Jennie confirmed on July 21 that her new single, "Less Than a Lover," arrives July 24 at 1 p.m. KST - roughly midnight Eastern time. The accompanying teaser credits her as the track's director, writer and music producer, and names her co-star for the first time: Taiwan-born model Nah Kai, previously seen in Seventeen's DK and Seungkwan music video for "Blue."
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BTS performed an 11-minute set at the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final halftime show on July 19, sharing the field with Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and Burna Boy at New York/New Jersey Stadium. Former England captain Wayne Rooney had one assessment of the show on BBC: the best part was when it ended.
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ARTMS released "Born Stunner," the bold pre-release single from upcoming mini album "Hyper-Ego," paired with two contrasting music videos that leave open which one is meant to be real.
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Aespa released their first Japanese mini album, "KISS N TELL," a six-track project built around a softer, gentler sound than the group's usual maximalist Korean-language releases.
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LE SSERAFIM's "PUREFLOW" world tour plays two nights at Osaka-jo Hall this weekend before moving to K-Arena Yokohama for the group's first shows at Japan's newest major arena.
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ENHYPEN's "Blood Saga" World Tour stops at Tacoma Dome on July 26, continuing the group's North American leg ahead of Oakland and Las Vegas dates in the following week.
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Chile's National Sports Institute approved BTS's three sold-out Estadio Nacional shows after promoter DG Medios revised its stage plan to protect the stadium's pitch, reversing an earlier rejection that had drawn fan protests.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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