Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
US music publisher All Surface Publishing sued NewJeans, ADOR and HYBE on July 7 over alleged copyright infringement in "ETA," claiming the 2023 hit copied a 2005 Baltimore club track without authorization.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Justin Bieber has joined BTS, Madonna and Shakira as a co-headliner for the first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on July 19, FIFA and Global Citizen confirmed this week.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS drew approximately 130,000 fans across two sold-out shows at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 6 and 7, setting the venue's highest single-show attendance record since it opened in 2019.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE will release its first theatrical documentary, "KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS," in cinemas worldwide starting Aug. 12, two days before the group's third EP "WILD" arrives, HYBE-Geffen Records confirmed.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS plays its only German tour dates, July 11 and 12 at Munich's Allianz Arena, as part of the "Arirang" World Tour — the group's first time headlining the venue.
Jul 11, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
South Korea's Culture Ministry is doubling support for small K-pop agencies to roughly $12 million next year, but the funding remains a fraction of the 29-to-1 production-spending gap between the Big Four labels and everyone else.
Jul 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Evan, formerly ENHYPEN's Heeseung, will perform and discuss his solo debut single "Ride or Die" at the Grammy Museum's "Spotlight" series on Aug. 14, Belift Lab confirmed.
Jul 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
K-pop's global physical album sales reached a first-half record of 49.5 million copies in 2026, up 23.4% year over year, with Hanteo Chart crediting BTS's return and a wide spread of million-seller releases.
Jul 09, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
LE SSERAFIM opens its 32-show "PUREFLOW" World Tour July 11-12 in Incheon, with confirmed North American dates starting Sept. 16 and the group's first full European leg in October.
Jul 08, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Winwin's exclusive contract with SM Entertainment ends July 9, making him the third NCT member to leave the agency in 2026, following Mark Lee and Ten in April.
Jul 08, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE's "BEAUTIFUL CHAOS" has spent 53 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, making it the first female group album to chart for a full year since the Pussycat Dolls' "PCD" in 2005.
Jul 08, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
A review of BTS's July 6 "Arirang" World Tour show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, their first London concerts in seven years, built on official documentation and firsthand press accounts of the sold-out night.
Jul 08, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
South Korea's 2025 Hallyu export report shows music exports grew 84% while games declined 8% — a shift the government's own data attributes largely to "KPop Demon Hunters," a Netflix film built outside the traditional K-pop industry.
Jul 07, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Danielle's legal team issued a July 6 statement denying ADOR's court claim that she signed a dual contract tied to Chinese capital, calling it a distortion of an unrelated 2025 event.
Jul 07, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Pledis Entertainment confirmed SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan and Joshua will debut as a new sub-unit with an album targeted for October, following Jeonghan's June 25 military discharge.
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