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Sohyang dropped 'Party of Stars' on August 17 with Melomance pianist Jeong Dong Hwan. It's the eighth track in her My Little New Diary series.
8/17/2026
Im Young-woong's 2020 cover of Seol Woon-do's 'Borabit Yeopseo' hit 10 million YouTube views on Aug. 15—his 110th video to reach the milestone.
8/17/2026
Lee Ha-neul confirms DJ DOC will drop a single album in November, ending a 15-year gap and putting long-running member discord in the rearview.
8/16/2026
Yang Se-chan threatened to spill details about Lee Ju-yeon's dating history during the Aug. 16 SBS broadcast of *Running Man*.
8/16/2026
Kwon Eun-bi took the stage at Istanbul Festival on Aug. 14, becoming the first K-pop artist to headline a major Turkish music festival. Around 50,000 people showed up.
8/16/2026
Moon Geun-young married actor Jeong Pyeong; Moon Chae-won wed a non-celebrity in June; Seo Hye-won quietly married and is now expecting.
8/16/2026
Actor-singer Cha Sun-woo, formerly B1A4's rapper Baro, takes the stage Sept 3, 4, 6, and 12. He's also starring in an upcoming youth rom-com film.
8/16/2026
Donghyun of Kickflip dropped the acoustic pop duet 'Breathe' with British singer-songwriter Etham on August 14, alongside a live performance video.
8/16/2026
RESCENE locked a fourth music show win on MBC's Show! Music Core on Aug 15, completing the group's debut first triple crown with remake single 'Pretty Girl'.
8/16/2026
Ha Sung-woon is headed to KCON LA 2026, marking his first major stage since the January release of alternative pop single 'Tell The World'.
8/15/2026
AtHeart's Hangul-themed track draws from 300-year-old Joseon sijo poetry. The group debuted the music video at KCON LA alongside a National Hangul Museum booth.
8/15/2026
BIGBANG mark 20 years with digital single 'BiiiG' on Aug 19, launch a 3-day Goyang concert run Aug 21-23, and appear on 'Pingyego' ep. 116.
8/15/2026
The Guardian and Vogue Korea both singled out Jimin after BTS's London show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. BTS heads next to Arlington's AT&T Stadium on Aug 15–16.
8/14/2026
Lee Hyo-ri posted a 2003 stage clip on Aug. 14 to mark her solo debut album 'STYLISH...E hyOlee' and its title track '10 Minutes'.
8/14/2026
Yuqi shared casual Seoul snapshots on August 14, including a mask selfie, while (G)I-DLE pushes through their Syncopation world tour.
8/14/2026
A Seoul indie label's debut act dropped 'WAYF BOYS DO' on Aug 7 and inked a deal with a UMG-backed major within days.
8/14/2026
Seulgi documented her comeback prep on YouTube, dropping to 45.3 kg through home workouts and a tuna-heavy diet.
8/14/2026
Red Velvet's 'Velvet Summer' hits #1 on iTunes in 17 regions, scores a Gold Album certification on QQ Music, and dominates Tencent and Kugou.
8/14/2026
Irene opened up about her bond with Red Velvet maknae Yeri in a video uploaded August 14, revealing she's known her since Yeri was a 12-year-old trainee.
8/14/2026
V revealed a hearing gap on Weverse Live Aug. 12, noting symptoms began 2.5 years ago and worsened during military service. He's continuing the ARIRANG world tour.
8/14/2026
KiiiKiii brought 'Pop Off Pop Off' and 'Candy Pink Magic Hole Flip Phone' to KBS2 Music Bank on Aug. 14, four days after their mini album dropped.
8/14/2026
Maydean Mashiro's solo debut arrives August 19. A performance preview is already out.
8/14/2026
Kim Jae-joong drops the tracklist for 'The Wave' on Aug 14. Full release comes Aug 20.
