Katseye to perform at Victoria’s Secret show

Katseye is poised to hit the stage at an upcoming Victoria’s Secret fashion show in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, according to its agency Hybe X Geffen Records on Wednesday. The group joins the all-women, genre-spanning lineup of Megan Moroney, Megan Thee Stallion and Tate McRae. It will be the second K-pop group to perform at the mega event, after Twice, and the third K-pop act overall, with Lisa of Blackpink having performed at the brand’s show in Paris in 2024. Katseye is in the middle of its “Wild

Oct. 1, 2026

BTS teases new episodes of its reality show

BTS uploaded a trailer for a new season of its reality show, “Run BTS!,” on Wednesday. The video shows the seven bandmates in a park in Toronto, Canada, enjoying a picnic and playing childhood games, including the Korean version of Red Light, Green Light, which became well-known around the world through the Netflix hit drama “Squid Game.” They are also seen playing pickleball, which the bandmates have said they're into these days. The new episodes will be aired on Oct. 6 and 11 under the title “

Oct. 1, 2026

K-pop exhibitions turn fandom into immersive experience

Immersive media exhibitions are becoming increasingly common in K-pop promotions, as artists and agencies look for new ways to turn music, visuals and artist narratives into offline fan experiences. Big Bang’s recent exhibition “Cosmos” is one example. Inside an underground room in Jung-gu, central Seoul, visitors put on a virtual reality headset to begin their experience. Big Bang members G-Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung begin performing a few steps away and move closer as they sing and rap, creat

Sept. 30, 2026

BTS RM donates W100m to National Museum of Korea

RM of BTS has donated 100 million won ($74,000) to the National Museum of Korea to support the public organization's acquisition of cultural artifacts. According to the National Museum of Korea on Wednesday, RM made the donation through the Friends of the National Museum of Korea, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the museum's development. The institution leads sponsorship initiatives encompassing artifact acquisition, academic support and the museum's facility development. "As a

Sept. 30, 2026

ZB1’s Sung Hanbin lists songs for 1st solo set

Sung Hanbin of Zerobaseone uploaded the songs list for his upcoming first solo album via his agency, The Live Label, Wednesday. The EP “Dead: Alive” will comprise eight tracks, including main track “The Undead.” The track conveys willingness to tackle any type of challenge or pain, embodying the key concept of the mini album: self-transcendence. Also part of the mini album is “Seomgwang,” which translates as “flash,” dedicated to fans. The idol participated in writing the lyrics. The EP is set t

Sept. 30, 2026

Evan debuts on Billboard 200 at No. 49

Evan, formerly known as Heeseung of Enhypen, has proved himself as a solo singer, banking No. 49 on the Billboard 200 with his first solo EP. “Death of Me” marked his first entry on the chart, dated Oct. 3, while he topped its ranking of emerging artists and entered the Artist 100 at No. 51. The eight-track set sold half a million copies in three days, while the main track of the same title came in first place on two TV music chart shows. Over the weekend, Evan had a listening party for the mini

Sept. 30, 2026

Aespa’s Winter to miss Dallas show

Winter of Aespa will sit out the group’s Dallas show next week on Tuesday, SM Entertainment announced Wednesday. She has been feeling under the weather since before the Miami concert held Saturday but willed herself to take to the stage nonetheless to be together with the group, her agency said. When she went to see a doctor for an in-depth test, she was found to have shingles, or herpes zoster, which is caused by the same virus as chickenpox. The idol made the choice to prioritize her health, t

Sept. 30, 2026

Jimin's 1st TikTok video racks up 10m views upon release

Jimin of BTS generated 10 million views on TikTok in less than a day on Monday with his first video on the platform under his personal profile. The video contains the full choreography for “Be Mine,” a B-side track from his second solo EP “Muse,” and shows Jimin freely roaming the seashore. As of Wednesday, the video had clocked more than 15 million hits and 6 million likes. The video comes about a month after the account appears to have been made, during which it amassed 5 million followers des

