&Team caps biggest Asia tour with milestone Kspo Dome show

Four years after their debut, &Team arrived at Seoul’s Kspo Dome with a performance that showed just how far the nine-member group has come. The nine-member group wrapped up “Blaze the Way,” its largest Asia tour to date, with two encore concerts Saturday and Sunday at the venue in southern Seoul, bringing a five-month journey across 14 cities and 23 shows to a close. The tour drew some 230,000 concertgoers in total and included &Team’s first solo dome concert at Belluna Dome in Saitama, Japan,

Oct. 5, 2026

Stray Kids join BTS in skipping Grammy submissions

Stray Kids have chosen not to submit music for consideration at next year’s Grammy Awards, joining BTS in opting out of the submission process. JYP Entertainment confirmed Friday that Stray Kids did not submit entries before the August 21 deadline. As a result, the group will not be considered for the Grammys’ new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, where they had been expected to compete. In July, BTS also announced it would not submit music for consideration for the 69th annual Grammy A

Oct. 3, 2026

Nana, T.O.P. confirm relationship

Lim Jin-a, better known by her stage name Nana, and T.O.P are officially dating. The two met while filming the music video for T.O.P.’s “Totally Crazy!,” a track from his solo album “Another Dimension,” and began dating in June after getting to know each other during the shoot. T.O.P debuted as a member of K-pop group Big Bang in 2006 and left the group in June 2023. He then made his musical comeback in April with his first full-length solo album “Another Dimension.” Nana debuted in 2009 with th

Oct. 2, 2026

All’N returns with third single ‘Ding’

K-pop soloist All’N has released his third single “Ding,” continuing his violin-driven approach to K-pop while leaning further into electronic music. Released Friday, “Ding” arrives less than two months after his previous single, “Dream Higher.” The new track blends K-pop and dubstep with electric guitar, bass, synthesizers, rap and violin. The track also marks a return to the electronic style he worked with during his earlier career as a violin-driven DJ, following his time as an idol trainee i

Oct. 2, 2026

Grammys press on with Asian pop category despite controversy

The CEO of the Recording Academy released a statement and confirmed that Grammy Awards’ Asian pop category will debut in 2027 as planned. The Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. had suggested that the new category was being reconsidered after the plan announced in June stirred up controversy. BTS took a stand one month later, saying it would not submit its music for consideration at the 69th Grammy Awards: “We hope music can be heard and embraced for what it is, beyond region or language.” Th

Oct. 2, 2026

SHINee's Onew teams up with Zico for solo single

Onew of SHINee collaborated with singer and producer Zico for his solo single "Tic Tac Toe," according to the former's agency, Griffin Entertainment, Friday. The two synergize with their distinguished vocal tones. The duet is one of three focus tracks from Onew's first single album, "Delusion." Onew dropped the first main track "Mind Games," featuring Yuju, formerly of GFriend, the previous week. The Zico collaboration will be unveiled on Oct. 7, with the full set to come Oct. 20. The latest eff

Oct. 2, 2026

SF9 expands 10th anniversary celebration with Hong Kong concert

SF9 will host a concert in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, expanding on the Seoul shows on Oct. 10 and 11, according to FNC Entertainment on Thursday. The concerts, as the title “Ten Years of Pursuing Dreams” suggests, are part of the group’s celebration of its 10-year career. The six bandmates also released their second studio album “Tenacity” in August. The 10-track album made it among the top five on iTunes albums charts in three regions. The LP came nearly 1 1/2 years since the group's 15th EP, “Love R

Oct. 2, 2026

Alpha Drive One sets sights on US

Alpha Drive One is gearing up to tackle the US with “Unbreakable: Beast” on Friday, according to WakeOne Entertainment. The mini album is the boy group’s first set to officially roll out in the US. The EP has sold over 2 million copies since its domestic release in August, and the main track “Born Dire” came in first place on TV music chart shows three times. The seven-piece act is also releasing a digital version of the EP on Friday, which includes sped-up and slowed-down versions of the focus

Oct. 2, 2026

BTS becomes first pop group to surpass $500 m in tour ticket sales

Global K-pop sensation BTS has become the first pop group in the world to surpass $500 million in cumulative ticket sales with its ongoing "Arirang" world tour, Billboard said. The South Korean septet's tour was the seventh by any group to reach the milestone, the US music industry publication said, citing its latest Boxscore figures released Wednesday. "It puts them in unprecedented territory as a pop group, as the other six ensembles are all rock bands," Billboard added. Much of this milestone

Oct. 1, 2026

Winner's Mino gets suspended sentence for military service violations

Song Mino of K-pop boy group Winner received a suspended sentence Thursday for repeatedly leaving his alternative military service post without authorization. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced the 33-year-old rapper to one year in prison, suspended for two years, for violating the Military Service Act. The suspended sentence means Song will not serve the one-year prison term unless the suspension is revoked during the two-year period. A supervisor surnamed Lee, who oversaw Song's servic

Oct. 1, 2026

Music video shoot at 3 a.m.? Rookie boy group’s agency apologizes for noise at Incheon market

Rookie boy group Keyvitup’s agency apologized Thursday for a disruptive early-morning video shoot near Incheon’s Jemulpo Wave Market. The shoot, which took place at around 3 a.m. Wednesday with a large crew, featured music played through loudspeakers and repeated use of smoke effects. "We took various measures to minimize inconvenience to residents during the shoot, but as filming continued late into the night, we failed to sufficiently consider the impact it could have on residents," Inkode, th

Oct. 1, 2026

Before BTS and Blackpink, these stars ruled K-pop. Now they're returning

Some of the biggest names that shaped Korean pop music in the late 1990s and early 2000s are stepping back into the spotlight, adding momentum to a retro revival already sweeping through popular culture. First-generation girl group Fin.K.L announced in September that it is resuming full-group activities for the first time in about 21 years, while R&B duo Fly to the Sky has confirmed plans to return after releasing its last album in 2019. Jewelry, another defining girl group of the early 2000s, a

Oct. 1, 2026

Hwang Minhyun to return solo with digital single

Hwang Minhyun is releasing the digital single “Our” on Oct. 7, Pledis Entertainment announced Thursday. The single consists of three tracks including the titular lead single. It marks a return as a solo singer after about eight months, following “Truth,” a song of consolation he unveiled at a fan meetup in Seoul. After the release of the three-track set, he will kick off a fan meeting tour on Oct. 16 in Seoul. He is planning to meet and greet fans for three days before moving onto Tokyo, Macao a

Oct. 1, 2026

Exo's Chanyeol to release second Japanese solo EP

Chanyeol of Exo will release his second Japanese EP, "Tabi," Friday, about a year after the release of his previous EP "Hibi." The new six-track album explores personal emotions, meaningful relationships and memorable moments from everyday life through a mix of musical genres. All six songs were released digitally in advance on Monday, including lead track "Song For You," a modern rock number driven by electric guitar that expresses feelings for a loved one. Chanyeol also took part in writing an

Oct. 1, 2026

Meovv to drop new single this month

Girl group Meovv is bringing out a new single on Oct. 12, its agency The Black Label announced on Thursday. The release comes about four months after the group's second EP “Bite Now,” which sold over 300,000 copies in the first week. The music video for the focus track “Ddi Ro Ri” claimed the top spot on YouTube’s trending videos worldwide ranking. Although no details about the upcoming single have been released, the teaser photo of the five members striking poses in crop tops and killer boots,

Oct. 1, 2026