NCT’s 10-year celebration to take over Seoul

NCT will mark the 10th anniversary of its debut with a citywide celebration in Seoul, according to label SM Entertainment on Monday. The mega group is set to infuse the city with its signature color and a parade of music. Starting Tuesday, fountains along the Han River will shoot up water to the tunes of its subunits — NCT127, NCT Dream, WayV, NCT Wish and and NCT U — while lights surrounding Seokchon Lake will cast the neighborhood in a pearly champagne hue. The 23-member group's costumes will

2026-08-31 11:05:54:00

Ive tops 400m for 1st time with ‘I Am’ music video

Ive now has a music video that garnered more than 400 million plays on YouTube, with “I Am” reaching the milestone on Sunday, according to Starship Entertainment. “I Am” is one of the two focus tracks from the girl group's first studio album, “I’ve Ive,” which rolled out in April 2023. The single topped all major music charts at home and earned the group nine trophies from television music chart shows. It charted 22 weeks on Billboard’s Global 200 and 33 weeks on Global Excl. US. Meanwhile, the

2026-08-31 10:32:11:00

Kim Jaehwan to hold standalone concert

Kim Jaehwan announced that he will have a concert in Seoul for two days, via agency WakeOne Entertainment on Thursday. Set for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, the two-date show, dubbed “Blank,” is the first standalone gig for him since he was discharged in December last year. In April, he hailed his comeback with digital single “I’ll Be There,” writing both the lyrics and melodies as well as playing guitar for the self-written work. The single made “The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2026 (So Far): Staff Picks” lis

2026-08-28 12:22:23:00

Highlight turns back clock for fan concert

Highlight’s four members are ready to go back to the trainee days for a fan concert, slated to be held in Seoul on Oct. 16-18, Around Us Company announced Friday. The foursome has hosted a series of unusual fan concerts, from private eye themes to a hypermarket concept. The October gig is titled “I am an idol in 18th year but am a trainee yet to debut in this world?!” and the members will challenge themselves to a string of quests to regain their fans. It will be the first fan concert in about 1

2026-08-28 11:05:52:00

Le Sserafim to release 2nd single next month

Le Sserafim is poised to roll out second physical single “Made My Night” on Sept. 11, agency Source Music announced Friday via an official fan communications platform. The single “captures a night made special by a shared chemistry,” according to the management company, which floated a 30-second teaser titled “You Just Made My Night.” The trailer, including a snippet of the song with thumping beats, set fans abuzz and left speculating that the forthcoming single would be another collaboration wi

2026-08-28 10:47:15:00

Enhypen hits 2m with 8th EP sales

The eighth EP from Enhypen sold 2 million copies as of Wednesday, its agency Belift Lab said, citing a local tally. EP “The Sin: Bliss” is the quintet’s fifth album to do so, after third, sixth and seventh mini albums — “Orange Blood,” “Desire: Unleash” and “The Sin: Vanish” — and second studio album “Romance: Untold.” The latest album headed straight to the top of Oricon’s Daily Album Ranking and landed atop the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 23 regions, selling over 1.7 million on the date of rele

2026-08-28 10:37:59:00

Ive’s An Yujin, Jang Wonyoung to have art exhibit in Seoul

A special exhibition zooming in on An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung of Ive will be held in Seoul, according to agency Starship Entertainment. A monochromatic teaser poster of the two members’ silhouettes was uploaded Wednesday, revealing the event title “An-Young.” The agency said that an exhibition chronicling the idols’ music career so far was set to open soon but did not provide information on the venue or dates. The exhibition title combines the names of the two idols and sounds similar to "hello"

2026-08-27 11:28:09:00

Aespa’s Winter turns to rock for summer single

Winter of aespa channels rock in her summer single that releases Thursday. “Speed of Summer” is a seasonal project released through digital media channel Dingo. The alternative punk rock tune captures a moment of freedom speeding through a summer night with the radio on full volume. The idol belts out the song in her clean, high voice, expanding her musical spectrum as a solo singer, which, up til now, has mainly showcased delicate and warm vocals through a series of soundtracks and collaboratio

2026-08-27 11:18:18:00

Gucci leather jacket worn by BTS’ Jin sells out in less than a day

Jin of BTS has shown his star power again: The black leather jacket he sported in the latest Gucci campaign sold out across Europe in less than 24 hours, despite the hefty $9,900 price tag. In the US and Korea, the stock is running low, available in only two sizes out of nine. The jacket embossed with “Primavera,” or spring in Italian, is the first ready-to-wear collection for the Italian fashion house whipped up by Demna, who took the helm as the creative director last year. Jin was named as a

2026-08-27 10:40:19:00

TXT to kick off tour in November

Tomorrow X Together announced Thursday that it would launch its fifth world tour in November, via label Big Hit Music. The five-member act will kick off its tour “Steal the Wind” with a three-date run in Seoul, from Nov. 13. The tour title suggests that it will be a new chapter, departing from the “Act” series of four preceding tours. It also hints at building up on the narrative of eighth EP “7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns,” which in Korean included “wind” in the album title. The

2026-08-27 10:03:17:00