Jul 23, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Billboard named KiiiKiii's "404 (New Era)" the best K-pop song of 2026 so far and AKMU's "Flowering" the best album, passing over comeback releases from BTS, BLACKPINK and EXO in its midyear editorial picks.
Jul 23, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BLACKPINK's Jennie will release her self-written and self-produced single "Less Than a Lover" on July 24, after performing it live at four major festivals over the past two months.
Jul 23, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
IVE's "Show What I Am" World Tour continues through North America with stops in Montreal, Newark and Austin this week, followed by Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle and Vancouver through Aug. 9.
Jul 23, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ILLIT closes the Japan leg of its "PRESS START❤" tour with three nights at Toyota Arena Tokyo, its largest concert run in the country, before heading to Los Angeles and Hong Kong in August.
Jul 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
CORTIS's first-ever concert drew backlash over a 100-minute runtime and repeated songs, prompting a quick agency response and visible changes by the second night of the Incheon shows.
Jul 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
CORTIS heads to Lollapalooza in Chicago July 30–Aug. 2 as the only K-pop boy group on this year's bill, ahead of its North American tour opener in Toronto and a first-anniversary concert in Seoul.
Jul 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Jennie confirmed her new single "Less Than a Lover" will release July 24, revealing she directed, wrote and produced the track herself alongside a shift toward a quieter, lo-fi sound.
Jul 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
The 2026 K-World Dream Awards revealed its performer lineup — ATEEZ, P1Harmony, RIIZE, AHOF, AND2BLE, SeeYa, QWER, Illit and Rescene — ahead of the show's 10th anniversary ceremony on Aug. 27 at KINTEX.
Jul 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Two months after Netflix and AEG Presents announced a global "KPop Demon Hunters" concert tour, cities, dates and even the touring lineup remain unconfirmed, leaving fans with only a waitlist sign-up.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS performed at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show on July 19, alongside Madonna, Shakira and Justin Bieber, drawing a mixed reception that included a blunt on-air critique from former England captain Wayne Rooney.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Illit's "It's Me" passed 100 million YouTube views and "Not Cute Anymore" crossed 200 million Spotify streams within the same weekend, marking two chart milestones in the middle of the group's first Asia tour.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ILLIT closes the Japan leg of its debut tour with three first-ever solo shows at Toyota Arena Tokyo on July 23, 25 and 26, before heading to Hong Kong in August.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
TREASURE wraps its three-night Yokohama run today with an earlier 3:30 p.m. start time, ahead of upcoming Japan dates in Kobe and Aichi and a three-night Los Angeles stop in August.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
TREASURE's Yokohama shows lean on localized J-pop covers and standout solo segments to win over the crowd, even as the "NEW WAV" material meant to headline the tour takes a back seat.
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ILLIT's "PRESS START♥︎" tour stages a five-track discography as a deliberate three-act story, but the show's real gravitational center is still "Magnetic," two years after the group's debut.
Aug 19, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
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