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

2026-09-08 11:01:13:00

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

2026-09-08 10:25:04:00

Baek Jin-hee set to wed in January: report

Actress Baek Jin-hee is marrying a non-celebrity in Seoul in January, according to a local media report on Monday. Her agency AM9 confirmed, adding that she met the groom-to-be while she was in Canada to learn English last year. The pair has maintained a long-distance relationship. The 36-year-old debuted in 2009 through the movie “Missing Person” and has appeared in a series of movies and dramas, including “Empress Ki” (2013) and “My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol” (2015). Her most recent role was in th

2026-09-07 12:02:09:00

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

2026-09-07 11:59:49:00

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

2026-09-07 10:29:24:00

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

2026-09-07 10:23:55:00

Actor Ansel Elgort sparks controversy for wearing yukata to Seoul art fair

American actor Ansel Elgort sparked controversy in Korea for his wardrobe choices. Attending a celeb-studded event to mark the opening of this year's Frieze Seoul, held at Leeum Museum Wednesday night, Elgort arrived in a yukata, the summer version of the kimono. He matched it with a pair of Jordans, complete with a huge turquoise pendant necklace. Elgort was criticized for the choice, triggering debates over whether he failed to take into account the time and place of the event, or the sensitiv

2026-09-04 13:24:09:00

Ex-NewJeans Danielle opens YouTube channel

Danielle, formerly of NewJeans, uploaded her first video on the YouTube channel Dazzibelle on Thursday. Under the title “Detour,” she said hello to fans sitting in front of a lake in her native Australia. Admitting that she is slightly awkward, she told the viewers: “I’ve really, really missed my home. The nature, the ocean, and of course my family. So the first thing I chose to do was to spend time with the family back home.” Fully recharged now, she is ready to begin her own adventure, she sai

2026-09-04 13:13:48:00

IU to drop single next week

IU is set to return Sept. 10 with a digital single, her agency Edam Entertainment announced on Friday. A teaser trailer was posted at midnight, piquing fans' curiosity with a series of astronomy-themed hints. Late last month, she uploaded a video clip titled “Dear Star, make my wish come true,” which included the same snippet of music in the new teaser. The singer and actor’s last new song was “Bye, Summer” in 2025, which was also released on Sept. 10. In July, she canceled her concert, original

2026-09-04 11:02:18:00

BTS tops 1.5b on Spotify with ‘Butter’

BTS' “Butter” has racked up 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, Big Hit Music announced Thursday. It is the group's third song to accomplish the feat, after “Dynamite” and the Coldplay collaboration “My Universe.” The group dropped “Butter” in May 2021. It went on to rank No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, as its fourth chart-topper, and spent 10 weeks atop the main songs chart. The music video for the dance number amassed 1.1 billion views on YouTube as of July. With the digital single, BTS clinched a G

2026-09-04 10:57:00:00