In celebration of Hangeul Day

The Weeknd makes up for 8-year wait with hit-packed return to Korea

GOYANG, Gyeonggi Province — Eight years was a long wait, but The Weeknd appeared determined to make up for lost time when he finally returned to Korea on Wednesday. For nearly two hours at Goyang Stadium in Gyeonggi Province, the Canadian singer rarely stopped singing. One song flowed almost immediately into the next as he powered through 39 tracks spanning more than a decade of his career, filling the vast stadium with a catalog that made him one of the world’s biggest pop stars. The Wednesday

2026-10-08 13:45:39:00

Twice fans question scale, access of 11th anniversary event

Twice’s upcoming 11th anniversary fan event has drawn criticism for its limited capacity and eligibility requirements, with just a few spots available for a fandom that regularly fills arenas and stadiums worldwide. JYP Entertainment announced Monday that the group will hold its “Once Upon A Thrill” fan party in Seoul on Oct. 17, with three sessions scheduled at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Each session will accommodate 250 people, bringing the total number of attendees to 750. Entry will be decide

2026-10-07 16:44:56:00

BTS fever grips Lima ahead of first-ever Peru concerts

BTS is set to perform its first concerts in Peru starting Wednesday, with the group’s arrival prompting a series of citywide events in Lima ranging from a temporarily renamed street to landmark illuminations. The group is set to perform at Estadio San Marcos on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday as part of the South American leg of its “Arirang” world tour. Ahead of the concerts, the Santiago de Surco district decided to temporarily rename a street “Avenida BTS” — “BTS Avenue” in English — until Sun

2026-10-07 15:03:56:00

What will Grammys’ Asian pop category look like without BTS, Stray Kids?

The Grammy Awards’ first best Asian pop music performance category will go ahead during the 2027 awards ceremony, but without two of the current biggest names in K-pop: BTS and Stray Kids. BTS announced in July that it would not submit music for consideration for the 2027 Grammy Awards, objecting to the newly created category and saying it hoped music could be appreciated without being divided by region or language. Stray Kids also made the choice to sit out this year’s submissions process. JYP

2026-10-06 15:01:41:00

Eric Nam to release fourth LP on Oct. 16

Singer-songwriter Eric Nam will return with his fourth LP, “Confessions of a Lonely Heart,” on Oct. 16, his first album release since 2024. The album will be released at 1 p.m. through major online music platforms, according to his agency, All My Anecdotes. Ahead of the release, Nam unveiled a teaser video through his official social media accounts, offering a glimpse into the album’s introspective mood. The video shows him spending time alone against quiet urban backdrops, including a riverside

2026-10-05 20:24:34:00

BTS launches South American leg of ‘Arirang’ tour in Colombia

BTS kicked off the South American leg of its “Arirang” world tour in Bogota, Colombia over the weekend, with V and Jimin drawing particular attention for their interactions with local fans during the group’s first full-group concerts in the country. The septet performed at Estadio El Campin on Oct. 2 and 3, opening a 14-show run across five South American cities, including Lima in Peru, Santiago in Chile, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Sao Paulo, through Oct. 31. V became one of the most talked-a

2026-10-05 17:09:04:00

Stray Kids Bang Chan donates W300m on birthday

Bang Chan of Stray Kids donated a combined 300 million won ($223,000) to three organizations on his birthday, bringing his charitable contributions this year to 500 million won, according to JYP Entertainment. Bang Chan, who turned 29 on Saturday, donated 100 million won each to Hearcycle, World Vision and marine environmental organization Our Sea of East Asia Network. His donation to World Vision will support its Dreaming Children program, which provides scholarships and tailored growth support

2026-10-05 16:39:43:00

&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,

2026-10-05 14:52:09:00

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

2026-10-02 13:00:00:00

Singapore Writers Festival returns with crime, hidden stories in focus

The Singapore Writers Festival will return in November with more than 300 authors, speakers and moderators from around the world, bringing together fiction, journalism, memoir, translation and crime writing under this year’s theme, “Hidden in Plain Sight.” Starting Nov. 13, the 29th edition will feature more than 200 programs examining “stories and perspectives that can be overlooked, concealed or understood differently depending on who is looking.” Among this year’s additions is a dedicated foc

2026-10-01 14:14:13:00