MBC Plus's drama My Idol, My Debut revealed Lee Jin Hyuk as Ethan of fictional boy group BOY TO THE MOON, with THE BOYZ's Q cast as Han Jae Ha and IRION featuring WOOAH's Nana and tripleS's Kaede; the series is set to premiere in July
STARSHIP and AMUSE's seven-member boy group AEN will debut August 5 at 6 p.m. KST with the EP "A NEW ERA OF NOW." The lineup includes six former Debut’s Plan contestants — Jiyong, Bomin, Kyuhyun, Haru, Junseo, Kaira — plus new member Haruto
ARTMS released their first teaser film titled "Am I who you think I am?" on June 25, kicking off the countdown to their long-awaited summer comeback; fans should expect further comeback details and an official date soon
RIIZE earned their first music show trophy with “Do your dance” on the June 24 episode of Show Champion. The episode also featured performances from ONF, EPEX, aespa, izna, FIFTY FIFTY, CrazAngel, HEART OF WOMAN, USPEER, Rothy, and UmYull
Twice’s Jeongyeon met with Varo Entertainment, the agency representing actor Byeon Woo-seok, to discuss possible acting activities ahead of her film debut; no exclusive contract has been finalized. JYP says Twice members are currently in contract renewal discussions
Blackpink’s Lisa told Vanity Fair she will not discuss her personal life, spoke about invasive sasaeng incidents and privacy concerns, and declined to confirm longstanding dating rumors tied to Frederic Arnault
TWICE member Jeongyeon reportedly met with VARO Entertainment to discuss signing; VARO confirmed the meeting but said no exclusive contract has been decided. JYP Entertainment said TWICE is in contract renewal talks and they are deliberating while respecting members' intentions
A Vanity Fair cover profile of BLACKPINK’s Lisa renewed speculation that she and LVMH heir Frédéric Arnault have split; neither has confirmed the relationship and Lisa declined to discuss her personal life in the interview
BTS's 2020 single "Dynamite" has surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views, becoming the group's most-watched music video; the English-language disco-pop track was BTS's first Hot 100 No.1 and earned the group a Grammy nomination
Five-member band Can't Be Blue says it doesn't see itself as indie and is positioning for global growth through streaming and K-pop collaborations; their May track "Can't Love" with Stray Kids' Han has 3.6M Spotify streams and they released their first full-length album on June 20
BTS’s music video for “Dynamite” surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views on June 24, hitting the mark about five years and ten months after its August 21, 2020 release and adding roughly 100 million views in the past nine months
BTS's 2020 single "Dynamite" has surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views, becoming the group's most-watched music video, BigHit Music said; the English-language disco-pop track also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the group notable award nominations