Three months after "Swim" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song is moving in the wrong direction for most acts at this stage of a release cycle - upward. On the June 13 chart, "Swim" climbed three spots to No. 41, its second consecutive weekly gain after bottoming out at No. 55 on May 30. The move extends the track's chart run to 11 weeks.
K-WAVE - Jun 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT, and KATSEYE will release the collaborative digital single "ICONIC BY MISTAKE" on June 12 at 1 p.m. KST - three days from now. The three groups perform the song together for the first time on Mnet's M Countdown on June 11, the night before release. Source Music, BELIFT LAB, and HYBE x Geffen Records announced the project jointly on June 8
U.S. - Jun 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 04, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 11, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 04, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 10, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and actor Jung Kyung-ho officially confirmed their breakup on June 9, 2026, after 14 years together, with both agencies citing busy schedules — a reason that has drawn skepticism given the relationship's longevity.
K-WAVE - Jun 10, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Rehearsal footage of Lisa's 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony performance surfaced on June 10, two days before the live event at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — where she becomes the first female K-pop artist and first Thai artist to perform at a World Cup opening ceremony.
CONCERTS - Jun 10, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BABYMONSTER's Choom World Tour opens June 26–28 in Seoul with additional restricted-view seats now available through NOL World, followed by confirmed dates across Japan, and first-ever shows in Australia, Auckland, and Southeast Asia later in 2026.
K-WAVE - Jun 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
A South Korean court acquitted a man who purchased deepfake nude images of a teenage K-pop idol on June 8, 2026, ruling that prosecutors could not prove the images depicted a real person — exposing a critical gap in how Korean law handles AI-generated sexual content.
REVIEWS - Jun 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BOYNEXTDOOR's debut full-length album HOME, released June 8, 2026, is a tight, self-produced eight-track statement of identity — emotionally cohesive and clearly authored, with just enough rough edges to keep it honest.
CONCERTS - Jun 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS performs at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on June 12–13, 2026 as part of the Arirang World Tour, with the June 13 debut anniversary show streaming live to cinemas worldwide via BTS Live Viewing.
K-WAVE - Jun 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Busan is preparing for up to 100,000 BTS fans for the Arirang World Tour concerts on June 12–13, 2026, with subway expansions, road closures, city-wide BTS installations, and a global live viewing broadcast on the debut anniversary show.
INSIGHTS - Jun 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ATEEZ headlines BST Hyde Park on June 28, 2026 — the third consecutive year a K-pop group has topped the festival, following BLACKPINK (2023) and Stray Kids (2024) — marking K-pop's structural integration into the UK live music market rather than a one-time cultural moment.
K-WAVE - Jun 05, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 05, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
CONCERTS - Jun 05, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 05, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
CONCERTS - Jun 04, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Jun 03, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Jun 11, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Jun 09, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
U.S. - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
U.S. - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
