BTS member Jimin's 2024 single "Who" has now spent 80 weeks on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, becoming the first and only K-pop solo track to reach that mark. The record is notable for another reason: Jimin was in the South Korean military for the majority of that run, having enlisted in December 2023 and serving until his discharge on June 11, 2025.
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IVE dropped its pre-release single "BANG BANG" on February 9 and didn't wait long for results. The track hit No. 1 on Melon's HOT100 on release day, climbed to No. 4 on the TOP100 by the evening of February 11, and topped YouTube's worldwide music video trending chart within 48 hours. On iTunes, it entered the Top 10 K-pop Songs chart in 23 countries and regions and the overall Top Songs chart in 18 - charting across 26 markets in total. Bugs, Genie, Vibe, and Flo all logged the song near the top of their real-time charts as well.
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BTS will broadcast their April 11 Goyang and April 18 Tokyo 'ARIRANG' world tour concerts live to 3,500+ theaters in 75 countries, with tickets on sale February 25 — offering fans locked out of sold-out stadiums a chance to watch the group's long-awaited comeback on the big screen.
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IVE covers Cosmopolitan Korea's March 2026 issue with seven covers — one group shot and six solo — each themed around lyrics from the group's own songs, with interviews released ahead of their second full-length album REVIVE+ dropping February 23.
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HYBE posted record 2025 revenue of $1.86 billion as BTS prepares a long-awaited full-group comeback with their album ARIRANG, KATSEYE becomes the first girl group since Destiny's Child to place two songs simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100 top 30, and Latin newcomers Santos Bravos earn a Premio Lo Nuestro nomination just three months after debuting — validating Bang Si-hyuk's multi-market expansion strategy ahead of what analysts project will be the company's strongest year yet.
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KATSEYE will perform at Lollapalooza Argentina, Chile, and Brazil in March 2026, joining headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, and Tyler, the Creator, before heading to Coachella in April.
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A South Korean hobbyist painter, Kim Young-mi, won the 2025 Incheon International Art Exhibition with an oil portrait of BTS member Jin (Kim Seok-jin), which is now on public display at Pine Country Club in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province.
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The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has summoned Coupang CEO Harold Rogers to testify on "targeted attacks" orchestrated by President Lee Jae-myung. The Democratic Party’s hostile regulations and pro-China stance have provoked a massive U.S. retaliation, including potential sanctions and a "regime change" narrative led by Donald Trump
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NMIXX's Sullyoon teams up with singer-songwriter Parc Jae Jung for the ballad duet "Always," releasing February 25, 2025, after her viral 2023 cover of his song "Let's Say Goodbye" on Lee Mujin Service impressed the artist during his military service. The collaboration marks Parc Jae Jung's first release since completing mandatory service in November 2025 and showcases Sullyoon's growing solo profile alongside NMIXX's recent chart-topping success with "Blue Valentine."
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ENHYPEN member Sunghoon carried the Olympic torch in Milan on February 5, 2026, fulfilling his childhood dream of reaching the Olympics after transitioning from a decade-long figure skating career to K-pop stardom. The former South Korean national reserve team skater became the second K-pop artist to participate in an overseas Olympic torch relay, with ENHYPEN's "SHOUT OUT" serving as Team Korea's official cheer song for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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