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Day6 to host fan meetups in October
Day6 is planning to hold its fifth round of fan meetings for three days in Incheon, JYP Entertainment announced Monday. The four bandmates will meet and greet fans at the event, “Every Day6, Every My Day,” at Inspire Arena from Oct. 23-25. The last day’s meetup will be livestreamed as well. The upcoming gig will see the quartet reuniting with fans about three months since it wrapped up “The Decade” tour, which marked its 10th year and fourth studio album of the same title. After the 16-city trip
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Enhypen adds dates to European leg of tour
Enhypen will perform one more time each in Berlin and London in March, its agency Belift Lab announced Tuesday. The added dates expand its “Blood Saga” tour to 37 shows in 22 cities worldwide, making it the largest tour yet for the six-member act. The concert trip began in Seoul in May and took the group to three cities in Latin America and five in the US, before it returned to Korea for a show in Busan last month. The tour will resume in October starting with a three-night show in Macao. The fi
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Jungkook hits 500m Spotify streams with ‘Still With You’
Jungkook of BTS had logged 500 million plays on Spotify with his solo single “Still With You” as of Sunday, according to platform data released Tuesday. The self-written song is his sixth solo endeavor to reach the half-billion mark, following “Seven (Feat. Latto),” “Standing Next to You,” “3D (Feat. Jack Harlow),” “Dreamers” and his Charlie Puth collaboration “Left and Right.” He rolled out “Still With You” via SoundCloud in 2020 in time for the seventh anniversary of the group’s debut, later p
Sept. 8, 2026 -
BTS concludes N. American tour with record-breaking LA shows
K-pop supergroup BTS has wrapped up the North American leg of its "Arirang" world tour with a series of record-setting concerts in Los Angeles, drawing an estimated 1.92 million fans across the continent. All 31 shows in 12 cities, including El Paso, Mexico City and New York, had sold out in advance, with the North American dates attracting about 1.92 million fans during the five-month run, according to its agency, BigHit Music on Tuesday. The North American tour ended with four-day concerts at
Sept. 8, 2026 -
SM faces backlash after former NCT member Taeil’s outfit sold at charity flea market
SM Entertainment is facing criticism after an outfit previously worn by former NCT member Taeil, who is in jail for rape, was sold at a charity flea market held to mark the group’s 10th anniversary. The controversy emerged Sunday after a fan who attended the NCT Flea Market in Seoul posted photos on X of a black jacket they had purchased for 150,000 won ($111), later identifying it as an outfit Taeil wore in NCT 127’s 2018 music video for “Chain.” “What fan would want to buy a criminal’s clothes
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Why K-pop is having a Brazilian funk moment
Brazilian funk is gaining a stronger presence in K-pop, with some of the industry's leading acts turning to the hard-hitting rhythms born in South America. Ateez brought the genre to the forefront in June with "Bad," the lead track from its 14th EP, "Golden Hour: Part.5," while Enhypen followed in August with "Bloody Paradise," the Brazilian funk-driven lead single from its eighth EP, "The Sin: Bliss." Both albums debuted atop the Billboard 200. But Brazilian funk — sometimes introduced in K-pop
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3 Exo members take legal action against agency
Exo’s Baekhyun, Chen and Xiumin filed a lawsuit against their agency INB100, seeking to suspend their exclusive contracts, according to legal sources on Monday. A district court in Seoul is holding a hearing the same day, it added. The trio, known as Exo’s first subunit CBX, announced in April that they would terminate their contracts with the agency, citing unpaid settlements among other reasons. A formal notice had been sent in March. Baekhyun founded INB100 in 2023, and the two bandmates join
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NCT Wish to return in October: report
NCT Wish will return with a mini album in October, according to a local media report on Monday. The NCT subunit will release a new album in about six months, following its studio album “Ode to Love.” The LP sold more than 1 million copies upon release, becoming its third consecutive million-seller, and recorded over 1.8 million in first-week sales. The title track ranked No. 3 on Melon’s Top 100, a career-best for the six-member act. In August, the group went platinum in Japan for the first time
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ZB1’s Sung Hanbin to drop 1st solo set next month: report
Sung Hanbin of Zerobaseone is set to release his first solo album on Oct. 12, according to a local media report Monday. His agency, The Live Label, confirmed the news following the report. He will be the first member of the group to do so. Sung debuted in 2023 as the leader of Zerobaseone, earning the second most votes on the audition show through which it was formed, "Boys Planet." Hanbin has amassed a loyal following as an all-rounder, strong not only as a dancer but also as a singer. He is al
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NewJeans’ ‘Super Shy’ surpasses 900 million Spotify streams
NewJeans’ hit song “Super Shy” has surpassed 900 million streams on Spotify, becoming the group’s third song to reach the milestone, according to Ador on Sunday. As of Friday, “Super Shy” has accumulated 900,048,067 streams on the global music platform. “Omg” and “Ditto” are the other two NewJeans tracks to have surpassed 900 million streams. Released in July 2023 as part of the group’s second EP, “Get Up,” ‘Super Shy” is characterized by its upbeat sound built around Jersey club rhythms. The so
Sept. 6, 2026 -
K-pop choreography splits along gender lines: harder for boy groups, freer for girl groups
The gender divide in K-pop choreography is taking a new shape, with boy groups pushing toward more physically demanding performances and girl groups moving in the opposite direction, embracing freer movement that puts individual character and expression at the forefront. NCT 127 and rookie girl group Tuide offered contrasting examples of the trend when both released new music on Aug. 24. At a press conference for NCT 127’s seventh LP “Blingy” in southern Seoul, the members repeatedly singled out
Sept. 6, 2026 -
Santos Bravos win 2 awards at Premios Juventud
Hybe Latin America’s boy group Santos Bravos picked up two awards at this year’s Premios Juventud (Youth Awards), adding to the five-member group’s growing presence in the Latin music market. Santos Bravos won awards for favorite group or duo of the year and male new generation at the 23rd annual Premios Juventud, Thursday in Marbella, Spain. Organized by TelevisaUnivision, Premios Juventud is one of the best-known awards shows in Latin pop culture, recognizing artists and creators across music,
Sept. 6, 2026 -
Koyote to launch North American tour in November
Veteran coed group Koyote will embark on a three-city North American tour in November, the group's agency said Friday. The "2026 Koyote Festival North America Tour" will kick off at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, on Nov. 8, followed by a show at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts in Vancouver, Canada, on Nov. 12. The tour will wrap up at Pantages Theater in Tacoma, Washington, on Nov. 14. The upcoming concerts will mark Koyote's return to North America about two years after the
Sept. 4, 2026 -
Rapper Bryn signs with Ne-Yo’s PMG Korea
Rapper Bryn has signed an exclusive contract with the Korean branch of Pacific Music Group (PMG), the company said Friday. Bryn becomes the latest artist to join PMG Korea as the newly established label expands its roster in the country. The company previously signed Girls' Generation member Tiffany Young and recently announced the additions of Brody and former B.A.P member Bang Yong-guk. Bryn debuted in August 2018 with the digital single "Hazy City" and gained wider recognition after competing
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Mexican president hints at K-pop group joining Lee this month
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said a K-pop group will visit Mexico in connection with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's trip to the country later this month, without revealing the group's identity. Sheinbaum made the remarks during her regular morning press briefing Thursday while confirming Lee's planned visit to Mexico in September. Asked by a local reporter about the purpose of her meeting with Lee and the issues they would discuss, Sheinbaum pointed to economic and cultural ties b
Sept. 4, 2026