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Rookie boy group CORTIS’ debut album Color Outside the Lines has passed 600 million Spotify streams and 2.1 million physical sales, while their second EP GreenGreen re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 61 after recently peaking at No. 3

Cortis' debut album Color Outside the Lines has surpassed 600 million Spotify streams, the agency said, with physical sales hitting 2.1 million; their second EP GreenGreen re-entered the Billboard 200 at No. 61 after peaking at No. 3

Seventeen’s Jeonghan was discharged from mandatory military service on June 25, 2026, becoming the first of the 13 members to complete enlistment; several members remain serving while others are expected to enlist in the coming months

Stray Kids' prerelease single "Run It," written by Bang Chan, Changbin and Han, reached the iTunes Top Songs chart in 41 regions. The track previews their 10th EP This & That (Aug. 7) and coincides with a multi-city Run It tour starting in Seoul

BTS's fifth studio album ARIRANG topped Oricon's album and combined album charts for Japan's first half (Dec. 8–Jun. 7) and placed No. 3 on the digital chart; Enhypen and TXT also ranked highly on Oricon's combined and album charts

Zerobaseone will release their second Japanese EP, "回帰LOVE," on Aug. 19 via WakeOne; the three-track set features a collaboration on "Existence" with a member of Japanese trio Omoinotake, the new song "Aphrodite," and a Japanese version of "Top 5."

BTS's fifth studio album Arirang topped Oricon's Japan first-half album and combined album charts, also reaching No.3 on the digital album chart; K-pop boy groups Enhypen and Tomorrow X Together placed No.4 and No.9 on the combined ranking

Le Sserafim’s single “Crazy” earned RIAJ platinum in Japan after topping 100 million streams there — their sixth song to do so — while the EDM track and its EP also charted on Billboard; the quintet will begin a 23-city tour next month

BTS's Jimin and Cortis members Seonghyeon, Juhoon and Keonho attended Dior Homme's Spring/Summer 2027 menswear show at Paris Fashion Week; Jimin wore a navy velvet longline coat and has been a Dior ambassador since 2023

BTS’s fifth studio album Arirang topped Oricon’s First-Half 2026 Album and Combined Album rankings, becoming the first international group to top the Album Ranking twice and the first non-Japanese act to lead the Combined chart; Arirang surpassed 700,000 sales, and “Dynamite” surpassed 2.1 billion YouTube views