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MODYSSEY wins KM SPOTLIGHT at KMA 2026, adding to debut-year award run·BE BOYS wrap Japan free showcase run in Osaka and Tokyo, cover ARASHI's 'Love so sweet'·Bumkey drops 'SPEEED' with JUSTHIS and Justin Park, previewing August album 'On My Way'·Lee Seung-chul at 40 years: "Time for true singer-songwriters to hit the world stage"·BIGBANG World Tour, BLACKPINK Return Seen as H2 Catalysts as YG Misses Q2 Consensus·Workplace band The 그리다 wins Grand Prize at 26th Pohang Beach National Song Festival·Park Ji-hyun takes 2nd in June K-Brand Index trot category, wins MTN ad festival award·Ji Ye-eun and Bata go public on birthdays with couple selfies·Brazilian influencer goes private after BTS halftime show comments spark 1M+ reactions·Lee Minhyuk drops 'TEMPERATURE' and posts "I'm pumpin' adrenaline" after Waterbomb stage·MODYSSEY wins KM SPOTLIGHT at KMA 2026, adding to debut-year award run·BE BOYS wrap Japan free showcase run in Osaka and Tokyo, cover ARASHI's 'Love so sweet'·Bumkey drops 'SPEEED' with JUSTHIS and Justin Park, previewing August album 'On My Way'·Lee Seung-chul at 40 years: "Time for true singer-songwriters to hit the world stage"·BIGBANG World Tour, BLACKPINK Return Seen as H2 Catalysts as YG Misses Q2 Consensus·Workplace band The 그리다 wins Grand Prize at 26th Pohang Beach National Song Festival·Park Ji-hyun takes 2nd in June K-Brand Index trot category, wins MTN ad festival award·Ji Ye-eun and Bata go public on birthdays with couple selfies·Brazilian influencer goes private after BTS halftime show comments spark 1M+ reactions·Lee Minhyuk drops 'TEMPERATURE' and posts "I'm pumpin' adrenaline" after Waterbomb stage·

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MODYSSEY wins KM SPOTLIGHT at KMA 2026, adding to debut-year award run
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MODYSSEY wins KM SPOTLIGHT at KMA 2026, adding to debut-year award run

MODYSSEY claimed their second award of 2026, following a Global Rookie Award win at the Seoul Music Awards.

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Park Ji-hyun takes 2nd in June K-Brand Index trot category, wins MTN ad festival award
NewsdeskPark Ji-hyun·8 hr ago

Park Ji-hyun takes 2nd in June K-Brand Index trot category, wins MTN ad festival award

Park Ji-hyun placed 2nd among trot singers in June's K-Brand Index and won an excellence award at the MTN 2026 Broadcast Advertising Festival on June 21.

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Ji Ye-eun and Bata go public on birthdays with couple selfies
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Ji Ye-eun and Bata go public on birthdays with couple selfies

Actress Ji Ye-eun and dancer Bata, who went public with their relationship in April, swapped birthday posts and couple photos on the 26th.

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Brazilian influencer goes private after BTS halftime show comments spark 1M+ reactions
ExclusiveBTS10 hr ago

Brazilian influencer goes private after BTS halftime show comments spark 1M+ reactions

Brazilian influencer Pietra Bertolacci deleted her posts and locked her accounts after criticizing BTS's 2026 World Cup final halftime show, facing swift backlash from the fanbase.

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Lee Minhyuk drops 'TEMPERATURE' and posts "I'm pumpin' adrenaline" after Waterbomb stage
ExclusiveBTOB10 hr ago

Lee Minhyuk drops 'TEMPERATURE' and posts "I'm pumpin' adrenaline" after Waterbomb stage

BTOB's Lee Minhyuk dropped solo single album 'TEMPERATURE' on July 15, writing and composing every track himself.

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Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae to headline Frankenstein: The Musical Concert in Seoul this August
ExclusiveKyuhyun11 hr ago

Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae to headline Frankenstein: The Musical Concert in Seoul this August

Kyuhyun, Park Eun-tae, Lee Ji-hye, and Jang Eun-a reunite for a concert version at Seoul Jangchung Gymnasium on August 1–2, with composer Brandon Lee conducting an 18-piece orchestra.

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Boom introduces daughter Yoon-seo, 28 months old, on MBC's 'Choe Woo San'
ExclusiveILLIT13 hr ago

Boom introduces daughter Yoon-seo, 28 months old, on MBC's 'Choe Woo San'

Boom brought his 28-month-old daughter onto MBC's variety show for the first time, introducing her as "a precious daughter I had at age 42."

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Chungbuk students film K-pop & band performances in broadcast-level studio
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Chungbuk students film K-pop & band performances in broadcast-level studio

123 students across 17 teams recorded non-competitive performance videos July 25–26 under a Chungbuk education program; expert coaching follows through Aug. 7.

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Jung Chaeyeon Posts Elevator Selfie With 'Tropical Night Warning' Caption
Newsdesk14 hr ago

Jung Chaeyeon Posts Elevator Selfie With 'Tropical Night Warning' Caption

Jung Chaeyeon posted a casual mirror selfie on July 26, captioning it '열대야주의보' (tropical night warning).

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Maybee reveals she and Yoon Sang-hyun went on just 3 dates before marrying — and honeymooned in Gyeongju
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Maybee reveals she and Yoon Sang-hyun went on just 3 dates before marrying — and honeymooned in Gyeongju

Singer Maybee revealed she and actor Yoon Sang-hyun had only three dates before marrying in 2015—and found out he was serious when he announced it on TV.

