kpop RESCENE booked for halftime at Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid, August 9 at Seoul World Cup Stadium The five-piece South Korean group RESCENE will perform the halftime show at the 2026 Coupang Play Series match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid By Leesung Kim 16 Jul 2026
kpop Ateez’s Golden Hour: Part.5 Stays at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 in Its Second Consecutive Week Ateez remained on the Billboard 200 at No. 19 on the chart dated July 18, marking the group's second consecutive week on the By Leesung Kim 16 Jul 2026
kpop SHINee’s Onew to Hold Solo Concert Series 'ONEW THE LIVE : Q' in Tokyo (Sept 22–23) and Seoul (Oct 30–Nov 1) SHINee member Onew announced a solo concert series titled 2026 ONEW CONCERT [ONEW THE LIVE : Q], with stops in Tokyo and Seoul. The Tokyo performances By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop BIG BANG names world tour 'XX: Cosmos', adds Manila to itinerary Big Bang on Wednesday announced the title of its upcoming world tour as XX: Cosmos, a name the band says "symbolizes the group' By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop Mnet's Girls Planet 2027 and REPUBLIC Collective (Universal Music Group) form global partnership covering U.S. and worldwide activities Mnet has confirmed a strategic partnership between its upcoming survival show Girls Planet 2027 and REPUBLIC Collective, the label arm of Universal Music Group. The By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop Honne credits BTS’ RM as early supporter, says duo hopes to collaborate with NewJeans British electronic pop duo Honne reflected on a long-running link with BTS member RM on Tuesday, calling him one of the act’s earliest By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop SEVENTEEN Dino to debut alter ego Picheolin with pre release single "Lovesick" at 6 p.m. Wednesday Seventeen’s Dino will introduce his alter ego Picheolin with a prerelease single titled “Lovesick”, set to arrive at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Pledis By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop ENHYPEN names "Bloody Paradise" as title track for eighth mini album THE SIN : BLISS, album due Aug. 21 at 1 PM KST ENHYPEN have revealed the official tracklist for their eighth mini album, THE SIN : BLISS, confirming "Bloody Paradise" as the record’s title track. By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop ENHYPEN's Sunoo to miss July 15 Mexico City 'BLOOD SAGA' concert due to health, agency says BELIFT LAB has announced that ENHYPEN member Sunoo will not participate in the group's BLOOD SAGA world tour stop in Mexico City on By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop Cortis Tops Spotify Korea Daily Chart for Record 70 Days With 'REDRED' Cortis has set a new K-pop record by spending 70 days at No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs Korea, the group' By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop Le sserafim opens 'Pureflow' world tour in Incheon as five-member group; Chaewon returns after May hiatus The five-member South Korean girl group Le sserafim kicked off its second world tour, “Pureflow”, over the weekend with back-to-back shows at By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop NewJeans' "Right Now" hits 100 million Spotify streams, becomes group's 16th song to pass 100M and completes catalog milestone NewJeans has reached a new streaming landmark: according to Spotify data, the track "Right Now" logged 100 million streams as of Sunday. The By Leesung Kim 15 Jul 2026
kpop Drake follows BTS' Jungkook on Instagram, fans speculate possible collaboration Canadian rapper Drake has added BTS member Jungkook to his Instagram following list, sparking renewed fan speculation about a potential musical collaboration. Observant fans first By Leesung Kim 14 Jul 2026
kpop QWER announces nine-city Asia tour starting Sept. 12 in Seoul, agency says 3Y Corporation announced Sunday that K-pop girl group QWER will embark on a nine-city tour across Asia starting in September. The agency revealed By Leesung Kim 14 Jul 2026
kpop Home Comforts, Global Records: BTS 'Life Goes On' MV Tops 600M Views BTS’s 2020 single “Life Goes On” has surpassed 600 million YouTube views, Big Hit Music announced Sunday. The music video hot with warm, natural By Fredwel 14 Jul 2026
