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RECORD CHASEBILLBOARD 200RESULT

3.28 millionAUG 15

Stray Kids — ‘THIS & THAT’

Their new mini album 'THIS & THAT' just hit 3.28 million first-week sales — triple million seller again, and it's…

Aug 10 – Aug 16, 2026

CHART RUNSHOW MUSIC CORERESULT

as reported: “three 1st place wins in a row”AUG 15

RESCENE — ‘Pretty Girl’

RESCENE just locked in their first-ever triple crown on 'Show!

Jul 25 – Aug 15, 2026

RECORD CHASEORICONRESULT

40%AUG 14

BTS — Oricon combined

More on that US data: 4 in 10 Americans know BTS now.

Aug 12 – Aug 14, 2026

RECORD CHASEMELONRESULT

1.5 billion streamsAUG 14

Im Young-woong — Melon

His album 'IM HERO 2' just hit 1.5 billion streams on Melon — and he's still holding the all-time artist record there.

Aug 10 – Aug 14, 2026

VOTEKIWING AWARDSRESULT

744k votesAUG 13

Jimin — ‘Kiwing’ awards

Jimin just performed at the BTS ARIRANG concert in Busan and landed 2nd on Star Ranking's idol poll with 744k votes —…

Jul 27 – Aug 13, 2026

CHART RUNIDOL CHARTRESULT

nearly 20k pointsAUG 12

RESCENE — Idol Chart

They just topped the idol chart's 1st week of August ranking with nearly 20k points — aespa came in 2nd.

Aug 12 – Aug 14, 2026

CHART RUNORICONRESULT

225,853 copiesAUG 12

TWS — ‘SODA SODA’

TWS 'SODA SODA' breaks group Japan first-week sales record with 225,853 copies

Aug 5 – Aug 12, 2026

RESULT

as reported: “2-Star Outstanding grade + additional honor”AUG 11

Sung Si-kyung — Liquor Brand

His liquor brand Gyeong just swept awards at the UK Great Taste competition — both his makgeolli products took home…

Aug 11 – Aug 12, 2026

VOTERESULT

1.35 million votesAUG 11

Byeon Woo-seok — Male Actors

He just crushed a StarTrend movie/drama male voting poll with 1.35 million votes — way ahead of second place

Aug 7 – Aug 11, 2026

CHART RUNORICONRESULT

as reported: “10 million copies shipped”AUG 11

ILLIT — ‘I Got Your Back’

ILLIT earns Gold certification in Japan for 'I Got Your Back,' three days after release

Jul 30 – Aug 11, 2026

TOUR LEGBUSANCLOSED

28 songsAUG 10

ENHYPEN — ‘Blood Saga’

They just brought 'Bloody Paradise' to life in Busan over the weekend — 160 minutes across two nights, 28 songs, and…

Aug 4 – Aug 10, 2026

RECORD CHASEINSTAGRAMRESULT

15 millionAUG 9

CORTIS — Instagram followers

CORTIS just hit 15 million Instagram followers in under a year — fastest K-pop group ever.

Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2026

CHART RUNMUSIC CORERESULT

4 trophiesAUG 9

RESCENE — ‘Pretty Girl’

RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl' earns triple crown on music shows, bringing total trophies to 4

Aug 8 – Aug 9, 2026

CHART RUNRESULT

#1AUG 8

BTS — Brand Reputation Ranking

BTS just claimed #1 in August boy group brand reputation; the metrics jumped 26% from last month

Aug 6 – Aug 8, 2026

CHART RUNMUSIC SHOWRESULT

second week straightAUG 7

Jennie — ‘Less than a Lover’

Jennie's "Less than a Lover" wins M Countdown for 2nd straight week, tops iTunes in 27 countries

Aug 1 – Aug 7, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

300k+ fansAUG 4

BIGBANG — Goyang concert

Traffic in Goyang is absolutely packed with 300k+ fans heading to see BIGBANG — the city's pulling out all the stops…

Jul 7 – Aug 4, 2026

RECORD CHASESPOTIFYRESULT

400 million streamsAUG 3

Jimin — ‘Who’

Jimin just hit major Spotify milestones with his solo music — his numbers keep climbing!

