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82MAJOR plays Paris on June 17 for K-EXPO Inkigayo, three months after their last French stop. Solo concerts in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Seoul follow.
6/17/2026
Park Bo-young's week-long Seongsu-dong exhibition closed May 31. Every won from ticket sales goes to charity.
6/16/2026
Shin Min-ah opened up about Kim Woo-bin's surprise visit to her film screening on June 15, as pregnancy rumors resurface.
6/16/2026
'SWIM' has spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and tied 'Dynamite' for most weeks at #1 on the Global chart.
6/16/2026
Sandara Park's new single album 'rePRISM' reimagines her solo debut. It arrives June 20, followed by a five-city Asia fan-con tour starting July 4.
6/16/2026
Sung Hanbin hosted his first solo fan meeting since ZEROBASEONE's 2023 debut, a two-session birthday event at Sejong University on June 13.
6/16/2026
KBS is throwing a free concert for Lee Seung-chul's 40th year in music. He joins Na Hun-ah (2020) and Cho Yong-pil (2025) in the broadcaster's Chuseok Grand Project lineup.
6/16/2026
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a new grant program on June 16, backing 10 indie K-pop acts with up to 300 million won each per year for overseas expansion.
6/16/2026
STAYC's Yoon posted a rooftop photo June 16, arms spread wide, captioned "그래도 시작해 play I LIKE IT."
6/16/2026
Lee Sang-eun released the emotional pop ballad 'Oh My Sunshine' on June 16 across streaming platforms.
6/16/2026
STAYC dropped '2:LOVE' on June 16. The title track '2 L0VE' borrows its name from tennis scoring: two-love, written 2:0.
6/16/2026
Block B's Pyo Ji-hoon opens up about playing Education Rights Bureau official Bong Geun-dae in the global hit drama True Education.
6/16/2026
Song Jun dropped the festival anthem '딱 내스타일' on June 15—an upbeat track built for crowds that he'd already tested at local events.
6/16/2026
Actor Ryu Seung-soo joins Channel A's Groom School 2 as a surprise guest on June 18 and delivers a blunt verdict on student Seo Jun-young's romantic track record.
6/16/2026
Trot singer Jang Hye-ri released dance-trot single 'Anajuseyo' on June 16, 2026, with lyrics she wrote herself and production by Go Byeong-sik.
6/16/2026
DAILY:DIRECTION's first move since their February debut: a 'teaser of the teaser' dropped June 15, animated and cryptic.
6/16/2026
Hearts2Hearts' June 22 comeback is overshadowed by fan outcry over Carmen's styling in teasers. SM Entertainment has yet to respond.
6/16/2026
Lyn will busk at Gapyeong rest stop on June 16 for a YouTube shoot, and has teased an upcoming digital single.
6/16/2026
Seo EVE, 14, released '미완성' (Miwan-seong) on June 16, co-writing the lyrics herself. The music video was shot at a real school.
6/16/2026
Hani, the EXID member-turned-actress, returns to TV with a KBS 2TV weekend drama—her first since pausing work over her fiancé's patient death controversy.
6/16/2026
Trot singer Seol Ha-yoon dropped digital single 'Heundeoreo' on June 16. Summer broadcasts and festival dates follow.
6/16/2026
Yu Seong-eun's third mini album 'The Meteor Is Glowing' lands June 18—her first in 11 years. Actress Park So-i leads the 'Glowing' MV.
6/16/2026
AHOF, the 9-member group formed through SBS 'Universe League', returns with a new mini album roughly 8 months after their second release.
6/16/2026
Singer-painter Solbi marks two decades since her 2006 Typhoon debut with 'Holiday,' a Rock & Roll digital single out June 21.
6/16/2026
Sasha suspended activities in January for health reasons; she rejoins ifeye starting with the group's first APAC tour, kicking off July 4 in Taipei.
6/16/2026
CLASSy return June 23 with fourth mini album RE:BOOT '눈물 이후', their first release in roughly 1 year and 7 months.
6/15/2026
Weki Meki's Choi Yu-jung drops her second solo single album on June 30, nearly four years after 'Sunflower.'
6/15/2026
Han Da-gam, 47, is expecting a boy in September after one round of IVF. She shopped for cribs on June 15.
6/15/2026
JUN. K dropped his self-written digital single two days after debuting it at a two-session fan event at Yonsei University on June 13.
6/15/2026
Tiffany appeared on SBS talk show 'Ani Geunde Jinjja!' on June 15, discussing her February marriage to actor Byun Yo-han and her first solo regular album arriving in August.
6/15/2026
Jung Dae-hyun pre-released 'Muindo' on June 15. His second mini album PUZZL(OV)E drops on the 30th.
6/15/2026
Lee Bo-ram confirmed Seaya performed together at the 2026 Gangnam Picnic Concert on June 15, with a '결혼할까요' remake and Busan concert also announced.
6/15/2026
Three celebrities denied dating rumors spawned by social media follows and similar photos. None of the claims held up.
6/15/2026
BTS, BLACKPINK, Jin, and G-Dragon all won at Music Awards Japan on December 13 in Tokyo, the ceremony's second year.
6/15/2026
(G)I-DLE's 'Crow' MV hit #2 on QQ Music's overall and K-pop charts within a day of release; mini album 'We made' drops in full on July 6.
6/15/2026
RIIZE released their second mini album '투(II)' with the 'Do Your Dance' music video on June 15, seven months after their 'Fame' single.
6/15/2026
TREASURE's 'IF I' hit 100 million YouTube views on June 13, just 11 days and 22 hours after dropping on June 1.
6/15/2026
Red Velvet returns as five members in August 2026 with a new album and two-day fan concert at Korea University—their first full group release in over two years.
6/15/2026
ONF and USPEAKER both release new music on June 17 under different agencies—a date that ties back to their shared history at WM Entertainment.
6/15/2026
At an online press event on June 15, Seo In-guk opened up about feeling genuinely nervous opposite his co-star Park Ji-hyun in the upcoming drama '내일도 출근!'
6/15/2026
Song Ga-in teases a July 2 comeback single blending Brazilian Festival House with trot—a rare hybrid for the genre.
6/15/2026
MBN's new thriller talk show *내가 만난 사이코패스* launches July 12 at 10 PM with Jeon Hyun-moo hosting his first format in the genre since starting as a journalist in 2003.
6/15/2026
ILLIT debuted 'I Got Your Back' at their first Japan tour stop in Aichi, where every seat—including restricted-view—sold out. Audio drops July 26, physical July 29.
6/15/2026
'HOME', released June 8, moved 1,085,715 copies in its first week per Hanteo Chart, extending the group's million-seller run to four straight albums.
6/15/2026
G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung reunite for the first time in 9 years on August 21, launching a 31-show global tour at Goyang Sports Complex.
6/15/2026
Netflix's comedy action film assembles seven actors including Jin Sun-gyeo and Gong Myung. Director Park Gyu-tae shared the casting story at a June 15 press conference in Seoul.
6/15/2026
Sandara Park's 4-track single reimagines her 2023 debut 'FESTIVAL' and launches an Asia fan-con tour starting July 4 in Seoul.
6/15/2026
Miakak Boys, a five-member project group from Tving's *The Legend of the Mess Sergeant*, will perform at the 5th Blue Dragon Series Awards on July 31 at Paradise City in Incheon, with the ceremony air
6/15/2026
