Le Sserafim, Illit and Katseye’s digital single “Iconic by Mistake” climbed Spotify Global to No. 21 and reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, driving Weverse community growth and viral dance challenge activity while demonstrating cross-label commercial potential
BLACKPINK's Jennie and Tame Impala's remix of "Dracula" reached a new peak of No. 6 on Billboard's Radio Songs chart and holds top positions across several Billboard charts (No.1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs); Jennie also rose to No. 84 on the Artist 100
BTS's title track "SWIM" has been certified Silver by the BPI in the UK, marking the group's 13th single to earn BRIT Silver and making BTS the first Korean artist to have 13 different singles certified Silver in the United Kingdom
The Korean Business Research Institute's June Rising Singer brand rankings place RESCENE at No.1 and I.O.I at No.2, with Kim Yong Bin, Park Ji Hyeon, and CORTIS completing the top five; rankings are based on media coverage, participation, interaction and awareness (May 26–June 26)
ATEEZ dropped the “FIX version” dance practice video for title track “BAD” from their mini album GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5, highlighting all eight members’ razor‑sharp synchronization, formations, and intense choreography
I.O.I scored their second Music Core trophy for "Suddenly" on the June 27 broadcast, earning 6,637 points over RIIZE and ILLIT. The episode featured performances from Hearts2Hearts, EVAN (Heeseung), BOYNEXTDOOR, Super Junior’s Ryeowook, STAYC, and more
The article spotlights how pregnancy rumors aimed at female celebrities — including K-pop singers like Ailee and HyunA — reveal invasive scrutiny and gender bias; agencies have denied such claims and critics argue the speculation violates privacy and fuels harmful online behavior
ATEEZ returned on June 26 with mini album "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5" and title track "BAD," both of which quickly rose to No. 1 on iTunes charts in multiple countries and saw "BAD" top Korea's Bugs realtime chart
SBS has revealed the lineup for 2026's 'Inkigayo Live in Tokyo' at Belluna Dome on Sept 22–23, featuring acts such as TXT, IVE, RIIZE, CORTIS, NiziU, BE:FIRST, Ado and others
MODHAUS confirmed that tripleS member YuBin fainted during the June 26 MyK FESTA Live performance; she received treatment at the medical center and is currently resting while the agency monitors her recovery
The Korean Business Research Institute's June singer brand reputation rankings put BTS at No.1 with an index of 6,944,728; RESCENE is second, Lim Young Woong third, CORTIS fourth, and I.O.I fifth in the top five
RIIZE earned their second Music Bank trophy for "Do your dance," topping the K-Chart with 15,059 points; BOYNEXTDOOR's "VIRAL" placed second and CORTIS's "REDRED" placed third