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Tabber brings his 'New Moon' era to Summer Sonic 2026 on August 15–16, performing alongside you.will.knovv founder DEAN.
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G-Dragon, Taeyang, and Daesung played 32 songs for 40,000 fans in Goyang, kicking off a 33-show world tour nearly nine years after their last full-group concert.
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Lee Bo-young stars as Hong Mal-geum, a family court investigator, opposite Kang Tae-oh in ENA's *Divorce Investigation Officer Hong Mal-geum*, a legal drama arriving in the first half of next year.
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NOWZ took the stage at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium on Aug. 22 to premiere their new digital single 'Achilles' overseas—their first time at a major Chinese-language awards show.
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Stray Kids swept five music show wins in nine days. 'THIS & THAT' debuted at #1 on Billboard 200, with the title track hitting a career-best #38 on Hot 100. Tokyo dates set for Aug 29–30.
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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.
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PLAVE's Aug. 21 set at YouTube Music Weekend 12.0 drew the highest concurrent viewers of all 113 acts, performing under the 'PLAVE WAVE FESTIVAL' theme.
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Lee Hwi-hyang, a 44-year veteran, opened up on MBN's 'Day & Night' about walking away from acting just after landing a role in the hit drama 'Susa Banjang.'
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BABYMONSTER's 2026 SBS 가요대전 Summer stage video hit 1 million views by 4 PM on Aug. 22—the highest count of any act on the broadcast.
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KiiiKiii won the Melon Music Choice award at TME live International Music Awards 2026 on Aug. 22 — their first TIMA appearance.
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CORTIS debuted *MONEYMONEYMONEY* at Korea University's Hwajung Gymnasium on Aug. 22; the official audio drops Aug. 24.
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CORTIS adds 'PACK IT UP' and 'MONEYMONEYMONEY' to their 2nd mini album, releasing the 8-track extended edition on August 24.
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Ha Yun-kyung revealed she has a savings account for her cats—but not herself—during an Aug 22 appearance on MBC's 'Omniscient Interfering View.'
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Oh Yujin went blonde for her synth-pop debut, ditching the trot that built her fanbase. She's eyeing an album with her grandmother next.
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Ha Yun-gyeong stopped by MBC's episode 412 to talk Jeongdongjin Independent Film Festival, *Cheoldeur Muryeop*, and her prep for an upcoming doctor role.
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Krikey AI launched a no-code browser tool on Aug. 21 that spins up 3D K-pop idols, full choreography, and music videos in seconds.
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NCT DREAM's 10th anniversary fan meeting opened Aug. 22 at Incheon's Inspire Arena with every ticket gone and Day 2 streaming live.
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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.
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Kim Kwang-gyu announced on MBC's 'Nol-myeon Mwo-ha-ni' that he's done with marriage talk after Kim Jong-guk's wedding shook the cast.
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WJSN's Da-young, actress Kang Ye-won, and singer-actor Lee Jun-young each carried crushing family debt. Here's how they tackled it.
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Giselle posted a Tokyo corridor photo on Aug. 22 captioned 'tomodachis and me' during aespa's 25-region world tour.
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Ha Seok-jin named Park Ha-sun his best on-screen partner on '전현무계획4' — then immediately roasted himself for it.
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LedApple's main vocal placed 3rd on MBN's Nameless Legend. Jang Hanbyeol heads to Malaysia on the 23rd for a commercial shoot and fan events.
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'DRIP' hit 400M YouTube views on August 22, making it BABYMONSTER's second MV to reach that milestone after 'SHEESH'.
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Kim Jae-joong returned to Music Bank on Aug. 21 for the first time since 2008, performing 'Tonight' — a day after dropping his single 'THE WAVE'.
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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.
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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.
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Park So-dam opened up about her thyroid cancer battle. Jay Park discussed juggling his roles as artist and label head. WJSN's Dayoung revealed she was the one who reached out to him about their collab
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Broadcaster Gri posted a candid YouTube video about her marriage hesitation, noting every couple close to her — including her father — has gone through divorce.
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Ji Se-hee drops digital single '사랑은 언제나 혼자 움직여' on Aug 22, 2026 — a traditional ballad about love and longing that can't be controlled.
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ENHYPEN returned August 21 with *THE SIN : BLISS*, their 8th mini album, featuring Jungwon, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Niki.
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JENNIE's 3-track EP *Fallen Angel* arrives Aug. 28, roughly 1 year and 5 months after her debut full-length *Ruby*.
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LE SSERAFIM played Osaka and Chiba at Summer Sonic 2026, then heads to Miyagi and Fukuoka before BlizzCon and iHeartRadio in the US.
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Park So-dam appeared on KBS 2TV's 'The Seasons,' performing two songs and opening up about surgery to restore a nerve affecting her voice.
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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.
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Dal Subeen drops the future house single 'YESx4' on Aug. 22, having written, produced, and directed two animated MVs herself.
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Cosmosy's 'Stay Alive' music video arrived August 20 as the theme for Japanese drama 'Dear Husband: A Perfect Wife's Lie'—their first Japanese single.
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Eom Jung-hwa returns as a former special agent in the comic action sequel *OK Madam 2*, which opened August 12. She's 35 years into her career.
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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.
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Haru's headed to KBS Gayo Mudae on Aug. 24. Premium seats for her first Seoul and Busan fan meetings vanished in 60 seconds.
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Park Hae-il, Park Seo-joon, and Choi Dae-hoon star in Lee Joon-ik's first film since 2021. The historical thriller spans 1950 and 1974. Filming begins September 27.
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On Jae-eun, a singer-songwriter at Berklee College of Music, drops her second single 'My Love' (내 사랑) on August 22 at noon.
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Park Jae Beom returns to *The Seasons* as a guest, tackling marriage rumors from *Yesterday* and performing b-boying on a torn ligament.
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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.
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SFMOMA opens 'RM x SFMOMA: Between You and Me' on October 3 through February 7, with member previews and exclusive ticket windows already live.
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HYBE's seven-member debut group TUIDE teased 'SUN KISS' on Aug. 20. The full MV and mini-album *TUNE & PLAY* arrive Aug. 24 at 6 PM KST.
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Epik High hosted BIGBANG on their YouTube series EPIKASE on Aug. 20, listening to the group's new single "BiiiG" together.
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Netflix greenlights 'Do Not Cross the Wall,' a high-teen romance comedy starring Moon Sangmin, Shin Sia, Lee Minjae, and Choi Heejin. Announcement came August 20.
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