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110.54%OCT 12

RESCENE — Liv

Libe's birthday support hit 110.54% on blip — she's now the face of a subway ad at Hapjeong Station through Oct 25!

Oct 11 – Oct 12, 2026

200 million wonSEP 20

Stray Kids — Bang Chan

Bang Chan just donated 200 million won — 100 million to Seoul Rehabilitation Hospital and 100 million to Nepal flood…

Sep 19 – Sep 20, 2026

300 million wonSEP 16

Stray Kids — Felix

Felix just turned 15 and donated 300 million won to children's hospitals and charities — what a heart

Sep 15 – Sep 16, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200

18 weeks straightSEP 16

CORTIS — ‘GREENGREEN’

CORTIS's 'GREENGREEN' just hit 18 weeks straight on Billboard 200 — longest chart run for a K-pop boy group debut in…

Aug 12 – Sep 16, 2026

TOUR LEG

~100,000 peopleSEP 16

Stray Kids — Rock in Rio 2026

They just made history as the first K-pop act headlining Rock in Rio — performed for ~100,000 people at Olympic Park…

Jul 14 – Sep 16, 2026

4.9%SEP 13

Lee Jun-young — ‘Four Hands Two Sonatas’

Lee Jun-young's character got kidnapped and shot before the finals in yesterday's 'Four Hands Two Sonatas' ep 5 — the…

Sep 12 – Sep 13, 2026

12.11M viewsSEP 13

RESCENE — YouTube video

RESCENE leader Wonee's YouTube video hits 12.11M views in days, driven by 99% Korean fanbase

Aug 21 – Sep 13, 2026

CHART RUNUK OFFICIAL CHARTS

25 weeks straightSEP 12

BTS — UK Official Charts

Their album ARIRANG just hit 25 weeks straight on the UK Official Albums chart — that's a new record for them.

Jul 18 – Sep 12, 2026

10M views totalSEP 10

SEVENTEEN — EP.159 part 2

GOING SEVENTEEN's new season is solid — members pulling wild strategies in the '21' game, 32 episodes past 10M views…

Sep 2 – Sep 23, 2026

#1 in buzz this weekSEP 9

Lee Jun-young — ‘Four Hands, Two Sonatas’

TvN's 'Four Hands, Two Sonatas' is absolutely blowing up — he's ranking #1 in buzz this week, and the show itself is…

Aug 28 – Sep 12, 2026

RECORD CHASE

10.4 billion wonSEP 7

BIGBANG — Hangang apartment

Korean press is saying Daesung's a real estate genius; his villa in Seoul that he bought for 1.4 billion won back in…

Sep 3 – Sep 7, 2026

CHART RUNMUSIC100

1,089 pointsSEP 6

RESCENE — ‘LOVE ATTACK’

RESCENE's 'LOVE ATTACK' is holding strong at #1 on Music100 with 1,089 points — keeping the momentum going

Aug 17 – Sep 7, 2026

1.7M views in 4 hoursSEP 4

Jisoo — ‘CLICK’

JISOO drops 'CLICK' MV with Joseph Kahn — 1.7M views in 4 hours, global X trend #1

Aug 25 – Sep 4, 2026

CHART RUNMUSICIAN100

#4SEP 2

ENHYPEN — ‘Bloody Paradise’

Just confirmed — 'Bloody Paradise' is charting strong across global charts, and they hit #4 on Artist 100 alongside…

Aug 31 – Sep 2, 2026

14.1M views in 3 daysSEP 1

Jennie — ‘Fallen Angel’

Her new EP 'Fallen Angel' is a whole short film — 5:42 of pure storytelling about 10 years of pain becoming growth.

Aug 21 – Sep 15, 2026

TOUR LEG

as reported: “140k fans across two nights”SEP 1

Stray Kids — ‘RUN IT’ world tour

They just wrapped their 'RUN IT' world tour debut at Tokyo's National Stadium with 140k fans across two nights —…

Aug 2 – Sep 21, 2026

CHART RUNSPOTIFY KOREA

as reported: “18 consecutive weeks at #1”AUG 29

CORTIS — ‘REDRED’

CORTIS 'REDRED' hits 18 consecutive weeks at #1 on Spotify Korea, setting K-pop group record

Aug 29 – Aug 29, 2026

RECORD CHASE

6.6M viewsAUG 28

AtHeart — 3!4

AtHeart perform '3!4!' on Music Bank, MV crosses 6.6M views

Aug 28 – Sep 3, 2026

5.6M wonAUG 24

RESCENE — Go Yoon-jung

Jenna posted about receiving a thoughtful moving gift from actress Go Yoon-jung while she was in LA — a huge pink…

Aug 22 – Aug 24, 2026

15 videos totalAUG 21

aespa — Shin Ramyun global campaign

Nongshim just dropped the ‘second’ Shin Ramyun global campaign with aespa — 15 videos total, showing the girls…

Aug 20 – Aug 21, 2026

TOUR LEG

as reported: “33 shows across 19 cities”AUG 21

BIGBANG — 20th-Anniversary World Tour

— BIGBANG just kicked off their 20th anniversary world tour at Goyang Sports Complex starting today for 3 days.

