Dec 04, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
BTS Jin's December 4, 2024 birthday sparked fan celebrations across six countries featuring 119+ Korean cafe locations, Seoul subway and digital billboard advertisements, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural program in Myanmar's Bagan, and charitable donations supporting breast cancer awareness, environmental conservation, and youth development programs.
Dec 04, 2025 AM EST - Hannah
Global girl group KATSEYE became the only musical artist featured on YouTube's 2025 U.S. Trending Topics list, achieving viral success through Billboard chart-topping hits "Gabriela" and "Beautiful Chaos," record-breaking festival performances, and a massively popular Gap campaign. The HYBE and Geffen Records group earned two 2026 Grammy nominations just 18 months after their reality show debut.
Dec 04, 2025 AM EST - Hannah
Jennie's debut album 'Ruby' ranks No. 29 on Rolling Stone's 2025 Best Albums list—the highest K-pop placement—while she tops Forbes Korea's Idol of the Year and becomes the first K-pop solo artist on Apple Music's year-end global chart.
Dec 03, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
LE SSERAFIM will perform at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2026 on December 31 as the only K-pop group in the Times Square lineup, performing "CRAZY" and "SPAGHETTI" featuring BTS j-hope. The appearance follows their sold-out North American tour and Billboard Hot 100 success with "SPAGHETTI" reaching No. 50.
Dec 03, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
2PM's Lee Junho discussed fellow member Ok Taecyeon's spring 2025 marriage plans and reflected on his evolving relationship with his father following the November 30 finale of tvN's "Taepung Trading Company," while confirming his next project "Cashero" premieres December 26 on Netflix.
Dec 03, 2025 AM EST - Hannah
BTS member Jungkook became the first K-pop solo artist to land the cover of Rolling Stone UK in December 2025, marking an historic eight-country collaboration following his record-breaking 10 billion Spotify streams. The achievement comes as BTS prepares for their spring 2026 comeback after all members completed military service in 2025.
Dec 02, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
Jung Kyung-ho returns to legal dramas with "Pro Bono," playing a materialistic judge who becomes a public interest lawyer. The tvN weekend drama continues an amusing pattern where Jung's dance-featuring projects achieve commercial success, following "Crash Course in Romance" and "Boss."
Dec 02, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
BTS RM humorously revealed how he fell for a personalized spam message referencing running, highlighting sophisticated modern phishing tactics that target public figures using their known interests.
Dec 02, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
Netflix's "Three Idiots in Kenya" fulfills a six-year-old promise from "New Journey to the West 7," reuniting Lee Soo-geun, Eun Ji-won, and Kyuhyun for producer Na Young-seok's streaming debut. The show maintains traditional Korean variety aesthetics while testing global appeal through Netflix's platform.
Dec 01, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
DAY6's Young K revealed he has 216 songs registered with KOMCA, surpassing his role model G-Dragon's 181 songs, though he acknowledged the significant gap in royalty earnings between their catalogs.
Dec 01, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
NewJeans has deleted their independent 'NJZ' social media account as all five members prepare to return to ADOR following a court ruling that upheld their contracts through 2029, ending their year-long attempt to separate from the agency.
Dec 01, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
Korean R&B singer Lyn completed her sold-out 10th anniversary HOME concert series on October 5-6, 2024, in Seoul, featuring hit tracks and a special duet performance with ISU.
Dec 01, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
Stray Kids' Lee Know suffered an ankle sprain during the 2025 MAMA Awards performance in Hong Kong and was seen using a wheelchair upon returning to Korea. JYP Entertainment confirmed the diagnosis and stated he will receive treatment and rest as advised by medical professionals.
Nov 30, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
ZEROBASEONE extends contract through March 2026 with plans for new album and encore concert, confirming all nine members will continue together beyond original January 2026 disbandment date.
Nov 30, 2025 PM EST - Hannah
ROSÉ's collaboration with Bruno Mars, "APT.," won Song of the Year at the 2025 MAMA Awards, cementing her historic year that includes becoming the first K-pop artist to win MTV VMA Song of the Year and earning three Grammy nominations including Record and Song of the Year.
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