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Lee Chan-won told MBN·Channel S's *전현무계획4* he plans to marry at 45. For now, work comes first.
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NEWBEAT showed off their debut light stick on August 28. Pre-orders open August 31 at 2 PM via WITHMUU.
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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.
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ENHYPEN swept Show Champion, M Countdown, and Music Bank in three straight days with *Bloody Paradise*, claiming the triple crown.
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SF9's second album charted across K-pop, pop, and overall categories on iTunes as of August 28, hitting #1 for 'Without Wings' in Macau.
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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.
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Byun Yo-han spent 7 months sober for 'Tazza: Beelzebub's Song'. Rapper Swings makes his acting debut in the film on the Aug. 28 episode of KBS 2TV's *The Seasons – Sung Si-kyung's Ear Boyfriend*.
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tvN's 12-episode original drama *Four Hands* (포핸즈) premieres Aug. 29 at 9:10 PM on Tving and Netflix.
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Susojin's May 2024 cover landed on Japan's weekly K-POP chart, following earlier wins in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE returns with their second mini album and title track 'BORN DIRE', seven months after January's debut 'EUPHORIA'.
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Ha Ji-won, who debuted in 1996, stopped by Hyeri's YouTube channel to discuss her decade-plus wellness routines before *Bigwang* arrives September 2.
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Im Young-woong's 10-track anniversary album arrives September 8, but every song premieres live first at his Goyang stadium shows September 4–6.
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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.
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C9 Entertainment's 7-member multinational boy group NAZE drops their first original Japanese digital single 'I LIKE IT' on September 14.
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28 years in, god celebrated their 10,000th debut day with an Everland festival and are booked for two more festival stages this weekend.
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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.
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iii dropped digital single 'WaiT' on Aug. 28—their first release since debut single 'RE:AL iii' last year.
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AtHeart brought their TIME TRAVEL PROJECT to Music Bank on Aug 28, performing '3!4!'—a remake of Rula's 1996 hit.
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Taeyang posted a rehearsal clip for upcoming show 'COSMOS', his first activity since May 18's release of fourth solo album 'QUINTESSENCE'.
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Kim Sim-ya's second full-length album 'Dogma' arrives September 9 in a meditation-device-inspired player format, capped at 4,500 copies.
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MC몽 surprises with a digital drop at 6 PM on August 29, timed to his sold-out Busan concert at KBS Hall.
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TWS debuts the Korean version of 'SODA SODA' on M Countdown September 3, weeks after the Japan single hit #1 on Billboard Japan.
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Web designer Hong Ji-yeon confirmed one nose surgery but denied revision rumors, attributing her changing appearance on the dating show to residual swelling four months post-op.
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UNIS's Japanese debut *UNI☆Sparkle!* landed at No. 4 on Oricon Daily and No. 15 on Billboard Japan Top Album Sales. Title track *GimmeSummer☆* hit No. 3 on USEN daily.
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JENNIE's 3-track digital EP dropped October 28. A 6-track physical edition, already sold out on pre-order, arrives October 30.
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Asia Brand Research Institute's July 2026 analysis of over 1 billion online records crowned So Ji-sub the top advertising model, with G-Dragon at No. 2.
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Bang Yongguk signed to PMG Korea on August 28, becoming the third artist on the label's roster. His world tour kicks off August 30 in Paris.
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LE SSERAFIM return with 'Made My Night' on September 11, just four months after 'PUREFLOW pt.1'.
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Miyeon co-wrote the rock track *RUN AWAY*, out August 10, while (G)I-DLE's 9th mini album *We made* is still fresh from July 6.
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Four days after dropping their Aug. 24 mini album, ALPHA DRIVE ONE's title track *BORN DIRE* tops Bugs real-time and Japan iTunes K-pop charts. The MV hit 21 million views.
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Choi Ye-na's *Catch Catch* peaked at No. 4 on Melon TOP100 and charted on Tencent Music's Korean-language list 16 times since March.
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Elliot Page plays Sinon in Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey'—his first blockbuster role since transitioning.
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Five acts join the Asia Artist Awards 2026 roster ahead of the Dec. 5–6 event at National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Siaya won the K World Dream Listener's Choice Award on Aug 27, then kicked off their 'THE FAN' national tour Aug 29—15 years after their last comeback.
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Kim Chang-yeol's second solo single features close friend Im Chang-jeong on a twist dance track about clumsy love, dropping August 28, 2026.
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ATEEZ took home four awards at the August 27 K World DREAM AWARDS in Goyang, including Best Artist. LE SSERAFIM claimed three trophies.
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BLACKPINK's Jisoo is dropping solo single 'CLICK' on September 4. She's been teasing it on Instagram since August 24.
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Alphadrive One, AND2BLE, and Cortis won the K World Dream Super Rookie Award at the 10th-anniversary KWDA ceremony on August 27 at Kintex in Goyang.
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BBAHN released a breakup ballad on August 27—her second single this month, both exploring the ache of love that won't let go.
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Park Jung-soo joked about throwing a shoe when a crew member suggested marrying her de facto stepson Jung Kyung-ho on her YouTube channel.
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NEXZ dropped mini album 4 'SAUCIN'' on August 24. The title track hit #1 on Bugs within hours, with all six album tracks sweeping the top six spots by midnight.
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Kim Jae-hwan (age 29) will perform two nights at Blue Square Uri WON Banking Hall on Oct 31 and Nov 1, 2026.
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Writer Park Yeon-seon (*Age of Youth*, *Love Affairs in the Net*) brings a hair-salon drama to JTBC on September 19 at 10:40 PM.
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ENHYPEN's eighth mini album crossed 2,022,369 copies on Hanteo Chart by August 26, marking their fifth double million-seller.
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Back on air after two months, the comedian and radio host opened up about newborn life, her eldest son's jealousy, and ATEEZ's San.
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Jiyu guest-hosts weather on JTBC's 아침& August 28, her debut news broadcast appearance, while Kiki pushes 'WhyKiiiKiii'.
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PLAVE kicks off '2026 PLAVE WORLD TOUR KEEP IT MANIC' at Incheon Munhak Stadium on Sept 12–13, just nine days after dropping Japanese single 'Flame (feat. milet)' on Sept 3.
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SF9 released 'TENACITY' on Aug. 26 ahead of their Oct. 5 debut anniversary, joining NCT 127 and BLACKPINK as 2016-generation acts still pushing new music a decade in.
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