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Red Velvet returns as a full group on August 3 with new mini album 'Velvet Summer,' a contemporary take on their signature Velvet concept.
7/16/2026
Shim So-jung drops 'Perfect Timing' on July 17. The classical harp singer-songwriter's new digital single arrives at noon across major platforms worldwide.
7/16/2026
Wonho's new album *CORE* drops July 21 at 6 PM. Highline Entertainment teased it with three mood sampler videos—'RAW,' 'SHELL,' 'CRACK'—released July 13–15.
7/16/2026
Cadenza won last year's revived festival. The 38th MBC University Song Festival opens applications tomorrow, with finals at Pukyong National University on Oct. 31.
7/15/2026
A 7-day Dcinside poll with 37,208 votes named IVE's Jang Wonyoung the star whose favorability dropped most due to airport manner controversy.
7/15/2026
Bibi had no idea Ji Ye-eun and Bata were dating until a YouTube video revealed it on camera.
7/15/2026
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE's *ICONIC BY MISTAKE* hit No. 60 on the July 18 Hot 100 after entering at No. 38, plus landed MLB Network sync.
7/15/2026
Sunmi, Seventeen Dino's alter ego Picheorin, and BTOB's Lee Minhyuk (HUTA) all released new music on July 15.
7/14/2026
Meem releases digital single '오늘도 내일도 사랑해' on July 15, produced by Pilseungbulpae, Yuk Sanghee, and Lee Chaebin.
7/14/2026
Noh Ji-seon posted a cafe bench photo this week with a candid caption, offering a glimpse into her life as a beauty and lifestyle creator after leaving FROMIS_9.
7/14/2026
Onew unveils dates for his 2026 concert series: two nights in Tokyo (September 22–23) and a three-day run in Seoul (October 30–November 1).
7/14/2026
British pop duo Honne marked their 10th debut anniversary at a Seoul press conference on July 14, praising Korean fan chant culture and naming NewJeans as a dream collaboration.
7/14/2026
H.O.W, a five-piece rookie group, released three music videos from debut album 'Heart Byte: Legacy' simultaneously worldwide: 'Skit.exe', 'Dalla ($.$)', and 'Close To Me'.
7/14/2026
Seodo Band drops their debut album on August 14, then plays a solo concert under the same title two days later at Yonsei University.
7/14/2026
Over 10 Korean musicals are running in Shanghai right now. Daehangno's Heongki Show heads to Taipei in September.
7/13/2026
Nine dropped their third mini album 'Run to You' on July 8, roughly eight months after 'The Passage'. It charted in 22 countries and the music video hit 24M views.
7/13/2026
JAY B's 'tape: roots' Asia tour opened July 11–12 at IMPACT ARENA in Bangkok with over 10,000 fans across two nights.
7/13/2026
Im Young-woong's second regular album hits 1.3 billion streams on Melon six days after release—a digital-only drop that came 3 years, 3 months after his debut album.
7/13/2026
Lee Chan-won hit 230 straight weeks at No. 2 on the Idol Chart (July 6–12, 69,066 votes), riding high after four Seoul Music Awards wins in June.
7/13/2026
The Mr. Trot 3 TOP7 finalist hit 400% in Trotpick's July birthday vote. A new song is coming this year.
7/13/2026
HBO Max premieres *Fired Up!*, a 12-episode Taiwanese adaptation of the webtoon *Itaewon Class*, on July 31. Kao Pin-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting co-direct; DaMou Entertainment produces.
7/13/2026
Han So-hee posted photos from Paris during Dior's haute couture show, giving fans their clearest look yet at her waist tattoo.
7/13/2026
LATENCY guitarist-vocalist Ji-won (Kim Ji-won, 26) is releasing a Taiwan concert vlog following the group's March showcase for debut mini-album 'LATE O'CLOCK'.
7/13/2026
idntt released their third mini album 'itsnotover' on July 13, launching a unit of the same name.
