Lisa of Blackpink is set to headline the World Cup opening ceremony in Los Angeles and is featured on the official song "Goals" alongside Anitta and Rema; the article also notes a K-pop act, TWS, contributed the Korean anthem "Dream With Us."
BTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG remained on the Billboard 200 for an 11th consecutive week at No. 11, while lead single "Swim" rose to No. 41 on the Hot 100. aespa's Lemonade debuted at No. 9, Cortis's GreenGreen at No. 46, and Le Sserafim's Pureflow pt. 1 at No. 59
BTS's single "Swim" rose three spots to No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 while their album Arirang sits at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 after debuting at No. 1. Jungkook also added a Spotify milestone with a solo release (details in source truncated)
BTS's song "Arirang" has remained on the Billboard 200 for an 11th consecutive week, according to a Yonhap report
Actor Lee Jae Wook announced he will debut as a singer with his first single album "SHADOW," set for release on June 11 at 6:00 p.m. KST. The track is produced by Lim Seul-ong of 2AM
KBS announced that its music program Music Bank will be off air for two weeks and will not broadcast on Friday, June 19 or June 26, 2026; the network asked viewers for understanding
CORTIS's EP GREENGREEN has spent four consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200 Top 50, currently charting at No. 46
BTS will release the track "Come Over" as part of their 2026 FESTA celebrations for the group's 13th anniversary, BigHit Music announced on June 9 KST, describing the song as created with "profound care and sincerity."
CLASS:y dropped the first teaser for their long-awaited comeback, unveiled June 10 at midnight KST; the group will return on June 23, marking their first comeback in one year and seven months
BOYNEXTDOOR released their first full-length album HOME on June 8 (6 p.m. KST); title track "VIRAL" climbed to No. 5 on Melon's Top 100 by midnight KST on June 9, while the group topped iTunes charts and placed all HOME tracks within Melon's Top 30
Former Wanna One member Ong Seong Wu will portray a hotel CEO hiding dark ambitions in tvN's occult romance Spooky in Love, a remake of the 2011 film Spellbound; the series also stars Park Eun-bin
Kim Myung Soo stars as a counselor who absorbs others' emotions in the upcoming rom-com 'Love in Sync'; the production has released the first stills of his character