Jun 23 – Aug 21, 2026

CHART RUN

#2AUG 19

Jimin — Brand Reputation

Jimin just landed #2 in August's idol brand reputation rankings, climbing 10% from last month.

Aug 15 – Aug 19, 2026

CHART RUNLOTTE CINEMA

as reported: “1 million tickets sold globally”AUG 19

VR concert

AMAZE just announced TXT's hitting VR concert season 3, and their whole VR series has already crossed 1 million…

Aug 9 – Aug 19, 2026

10M views in 10 daysAUG 18

Choi Min-sik — ‘The Intern’

Choi Min-sik and Han So-hee's 'The Intern' trailer hits 10M views in 10 days; film opens Sept. 16

Aug 18 – Aug 25, 2026

CHART RUNMUSIC100

#43AUG 18

Hearts2Hearts — ‘STYLE’

'STYLE' just jumped 10 spots to #43 on Music100, gaining 85.1 points and posting the biggest rise in the TOP100 today

Aug 13 – Aug 18, 2026

RECORD CHASESPOTIFY USA

#6AUG 16

‘Hootie Frutti’

KATSEYE's 'Hootie Frutti' hits Spotify USA #6 on release day; MV crosses 10M YouTube views in 36 hours

Aug 16 – Aug 16, 2026

CHART RUN

#9AUG 16

Stray Kids — ‘This & That’

They jumped 58 spots on the Musician100 chart to #63 — 'This & That' is already climbing the Bugs TOP10 at #9!

Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2026

CHART RUNSPOTIFY KOREA

16 weeksAUG 15

CORTIS — ‘REDRED’

'REDRED' just hit 16 weeks at #1 on Korea's Spotify chart — longest streak for any K-pop group song ever.

Jul 14 – Aug 15, 2026

100%AUG 14

DaYoung — ‘FLIRTY’

Her 'FLIRTY' collab with Jay Park is blowing up globally — Forbes called her the queen of summer anthems, and her…

Aug 14 – Aug 24, 2026

500 million wonAUG 14

G-DRAGON — Just Peace Foundation

His agency just donated 500 million won to the Justpeace Foundation (which he founded) to support young artists.

Jul 25 – Aug 17, 2026

CHART RUN

41% dropAUG 13

Stray Kids — JYP Entertainment

JYP Q2 profit drops 41% as TWICE contract uncertainty and Stray Kids military looms

Aug 13 – Aug 13, 2026

~11kAUG 13

Stray Kids — YouTube

Stray Kids is sitting at #1 for K-pop keyword buzz AND YouTube comments (~11k) — new music expectations and their…

Aug 9 – Aug 13, 2026

VOTEKIWING AWARDS

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 —…

Aug 6 – Aug 13, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200

20th consecutive weekAUG 12

BTS — ‘ARIRANG’

BTS 'ARIRANG' climbs to No. 14 on Billboard 200 in its 20th consecutive week

Aug 12 – Aug 15, 2026

12M+ viewsAUG 12

SEVENTEEN — ‘Nolabose’

Dino's alter ego Picheolin just dropped 'Nolabose' and it's everywhere — nine SEVENTEEN members jumped in with the…

Aug 10 – Aug 12, 2026

RECORD CHASE

as reported: “280 straight weeks at #1”AUG 11

Im Young-woong — Idol Chart

He just hit 280 straight weeks at #1 on idol chart rankings — and heads up, he's got stadium concerts coming in…

Aug 3 – Aug 11, 2026

CHART RUNKBS2

9%AUG 6

Kim Dae-myung — ‘Marriage’

As the finale approaches, things are getting tense — ratings hit 9% and he's bringing serious intensity with that…

Aug 5 – Aug 6, 2026

30.54M Weverse streamsAUG 6

BTS — Music

BTS 'Arirang' comeback fuels listening party boom — 30.54M Weverse streams and counting

Aug 4 – Aug 6, 2026

AUCTION

160 million wonAUG 5

Jimin — World Cup

Jimin's influence is MASSIVE — his shirt just sold for 160 million won at auction. BTS's impact on the economy is insane

Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2026

CHART RUNBILLBOARD 200

12 weeksAUG 5

CORTIS — ‘GREENGREEN’

CORTIS's 'GREENGREEN' hits 12 weeks on Billboard 200 as North America tour kicks off

Jul 17 – Aug 5, 2026