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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

To celebrate their debut mini album [QtoresQ], KB, JISUNG and NINE take us inside every track – the creative decisions, the personal moments, and the story behind the name that ties it all together. QQQ's exclusive track-by-track commentary with KPOPWORLD is live now

Track-By-Track With KPOPWORLD: QQQ Break Down [QtoresQ]

TOMORROW X TOGETHER and UNICEF have launched 'TOGETHER FOR TOMORROW' – a global campaign focused on youth mental health and wellbeing. The initiative brings TXT together with the Korean Committee for UNICEF and BIGHIT MUSIC to create space for young people to speak openly about how they're feeling and ask for help when they need it

TOGETHER FOR TOMORROW: TXT and UNICEF Launch Global Youth Mental Health Campaign

HYBE has posted its highest-ever first-quarter revenue – KRW 698.3 billion – and the headline figure tells only part of the story. As expected, BTS' return with ARIRANG did the heavy lifting, nearly doubling recorded music revenue year-on-year

HYBE Posts Record Q1 Revenue as BTS Comeback Drives Explosive Growth

ATEEZ are heading to Rome. The group have been confirmed for Rock In Roma on 8 July – marking their first European show of 2026 and a genuine piece of history: they'll be the first K-pop act to perform at the festival since it launched in 2009

ATEEZ to Make History at Rock In Roma as Festival Books Its First K-Pop Act

Thirty-two thousand people across three nights in Seoul. A million-selling album achieved three members short. A fanbase that has weathered military enlistments, legal disputes, and years without a comeback – and still showed up

Don’t Believe Everything You Read – EXO Is Still K-pop’s Powerhouse

BTS opened the North American leg of their 'BTS World Tour 'ARIRANG'' at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa this weekend –the first of three sold-out nights drawing around 190,000 fans across the opening run

BTS Open North American World Tour With Sold-Out Tampa Kickoff

LE SSERAFIM are hitting the road – and this time, they're going further than ever before. The 2026 PUREFLOW World Tour has just been announced, spanning Korea, Japan, the US, Europe, and Asia across more than 30 dates.

LE SSERAFIM Reveal Routing for 2026 TOUR ‘PUREFLOW

The four biggest names in K-pop are joining forces – and the South Korean government is backing them. HYBE, SM, JYP, and YG are in talks to launch Fanomenon, a large-scale festival with ambitions to rival Coachella, with a planned Korea debut in 2027 and global expansion from 2028

What K-pop’s Big 4 Music Festival Could Mean For The Industry

For the latest Last Week In K-Pop, Interpreted, we see K-pop legends gearing up for their 20th anniversary, a possible prison sentencing for unexplained military absences, and the steady decline in roster for one of K-pop’s most influential companies in history – the full analysis is online now

Last Week In K-pop, Interpreted (April 20-24, 2026)

aespa are heading back out on the road in a big way. The four-piece have confirmed the 2026-27 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK : COMPLæXITY, a sprawling arena run spanning Asia, North America, Latin America, and Europe, with the UK leg landing in January 2027

aespa Announce Massive 2026-27 World Tour

Over twenty-five years into a career that has made her one of the most enduring voices in Japanese R&amp;B, Crystal Kay is marking the moment with a collaboration that has been a long time coming.

Crystal Kay to Team Up With yoonmirae on “Only One”

After making its first appearance in Netflix’s Kpop Demon Hunters back in June 2025, demon K-pop boy band Saja Boys is scheduled to make its first real-world performance as part of McDonald’s Battle of the Bands collaboration on April 26

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