K-pop superstars BLACKPINK have returned with explosive force, as their new single "JUMP" (뛰어) conquers international music charts just hours after its July 11, 2025 release.
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LE SSERAFIM's Huh Yunjin has been selected as a Recording Academy voting member for 2025, joining 15 other HYBE artists in this prestigious Grammy organization. The milestone comes as her self-written songs continue gaining millions of streams worldwide.
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NCT Dream launched their fourth world tour with three sold-out concerts at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome (July 10-12, 2025), drawing 60,000 fans and previewing tracks from their fifth studio album "Go Back To The Future" released July 14. The group set a new record as the act with the most performances at Korea's largest indoor stadium and will continue touring major Asian stadiums through December.
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Big Hit Music will debut their first new boy group in six years on August 18, 2025, featuring five teenage members (Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho) who function as a "young creator crew" that collaboratively writes, produces, and choreographs their own content. Both Martin and James have already contributed to major HYBE hits like ILLIT's "Magnetic" and TXT's "Deja Vu" before their official debut.
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BLACKPINK's new single "JUMP" made history by reaching #1 on Spotify's global chart, making them the first K-pop group with three chart-toppers, while the group simultaneously broke attendance records with 100,000 fans across two sold-out nights at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium.
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A fictional K-pop girl group HUNTR/X from Netflix's "K-Pop Demon Hunters" made history by reaching No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Golden," becoming the first virtual act to surpass BLACKPINK's previous record of No. 13. The achievement marks a breakthrough for fictional entertainment, with real Korean-American vocalists EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami bringing the animated characters to life.
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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 8, launching July 25 at $349.99, introduces the world's first smartwatch antioxidant measurement feature and adopts a new squircle design, though the $50 price increase may deter some users despite its advanced health monitoring capabilities.
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Rising K-pop group ALLDAY PROJECT, featuring Korea's first chaebol idol Annie Moon (Shinsegae heiress), is set to appear on MBC's "Omniscient Interfering View" following their record-breaking debut that achieved Perfect All Kill and Billboard Global 200 entry. The group's variety show appearance will showcase the behind-the-scenes lives of their star-studded lineup, including Annie who spent 10 years convincing her family and had to get into Columbia University to pursue her idol dreams.
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Nexon announced THE FINALS Korea National League Circuit 2 starting July 12, 2025, featuring eight teams competing for $5,100 in prize money, with the winner advancing to face Circuit 1 champions Sparkle Esports for Korean representation at the $100,000 Global Major tournament at DreamHack Stockholm in November.
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Kakao CEO Chung Shin-a announced plans to launch an AI agent service powered by OpenAI technology that can autonomously handle daily tasks like restaurant bookings and taxi reservations, following a strategic partnership between the Korean tech giant and OpenAI announced in February 2025. The initiative is part of Kakao's push to transform into an "AI-native" company through its Kanana messenger app, which will operate separately from KakaoTalk.
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