Archive

October 2026

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Grammys to Proceed With Asian Pop Category Despite BTS Boycott

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First-Generation K-Pop Stars Prepare New Music Activities

September 2026

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SM Entertainment Files Complaints Over Illegal AI Images BLACKPINK's Lisa Wins Best Pop at 2026 MTV VMAs BTS Wins Three Awards at the 2026 MTV VMAs BIGHIT Updates Legal Action on BTS Posts and Ticket Scalping TWS Confirms November Comeback

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IVE Sets October Comeback With 'Looks Can Kill'

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BTS ARIRANG Tour Leads Global Touring Revenue Through Q3

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SEVENTEEN's Joshua releases bilingual single Baby Come Home

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Kim Jae-hwan to return with new single on October 7

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Stray Kids become Rock in Rio's first K-pop headliner TVXQ's Changmin sets solo comeback and first Korean solo concerts

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aespa turns concert solo stages into a four-track digital release

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Le Sserafim tops Hanteo daily album chart on release day Mamamoo cancels Jakarta concert over safety concerns

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MONSTA X takes first music-show win for MAGIC

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Stray Kids releases ‘November 11th’ for Pepero Day campaign BTS sets concert revenue records at four major U.S. stadiums

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Korea funds regional venue upgrades to widen K-pop touring capacity

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KATSEYE extends UK chart run with WILD and Animal Korean acts crowd top of Billboard World Albums chart

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IVE's An Yu-jin to limit Hong Kong concert activity after knee injury

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EXO ticket crackdown revives debate over Korea-first presales Stray Kids earns sixth gold certification in France NCT 127 to beam Seoul concert to 1,030 cinemas worldwide

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Rosé says her next album is taking shape in Korea

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ENHYPEN scores its first Billboard 200 No. 1

August 2026

31

Stray Kids stay No. 1 on Billboard World Albums for a second week KATSEYE’s Sophia to miss Europe and UK tour dates

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LE SSERAFIM will release second physical single 'Made My Night' on Sept. 11 ENHYPEN takes a third music-show win for 'Bloody Paradise'BLACKPINK pivots back to solo releases as Jennie, Jisoo and Lisa line up new music BTS generated $102.5 million in July tour revenue, ranking No. 2 on Billboard

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Psy faces summary indictment over prescription pickup case Jennie to release new EP ‘Fallen Angel’ on Aug. 28

25

KATSEYE reaches No. 1 on the Billboard 200 NCT 127 announces 'BLINGY' comeback for its 10th anniversary

24

KATSEYE hits its highest Google search interest since debut BIGBANG Opens 20th-Anniversary World Tour in Goyang BIGBANG Signals More New Music After Anniversary Single ‘BiiiG’Cortis Expands ‘GreenGreen’ EP With Two New Tracks Enhypen’s ‘The Sin: Bliss’ Opens With 1.77 Million First-Day Sales

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Girls’ Generation members Hyoyeon, Yuri and Sooyoung form HRS for new single Skibidi KATSEYE hits career-best No. 2 on the UK albums chart with Wild ENHYPEN’s new EP sells 1.77 million copies on release day NewJeans passes 8 billion cumulative streams on Spotify

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Toronto has temporarily turned part of Yonge Street into BTS Boulevard Seoul's new Galaxy Robot Park puts humanoid robots on the K-pop stage

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BTS nominated for MTV VMA Song of the Year

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Stray Kids score a ninth straight Billboard 200 No. 1