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RESCENE wins Inkigayo with 'Love Attack' — their 3rd music show trophy
Exclusiveaespa15 hr ago

RESCENE wins Inkigayo with 'Love Attack' — their 3rd music show trophy

RESCENE won their first terrestrial broadcast trophy on SBS Inkigayo (July 26, episode 1319) with 'Love Attack', scoring 5,486 points. It's their third music show win overall.

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Young-tak and Kim Dong-jun fulfill a 10-year duet promise on Immortal Songs
ExclusiveDAY615 hr ago

Young-tak and Kim Dong-jun fulfill a 10-year duet promise on Immortal Songs

Kim Dong-jun and Young-tak made a promise ten years ago. On July 25, they finally kept it, performing together as 'Dong.Tak' on KBS 2TV's Immortal Songs.

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P1Harmony wins 2 awards at KMA 2026, mini album 9 'UNIQUE' hits Billboard 200 #4 and 500K first-week sales
NewsdeskP1Harmony16 hr ago

P1Harmony wins 2 awards at KMA 2026, mini album 9 'UNIQUE' hits Billboard 200 #4 and 500K first-week sales

P1Harmony took home BEST MALE GROUP and ULTIMATE 12 at KMA 2026 on July 25, capping an era that produced the group's first half-million seller and a Billboard 200 top-five entry.

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RIIZE wraps 6-date Japan fan meeting run with 50,000 total attendance
NewsdeskRIIZE·17 hr ago

RIIZE wraps 6-date Japan fan meeting run with 50,000 total attendance

RIIZE played three Japanese cities in July, selling out every show and opening restricted-view seats. They also previewed 'Sunburst', their new single arriving August 26.

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Close Your Eyes open ACON 2026 in Taipei with 6-song set and NEXZ collab
ExclusiveEXO18 hr ago

Close Your Eyes open ACON 2026 in Taipei with 6-song set and NEXZ collab

Close Your Eyes headlined ACON 2026's pre-show on July 25, performing originals, EXO and Michael Jackson covers, and a joint stage with NEXZ.

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ENHYPEN wraps San Diego Comic-Con 2026 with 'DARK MOON' panel and off-site show
ExclusiveENHYPEN18 hr ago

ENHYPEN wraps San Diego Comic-Con 2026 with 'DARK MOON' panel and off-site show

ENHYPEN sat down with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke at SDCC 2026's Ballroom 20 on July 23, then performed five songs at an off-site vampire-themed event the next night.

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Bibi steals Waterbomb Seoul 2026 with jumpsuit-to-bikini performance
NewsdeskRIIZE19 hr ago

Bibi steals Waterbomb Seoul 2026 with jumpsuit-to-bikini performance

Bibi headlined Waterbomb Seoul 2026 on August 25, stripping down to a bikini top mid-set at Kintex in Ilsan while performing her May single '범파'.

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Rothy drops 'First Train' as second step in her FLAT project rollout
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Rothy drops 'First Train' as second step in her FLAT project rollout

Rothy drops 'First Train' on July 26, the second single in a four-track rollout building toward her EP 'FLAT' under new agency Ego Group.

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Musical 'Cruel Fairy Tale Survival' announces cast including Shin Ui-jeong, opens Sept 8
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Musical 'Cruel Fairy Tale Survival' announces cast including Shin Ui-jeong, opens Sept 8

New Production's original musical *Cruel Fairy Tale Survival* runs September 8 – November 29, 2026 at TOM Theater 1 in Daehak-ro. Tickets go on sale in August.

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Park Jin Young reveals 20-year daily routine and new Waterbomb anthem 'WET' on MBC's All the Butlers
Exclusive·21 hr ago

Park Jin Young reveals 20-year daily routine and new Waterbomb anthem 'WET' on MBC's All the Butlers

Episode 408 of MBC's 전지적 참견 시점 aired July 25 with a 2.0% rating. Park Jin Young's artificial hair parting technique peaked at 4.6% per minute.

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CORTIS, ALPHADRIVE ONE both go 2-for-2 at KMA 2026
ExclusiveCORTIS23 hr ago

CORTIS, ALPHADRIVE ONE both go 2-for-2 at KMA 2026

CORTIS won Record of the Year at KMA 2026, just 11 months into their career. ALPHADRIVE ONE's two wins bring their all-time tally to seven.

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ILLIT drops 2nd Japanese single 'I Got Your Back' featuring HANA's Jisoo and Momoka
NewsdeskILLIT1 d ago

ILLIT drops 2nd Japanese single 'I Got Your Back' featuring HANA's Jisoo and Momoka

ILLIT's second Japanese single features rising group HANA, whose members wrote original rap lyrics for the track, out July 26 at 8 PM.

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Gong Hyo-jin in talks for Yoo Jae-seok's next short-form drama as she preps MBC series 'Married Woman Killer'
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Gong Hyo-jin in talks for Yoo Jae-seok's next short-form drama as she preps MBC series 'Married Woman Killer'

Yoo Jae-seok wants Gong Hyo-jin for his next short-form drama. She's already locked in elsewhere: MBC's webtoon-based 'Married Woman Killer' drops July 31.

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Jin Sung reveals wife fell from 6-meter rock during his chemotherapy, hid injuries with makeup
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Jin Sung reveals wife fell from 6-meter rock during his chemotherapy, hid injuries with makeup

Trot singer Jin Sung opened up about his lymphoma and heart valve diagnoses on MBN's 'Kim Ju-ha's Day and Night', which aired July 25, 2026.

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ARTMS drops "Born Stunner" MV ahead of "Hyper-Ego" album on August 7
ExclusiveJinSoul1 d ago

ARTMS drops "Born Stunner" MV ahead of "Hyper-Ego" album on August 7

ARTMS pre-released "Born Stunner" on July 24, with the full album "Hyper-Ego" arriving August 7 and US promotions to follow.

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