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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.
8/28/2026
MC몽 surprises with a digital drop at 6 PM on August 29, timed to his sold-out Busan concert at KBS Hall.
8/28/2026
LE SSERAFIM return with 'Made My Night' on September 11, just four months after 'PUREFLOW pt.1'.
8/28/2026
Elliot Page plays Sinon in Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey'—his first blockbuster role since transitioning.
8/27/2026
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.
8/27/2026
BLACKPINK's Jisoo is dropping solo single 'CLICK' on September 4. She's been teasing it on Instagram since August 24.
8/27/2026
Joy wrote the title track for Red Velvet's EP 'Velvet Summer'—now sitting at No. 1 on Bugs' real-time chart as the group hits their 10th debut anniversary.
8/26/2026
Stray Kids' tenth mini album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 dated Aug. 22, selling 369K units in its first week — the group's best ever.
8/26/2026
KiiiKiii will perform at the 2026 Woori Bank LCK Finals opening ceremony on September 13, backed by two new songs released this week.
8/26/2026
Nonsan's first strawberry-themed singing competition launches Oct. 24 at Citizens Park. Open to all Korean nationals across five award categories.
8/26/2026
Nina's second mini album arrives August 30 with six tracks led by 'Why', produced by Kim Do-hoon and Lee Hyun-seung.
8/25/2026
Taeyang's first album in 9 years, *QUINTESSENCE*, hit No. 1 on iTunes charts worldwide. The BIGBANG member is marking the group's 20th anniversary while juggling Coachella dates.
8/25/2026
Singer Song Ha-ye announced her marriage to creator Jo Mae-ryeok on Aug. 25—a month after her agency denied engagement rumors.
8/25/2026
Five years after its August 2021 release, Lee Chan-won's "Convenience Store" remains a live staple — and the singer keeps expanding its reach on and off stage.
8/25/2026
Ten teams compete for 30 million won at Mungyeong's trot festival on September 5, with Park Seo-jin and Kim Hee-jae headlining the congratulatory stages.
8/25/2026
Oh Ui-sik is returning to musical *Let Me Fly* for its third season, October 6, 2026 to January 3, 2027 at Doosan Art Center Yeongang Hall.
8/25/2026
EVAN drops debut mini album 'DEATH OF ME' on September 7 with 8 self-produced tracks including 'Going Home' and 'Noise'.
8/25/2026
Lee Nak-jun confirmed Season 2 is in production during an Aug 24 KBS 2TV appearance, calling co-star Joo Ji-hoon's commitment to his role remarkable.
8/24/2026
Yang Jiwon is marrying musical actor Yang Junmo after an unexpected pregnancy—she'll become a mother at 40.
8/24/2026
Shin So-yul debuted a new haircut on social media Aug. 21, sparking a playful spat with her agency rep — and she has a Tving drama coming later this year.
8/24/2026
AtHeart performed '3!4!' on SBS Inkigayo on Aug. 23 — the second single from their TIME TRAVEL PROJECT, a remake of a Rula mega-hit.
8/23/2026
CORTIS debuted *MONEYMONEYMONEY* at Korea University's Hwajung Gymnasium on Aug. 22; the official audio drops Aug. 24.
8/23/2026
Kim Dong-hyun, a broadcaster and former MMA fighter, documented his family's 2-night, 3-day Jeju Island trip before the birth of their fourth child, a son.
8/22/2026
Giselle posted a Tokyo corridor photo on Aug. 22 captioned 'tomodachis and me' during aespa's 25-region world tour.
8/22/2026
Park Min-su dropped '깜빡깜빡' during the first match of the final round's new-song mission, now asking fans to stream it on Melon.
8/22/2026
SF9 drop their second full-length album 'TENACITY' on August 26, then head to Seoul KBS Arena on October 10–11 for a 10th-anniversary solo concert.
8/22/2026
Virtual idol group LEVVELS released 'JADED' on Aug 21, their third and final pre-release single ahead of debut, featuring a collab with heritage brand Vanson Leathers.
8/21/2026
Choi Min-sik stars as a North Korean defector mathematician in this 2022 film. Netflix removes it August 21, but it'll still stream on three Korean platforms.
8/21/2026
N.Flying's mini-album shifts from September 1 to October 8. Title track 'Still (잔불)' gets five more weeks in the studio while the band's nationwide tour presses on.
8/21/2026
BIGBANG returned August 19 with 'BiiiG', hitting #1 on Melon's TOP100 within an hour and staying there through August 21—their first release in 4 years and 4 months.
8/20/2026
ASTRO's MJ performed his single album title track on August 20, just days after it topped iTunes charts across seven regions.
8/20/2026
Kiki's third mini album 'WhyKiiiKiii' title track tops Spotify Korea and multiple Apple Music charts 10 days after release, as the group earns Forbes praise for their HITC LA main stage debut.
8/20/2026
Trot singer Ji Young-il of Totalset appeared on KBS 2 Radio on August 20, recounting seven failed auditions and thirteen group debuts that never happened before going solo.
8/20/2026
Tiffany Young drops her first full-length solo album: 11 tracks, two title cuts, features from Miyeon and JUNNY—a decade after her solo debut.
8/20/2026
Yuri's leaving her Jeju home of 3+ years as Hyorisoo—the Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung unit—debuts 'Skibidi' on August 31.
8/20/2026
Hong Sung-yoon, third-place finalist on Miss Trot 4, drops a digital single fusing Korean traditional music with disco on August 20.
8/20/2026
Tiffany Young married actor Byun Yo-han. Now she's releasing a new track called 'Safe Love.'
8/20/2026
Eldest of 13 siblings, Nam Bo-ra ran her mother's side dish shop for three months while pregnant—then gave birth to a son on June 15.
8/19/2026
Hong Da-bin performed 14 songs for tens of thousands in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, debuting two unreleased tracks and becoming the sole Korean solo headliner at HITC LA 2026.
8/19/2026
Choi Soo-young plays her first villain in the Aug. 12 action-comedy, a month after announcing her split from actor Jung Kyung-ho.
8/19/2026
Mimi dropped the Bosh version MV teaser for her first solo single on Aug. 18 via Oh My Girl's YouTube. The full single arrives Aug. 20 at 6 PM.
8/18/2026
Seven acts confirmed for the August 27 ceremony in Goyang, with Jeon Hyun-moo and Jang Do-yeon returning as MCs for a fourth straight year.
8/18/2026
The Korean remake of the 2015 American film drops its second poster Aug. 18, with Choi Min-sik as a 37-year-career intern and Han So-hee as a fashion startup CEO.
8/18/2026
Modusea hit multiple KCON LA 2026 stages Aug. 14–16, covered One Direction, and got a Billboard shout-out for their crowd singalong.
8/18/2026
Im Young-woong teases 'IM HERO 10', a special digital album arriving September 8 at 6 PM to mark his 10th debut anniversary, plus three stadium shows.
8/17/2026
'Dracula' holds at No. 8 on the Hot 100 for the Aug. 22 chart week, with 12 cumulative top-10 weeks and 32 straight weeks at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
8/17/2026
The comedian appeared on KBS 2TV's 'Maljasho' on Aug. 17 and reacted to sharing chart space with Jennie and G-Dragon.
8/17/2026
YENA closes her Asia tour with a two-night encore concert August 22–23, after performing 'Catch Catch' in a marine-look stage at 2026 SBS 가요대전 Summer.
8/17/2026
