Stories we kept following

TOUR LEGCLOSED

BLACKPINK — Summer Sonic 2026

Jennie wrapped her 3-month festival run at Summer Sonic 2026 in Tokyo and posted about growth through the journey.

Aug 12 – Aug 17, 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

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

TOUR LEGRESULT

ATEEZ — K-pop festival

Now, KQ announced ATEEZ is pulling out of the Poland 'SOUND IN COLORS × K-POP EXPOSÉ' festival (Aug 15–16) because…

Aug 11 – Aug 12, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

CORTIS — North America tour

Posted tour dates on their story — looks like they're hitting Toronto, CA, and more across August.

Aug 10 – Aug 12, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

aespa — Gocheok Dome

Winter posted a playful snap right after their Seoul Gocheok Dome show — riding a cart backstage with that…

Aug 3 – Aug 12, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

fromis_9 — ‘Vitamin ME’

fromis_9 sweep three music show wins with 'Vitamin ME' as 'Glow ME' climbs Melon charts

Aug 2 – Aug 5, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

DAY6 — Solo Tour

Posted a terminal shot earlier today — looks like the crew's on the move

Aug 2 – Aug 4, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

Jennie — Lollapalooza 2026

JENNIE becomes first Korean female solo artist to headline Lollapalooza

Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2026

RESULT

Jeon Hyun-moo — Blue Dragon Series Awards

He and YoonA are hosting the Blue Dragon Series Awards — fifth edition on July 31st, 2026.

Jul 22 – Aug 1, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

RESCENE — Brand Reputation

Now Korean press is saying RESCENE hit #1 in rising artist brand reputation — beating out Cortis and IOI

Jul 25 – Jul 29, 2026

RESULT

Kim Soo-hyun — Comeback Campaign

Dropped a new campaign for BENCH — the global clothing brand posted it, so he's officially back in the spotlight!

Jul 14 – Jul 29, 2026

TOUR LEGTACOMACLOSED

ENHYPEN — Blood Saga world tour

They just wrapped their BLOOD SAGA show in Tacoma yesterday and posted a heartfelt thank you to everyone who came…

Jul 27 – Jul 28, 2026

TOUR LEGSAN DIEGOCLOSED

ENHYPEN — Blood Saga world tour

They just tested K-pop storytelling at San Diego Comic-Con — bringing that BLOOD SAGA narrative to a whole new crowd

Jul 23 – Jul 27, 2026

VOTERESULT

Yeonjun — KMA 2026

He just performed at KMA 2026 and fans are already posting clips — his stage presence is hitting different

Jul 24 – Jul 26, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

BTS — National Stadium Concert

Chile just approved their National Stadium for BTS concerts — that's huge!

Jul 22 – Jul 24, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

Kim Jung-hyun — Fanmeeting

Earlier today, official SeeSun shared photos from his fanmeeting in Japan on July 18th — looks like it went amazing!

Jul 19 – Jul 22, 2026

TOUR LEGRESULT

Stray Kids — ‘THIS & THAT’ world tour

Their Seoul concert just hit FIVE sold-out shows in a row. the ticket power is REAL

Jul 21 – Jul 22, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

Sung Si-kyung — ‘Sung Si-kyung with Friends’

He announced 'SUNG SI KYUNG WITH FRIENDS' concert coming in 2026 — fans are already excited

Jul 15 – Jul 21, 2026

RECORD CHASERESULT

Karina — Variety Show Potential

Korean press just ranked her top idols for variety show potential — she's climbing those lists

Jul 14 – Jul 21, 2026

CLOSED

NCT 127 — Contract Renewal

All seven of them just renewed their contracts — fans are hyped it happened so quick, but that's kinda the whole vibe

Jul 15 – Jul 20, 2026

RESULT

RESCENE — ‘Pretty Girl’

RESCENE wraps 'Pretty Girl' promotions with first-ever music show win

Jul 5 – Jul 20, 2026

CLOSED

Kihyun — ‘So Good’

He posted on IG yesterday celebrating the final broadcast of 'So Good' — dropping a whole photo dump from week two of…

