayo Academy appearance, balancing solo work with her group duties.
8/29/2026
Gangwon Province rep Shin Seung-tae swept Part 1 of KBS2's '전국 트롯 대축제' on Aug. 29, defeating Jin Sung, Park Hyun-bin, and three others for the episode title.
8/29/2026
The After School actress plays widowed Joseon-era woman Hee-yeon in Netflix's *Scandal*. On August 29, Nana shared new photos and opened up about her tattoo removal.
8/29/2026
EVNNE won the Korean Wave Special Award at the 8th Newsis Korean Wave Expo on Aug 28, capping a year that saw a 25-city world tour and two music-show wins.
8/29/2026
Choi Ye-na closed her Asia tour with two nights at Jangchung Gymnasium; 'Catch Catch' hit 7th on Circle Chart's 2026 first-half digital rankings.
8/28/2026
ALPHA DRIVE ONE returns with their second mini album and title track 'BORN DIRE', seven months after January's debut 'EUPHORIA'.
8/28/2026
Kevin (문형서), main vocalist of THE BOYZ, drops his debut solo single album 'FREECHILD' on Sept. 2. A release party follows in Seoul on Sept. 6.
8/28/2026
C9 Entertainment's 7-member multinational boy group NAZE drops their first original Japanese digital single 'I LIKE IT' on September 14.
8/28/2026
Baek Ji-heon hits 1M Instagram followers weeks after fromis_9's 'Vitamin ME' dominated music shows. The group's Asia tour launches Sept. 4 in Seoul.
8/28/2026
