K-WAVE - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BLACKPINK's Lisa announced "SaWaDiKa," out September 3 ahead of her "PRESS PLAY" EP on October 23, joining Jennie's August 28 "Fallen Angel" and Jisoo's September 4 "CLICK" in a cluster of solo comebacks following the group's 10th anniversary.
CONCERTS - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
ONEUS revealed the city list for its 2026-27 "FULL MOON" world tour on August 25, confirming stops in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Berlin, Los Angeles, Tokyo and more, following two opening shows in Seoul on October 24-25.
CONCERTS - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
aespa plays São Paulo's Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu on September 4 as part of its SYNK: COMPLæXITY world tour, with tickets still available through Ticketmaster Brasil ahead of the group's second-ever Brazil appearance.
REVIEWS - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
ENHYPEN's "THE SIN : BLISS," the group's first release as a six-member act since Heeseung's departure, pairs the tightest production of its catalog with a shot at the group's first-ever Billboard 200 No. 1.
K-WAVE - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids' ninth consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 with "THIS & THAT" ties the Rolling Stones almost entirely on physical album sales, spotlighting the collectible-variant strategy now facing environmental scrutiny in Korea.
US - Aug 26, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Dolly Parton died August 25 at age 80 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville; her estate confirmed the cause of death was a brief battle with cancer, a diagnosis she had not made public before her death.
K-WAVE - Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
NCT 127 released its 10th-anniversary album "BLINGY" on Aug. 24 with only five of seven members actively promoting, as Doyoung and Jungwoo continue military service, ahead of a world tour opening Sept. 18 in Seoul.
REVIEWS - Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
NCT 127's 10th-anniversary album "BLINGY" holds up as a five-member group despite losing four members since 2024, though its most sentimental track, "127 Million Miles," is undercut by the safest production on the record.
CONCERTS - Aug 25, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids headline Japan National Stadium on Aug. 29–30, becoming the first overseas male act to sell out the venue independently, with Japan's lottery-based ticketing already closed ahead of the show.
K-WAVE - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE's third EP, "WILD," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 170,000 units, the biggest week for an all-woman group's album since 2008, as the HYBE-Geffen act's Wildworld Tour opens Sept. 1 in Dublin.
CONCERTS - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BTS's Arirang World Tour plays Soldier Field in Chicago Aug. 27–28, sold out since January; verified resale remains available through Ticketmaster and StubHub ahead of the tour's next stop at SoFi Stadium.
U.S. - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BIGBANG's "XX: COSMOS" tour plays Oakland Sept. 4–5 and MetLife Stadium Sept. 11, with limited primary tickets remaining through Ticketmaster and AXS as the group's first North American run since 2017 nears capacity.
CONCERTS - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
BIGBANG's three-night 20th-anniversary run at Goyang Stadium proved the trio's chemistry survived nine years and two departures, even as a catalog-heavy setlist left the group's post-reunion sound largely unanswered.
US - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Christian metal band Demon Hunter sued Netflix, Netflix Studios and AEG Presents on Aug. 18 over trademark infringement tied to "KPop Demon Hunters," citing real instances of fan confusion ahead of the franchise's planned 2027 concert tour.
INSIGHTS - Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE's Billboard 200 No. 1 validates HYBE's "multi-home, multi-genre" strategy of exporting the K-pop production system abroad, even as the same promise of label autonomy is being tested in a Seoul courtroom over the NewJeans-ADOR dispute.
Aug 24, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
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CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