Jul 7 – Jul 19, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

TWICE — ‘THIS IS FOR’

TWICE wraps 'THIS IS FOR' world tour after 81 shows across 1 year; Nayeon posts message to ONCE

Jul 16 – Jul 18, 2026

CHART RUNRESULT

Jimin — Personal Brand Reputation

Korean press is saying Jimin's visuals are literally breaking the internet — Neymar's daughter, NFL players, even…

Jul 1 – Jul 14, 2026

CLOSED

Yunho — Relationship

Korean press is reporting on some dating news involving members, but the focus is shifting fast

Jul 8 – Jul 10, 2026

TOUR LEGCLOSED

BTS — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

BTS pack Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for first London shows in 7 years, setting venue attendance record

Jul 9 – Jul 9, 2026

LEGAL CASERESULT

‘Anti-Scalping Law’

K-pop concert surge meets South Korea's toughest-ever anti-scalping law, effective Aug 28

Jul 4 – Jul 4, 2026

CHART RUNK BRAND INDEXRESULT

Jungkook — K-Brand Index 2026

Jungkook tops K-Brand Index 2026 first-half K-pop individual rankings

Jun 27 – Jun 27, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200

#122OCT 22

ENHYPEN — THE SIN : BLISS

THE SIN : BLISS just hit week 8 on Billboard 200 at #122 — holding strong on World Albums at #2 too

Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2026

6M views in 14 hoursOCT 20

Soyeon — ‘FIRESTARTER’

Soyeon and Miyeon just dropped K/DA's comeback 'FIRESTARTER' after 6 years — the MV hit 6M views in 14 hours and fans…

Oct 19 – Oct 21, 2026

VOTE

313,274 votesOCT 20

Im Young-woong — Korea Wave Entertainment Awards

He just hit 290 weeks straight at #1 on the idol chart with 313,274 votes — and dropped a new 'Please Be Happy' MV on…

Oct 12 – Oct 20, 2026

CHART RUNMELON

as reported: “5 straight months in Melon top 3”OCT 20

CORTIS — ‘REDRED’

CORTIS: Big Hit Music's first new boy group in 6 years logs 5 straight months in Melon top 3

Sep 1 – Oct 20, 2026

CHART RUNMELON

167.9M streamsOCT 18

Im Young-woong — ‘IM HERO 10’

Im Young-woong's 10th-anniversary album IM HERO 10 hits 167.9M streams, 39 Melon weekly #1s

Sep 9 – Oct 18, 2026

1.2M viewsOCT 17

RESCENE — ‘LOVE ATTACK’

Park Sang-chul just dropped a trot cover of RESCENE's 'Love Attack' on YouTube and it's already hit 1.2M views

Oct 11 – Oct 17, 2026

640k viewsOCT 16

RESCENE — KakaoTalk ad behind-the-scenes

Their KakaoTalk ad behind-the-scenes hit 640k views in just one day — fans across all ages are going feral

Oct 14 – Oct 16, 2026

CHART RUNMELON

#3OCT 15

Jang Han-byeol — ‘Miya’

New single 'Miya' dropped on the 12th and hit Melon HOT100 at #3 within an hour — ballad about missing someone and…

Oct 15 – Oct 19, 2026

134%OCT 15

RESCENE — Geoje

RESCENE's 'Geoje Yaho' meme actually drove 10–20s tourists to Geoje — card sales at Deokpo Beach jumped 134% this summer

Aug 13 – Oct 15, 2026

RECORD CHASEYOUTUBE

2 million viewsOCT 14

Im Young-woong — ‘Ddoddo’

His 'Ttotto' music video just hit 2 million views on YouTube — that's huge!

Oct 13 – Oct 14, 2026

RECORD CHASEYOUTUBE

as reported: “2 million YouTube views”OCT 13

Im Young-woong — ‘Melody for You’

His debut 10th-anniversary track 'For Us' just hit 2 million YouTube views — five songs from that special album have…

Aug 14 – Oct 13, 2026