7/13/2026
Kim Min-seok pulled off a surprise pojangmacha busking in Gwangan-ri on July 9 with just 2 hours' notice, premiering the title track from his next album live for the first time.
7/13/2026
POW returns with 'FLAVOR' on the 28th—their second comeback this year—and announces a European leg for their 2026 concert tour.
7/13/2026
Korean Film University announced July 12, 2026 that four student-made feature films are now streaming on Netflix.
7/12/2026
Hong Jin-young shared a casual summer snapshot on July 12. The post arrives a year after she dropped a composer version of '13579'.
7/12/2026
Nallo, a women's theatre company, opened an all-female production of Douglas Maxwell's *Our Bad Magnet* on July 11 at Nain Jin Hall Theater 2 in Daehak-ro, Seoul.
7/12/2026
ATEEZ's 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' marks their third Billboard 200 number one, their seventh million-seller, and a new US sales record nine years into their career.
7/12/2026
Kim Chaewon took the full BOOMPALA stage for the first time since her throat injury as LE SSERAFIM kicked off their world tour in Incheon on July 12.
7/12/2026
O Se-ho's 93-minute horror film 'Home Cam' hit 100,000 admissions after its September 10 release and landed on Netflix with a 7.10 Naver rating.
7/12/2026
Son Jae-gon's *Wild Thing* opened June 3, 2026. The 107-minute comedy has drawn 1.32 million viewers and an 8.45 audience rating.
7/12/2026
Park Hun-jung's 118-minute action film starring Kim Seon-ho, Kim Kang-woo, Kang Tae-ju, and Go Ara hit theaters in June 2023. Now it's on Netflix.
7/12/2026
Kevin O sent a coffee truck to the set of Gong Hyo-jin's new MBC drama '유부녀 킬러', which premieres July 31.
7/12/2026
Lauren Bennett, former member of Paradiso Girls and G.R.L., has died at 37. G.R.L. members announced her death on July 6. No cause disclosed.
7/12/2026
AOMG's first girl crew Kibitz debut on SBS Inkigayo July 12, sharing the stage with VAYONN, Lee Yeji, and Hana.
7/12/2026
Yeonjun's second mini album moved 661,924 copies on release day, claiming the daily chart and hitting iTunes #1 across 11 countries.
7/12/2026
GS25 launches two Yeonjun x Yoajung x Loromélo ice cream products on July 16 and 21, synced with his mini album 'NO LABELS: PART 02'.
7/11/2026
MBC's 'Documentary Prime' airs July 12 with a behind-the-scenes look at 'Hur Jun,' 26 years after the drama peaked at 64.8% viewership.
7/11/2026
Nine years in, ATEEZ has reached a career high — a milestone the article frames as rare and difficult.
7/11/2026
Ko Yun-jung locked in Disney+ drama 'Moving 2' and film 'Nam-Beol' after her JTBC drama run.
7/11/2026
Eun Yeojin shared café photos on July 11 with playful captions—latte art and a mirror selfie, crediting friend Seobin for the shots.
7/11/2026
After five years away from screens, the 49-year-old actress is heading to the stage for the first time—and she's candid about why roles dried up.
7/11/2026
FTISLAND bassist Lee Jae-jin shared a backstage group photo from the FaTe tour, which hits nine Asian cities following a June Seoul concert celebrating the band's 19th anniversary.
7/11/2026
JTBC's 16-episode Wednesday-Thursday drama ran Oct 9–Nov 27, 2024, hit 3.7% viewership, and is now streaming on Netflix.
7/11/2026
Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won starred in this 16-episode tvN drama that ran from March 9 to April 28, 2024, drawing a peak viewership of 24.9%.
7/11/2026
JTBC's *Welcome to Samdalri* wrapped its 16-episode run in January 2024 with a 12.4% peak rating. The Kwon Hye-ju script, directed by Cha Young-hoon, now streams on Netflix.
7/11/2026
