Jul 07, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Local artists now dominate Spotify's weekly top 10 across Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, a shift data shows accelerating since 2021 — evidence that Southeast Asia has absorbed K-pop's production methods well enough to no longer need the genre itself.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Chile's National Sports Institute has declined to authorize BTS's October Santiago stadium shows over stage-related field damage concerns, sparking fan protests even though all three nights sold out months ago.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
ATEEZ's "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the group nine top-10 albums this decade — the most of any group — and a career-high sales week.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" and "ATE" have each surpassed 1 billion Spotify streams, giving the group six billion-stream albums — second only to BTS among K-pop acts — days before their "RUN IT" World Tour opens.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KARD's "DRIFT" World Tour is now a farewell run following the group's July 6 disbandment announcement, with September European tickets already on sale and a London date confirmed for Sept. 13.
Jul 06, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7 — their only UK dates on the Arirang World Tour and first London concerts since 2019.
Jul 03, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ADOR revealed in a July 2 court hearing that all five NewJeans members had signed a secret contract with a Chinese-backed Cayman Islands shell company in 2025, and accused Danielle of being the only member who concealed rather than resolved the agreement.
Jul 03, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS performs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7 as part of the Arirang World Tour, with a week-long citywide "BTS The City Arirang London" program running July 3–10 including the London Eye illumination, Thames boat installation, and free fan events across the city.
Jul 03, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Heize ended her six-year contract with P Nation on June 30, entering free agency with no new label announced, and appeared the following day as a featured artist on CHUU's digital single "RULE."
Jul 02, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Seventeen's new unit V8, featuring The8 and Vernon, became a half-million seller within three days of their June 29 debut, with their first broadcast stage on M Countdown set for July 2.
Jul 02, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Netflix has officially confirmed a global KPop Demon Hunters concert tour with AEG Presents, following the animated film's record-breaking success including two Oscars and over 500 million views. Dates and cities have not yet been announced.
Jul 02, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Seventeen unit V8's "2026 VERNON THE8 [V8] LIVE" concerts take place July 11–12 at KINTEX in Goyang and July 17–19 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong. Goyang tickets are sold out; resale options are available through Interpark and Yes24.
Jul 02, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BABYMONSTER closed three sold-out Seoul concerts on June 28 to launch their "CHOOM" world tour, with the "I Like It" music video set for July 6 and Japan dates beginning July 8 in Kobe.
Jul 01, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
South Korean outlet Edaily reported that BTS's Suga invested in SpaceX through a Korean venture capital firm before 2022, potentially generating returns of 20 to 40 times his initial investment following SpaceX's record-breaking June IPO. HYBE declined to comment.
Jul 01, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
TXT's Yeonjun will perform at ABC's GMA Summer Concert Series on August 7, while LE SSERAFIM joins BTS in the lineup for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on September 18–19.
Jul 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Jul 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
