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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

HYBE has launched ABD, a brand new label dedicated solely to girl group production. Leading the creative charge is Sung Soo Han – the mind behind SEVENTEEN, After School, IZ*ONE, and TWS

HYBE Launches New Label ‘ABD’

This week's Comeback Corner covers two boy group debuts, a girl group picking up where they left off, and a cultural reunion ten years in the making

Comeback Corner: Billlie, B:DAWN, YUHZ & More

After seven years, eight mini albums, and a discography that refused to stay in one lane, CIX officially disbanded on April 30

Remembering CIX: Looking Back Through The Years

KARINA and NINGNING made their Met Gala debut on Monday night, and they did not come to blend in. The timing is deliberate. aespa drop new single "WDA (Whole Different Animal)" on 11 May.

KARINA and NINGNING Make Met Gala Debut in Prada and Gucci

NewJeans haven't released music in nearly two years – but their fingerprints are all over K-pop's last two years anyway. Now, with ADOR confirming the group are in Copenhagen working on new music, the question isn't just when they're coming back

How NewJeans’ Potential Comeback Could Change The Entire K-pop Industry

The discourse around K-pop's current EDM moment misses something fundamental: dance music never actually left. In her latest feature, Chyenne Tatum traces the genre's electronic roots from the house-inflected sounds of first-gen groups all the way through the deep house era of 2015

EDM In K-pop Isn’t A New Trend – But It Is Having A Renaissance

Every week, KPOPWORLD looks past the headlines to examine what actually shifted in K-pop – and why it matters

Last Week In K-pop, Interpreted (April 26 - May 1, 2026)

MAMAMOO are back – and they're bringing themselves to arenas. Solar, Moon Byul, Whee In, and Hwa Sa have confirmed a seven-date U.S. tour this August, their first full group run stateside in years: New York, Chicago, LA, and more are on the route

MAMAMOO Announce 2026 US Tour to Mark 12th Anniversary and Group Reunion

This week's Comeback Corner spans nearly 15 years of K-pop in a single playlist

Comeback Corner: 82MAJOR, NEXZ, LEE CHAEYEON & More

ILLIT are back – and they're not waiting for you to make the first move. The fourth mini album MAMIHLAPINATAPAI is out now, anchored by lead single "It's Me" – the group's first venture into techno and their boldest declaration yet

ILLIT Make Their Move On New Mini Album MAMIHLAPINATAPAI

TOMORROW X TOGETHER are bringing their 7th anniversary concert to cinemas worldwide on 24 May – and if you're not in Korea or Japan, this is your only shot at seeing it live

TOMORROW X TOGETHER To Bring 7th Anniversary Concert To Cinemas Worldwide

CIX are disbanding after seven years. C9 Entertainment confirmed that all four members' contracts will expire across the next five weeks – BX and Seunghun on 30 April, Yonghee ahead of his military enlistment on 11 May, and Hyunsuk on 31 May as he wraps filming on a drama

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