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TVXQ's Yunho stopped by MBC's 전지적 참견 시점 on July 18 to talk solo concert prep for 'Time's Tickin'' and the relentless discipline that baffles his friends.
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Jimin's special package version hit #1 on iTunes in France, Japan, and 5 other countries after *Normal* landed on Spotify July 17.
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Yu Seong-eun hit 97 points singing Im Chang-jung's *또다시 사랑* on TV CHOSUN's '금타는 금요일' — and he asked her to collab on the spot.
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포레스텔라 arrived as 6-time consecutive 왕중왕전 champions on KBS2's July 18 episode. Nine rival teams waited, including 리베란테, who declared open war.
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tvN's occult romance *오싹한 연애* premiered July 18 at 9:10 PM, starring Park Eun-bin, Yang Se-jong, and Ong Seong-wu.
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fromis_9 dropped a live preview of 'Vitamin ME' on Dingo Music's Killing Voice on July 14. Their second regular album 'Glow ME' arrives July 21.
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Na Hong-jin's first film in 10 years crossed 1 million admissions on its 4th day. Its distributor's parent company is in corporate rehabilitation.
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Lisénne's August 2024 track 'Love Attack' hit No. 1 on Melon roughly two years later, on July 12, 2026.
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The Muse Entertainment launched a dedicated fan-reporting site on July 16 as RESCENE faces malicious abuse allegations. Member Mae says the story has been "greatly distorted."
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The six-member group's title track "Sign" placed #9 on Billboard's 2026 Best K-pop Songs 25 list on July 16, days before their first-ever Seoul fan concert.
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Yugin Investment Securities expects SM's Q2 revenue to hit 325.5B won, up 7.5% YoY, riding aespa's 'Lemonade' Billboard entry and a Western-heavy world tour.
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BTS plays Paris July 17–18 to close their European run, then heads to the US for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19.
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OURBIRTHDAY, a 7-member multinational group under JYP's INIT Entertainment subsidiary, debuts their first digital single on July 22. JYP's first new girl group since NMIXX in 2022.
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XLOV kicks off '2026 XLOV ASIA TOUR Serving-X' at Blue Square in Seoul this weekend, then heads to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, and Osaka through October.
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Ok Joo-hyun addressed the controversy on fan platform Bubble on July 17, clarifying her original comments were about musicals, not pop singers.
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KARD shared four solo MVs for 'Back To Life' on July 18. Their first full-length album 'Where To Now? (Part.2) : NOWHERE' arrives July 28.
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Eleven years in, Kwon Eunbi signed with RBW in April 2026 and is gearing up for a second-half comeback. She reflected on the journey in a July interview.
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AmbiO performed summer single 'BLUE SPLASH' on KBS2 Music Bank on July 17, backed by an LED ocean and sailboat stage set.
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Lim Chang-jung recalled winning the 1997 KBS 가요대상 over H.O.T. and the backlash that followed, appearing on TV CHOSUN's '금타는 금요일' on July 17.
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TWICE wrapped their sixth world tour at KSPO DOME on July 12, 2026—exactly one year after kicking it off in Incheon. Nayeon posted a heartfelt message to fans.
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Netflix's new 8-episode mystery fantasy follows a ghost-world traveller and court lady investigating a palace curse. Directed by Choi Jung-kyou, written by the team behind 'Bulgasal'.
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BTOB's Lee Minhyuk dropped a 3-track solo single called *TEMPERATURE* on July 15, writing and producing every song himself.
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Lee So-ra performed 'I'll Forget Your Face' on KBS2's The Seasons on July 17, a track she personally commissioned from indie rock band Jannabi.
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KITZ's July slate leads with Kim Jae-joong's mobile-formatted *신사: 악귀의 속삭임* on July 23, plus a 40-episode BL animation arriving July 16.
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V's 28-second Paris dance clip hit 9.7M TikTok views in 21 hours on July 16, days before BTS takes Stade de France.
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DAILY:DIRECTION performed 'DOWN WITH IT' on KBS2 Music Bank on July 17, marking their first music broadcast stage since debut.
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K-pop album exports surged 125% year-on-year in H1 2023. BTS's ARIRANG dominated Billboard 200 for 3 weeks while BLACKPINK's DEADLINE neared 2M copies sold.
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The Chinese broadcaster who left Korean entertainment in 2024 over anti-Korea remarks posted "long time no see" on July 17—two years to the day after going silent.
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CORTIS's mini album 2 GREENGREEN hits No. 82 on the July 18 Billboard 200, holding the chart for 9 straight weeks—the longest debut-era run for a K-pop boy group in 5 years.
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Jin Tae-hyun has exited the marriage reality show after two years. Actor Lee Dong-geon, who has lived through divorce himself, takes over as the new investigator.
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Wonwoo drops a two-track digital single on July 17—his birthday—with both Korean and Japanese versions. His second consecutive birthday solo release.
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BBGIRLS dropped 'BODY WAVE' on July 16, 2026—their first original track since remaking 'Huimang Sahang' in May 2025.
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GIRLSET dropped 'CHAT' on July 17 and performed it on Music Bank the same day—their first domestic broadcast stages under the GIRLSET name.
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(G)I-DLE sold out their August 29 Galaxy Arena Macau show 16 days after tickets went on sale, extending a run of Asian sellouts on the 'Syncopation' world tour.
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KATSEYE's first theatrical documentary 'WILD HEARTS' hits theaters August 12, just before their third EP 'WILD' drops two days later.
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'Red Red' hit 70 daily chart-toppers on July 12. Cortis launches their first world tour 'PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN' on July 18.
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Cube Entertainment shared fresh profile photos of actor Park Do-ha on July 15—his first new set in roughly 2 years and 10 months.
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go!go!vanillas closed their first Asia tour with a two-hour set at Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul on Dec. 12, before heading home for a 20-show Japan run starting in October.
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Jeong Dong-ha dropped four new profile photos on July 15. First mini album in seven years is coming in the second half of 2026.
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Sydney-based Korean alt-hip-hop group 1300 released their 13-track debut album under Universal Music Korea, featuring a Grammy-nominated producer and four guest artists.
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ASC2NT's second digital single arrived July 16, five months after their debut mini album. The release came with an animated MV featuring members as original characters.
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RESCENE scored their debut music-show win on July 14. The same week, their agency launched a fan-powered reporting site for malicious posts and copyright violations.
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V's 'Layover' hit iTunes #1 in 110 countries—more than any other Asian solo album this decade. The EP peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200, with every track surpassing 100M Spotify streams.
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Show Me The Money 12 champion Kim Ha-on returns with a 20-song millennium-themed project on July 20, 2026.
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Kim Hee-jae visited MBC FM4U's trot radio on July 16 to discuss his June 26 digital single, fully produced by Jang Yun-jeong.
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KiiiKiii's January release topped Billboard's staff-selected K-pop ranking, beating 24 other tracks. A mid-August comeback is already locked in.
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The group drops a two-track single 9 months after debut EP 'PAPARAZZI ARRIVE', pairing a New Jack Swing title track with a ballad B-side.
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