Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
NCT 127 released its 10th-anniversary album "BLINGY" on Aug. 24 with only five of seven members actively promoting, as Doyoung and Jungwoo continue military service, ahead of a world tour opening Sept. 18 in Seoul.
Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
NCT 127's 10th-anniversary album "BLINGY" holds up as a five-member group despite losing four members since 2024, though its most sentimental track, "127 Million Miles," is undercut by the safest production on the record.
Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids headline Japan National Stadium on Aug. 29–30, becoming the first overseas male act to sell out the venue independently, with Japan's lottery-based ticketing already closed ahead of the show.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE's third EP, "WILD," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 170,000 units, the biggest week for an all-woman group's album since 2008, as the HYBE-Geffen act's Wildworld Tour opens Sept. 1 in Dublin.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS's Arirang World Tour plays Soldier Field in Chicago Aug. 27–28, sold out since January; verified resale remains available through Ticketmaster and StubHub ahead of the tour's next stop at SoFi Stadium.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BIGBANG's "XX: COSMOS" tour plays Oakland Sept. 4–5 and MetLife Stadium Sept. 11, with limited primary tickets remaining through Ticketmaster and AXS as the group's first North American run since 2017 nears capacity.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BIGBANG's three-night 20th-anniversary run at Goyang Stadium proved the trio's chemistry survived nine years and two departures, even as a catalog-heavy setlist left the group's post-reunion sound largely unanswered.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Christian metal band Demon Hunter sued Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG Presents on Aug. 18 over trademark infringement tied to "KPop Demon Hunters," citing real instances of fan confusion ahead of the franchise's planned 2027 concert tour.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE's Billboard 200 No. 1 validates HYBE's "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy of exporting the K-pop production system abroad, even as the same promise of label autonomy is being tested in a Seoul courtroom over the NewJeans-ADOR dispute.
Aug 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
The Grammy entry deadline closed with Best Asian Pop Music Performance unchanged, despite the Recording Academy's ongoing review of the category following BTS's boycott.
Aug 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ENHYPEN released its eighth mini album, "THE SIN : BLISS," marking the group's first comeback as a six-member act following Heeseung's March departure.
Aug 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays its only Canadian date on the "Arirang" World Tour this weekend, with two sold-out shows at Toronto's Rogers Stadium on August 22 and 23.
Aug 20, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
All six members of NCT Dream have renewed their contracts with SM Entertainment, marking the label's second full-unit NCT renewal this summer following NCT 127 in July.
Aug 20, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Girls' Generation's Tiffany Young released her debut full-length solo album, "Edge of Calm," her first Korean solo material in nearly a decade, alongside an eight-city Asia tour launching in September.
Aug 19, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Jennie's agency, OA Entertainment, announced legal action against the creators and distributors of manipulated videos from her Summer Sonic 2026 performances, citing privacy and likeness violations.
Sep 10, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Sep 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
