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Hwang Young-ik, co-founder of 1980s folk groups Solkae Trio and Soriсae, reflects on 45 years in music and a solo concert planned for November in a KBS 1TV special airing July 11.
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Apple Martin, 22-year-old daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay's Chris Martin, was spotted on a Los Angeles film set with Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, and Jude Law.
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BTS drew 130,000 fans across two London nights and grossed $204M on their world tour. US K-pop album exports hit $57M in the first five months of 2025—up 300% year-on-year.
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Kevin Feige showed off post-Doomsday character designs at Bilibili World and confirmed the X-Men are coming to the MCU after Avengers: Secret Wars.
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MBC's 8-episode action drama airs episode 4 on July 11 at 9:50 PM. Lee Tae-young's masked 'Brother' turns on Kim Hye-jun's Ji-an.
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Cheon Yongseong, a three-time Korean Popular Music Awards winner, shifts to 'comic electro dance pop' with digital single '어우!' (Eoou!) — a move driven by lyrics, not reinvention.
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Netflix's 'Hound Dogs' ran for two seasons—8 episodes in 2023, 7 in 2026—with Woo Do-hwan anchoring both.
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Choi Yu-ri dropped her new mini-album '머무름, 둘' on July 9, the sequel to last year's '머무름, 하나', with title track '막사랑'.
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Red Velvet's Joy is taking her first overseas solo tour to four Asian cities, anchored by her 2025 mini-album 'From JOY, with Love'.
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ALD1 wrapped their three-city STAR ROAD fan-con tour at Asia World-Arena on July 11. A second mini album arrives in August.
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KBS2's Immortal Songs episode 764 airs July 11 at 6:05 PM, celebrating rock band Boohwal's 40th anniversary with MC Lee Chan-won and six performers.
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ONF visited two Incheon high schools on July 10 for a free concert, quiz, and talk show—weeks after their second album sold 113,916 copies in its first week.
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JTBC's 'Apartment' premiered July 11 with Ji Sung as a former gang boss infiltrating a residential complex to find 10 billion won hidden inside.
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Singer-actress Eom Jung-hwa posted beach photos with longtime friend Jung Jae-hyung and their dogs—Super's first ocean outing.
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IU, 33, and Lee Jong-suk, 37, have ended their four-year public relationship. A resurfaced April clip shows Yoo In-na urging IU to date someone more carefree.
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The 33-year-old trot singer posted behind-the-scenes ranch photos while promoting her new dance-trot single '흔들어'.
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MBC dropped the first teaser for *Married Woman Killer* on July 9. Jung Jun-won's casting as the husband has already split the fanbase.
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Hyolyn returns July 22 with 'OriginaLyn', a Y2K pop album built around 'ChecK' and her own unfiltered story.
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FLARE U releases their first Japanese album Sept. 9, then meets fans in Yokohama two days later.
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Sung Si-kyung vetoed Lee Seung-chul's first choice for their duet, pushing for '말리꽃' instead—even though the song's too high for his own voice.
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Nam Goong-min's weekend thriller jumped from 4.4% to 6.4% in its second episode and topped Disney+'s Korean series chart.
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Former VICTON member Seong-ri topped the 'Love Prescription' OST chart after winning MBN's 'Unknown Legend'. His cover racked up 310,000 YouTube views.
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Lee Seung-chul, Choi Yu-ri, Kim Dae-myung, and LUCY sat down on KBS 2TV's '더 시즌즈-성시경의 고막남친' on July 10.
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Yeonjun sold 661,924 copies of his new mini album on July 10—enough to surpass his previous project's entire first-week total in a single day.
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Kim Yo-han cited irreconcilable differences in values and opinion after a Ganghwado camping date that left the pair at odds.
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Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong, and Ong Seong-wu stop by '놀라운 토요일' on July 11, a week ahead of their tvN drama '오싹한 연애' premiere.
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MBC's 'I Live Alone' hit 8.9% on July 10 as Kim Shin-young won the talent show and Girls' Generation's Yuri showed off her Jeju life.
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SBS confirms 13 guest stars for 'Chaebol X Detective 2', with Yoo Seung-ho playing a new chaebol. The show premieres August 7 at 9:50 PM.
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BTS's 5th studio album 'ARIRANG' has spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 2 on Spotify's Weekly Top Albums Global chart, claiming 9 number-one finishes in 2026.
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Modhaus released the 'Kids Return' teaser at midnight July 11. The full 7-track album 'itsnotover' arrives July 13 at 6 PM with idntt's expanded 20-member lineup.
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Kim Ji-young is days from her due date. Her husband Yoon Su-young just broke his leg and apologized on SNS for the timing.
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Jihyo drops *Distant Lover* with Jamaican artist Shenseea on July 10—her third global feature in three months.
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Stephen Chow's first film in 7 years hits Chinese theaters July 11 with a 380 million yuan budget and a surprise appearance from Korean star Song Kang-ho.
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SBS drama 'Director Kim' broke this year's viewership record in just four episodes and ranked #1 on Netflix in 11 countries including South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand.
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Actor Heo Nam-jun will star in the title track MV for IU's September 2026 mini-album, reuniting them a year after 'Never Ending Story'.
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Sandeul covers Breeze's 2000s rock ballad from the 2004 film *Neukdaeui Yuhok*, out July 17.
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Singer-songwriters YNR (이날) and Lokid (로키드) remade Danbi's 2011 track '눈꽃송E' on July 10.
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Oh Ha-young posted about her final night in Mexico on July 10, days after Apink wrapped their 8-city 2026 Asia tour.
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Musical actress Lee Ji-soo made her *Immortal Songs* debut on the July 4 special, performing Ahn Ye-eun's '상사화' to warm praise from castmates and MC Lee Chan-won.
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Moon Ga-young signed with Fantagio and posted birthday photos on July 11, fresh off a Baeksang Best Actress win for *Manyage-e Uri*. Two new dramas are in the works.
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Namgoong Min announced his wife's pregnancy on KBS 2TV's Okdabang Problem Children on July 10, also revealing how he gained 18 kg in 10 months for the drama Black Sun.
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Nam Goong Min appeared on KBS 2TV's '옥탑방의 문제아들' on July 10 and didn't hold back about why he chased variety shows early in his career.
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D AWARDS heads to Paris for its third edition on January 15–16, 2027, becoming the first K-pop awards ceremony held in the EU.
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Click-B's drummer Ha Hyun-gon revealed on KBS2's July 10 variety premiere how he coped with being cut from the group after his contract expired.
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Actor An So-hee posted a photo with SEVENTEEN's Dino and publicly backed his August 3 mini-album release, '吉BOARD(길보드)'.
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Click-B reunited on KBS 2TV's new variety show July 10. Oh Jong-hyuk revealed he hadn't spoken to bandmate Roh Min-hyuk in a decade.
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YOASOBI taps four collaborators for relaxed-fit tees hitting UNIQLO on July 20—their first UT collection since 2021.
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Hybe topped the Asia Brand Research Institute's June 2026 K-Brand Index for entertainment companies, released July 10. Fantasia debuted in the top ten at ninth place.
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