Mark celebrates birthday with livestream

Mark, formerly of NCT, held a livestream at midnight on Sunday to celebrate his birthday with fans. He brought fans up to speed, telling viewers that he was working on music and showing them recent pictures he took. He also hinted that he had something sent to the temporary cafe fans set up to mark the occasion, saying it was one thing he really wanted to do and he wants to do more. “One day I’d like to visit the birthday cafe as a surprise. Please don’t let your guard down every year,” he said

2026-08-03 12:05:44:00

BoyNextDoor announces upcoming releases at Busan show

BoyNextDoor is planning to roll out a digital single in Japan in August and a repackaged album in Korea in September, it told fans Sunday. The group announced their upcoming releases during the final show of the three-night run it held in Busan for its “Knock On Vol. 2” tour. The Japan single will drop on Aug. 18, three days before the group kicks off the Japan leg of the tour in Yokohama. The six-piece act will visit five more cities in the country afterwards. On Sept. 28, the team will release

2026-08-03 11:05:04:00

Blackpink’s Jennie unveils new song at Lollapalooza Chicago

Jennie of Blackpink hit the stage at Lollapalooza Chicago as the closing headliner on Saturday in the US. She is the first solo Korean female singer to headline the music festival. Included in the set list was “Less than a Lover,” a single she dropped on July 24th, live for the first time, as well as another unpublished single as a surprise for the audience. The idol participated in writing the lyrics and melody for “Less than a Lover,” which has swept several music charts at home and abroad. It

2026-08-03 10:52:45:00

BTS’ Jimin hits milestones on Spotify with solo music

Jimin of BTS logged 400 million streams on Spotify with his solo single “Be Mine,” according to Big Hit Music on Monday. The single reached the milestone on Friday, joining his previous works, “Like Crazy,” “Filter” and “Who.” “Be Mine” is a B-side track from his second solo EP “Muse.” The album was fronted by “Who,” which exceeded 2.5 billion plays on the platform as of July, a first for him as a solo act. Jimin amassed 7 billion Spotify streams with 22 songs of his own, discounting collaborati

2026-08-03 10:48:49:00

Blackpink’s Jennie sweeps charts with solo single

Jennie of Blackpink has dominated music charts at home and abroad with her solo single “Less Than a Lover,” according to OA Entertainment on Friday. She claimed a trophy on a TV music chart show in Korea on the previous day, a first for the latest single, which is reigning atop a series of real-time music charts in Korea and China. The single topped the iTunes charts in 27 regions, the most for a K-pop solo endeavor this year, while the music video sits atop trending videos worldwide listed by Y

2026-07-31 11:57:38:00

Alpha Drive One shares plans for 2nd EP

Alpha Drive One shared its plans to promote its upcoming second EP, “Unbreakable: Boy Beast,” uploading a timetable on Friday via agency WakeOne Entertainment. Starting with a series of posters, teaser photographs and trailer clips will be released in batches, followed by two music video teasers, leading to the album drop slated for Aug. 24. On Aug. 3, the seven bandmates will watch the first trailer video together with fans at a small movie theater in Seoul. The second EP comes about seven mont

2026-07-31 11:33:59:00

BTS tops iTunes chart in 78 regions with ‘Aliens’

A B-side track from BTS’ fifth studio album nabbed the No. 1 spot on iTunes songs charts in 78 regions, months after the album's release. “Aliens” from “Arirang” landed atop the charts as Army, the septet’s official fandom community, started streaming it together to show support for BTS' decision to skip next year’s Grammy Awards. The K-pop superband chose not to submit its work for consideration after the Grammys announced the creation of the new Asian pop category. The seven bandmates posted o

2026-07-31 10:53:17:00

OneUs to launch tour in October

OneUS announced its plans for the "Full Moon" international tour via B Wave Entertainment on Thursday. The group will kick off the tour in Seoul with two nights beginning Oct. 24 before heading to South America and Europe the following month. In December, OneUS plans to tour North America, before heading back to Asia and continuing concerts through January and February. The upcoming tour is its first in about a year and the first since OneUS signed with its current agency. The four-member act le

2026-07-31 10:42:40:00

I-dle sweeps Chinese mid-year chart, Yuqi shines as soloist

Girl group I-dle was crowned the best group in the first half of this year by China's Tencent Music Entertainment, according to the mid-year chart announced Tuesday. The group's single “Mono (feat. skaiwater)” was named the best song as well as one of the top 10 high-scoring songs. It was dropped in January ahead of the release of ninth EP “We made,” which was fully unveiled in July. With the prerelease, the four-member act picked up three trophies on Korean television music chart shows. Yuqi sh

2026-07-30 13:19:36:00

NewJeans logs 300m streams with ‘How Sweet’

NewJeans passed 300 million Spotify streams with “How Sweet” as of Saturday, agency Ador announced Thursday, citing the platform. The group now has nine songs that have accomplished the feat. “How Sweet” is the title track from the group's single album released in May 2024 and sold over a million units. The hip-hop number spent 13 weeks on Billboard’s Global 200 and made the UK Official Singles Top 100, peaking at No. 27. Rolling Stone magazine picked it as one of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024” wh

2026-07-30 11:14:15:00