INSIGHTS - May 28, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
ARIRANG features eight Grammy-winning producers, topped the Billboard 200 for three weeks, and produced the first song of 2026 to hit 500 million Spotify streams — yet BTS has never won a Grammy. The Recording Academy's nominations in November will test whether that changes.
K-WAVE - May 26, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS won Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer for "Swim," and Best Male K-Pop Artist at the 2026 American Music Awards on May 25 in Las Vegas — their second Artist of the Year win and 14th career AMA overall.
K-WAVE - May 26, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
KATSEYE swept all three of their nominations at the 2026 American Music Awards on May 25, winning New Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Pop Artist, and Best Music Video, while shouting out BTS in their acceptance speech.
CONCERTS - May 26, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BABYMONSTER's CHOOM World Tour opens June 26 in Seoul and includes their first solo dome concerts at Kyocera Dome Osaka in September 2026, with North America, South America, and Europe dates still to be announced by YG Entertainment.
K-WAVE - May 25, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
IVE releases their fourth Japanese EP LUCID DREAM on May 27, 2026, featuring three original Japanese tracks including a Junji Ito drama theme and a Limited Pressing Edition with cover art illustrated by the horror manga legend himself.
K-WAVE - May 25, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS drew 152,000 fans over three sold-out shows at Stanford Stadium on May 16, 17, and 19 as part of the Arirang World Tour — the largest concert run in the venue's history and only its second-ever musical event.
U.S. - May 25, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
aespa's second studio album LEMONADE drops May 29, 2026, followed by the SYNK : COMPLæXITY world tour opening August 7 in Seoul — tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and aespaworldtour.com, covering Latin America, North America, and Europe.
K-WAVE - May 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
Stray Kids will perform at the 2026 Governors Ball on June 6 as a seven-member group after JYP Entertainment confirmed member Seungmin's left ankle stress fracture prevents him from traveling to New York.
K-WAVE - May 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
LISA, Anitta, and Rema released "Goals," the official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem on May 21, racking up 2.7 million views in 24 hours. The trio will perform live at the opening ceremony at Los Angeles Stadium on June 12.
REVIEWS - May 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
LE SSERAFIM's second studio album PUREFLOW Pt.1, released May 22, samples "Macarena" for its title track "BOOMPALA" and delivers a split record — genuinely strong in its darker first half, less convincing once the party-pop pivot arrives.
K-WAVE - May 22, 2026 AM EDT - Hannah
ATEEZ announced Golden Hour: Part.5 with a teaser released May 22, setting a June 26 release date — four months after Part.4 debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and sold over one million physical copies.
K-WAVE - May 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS will make a special appearance at the 2026 American Music Awards on May 25 in Las Vegas, competing for Artist of the Year, Song of the Summer, and Best Male K-Pop Artist — their first award show appearance in four years.
CONCERTS - May 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
BTS will broadcast their June 13 Busan concert live to over 3,800 theaters in 80+ countries as part of the Arirang World Tour. Tickets go on sale May 28, with Korean sales at 10 a.m. KST and global sales from 10 p.m. KST.
K-WAVE - May 21, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
Seoul police have concluded that the AI-fabricated voice recording and edited KakaoTalk screenshots used to accuse actor Kim Soo-hyun of underage dating were manufactured. An arrest warrant hearing for YouTuber Kim Se-ui is set for May 26.
K-WAVE - May 20, 2026 PM EDT - Hannah
MC Mong went live on TikTok on May 18–19 to deny allegations of illegal gambling and an affair, naming Kim Min-jong, Baekhyun, and The Boyz in an escalating dispute over One Hundred Label's collapse.
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CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
K-WAVE - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
CONCERTS - Dec 31, 1969 PM EST - Hannah
