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AUCTIONRESULT

under 24 hoursAUG 30

BTS — Gucci Primavera campaign jacket

Jin just became the #1 global Google search trend for Gucci's Primavera campaign — his jacket sold out in under 24…

Aug 28 – Aug 30, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

as reported: “209.9M copies in the first week”AUG 28

ENHYPEN — Mini

THE SIN : BLISS just hit their fifth double-million seller — 2.1M copies in the first week alone.

Aug 22 – Aug 28, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

$433M+AUG 28

BTS — Arirang North America tour

The ARIRANG tour just broke every vocal group record in history.

Jul 31 – Sep 8, 2026

RECORD CHASESPOTIFYRESULT

100 million streamsAUG 28

CORTIS — Spotify

CORTIS just hit a huge milestone with 'REDRED' and 'JoyRide' both crossing 100 million streams on Spotify at the same…

Jul 26 – Aug 28, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

#7AUG 21

CORTIS — ‘Put Your Phone Down’

Tour's hitting #7 on the booking charts — CORTIS's 'Put Your Phone Down: Birthday Party' concert is this weekend at…

Jul 19 – Oct 8, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

#1AUG 20

BIGBANG — New

They really came back BIG — 'BiiiG' hit #1 on Melon in just one hour, set new 2026 records, and hit the 'roof kick'…

Aug 19 – Aug 20, 2026

VOTETEN CHARTRESULT

35,560 votesAUG 20

TEN Chart poll

He just landed 3rd place in the Star Ranking male trot voting (35,560 votes) — solid showing this round!

Aug 18 – Aug 20, 2026

VOTERESULT

9.7 million votesAUG 20

Byeon Woo-seok — Male Actors

He just crushed StarTrend's weekly vote with nearly 9.7 million votes — his fandom is absolutely unreal right now

Aug 7 – Aug 20, 2026

CHART RUNMELONRESULT

top 8AUG 20

ATEEZ — ‘BAD’

BAD swept charts at home and abroad — Melon top 8, Billboard 200 #1, and their biggest album sales ever at 1.88 million

Jul 1 – Aug 20, 2026

CHART RUNMULTI CHARTRESULT

all 6 tracks chartAUG 19

KiiiKiii — ‘WhyKiiiKiii’

KiiiKiii's 'WhyKiiiKiii' sweeps charts: all 6 tracks chart, first-week sales double previous album

Aug 19 – Aug 19, 2026

CHART RUNIDOL CHARTRESULT

#1AUG 19

RESCENE — Idol Chart

Won-i just hit #1 on the August idol individual brand reputation ranking, with her index up 27.93% from last month.

Aug 12 – Aug 19, 2026

RECORD CHASEBILLBOARD 200RESULT

as reported: “9 consecutive Billboard 200 #1s”AUG 17

Stray Kids — ‘THIS & THAT’

They just hit 9 consecutive Billboard 200 #1s with 'THIS & THAT' — literally the first group ever to do this in the…

Aug 10 – Aug 17, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

as reported: “SIX music show wins total”AUG 17

RESCENE — Music-Show Win

They just hit SIX music show wins total — 'Pretty Girl' swept '쇼!

Jul 17 – Aug 17, 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

CHART RUNITUNES GLOBALRESULT

17 regionsAUG 14

Red Velvet — ‘Velvet Summer’

Red Velvet's 'Velvet Summer' hits #1 on iTunes in 17 regions, tops QQ Music and Kugou charts

Aug 14 – Aug 20, 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

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

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 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 23, 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

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

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

‘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 16 – 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

TOUR LEGRESULT

2 MILLION tickets soldJUL 13

BIGBANG — WORLD TOUR 2026

They just hit 2 MILLION tickets sold and fans are voting them as top fave on StarTrend — loyalty is STRONG

Jun 15 – Oct 22, 2026