&Team to return with 2nd EP backed by A-list creators

Boy group &Team shared the tracklist for its second EP in Korea on Tuesday via agency YX Labels. The new mini album is set for release on Sept. 8. “Mark on Me” will contain six tracks, including the title track co-written by Bensoon Boone. Producer and Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk contributed to the B-side track “Good Boy.” The EP follows about ten months after the group's previous EP in Korea, “Back to Life,” which sold over a million copies and won first place on television music chart shows thr

2026-09-02 11:49:05:00

Enhypen lands 1st entry on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100

Enhypen made Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart for the first time with its latest single “Bloody Paradise,” its agency Belift Lab said on Wednesday citing the chart dated Sept. 5. The single ranked at No. 23 on the chart of 25 songs that are close to making Billboard’s Hot 100. The Brazilian funk dance number ranked No. 12 and No. 32 on Billboard’s Global excl. US and Global 200 charts, both the team’s highest spots yet. In the UK, the song hit the Official Singles Top 100 at No.

2026-09-02 11:30:14:00

Cortis’ ‘Redred’ best K-pop song this summer: TikTok

Cortis’ breakout hit “Redred” topped TikTok's Songs of the Summer 2026 list for Korea, according to the platform on Wednesday. The ranking is based on music and videos that trended on the platform throughout the season. Cortis was also named Boyband of the Summer on the TikTok Summer Honours 2026 list. The five members thanked fans and listeners for choosing their song for special moments this summer, via label Big Hit Music. “Redred” is the lead single from Cortis' second EP “Greengreen,” which

2026-09-02 10:45:03:00

BTS extends Billboard 200 stay to 23rd week

BTS has extended its monthslong stay on the Billboard 200 for a 23rd week, with its fifth studio album “Arirang” ranking No. 31 on the chart dated Sept. 5. It slid down seven notches from the previous week on the main albums chart, where it made its chart-topping debut in April. The album's main track, “Swim,” is staying strong on Billboard's global singles chart, inching back up a rung from the previous week to No. 4 on Billboard's Global excl. US chart, and ranked at No. 17 on the Billboard Gl

2026-09-02 10:20:21:00

Big Bang streams triple as fans revisit old favorites

Big Bang has picked up steam on streaming platforms on the back of its 20th anniversary concerts, according to Melon’s Data Lab on Tuesday. The largest streamer in Korea said that total streams of the group’s songs skyrocketed 333 percent in August from the previous month. “Haru Haru” recorded the biggest surge, jumping back into Melon’s Top 100 at No. 91 and climbing up to No. 67, racking up almost three times the average streams it garnered before the trio’s much-anticipated reunion concerts.

2026-09-01 11:42:48:00

Stray Kids' Tokyo concert draws 140,000 fans

Stray Kids took over the National Stadium in Japan on Aug. 29 and 30, selling 140,000 tickets for the weekend, JYP Entertainment said Tuesday. The group is the first international male act to hold concerts at the venue. The two performances also marked the beginning of Stay Kids' world tour, “Run It.” The Japan leg of the trip has four stops, including Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka, and seven shows, all of which sold out. The members thanked the audience for coming and promised to keep on delivering

2026-09-01 10:59:20:00

Enhypen tops Oricon chart for 11th time with 8th EP

Enhypen hit the top of Oricon’s Weekly Album Ranking with its eighth EP, “The Sin: Bliss,” according to the chart published Tuesday. This is the 11th album from the group to bank a No. 1 spot in the weekly ranking. The mini album had made a chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200, a first for Enhypen. It sold over 2 million copies in the first week of sales, becoming the group’s fifth album to do so. Lead single “Bloody Paradise” debuted on Spotify’s daily and weekly global songs charts at No.

2026-09-01 10:47:55:00

BTS’ Jimin notches 1st solo platinum certification in Japan with ‘Who’

Jimin of BTS has received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for his song, “Who,” the organization announced Monday. This is the first time he has achieved the feat on his own with a single, and the second time overall with his solo work. His first solo EP, “Face,” went platinum in Japan in 2023, logging 250,000 shipments in the country. “Who” fronted his second solo album, “Muse,” which had generated 100 million streams as of July to receive a gold certifi

2026-09-01 10:31:36:00

BTS' 'Arirang' ranks No. 2 on Billboard Top Tours chart

BTS generated over US$102.5 million revenue in July through its ongoing “Arirang” world tour, claiming the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s Top Tours chart. The tour attracted 582,000 concertgoers with eight shows in July. The Weeknd sat atop the ranking at US$12.4 million grossed with 16 shows. Billboard said the septet is “the third act to gross a reported $100 million in multiple months,” joining Beyonce and Bad Bunny. BTS had topped the monthly tours revenue tally in both April and May. The tour ha

2026-08-31 11:53:57:00

TXT’s Yeonjun to release Michael Buble cover

Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together is set to release his cover of Michael Buble’s 2005 hit song “Home” online on Tuesday, according to label Big Hit Music. Yeonjun sang the ballad on “The Seasons,” a live music show hosted by singer Sung Si-kyung, last month, saying that it was the song that earned him the first nod for his music abilities when he was a trainee. The idol has been building up his solo career. He released his second solo EP, “No Labels: Part 02,” in July and it entered the Billboard 2

2026-08-31 11:29:27:00