Crush, IU to drop new single next week

Crush is set to drop a new digital single, “Seesaw,” featuring IU on Wednesday, agency P Nation announced Friday. The agency released a teaser video showing the singers working together in a studio, with a snippet of the new song playing in the background. The two have collaborated since 2019, when they appeared as guests at each other’s concerts. In 2022, Crush was a guest on IU’s music talk show, “IU’s Palette.” The forthcoming single will be Crush’s first new material in over a year, after hi

2026-10-16 12:34:22:00

BTS 1st group ever to log 10b annual streams on Spotify

BTS has become the first group to accumulate 10 billion annual streams on Spotify, according to label Big Hit Music on Friday. The group's fifth full-length album, “Arirang,” drove the achievement, generating 5 billion streams since its release in March, the most for an album dropped this year. On the day the album rolled out, all 14 tracks, including the all-instrumental track, “No. 29,” swept the top 14 spots on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Global chart. Meanwhile, the seven-piece act is in Santi

2026-10-16 12:22:20:00

Le Sserafim to perform ‘Aeiou’ for first time in Osaka

Le Sserafim set fans in Japan abuzz with the news that it will perform its song “Aeiou” for the first time in Osaka, Japan, in December. Agency Source Music uploaded a video for the song, the B-side track from its second single album, “Made My Night,” on Thursday. The video is a composite of moments captured during the preparation of the two-set effort and the North American leg of its world tour. It ends with the song title and the announcement, “See You Soon at Kyocera Dome Osaka.” The quintet

2026-10-16 11:11:10:00

NCT Dream to release sixth studio album next month

NCT Dream announced Friday that it will release its sixth studio album, “Dream After Dream,” on Nov. 9, according to label SM Entertainment. This is the group's first release since it reorganized into a six-member act in April, when Mark left both the team and the label to pursue a solo career. It also is the first album after the bandmates renewed their contracts with the label. The group celebrated its 10th anniversary in August. The upcoming LP will contain 10 tracks, including lead single “B

2026-10-16 10:47:52:00

Singer Solbi to wed actor Lee Kyu-han: report

Singer turned artist Solbi and actor Lee Kyu-han are getting married next year, according to a local media report on Thursday. Her agency Jian Castle confirmed the news, adding that the couple’s families had met and set a date for a private wedding ceremony in April. The couple had not previously announced they were dating, but they appeared together in a reality show last year. On the show, celebrities who were single took trips to try to find a special someone, and Solbi picked Lee. Solbi debu

2026-10-15 13:38:13:00

Enhypen unveils interactive story film

Enhypen fans will be able to interact with the group's extensive lore through “Enhypen World: Story Film” starting Thursday. Based on last year's “Enhypen World: Eternal Moment” mobile game, the story film uses the bandmates' voices to build on their vampire story. Fans, alongside the members, can venture into the past and fight against mysterious creatures to restore memory. Meanwhile, the six members flew to Macao on Thursday for three shows. Their international “Blood Saga” tour will visit 22

2026-10-15 11:07:59:00

Red Velvet’s Wendy to release new music next month

Wendy of Red Velvet will return as a solo singer in November, her agency Ascend said Wednesday. Her last solo effort was her third EP, “Cerulean Verge,” released in September 2025. Following the mini album, she launched her first solo tour, “W:ealive.” She kicked it off with a two-date show in Seoul, then visited six cities in Asia and six in the US before wrapping up the tour in Seoul in March. Between the two sets, she participated in a string of soundtracks, including for the Netflix dramas “

2026-10-15 10:37:13:00

BTS exceeds 100m views with ‘Hooligan’ music video

BTS' music video for “Hooligan” had reached 100 million views on YouTube as of Wednesday, according to Big Hit Music. “Hooligan” is a side track from the septet’s fifth studio album, “Arirang,” and the video is the third promoting the album to achieve the feat, following “Swim” and “2.0.” The alternative hip-hop track entered Billboard’s Hot 100 at No. 35 and spent four weeks on the main songs chart. BTS has been using the song as an opener during the world tour, which is in Santiago, Chile for

2026-10-15 10:32:38:00

Cortis’ 2nd EP garners 500m plays on Spotify

Cortis reached 500 million streams on Spotify with its second EP “Greengreen,” label Big Hit Music said Wednesday. The six-track EP accomplished the feat in about five months. The album rolled out in May and sold more than 2.3 million units in its first week. So far, it has sold over 4.3 million copies and is the second K-pop act released this year, following BTS’ fifth LP “Arirang,” to exceed 4 million in sales. “GreenGreen” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and spent 18 weeks on the chart.

2026-10-14 11:55:37:00

Katseye digitally releases bonus track Lara co-wrote

Katseye officially released “Unloveu,” a bonus track from the group’s third EP “Wild,” agency Hybe X Geffen Records said Wednesday. Originally available only on the physical editions, the single is a collaborative effort between Lara, Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen and producer Ross Golan, serenely portraying getting over a broken heart. The single is expected to boost the mini album, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 in August and has tallied eight weeks on the main albums chart. Meanwh

2026-10-14 11:25:36:00