Sep 09, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
The 10th Anniversary Asia Artist Awards 2025 has launched popularity voting through September 18 via the STARPOLL app, with the main ceremony and ACON festival scheduled for December 6-7 at Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan featuring major K-pop acts like Stray Kids, IVE, and RIIZE alongside Korean drama stars.
Sep 09, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
SEVENTEEN members S.Coups and Mingyu are debuting as the new unit CxM with their mini album "HYPE VIBES" on September 29, marking the group's fourth official sub-unit during a transitional period as some members prepare for military service.
Sep 09, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
South Korea's iconic singer, songwriter, and producer J.Y. Park—founder and head producer of JYP Entertainment—has been appointed as the co-chair of the Presidential Committee on Popular Culture Exchange, a newly established body under President Lee Jae-myung. He will serve alongside Minister Choi Hwi-young of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Sep 09, 2025 PM EDT - Isaac
LE SSERAFIM is set to become the first K-pop girl group ever to perform on NBC's hit competition show America's Got Talent (AGT). According to their agency Source Music, the group has been invited to take the stage during an upcoming live episode scheduled for later this month.
Sep 08, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
K-pop group RIIZE and their fans BRIIZE raised 104 million won ($77,800) for children's medical expenses through a collaborative donation campaign marking the group's second debut anniversary in September 2024. The fundraising combined RIIZE's 100 million won donation with 4 million won raised by fans through an online QR code campaign to support pediatric cancer patients and children needing rare disease treatments.
Sep 08, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BLACKPINK dominated the 2025 MTV VMAs with three wins: Rosé became the first K-pop artist to win Song of the Year for "APT." with Bruno Mars, Lisa claimed her third Best K-Pop award for "Born Again," and BLACKPINK won Best Group as the first girl group to receive this honor.
Sep 08, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BigHit Music's new boy group CORTIS achieved strong debut sales with over 103,000 copies sold on their first day and charted in 18 countries with their EP "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" on September 8, 2025. The five-member group distinguished themselves through hands-on creative involvement and viral social media content, marking BigHit's first new group debut since TXT six years ago.
Sep 05, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
NIKKE reached #1 on Japan's App Store revenue rankings in September 2024 following the launch of its bunny-themed "COINS IN RUSH" update, marking another strong performance in Japan's competitive mobile gaming market where the game has generated $592.3 million in lifetime revenue.
Sep 05, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Korean indie singer-songwriter Kwon Jung Yeol of 10CM has been announced as the eighth host of KBS2's popular music talk show "The Seasons," with his new season titled "Sseudam Sseudam" premiering September 5, 2025. The 42-year-old artist, who holds the record for most guest appearances on KBS music programs, will bring his musical expertise to the Friday night show following previous hosts like Park Bo-gum and Lee Young-ji.
Sep 05, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
South Korean band DAY6 released their fourth studio album "The DECADE" on September 5, 2025, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, featuring double title tracks "Dream Bus" and "INSIDE OUT." The milestone release follows their historic achievement as the first Korean band to perform at Goyang Sports Complex, drawing 40,000 fans per night.
Sep 05, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids will make history as the first K-pop group to hold stadium concerts in Korea with their "dominATE: celebrATE" encore shows on October 18-19, 2025, at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, marking the grand finale of their record-breaking world tour.
Sep 04, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Song Joong Ki returns to romantic melodrama for the first time since "Descendants of the Sun" (2016) in JTBC's "My Youth," premiering September 5, 2025, alongside Chun Woo Hee in a reunion romance about former child stars reconnecting after a decade.
Sep 03, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
K-pop group ILLIT released an exclusive Spotify Performance Video for "oops!" on September 2, 2025, immediately following their successful Japanese debut with "Toki Yo Tomare" which topped charts and sold out all their upcoming Japan fan concerts.
Sep 03, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS Jungkook issued a stern warning to stalkers during his September 1st birthday livestream after a 40-year-old woman was arrested for breaking into his Seoul home's parking lot on August 30, 2025. This marks the second home intrusion incident in three months, prompting the K-pop star to directly threaten legal action against anyone who trespasses on his property.
Sep 03, 2025 PM EDT - Hannah
Netflix has formally demanded that Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video stop distributing "Yi Fan Feng Shen," a cooking show that allegedly copies every aspect of the hit Korean series "Culinary Class Wars," from camera angles to background music. The plagiarism controversy has escalated to legal action after producers revealed the Chinese version replicates scenes "cut by cut," prompting Netflix to take one of its most aggressive stances against content piracy.
Sep 13, 2025 AM EDT - Isaac
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