Former idol-actor Lee Joon has been cast as Shin Jae Hyun in the short-form drama adaptation of webtoon The Tax Reaper, a fast-paced tax-investigation thriller; the series is set to stream on Lezhin Snack in the second half of the year
BoyNextDoor's first full-length album Home debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 — the group's career-best — while topping Billboard's World Albums and reaching No. 2 on Top Album Sales. Home sold 1.08 million copies in Korea in its first week, their fourth consecutive million-seller
Lee Hyori and Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung will serve as special MCs for KBS2’s rebooted variety show "Happy Together: Glad We’re Not Alone," a storytelling music program that premieres July 10 at 8:30 p.m. KST
ENHYPEN’s Sunoo donated 50 million won to Samsung Medical Center to help cover pediatric patients’ treatment costs for his 22nd birthday, bringing his cumulative donations to the hospital to about 200 million won since 2024
Ex-NCT member Mark apologized after photos showed him wearing a T-shirt displaying the Confederate flag; his new label Upper Room called it a vintage styling oversight, said it took measures to prevent the garment appearing in official content, and expressed regret for the harm caused
ENHYPEN's Sunoo donated 50 million won on his birthday to Samsung Medical Center to support pediatric and adolescent patients, bringing his 2024 contributions to the hospital to a total of 200 million won. ENHYPEN will release their mini album THE SIN : BLISS on August 21
Tomorrow X Together’s “Devil by the Window” surpassed 100 million Spotify streams, marking the group’s 19th track to reach the milestone; the group is wrapping fan concerts in Japan. Member Yeonjun also shared visual teasers for his solo release No Labels: Part 02, due July 10
Indie singer-songwriter ALEPH (Lee Jeong-jae) discusses writing songs from his bedroom, his catalog including EPs and the 2024 album SYNOPSIS, staying independent while touring, and how Korea’s indie scene complements — rather than competes with — K-pop
LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT and KATSEYE’s collaborative single “Iconic by Mistake” debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and No. 22 on the UK Official Singles Chart), marking the highest Hot 100 rank for a K-pop girl group this year; the track was released digitally on June 12
Taeyeon will release a remake of Japanese artist Tuki.'s hit "Bansanka" on June 29 as the first entry in SM Entertainment's new "J-Pop Remake" project, the label said; the original single previously topped Billboard Japan and Oricon charts
BTS’s surprise single “Come Over” debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the septet’s 39th Hot 100 entry; the track also charted at No. 5 on Billboard Global excl. US and No. 14 on the Global 200. The Arirang album rose to No. 10 on the Billboard 200 while lead single “Swim” is at No. 55
South Korea's culture ministry referred 15 people to police for allegedly reselling large volumes of sports and K-pop concert tickets at inflated prices, naming BTS's 'Arirang' tour and Seventeen (including S.Coups X Mingyu) events; some resales were reportedly up to eight times face value