Sep 26, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Mnet's "Boys 2 Planet" concluded with the formation of eight-member group Alpha Drive One (ALD1), but their debut is delayed until early 2026 due to ZEROBASEONE's contract expiration. The group received over 32.5 million votes from 213 countries, with Lee Sang Won ranking first among the final eight members.
Sep 26, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
MONSTA X celebrated their fanclub MONBEBE's 10th anniversary on September 26, 2025, with heartfelt handwritten messages and a special "WELCOME TO MONBEBE BIRTHDAY CAFE" live broadcast on YouTube. The milestone marks a decade since the fanclub was officially named in 2015, highlighting the strong bond between the K-pop group and their devoted fans.
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS member Jin dominated Milan Fashion Week 2025 as Gucci's global ambassador, attending the premiere of "The Tiger" short film on September 23, where his classic black and white ensemble generated over one million social media posts and topped Google Trends worldwide. His appearance alongside Hollywood A-listers like Demi Moore and Gwyneth Paltrow created a viral moment that led to sold-out Gucci items and reinforced his influence as both a K-pop icon and fashion powerhouse.
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
SEVENTEEN leader S.Coups made his runway debut as the closing look for BOSS's womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday-an unusually elevated assignment for a first walk and a sign of how K-pop's relationship with luxury keeps evolving from front-row cameos to runway roles. Fashion trades described the collection
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Netflix's "Mantis" premieres September 26, 2025, starring Squid Game actors Im Si-wan and Park Gyu-young as elite assassins competing for supremacy in a spin-off to the hit 2023 film "Kill Boksoon."
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Girls' Generation's Yoona's tvN drama "The Tyrant's Chef" became the first tvN series to top Netflix's Global Non-English TV Shows chart for two consecutive weeks while also dominating Korean domestic ratings. The time-travel romance about a modern chef transported to Korea's Joseon Dynasty achieved this success through Yoona's dedicated method acting and the show's unique blend of culinary themes with historical palace intrigue.
Sep 24, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BAE173's upcoming first full album suffered an unauthorized music leak on September 23, 2024, with unreleased tracks appearing on social media, prompting their agency Pocketdol Studio to launch an investigation while confirming their October 23 comeback remains on schedule.
Sep 24, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
MOMOLAND made their first Japanese performance since reuniting in 2025, delivering an energetic show at Yokohama's Korea-Japan Music Show that celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations, featuring both classic hits and their new comeback single "RODEO."
Sep 24, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Korean R&B star Zion.T launched MATE, a new sound design label under his company Standard Friends, featuring three engineers who recently worked on the 2025 Korean Music Award-winning album "MINISERIES 2." The label aims to provide comprehensive music production services while combining AI technology with traditional expertise to advance Korea's music industry.
Sep 24, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
Stray Kids will close out their record-setting era with a two-night stadium encore in Incheon on Oct. 18-19 at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium-the group's first-ever domestic stadium shows. JYP's official notice and the group's X post confirm dates and venue, branding the finale "dominATE : celebrATE." Ticketing guidance has rolled out in phases, with domestic platforms handling sales and heavy demand reported since the announcement. The encore caps a year in which 'KARMA'
Sep 24, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
Gucci opened Milan Fashion Week with a movie night instead of a runway, premiering The Tiger, a short film co-created by Spike Jonze and Halina Reijn to introduce creative director Demna's first chapter at the house. The screening took place at Palazzo Mezzanotte, drawing an A-list crowd as Gucci pivots to a more cinematic launch strategy ahead of a full runway debut slated for February.
Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Disney+ will premiere "The Murky Stream," its first Korean historical drama starring Rowoon, Shin Ye-eun, and Park Seo-ham, on September 26, 2025. The nine-episode series focuses on corruption and survival in Joseon Dynasty Korea, marking a significant expansion of Disney+'s Korean content strategy.
Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
K-pop group P1Harmony will make their Good Morning America debut on September 24, 2025, performing their new English title track "EX" for the first time, just two days before releasing their first English full album and launching their North American arena tour.
Sep 23, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
Blackpink's Rosé has crossed another global milestone: the music video for "APT."-her 2024 collaboration with Bruno Mars-has topped 2 billion YouTube views and did it faster than any K-pop video on record, according to multiple outlets tracking the count. The clip premiered on Oct. 18, 2024 and hit 2B roughly 335 days later, after reaching the first billion on Jan. 31, 2025-an unusually steep second-half surge that kept momentum alive well past the typical
Sep 22, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
G-Dragon will perform his first European solo concert in eight years at Paris La Défense Arena on September 20, 2025, as part of his Übermensch World Tour, with fans anticipating his signature Chanel styling as a longtime ambassador of the luxury fashion house.
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