CJ ENM announced the nominees for the 2026 MAMA Awards on Oct. 12, putting BTS's ARIRANG, BLACKPINK's DEADLINE, EXO's REVERXE and Stray Kids' THIS & THAT among 18 albums up for Album of the Year. Only albums that sold at least 1 million copies qualified for that category, and all music had to be released between Oct. 1, 2025, and Sept. 30, 2026.
K-WAVE - Oct 08, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
A ship plows through towering waves, survives a collision and sails on while skeletons look on. That is the entire plot of the "CRASH TO BEGIN" spoiler video KQ Entertainment posted for ATEEZ on Oct. 8, and it ends with a date: Nov. 13, the release of "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.6."
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TWICE's Nayeon sang "We Don't Talk Anymore" with Charlie Puth at his first stadium show in Korea on Oct. 11. No collaboration has been announced yet.
K-WAVE - Oct 13, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
SBS's Doctor X rose to 14.9% in episode 2 as Japan's Extraordinary Attorney Minami, a remake of Attorney Woo, premieres Oct. 19 and streams on Netflix.
CONCERTS - Oct 13, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS Lima concert review: about 151,500 fans over three sold-out Arirang tour shows, with local outfits and greetings but a fixed setlist.
CONCERTS - Oct 13, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
D Awards 2027 Paris runs Jan. 15-16 at Plenitude Arena. TXT, KickFlip and KiiiKiii join the lineup; round-one tickets sold out, next sale date TBA.
CONCERTS - Oct 12, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
AKMU Paradise of Rumors concert review: KSPO Dome nights built on Flowering, then a hits-heavy second half. Setlist, 8/10 rating, MAMA nod and tour dates.
K-WAVE - Oct 09, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
A2O Soul and A2O Lite, Lee Soo-man's boy and girl groups, hold a debut showcase Oct. 12 and release singles "Superstar" and "Neon" Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. KST.
K-WAVE - Oct 09, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS has three 2026 Kids' Choice Awards nominations and BLACKPINK joins in Favorite Music Group; the show airs Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Nickelodeon.
K-WAVE - Oct 09, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Bong Joon Ho's first animated film "Ally" opens in France July 14, 2027, with a July Korea release and Bradley Cooper and Ayo Edebiri in the voice cast.
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K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
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