Aug 1 – Aug 3, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

160k peopleAUG 3

CORTIS — Lollapalooza Chicago

Absolutely killed it at Lollapalooza in the US — Korean press is hyping the performance

Jul 24 – Aug 3, 2026

AUCTIONCLOSED

$110,000JUL 30

Jimin — World Cup halftime outfit

That World Cup halftime shirt he wore? just sold for $110k at Christie's auction — that's insane

Jul 27 – Jul 30, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200RESULT

4 straight weeksJUL 29

ATEEZ — ‘GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5’

ATEEZ hold Billboard 200 for 4 straight weeks as 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' hits No. 121

Jul 6 – Jul 29, 2026

VOTERESULT

9-award haulJUL 27

TXT — KMA 2026

Big Hit Music just swept awards season — TXT part of a massive 9-award haul at the ceremony with BTS and Kortiis

Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

500k first-week salesJUL 26

MODYSSEY

They're celebrating over 500k first-week sales AND took home two awards at the ceremony!

Jul 26 – Jul 27, 2026

CHART RUNINKIGAYORESULT

FIRST broadcast winJUL 26

RESCENE — ‘Love Attack’

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

Jul 26 – Jul 28, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

50,000JUL 26

RIIZE — Japan

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

Jul 26 – Jul 30, 2026

CHART RUNBUGSRESULT

#1JUL 23

Yeonjun — ‘Ice Cream’

Yeonjun's 'Ice Cream' hits Bugs #1 and sweeps Music Bank, Show! Music Core

Jul 23 – Jul 24, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

top 20JUL 20

ATEEZ — ‘BAD’

ATEEZ hit Melon Top 100 top 20 for the first time ever, led by San's 'BAD' chorus

Jul 1 – Jul 20, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

#3JUL 20

CORTIS — ‘Red Red’

They took feedback same-day and delivered — filled 2 hours, added 7 encore songs. That's commitment

Jul 20 – Jul 20, 2026

RESULT

40,000 unitsJUL 20

Yeonjun — ‘Ice Cream’

His Ice Cream collab just sold out 40,000 units. The impact is REAL.

Jul 10 – Jul 20, 2026

CLOSED

23.1%JUL 19

‘Kim Bujang’

Kim Bujang hit 22.3% ratings — and it almost aired on MBC

Jul 19 – Aug 9, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

738K copiesJUL 19

TXT — ‘NO LABELS: PART 02’

Yeonjun's 'NO LABELS: PART 02' tops 2026 solo first-week sales with 738K copies

Jul 12 – Jul 19, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

No. 1JUL 18

‘LOVE ATTACK’

Lisénne's 'Love Attack' hits Melon No. 1 nearly 2 years after release — K-pop's latest reverse-charting story

Jul 13 – Jul 18, 2026

CHART RUNSTARTRENDRESULT

No. 1JUL 16

RESCENE — StartTrend

RESCENE's 'Pretty Girl' hits No. 1 on The Show as agency opens anti-malicious-post reporting site

Jul 16 – Jul 22, 2026

CHART RUNU.S.RESULT

#1JUL 16

ATEEZ — US chart success

ATEEZ 'GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5' hits Billboard 200 #1 for third time; first-week US sales top 223,000

Jul 14 – Jul 22, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

240k peopleJUL 14

TWICE — World Tour

They just wrapped their world tour at MUFU Stadium in Tokyo — 240k people showed up! setlist is up now

Jul 10 – Jul 14, 2026

CHART RUNMUSIC CORERESULT

SECOND winJUL 12

aespa — ‘LEMONADE’

They just grabbed their SECOND win for 'LEMONADE' at Music Core today — that's 53 wins total

Jul 11 – Jul 12, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

22 minutesJUL 7

BIGBANG — Goyang

BIGBANG adds seats for Goyang shows after 3-night sellout in 22 minutes

Jul 7 – Jul 7, 2026

RESULT

Kim Min-hee — Hong Sang-soo

Kim Min-hee wins Best Acting at Locarno, shared with Monica Bellucci, as Hong Sang-soo film takes 3 awards

Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2026

VOTERESULT

CORTIS — Martin & Juhun

Juhun just swept a global fan vote for best contact lens model with 28.15% — beating out ENHYPEN, RIIZE, and others.

Aug 12 – Aug 13, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

Im Young-woong — Goyang

Im Young-woong's 'IM HERO - THE STADIUM 2' concert is happening Sept 4–6 at Goyang Sports Complex, and the city's…

Aug 8 – Aug 13, 2026

RESULT

BLACKPINK — 10th Anniversary Heritage Collection

Lisa posted travel pics from Antelope Canyon in the US earlier today, captioning them 'Red rock therapy' while the…

Jul 24 – Aug 13, 2026