Sept. 30, 2026

TikTok Korea removes former singer's account over sex crime record

TikTok Korea has permanently removed the account of a former K-pop singer convicted of sex crimes against minors, just one day after he joined the platform. The Korean unit of TikTok said Monday that it permanently suspended and removed the account of Go Young-wook, a former member of the coed group Roo'ra, after becoming aware of it Sunday. Go had announced the launch of his TikTok account on X a day earlier, sharing a link to a video posted on the platform. "Under our community guidelines, whe

Sept. 29, 2026

[Exclusive] Enhypen to return with new album in November, agency confirms

Enhypen will return with a new album in November, the group's agency Belift Lab confirmed Tuesday, a day after an industry source disclosed the comeback plans to The Korea Herald. "Enhypen is scheduled to make a comeback in November," the source said on condition of anonymity. "Tomorrow X Together will make its comeback on Nov. 16, and as far as I know, Enhypen will follow sometime in the latter half of the month." Belift Lab, a subsidiary label under Hybe, confirmed the plans but said an exact

Sept. 29, 2026

Wanna One, Ab6ix’s Park Woojin to drop 2nd solo EP next month

Park Woojin of Wanna One and Ab6ix is readying to release his second solo set, “Solstice,” on Oct. 13, Para Music said Tuesday. It will mark a return as a solo singer after almost 1 1/2 years, and the first album he is bringing out since he signed with the agency. His first EP “Own” included the B-side track “Self-Portrait,” which featured Wanna One bandmate Kim Jaehwan. The two teamed up again when the project group reunited through a reality show in April. Meanwhile, Ab6ix put on hold its grou

Sept. 29, 2026

SHINee’s Taemin postpones US tour due to visa complications

Taemin of SHINee has had to reschedule the US leg of his international solo tour “Liminal,” Galaxy Corp. announced Tuesday. He was set to begin touring six cities in the country from Oct. 12, kicking off in San Jose, California. The opener was to be followed by shows in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago and Newark, New Jersey. All six are to be put off, as key staffers of the tour had not yet been able to secure appropriate US visas. The Latin American and European legs of the trip remain

Sept. 29, 2026

BTS’ Jungkook's 'Seven' ranks at No. 8 on Spotify’s most-streamed 2020s songs list

The first solo single from Jungkook of BTS has garnered the eighth most streams on Spotify among songs from the 2020s, according to the platform’s ranking. His “Seven (feat. Latto)” climbed up three spots from last year, and is the only song from an Asian artist among the top 10. The 2023 single has amassed close to 3.1 billion plays, ranking No. 69 in overall streams on Spotify. It has stormed past major milestones, including 100 million and 1 billion streams in record amounts of time on the pl

Sept. 29, 2026

Seventeen’s Jeonghan X Joshua to launch 6-city tour

Jeonghan and Joshua of Seventeen will have concerts in six cities across Asia starting with a three-night show in Incheon, Korea next month, according to agency Pledis Entertainment on Monday. The duo is kicking off tour “Journey into Dreaming” on Oct. 30 at Inspire Arena, and will visit Saitama, Japan, Macao, Taipei, Busan, Korea and Hong Kong until mid-February. The concert trip is based on the first EP “Dreamscape” the pair will bring out on Oct. 19. Teaser photographs to promote the mini alb

Sept. 29, 2026

November rush gives K-pop one last comeback window

November is shaping up to be a crowded month for K-pop, with Rescene, Tomorrow X Together and Xikers all set to release new albums, and Ateez expected to join the lineup. Xikers will kick off the month with their eighth EP "Route Zero: The Calling" on Nov. 2, followed by Rescene's fourth EP "Pulse" the next day. TXT will release its ninth EP, "Perfect Storm," on Nov. 16. Ateez is likely to return with a new EP later in the month, according to industry sources. The lineup reflects a familiar K-po

Sept. 28, 2026