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god member Son Ho-young drops digital single 'Go Around' on Oct 14, his first solo release since 2021, ahead of a two-night Seoul concert in late October.
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NCT WISH drops their fourth mini album 'I SPY' on October 12, with a 10-day Seoul popup launching October 14, plus stops in Shanghai and Tokyo.
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CLOSE YOUR EYES' fourth mini album sold 710,000 copies in its first week, pushing their cumulative Hanteo total past 1.9 million.
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NiziU dropped their first Korean mini album 'Sour Grapes' on September 28—their first Korean comeback in roughly 1 year 6 months—and the MV hit 15.87M YouTube views in 9 days.
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Lee Han-gyeol drops his debut solo mini album 'NOISE' on October 14, nine years after his initial debut, with a media showcase the same day.
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Henry Lau is mid-run on his first world tour in 2026, backed by recent singles 'Enjoy the show' and 'Closer To You'.
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Singer Ben (이은영) shared an outdoor photo on October 8, weeks after releasing her September 2026 single "Chakraview."
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Roy Kim released 'Cry Loud' on Oct. 6—his third straight October single—ahead of a sold-out KSPO DOME debut concert Nov. 21–22.
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Singer Ju Hyung-jin remade a 2016 Davichi track. The music video? Footage from a 2010 film starring Song Hye-kyo and Kang Dong-won, recut and shared October 7.
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The Weeknd played Goyang Comprehensive Sports Complex on Oct. 7 as part of the 'After Hours Til Dawn' stadium tour, his first Korea visit since 2018.
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URBAN ZAKAPA's Jo Hyun-ah, 36, took the stage at the Buil Film Awards on October 7, 2026.
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Fact extraction pulled from the wrong source entirely—no Kim Da-hyun data found, only a National Assembly audit story.
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Zion.T teased upcoming concerts on Oct. 7, announcing ticket sales would open the next day for shows including the Incheon Airport Sky Festival in November.
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Kakao Entertainment and Atlantic Music Group—home to Atlantic Records, 10K Projects, and 300 Entertainment—will design global strategies for K-pop artists from day one.
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JAY B's first original series under 528Hz drops every Friday; his third single 'Chptr. 1' follows on October 27.
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Park Jin-young testified at the National Assembly on Oct. 7, defending the Phenomenon K-pop event as a private-sector sacrifice, not a political project.
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Seong Han-bin drops his first solo EP 'DEAD:ALIVE' on October 12, three years after debut — and previews it with a one-day weather caster stint on JTBC's 'Achim&' on the 8th.
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AND2BLE drop their promotion scheduler for 'Sequence 02: Attraction', due October 27 — five months after a debut album that moved 730,000 copies.
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Baegna's ballad '사랑했지만' from KBS 2TV daily drama '욕망의 덫' drops October 12 at noon, produced by team 220V and composer 필승불패.
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Miyeon joins the spin-off thriller as Cha Se-mi, the school's new 'queen,' alongside actor Hong Ye-ji and CIX's Hyun-seok.
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Xdinary Heroes' seven-track mini album swings from ballad to heavy rock. They'll play three nights at Incheon Inspire Arena in November.
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Seven-member rookie TUIDE follows a #1 Billboard chart placement and 18-day Apple Music streak with four music show performances of 'Echo' starting October 8.
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YOASOBI drops the theme for NHK drama 'Brassem' on October 14 across Korea and Japan, then launches a record-scale dome tour nine days later.
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KIK, featuring Pentagon's Woo-seok, released 'Hey Enjoy' and 'F1 (Extended Ver.)' on October 7, with an MV shot at the 2026 Busan International Rock Festival.
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JENNIE extends her own record for longest Hot 100 top-10 run by a K-pop artist, while 'Dracula' holds #1 on U.S. all-genre radio for a second straight week.
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SM Entertainment teased Changmin's third mini album on October 7. *All Of My Life* arrives October 19 with six pop rock tracks.
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Singer Jin Hae-sung signed with TM E Group and drops new single 'Sarang Bit' (Love Light) on October 16. The agency is also cracking down on online defamation.
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ITZY wrapped their third world tour across 7 cities on Oct. 3 in Singapore. A 2020 deep cut re-entered Melon's top 100 along the way.
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TWS returns with 'TO US', a single whose Korean pronunciation mirrors the group's name, six months after 'NO TRAGEDY' became a million-seller in four days.
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ILLIT's fifth mini album BREAK EVEN drops October 26 at 6 PM KST with its title track MV. Pre-saves have already crossed 270,000.
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Miss Trot 3 winner Bae Ah-hyun drops trot ballad '뒷바라지' on Oct. 7, penned by composer duo 알고보니혼수상태.
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KO1KEYZ, the 12-member group formed via PRODUCE 101 JAPAN SHINSEKAI, debuts November 7 with a 6-track single—Korean title track drops at noon the same day.
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Political attacks on the cast of 'Assassin(s)' forced last-minute cancellations at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, now recognized as an A-list festival.
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WithUs Entertainment's first female artist HAENA released '시, 분, 초' on October 6—a rock-driven confession paired with an AI-animated music video.
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Ben posted a restaurant selfie on October 6 hinting at a dramatic new look. "I will reveal my short hair tomorrow," she told followers.
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Kid Milli and Trade L's debut collab 'SINS' arrived Oct. 5 with 15 tracks across hip-hop and alternative R&B, five of them positioned as title tracks.
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ALPHA DRIVE ONE's Sanghyun threw his first ceremonial pitch on Oct 5. The group's 'Talk to me' MV arrives Oct 27.
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Kim Young-chul opened up on YouTube's Rolling Thunder about his last relationship—a 9-month romance that ended after a dating report in January 2013.
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V's solo track 'Love Me Again' has entered Spotify's Billions Club, capping a chart run across iTunes, Billboard, Oricon, and Tidal from his 2023 EP 'Layover'.
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200(EBACK), the sole female member of co-ed hip-hop group SIKKOO, dropped the dark trap single 'OMAKASE' on October 6 with 88rising backing the release.
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EMK Musical Company released two new cast music videos for Rebecca in late September, with the new season opening November 24 at Chungmu Art Center.
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Balming Tiger earns three nods at the UK Music Video Awards 2026, including a Best Director finalist spot for producer Lee Suho.
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Lim Young-woong's YouTube channel hit 1.8 million subscribers on October 3, 2026. Total views have now crossed 3.2 billion.
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'ASAP' hit 200,223,211 plays by Oct. 4, pushing NewJeans past 8.1 billion Spotify streams total.
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Yesung released his second studio album 'Where We Are' on December 6, marking his 10th debut anniversary. He self-directed the 12-track set, with 'Pedazos' as the title track.
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Young Posse drops their new digital single 'GO해' on October 7 at 6 PM, a five-member rap group channeling vintage old-school hip-hop.
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Roy Kim dropped '크게 울어라' on October 6, his third straight autumn single. A Seoul KSPO DOME tour kicks off later this month.
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IM HERO 2 hit 1.6 billion Melon streams by late September. The 10th-anniversary special IM HERO 10 crossed 100M in 22 days.
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