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."
K-WAVE - Oct 07, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Oct 06, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
K-WAVE - Oct 19, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS THE CITY ARIRANG Singapore runs Dec. 1-31 with the tourism board. National Stadium shows are Dec. 17, 19, 20 and 22; ticket prices ran S$148-S$388.
K-WAVE - Oct 19, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Yeon Sang-ho's Paradise Lost and the late Hur Bum-wook's animated Pig That Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease open in Korea Oct. 21. Cast, plot, awards.
CONCERTS - Oct 19, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
NMIXX Strange Muse review (provisional): six tracks, three duos, the Birthday Wish lead single and member credits, judged on paper before a full listen.
CONCERTS - Oct 19, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BOL4 Red Square tour 2026 dates and tickets: Seoul Nov. 7-8, then Jakarta, Melbourne, Sydney, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo. Hong Kong sale Oct. 20.
K-WAVE - Oct 16, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Meomuru's AI-vocal song "The Adult I Dreamed Of" is No. 3 on Melon. Korea's copyright body withdrew its AI registration rules after 22 days. What it means.
K-WAVE - Oct 16, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Dead-End Job premieres on Netflix Oct. 30. Lee Jae Wook, Go Min Si and Kim Min Ha star in a horror series about a too-good part-time job. Trailer and cast.
CONCERTS - Oct 16, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS Santiago concert review of the Oct. 14 Estadio Nacional opener: setlist, about 69,000 fans, surprise songs and why it earns 8/10. Press-based review.
K-WAVE - Oct 15, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
A2O Lite's debut single 'Neon' hit No. 1 on Melon's Top 100 chart in 29 hours, the fastest debut since 2021, then slipped to No. 6 by the next morning.
Oct 07, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
