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BTS are bringing their 'ARIRANG' world tour home. On 13 June – their debut anniversary – the group will perform at Busan Asiad Main Stadium for the first time since October 2022

BTS Bring 'ARIRANG' Home to Busan With Global Cinema Broadcast on Anniversary Date

SM Entertainment and Samsung TV Plus are making K-pop concerts free to watch at home – no ticket, no flight required

SM's Monthly Concert Series Is Closing The Distance

KATSEYE have swept the AMAs – New Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Pop Artist and Best Music Video for "Gnarly" – and every single date on the WILDWORLD TOUR has sold out. All 31 of them

KATSEYE Sweep AMAs and Sell Out 31-Date Arena Tour Within 48 Hours

BTS swept the 2026 American Music Awards – Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for "SWIM," and Best Male K-Pop Artist – their first AMA appearance in five years and their second time taking the night's top prize

BTS Take Three at the 2026 AMAs, Including Artist of the Year

HYBE's new girl group label ABD has made its first public move, dropping six short films that offer an early glimpse at members of its upcoming debut group

HYBE's ABD Makes Its First Move: Short Films, a Playful Website, and a Glimpse of What's Coming

hrtz.wav's drummer has never shown his face. Hagiwa performs, competes, and promotes entirely behind a mask – his real name, age, and identity undisclosed

Why hrtz.wav's Debut Hits Different on All Frequencies

Seoul's Africa Day is a direct challenge to an industry that has long borrowed from Black culture without fully reckoning with what that means. This year, BLACKSWAN's Fatou became the first K-pop idol to perform at the event

Seoul’s Africa Day 2026 Event Shows Why African Representation Matters in South Korea

Three stories this week that all circle the same question from different angles: how much do fans, labels, and artists themselves get to define what a K-pop career looks like?

Last Week In K-pop, Interpreted (May 25 - 29, 2026)

aespa are back. LEMONADE – their second studio album – is out now, and it's their most wide-ranging record yet. Hyperpop, pop-rock, R&amp;B, electronic dance

aespa Return With Second Album "LEMONADE"

Former ZB1 and EVNNE members re-debut as AND2BLE with something to prove. XLOV return with their first foray into dance music, Han Sohee in tow

Comeback Corner: AND2BLE, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, XLOV & More

K-pop has long had a complicated relationship with debuting minors alongside adults – but the concept choice matters just as much as the age gap

Minors In Adult Concepts: Where Does K-pop Draw The Line?

KATSEYE are selling out arenas across Europe and North America – 200,000 fans in the Ticketmaster queue, multiple dates already added, and a third EP still on the way. By any measure, the trajectory is remarkable

KATSEYE Are Selling Out Arenas. So Why Does Everything Feel Unresolved?

Trisha Paytas released a Korean K-pop song, Spotify launched a new K-pop ticketing feature, and ZEROBASEONE hit a career-high Spotify streaming day with “TOP 5”

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