8/13/2026
Jin Sung performed solo at Hwang Yun-sung's 4th-place party. Then Jea from Brown Eyed Girls busted out the 'Abracadabra' dance.
8/13/2026
1.17 million first-week sales on 'ME'. Netflix dramas. A film role. Here's what Jisoo's built outside BLACKPINK.
8/13/2026
Hyorisoo—Hyoyeon, Yuri, and Sooyoung's new project group—debuts with 'Skibidi' in Q3 2026. First, they had to fight about who gets center.
8/13/2026
Yeonjun dropped 'Fxxking Star' on Aug 13, one day after his first US solo concert at the Troubadour—a venue where Elton John, Harry Styles, and BTS all made their marks.
8/13/2026
NouerA grabbed back-to-back music show wins for their debut trophy run after '.exe' dropped July 27—the MV's already at 10 million views.
8/13/2026
Han Tae-yi, leader of MYTRO, dropped his first solo mini album 'Made of Moment' on August 13, 2026, with three tracks headlined by 'Life Shot.'
8/13/2026
HYBE's 7-member multinational group TUIDE debuts Aug. 24 with first mini album *TUNE & PLAY*. Pre-debut track 'GRLS' has already hit 5 million video views.
8/13/2026
Seulgi launched a comeback management vlog on YouTube. Red Velvet's return is less than a month away, and MV filming is already done.
8/12/2026
Virtual idol group B THE HOOD drops their third and final pre-debut single *JADED* on Aug 21 at 6 PM.
8/12/2026
Rimho's new digital single '너를 좋아해 사랑해' arrived August 12, arranged by Pilseungbulpae and Lee Chaebin.
8/12/2026
A survival show group, a hip-hop crew, and a live band walk into 2026. Three very different K-pop rookies are rewriting what the newest generation sounds like.
8/12/2026
KiiiKiii's EP 3 'WhyKiiiKiii' dropped Aug 10. By Aug 12, the title track *Pop Off Pop Off* hit Melon HOT100 No. 1—and all six album cuts charted.
8/12/2026
Park Eun-bin marks 30 years since debut with a 12-track album, three new songs she co-wrote, and a solo fan concert the next day.
8/12/2026
Ji Ye-eun brushed off teasing from Gabi on a YouTube show, dismissing birthday photos with boyfriend Bata as "simple everyday pics."
8/12/2026
Kep1er's Huening Bahiyyih posted childhood close-ups on Aug. 12 with just 'Ah' as the caption, offering fans a rare unfiltered moment.
8/12/2026
Red Velvet scored their first full-group #1 on Show! Champion since 2022, taking the win on Aug. 12 with 'Surfin' Boy'.
8/12/2026
Jung Eun-ji dropped her 7-track mini album 'Summer, I' on Aug 11. Solo concerts in Seoul and a Taiwan stage both happening in September.
8/12/2026
Hearts2Hearts dropped their Japanese debut single 'ICONIC HEART' as an offline album on Aug. 12, two days after the audio preview.
8/12/2026
Im Hyung-jun divorced in 2017 and remarried in 2022. His teenage son from his first marriage now asks him for photos of his younger sister.
8/12/2026
Jang Beom June wraps Gwangju this week, then hits seven more club dates across Busan, Daegu, and Daejeon through August 28.
8/11/2026
Colde drops his first album in 3 years with three title tracks. A release party at Grain House in Itaewon follows on Aug 15.
8/11/2026
82MAJOR's second single 'HEAT' arrives September 1 at 6 PM KST. Pre-release content runs from August 12 through MV teasers on August 27 and 30.
8/11/2026
Vivian's new ballad explores the shock of an unexpected breakup, produced by 필승불패 and 메테오.
8/10/2026
Haroha, Moa, Leviyan, and Aotora Yuki—one member each from four different groups—are forming h.a.l.o. Their debut single drops August 21.
8/10/2026
A decade after Baby Shark Exercise, the boy from YouTube's most-viewed video drops his first single.
8/10/2026
