Mark will perform at the World Environment Day opening ceremony in Baku — his first official public appearance since launching creative company Upper Room and departing from NCT in April
Pledis Entertainment says boy group TWS will release the upbeat fight song "Dream With Us" as a cheer song for South Korea's national team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup; it debuted at Korea's friendly vs El Salvador and is scheduled for release on June 11
Ateez revealed the full tracklist for their 14th mini album, Golden Hour: Part 5, featuring five tracks including lead single "Bad." Members Hongjoong and Mingi contributed to the lyrics for every song; the EP is set for release on June 26
PLEDIS Entertainment announced that its group TWS will release the digital single "Dream With Us" next week as the Republic of Korea national soccer team's official FIFA World Cup 2026 cheer song
AOMG announced that its new girl group Keyveatz will debut on June 30 with their first mini album OXY_GEN, a five-track release featuring the title song “OXY.”
BTS’s fifth studio album Arirang topped Billboard Japan’s mid-year albums chart; lead single “Swim” and B-side “2.0” placed No. 38 and No. 87 on the mid-year Hot 100, and BTS ranked No. 6 on Artist 100. Arirang logged over 750,000 shipments in Japan in 11 days and earned triple platinum certification
ZEROBASEONE member Park Gun Wook issued a personal apology after fan-shot video footage prompted allegations he manipulated a Polaroid giveaway at a recent fan signing event
Mnet aired a special 'M Countdown X Mega Concert' broadcast on June 4, showcasing pre-recorded performances from the large-scale music festival held at INSPIRE; viewers can watch the event highlights
LE SSERAFIM earned their first music show trophy for "BOOMPALA" on the June 4 episode of M Countdown, beating aespa's "LEMONADE" to take the win
June is shaping up as a busy month for male K-pop acts, with veteran group Shinee returning with its sixth EP, Atmos, and YG Entertainment’s Treasure following with their fourth EP, New Wav, as the industry kicks off a wave of summer comebacks
Former NCT member Mark has launched his own agency, Upper Room, and will serve as co-CEO, aiming to produce music-based content that blends video, visual art and performance; his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment ended in April after activities with NCT, NCT 127 and NCT Dream
Former NCT member Mark has co-founded a new K-pop agency, Yonhap reports from Seoul